How Toasters Work

Toasters are an everyday appliance with advanced technology.  See more pictures of toasters.

For lots of people, the toaster is a daily part of breakfast (and lunch and maybe even dinner). The toaster seems like a pretty simple device, but some questions do come up: How, exactly, does the toaster toast the bread? How do all of the different settings work? How does the toaster know when to pop the toast up?

In this article, we'll dissect a typical pop-up toaster to answer all of these questions and more!

 

 

 

 

 

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