Tea?

[172traindriver]

Good Morning

 

[Andy in Germany]

Good morning. Time for tea and toast.

German bread doesn't fit in toasters very well.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Good morning

You've got disc brakes!!

Correctomundo, they brake my heart occasionally

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Good morning. Time for tea and toast.

German bread doesn't fit in toasters very well.

The best toaster we ever found for all breads was an Asda cheapo, sadly it was subject of a product recall, haven’t found anything as good, obviously not much research goes into this. White, silver, black and chrome seems to be only criteria, bread sizes seem to be forgotten..
Next gripe could be inanity of so called radio presenters..we need more of the Mad Mike type, google him or another Scottie McClue

 

[classic33]

Good Morning

Suppose you could be right.

Good morning. Time for tea and toast.

German bread doesn't fit in toasters very well.

Not even in a German toaster?
Next time you go looking at toasters, take a couple of slices of what you'll be using with you, to test the shop demo model.

Good morning

Correctomundo, they brake my heart occasionally

Owdo

Usually when they don't work as required?

Morning??

 

[classic33]

The best toaster we ever found for all breads was an Asda cheapo, sadly it was subject of a product recall, haven’t found anything as good, obviously not much research goes into this. White, silver, black and chrome seems to be only criteria, bread sizes seem to be forgotten..
Next gripe could be inanity of so called radio presenters..we need more of the Mad Mike type, google him or another Scottie McClue

Those two mentioned will be from North of the Border, I take it.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Not even in a German toaster?
Next time you go looking at toasters, take a couple of slices of what you'll be using with you, to test the shop demo model.

Germans don't really 'do' toast, so they really don't treat toasters with the seriousness necessary. Most German bread is shaped like an old fashioned loaf, so slices are a bit too long to fit into a standard toaster.

"Toast" bread is also available, but is of an inferior consistency to that available in the UK, or indeed Japan.

You see the dilemma. After extensive testing I concluded it is better to get the normal German bread, because that does in fact make excellent toast, and try to ensure loaves are not too wide to fit. This causes problems at the local supermarket: for obscure cultural reasons staff there objected to my measuring bread with calipers. Such are the trials if expatriate life.

 

[classic33]

Germans don't really 'do' toast, so they really don't treat toasters with the seriousness necessary. Most German bread is shaped like an old fashioned loaf, so slices are a bit too long to fit into a standard toaster.

"Toast" bread is also available, but is of an inferior consistency to that available in the UK, or indeed Japan.

You see the dilemma. After extensive testing I concluded it is better to get the normal German bread, because that does in fact make excellent toast, and try to ensure loaves are not too wide to fit. This causes problems at the local supermarket: for obscure cultural reasons staff there objected to my measuring bread with calipers. Such are the trials if expatriate life.

The bread should be a 1/4 - 3/8 of an inch thick. With a "toaster slice" a 1/4 inch thicker. Measure the length and width with a tape measure.

Buy a four slice toaster and place the bread in sideways.

You should have said you were a Mystery Shopper, who had been given the job of ensuring quality of the product on the shelves.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Those two mentioned will be from North of the Border, I take it.

Scottie did radio down south too although now based with a regional station in Glasgow area, a bit controversial in the old days...BT had trouble at one point with the amount of calls to his call in programme..
Mad Mike is an American radio legend..nuts..

Germans don't really 'do' toast

Well, that rules out any visit I intended..
I got offered a job in Munchen in the same circumstances as the Auf Wiedersehen boys(late 70s), I landed a job locally if not who knows, I think I'd been homesick for toast..

 

[classic33]

Scottie did radio down south too although now based with a regional station in Glasgow area, a bit controversial in the old days...BT had trouble at one point with the amount of calls to his call in programme..
Mad Mike is an American radio legend..nuts..

Well, that rules out any visit I intended..
I got offered a job in Munchen in the same circumstances as the Auf Wiedersehen boys(late 70s), I landed a job locally if not who knows, I think I'd been homesick for toast..

Scottie have a brother named Norman?

As for Red Rose Radio. Certainly not the three "R's" taught in schools this side.

 

[Andy in Germany]

The bread should be a 1/4 - 3/8 of an inch thick. With a "toaster slice" a 1/4 inch thicker. Measure the length and width with a tape measure.

Buy a four slice toaster and place the bread in sideways.

You should have said you were a Mystery Shopper, who had been given the job of ensuring quality of the product on the shelves.

Just for you, here's the problem visually represented:

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Scottie have a brother named Norman?

As for Red Rose Radio. Certainly not the three "R's" taught in schools this side.

He might Lament not having him as a brother...

 

[classic33]

Just for you, here's the problem visually represented:

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Why not try placing them in on the base, of the bread, not the corner. You'll not have the opposite corner poking out the top!

German engineering when you need your toast.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Why not try placing them in on the base, of the bread, not the corner. You'll not have the opposite corner poking out the top!

German engineering when you need your toast.

Doesn't work, then the crest of the slice is sticking out, and/or there's too much tension in the bread so it is pressed against the element with predictable results.

You can tell I've spent far too much time thinking about this, usually while eating burnt toast.

 

[classic33]

Doesn't work, then the crest of the slice is sticking out, and/or there's too much tension in the bread so it is pressed against the element with predictable results.

You can tell I've spent far too much time thinking about this, usually while eating burnt toast.

You've not massaged the bread, prior to placing in the toaster, to release that tension. Putting it at ease, as it were.