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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Reader Recommendations => Topic started by: saijoe on April 11, 2019, 08:10:55 AM
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Our toaster oven has been wonderful for years. But one of the heating elements is developing a wicked bow (see picture). Please no comments on cleaning the glass, we're on it. My question is "is this thing gonna blow soon?". Should I just go ahead and start shopping?
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I'd say BUY a new one soon. They don't cost much and it would be a lot less expensive than cleaning up broken glass if it blows through the door of the toaster. Or even worse it if burns or cuts or injures a person. I would't count pennies when it comes to saving a person a trip to the doctor/ER/etc.
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Don’t mess with this. Get rid of it.
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I just replaced our wonky five year old toaster oven with a $50 model from Costco that has been perfectly adequate. It's on sale right now for $42. Missing the sale has made me die a little inside.
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If you want to try air frying, I think you can get convection style toaster ovens able to do the same thing as having the separate appliance for that would. Plus they probably bake food faster too!
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Those calrods are usually replaceable, but a quick google seems to imply that it might not be worth the price.
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Can't you just face it towards the wall while it's running? Then you can keep using it until it blows up. THEN you buy a new one.
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Can't you just face it towards the wall while it's running? Then you can keep using it until it blows up. THEN you buy a new one.
I'm pretty skeptical that it would explode at all. That doesn't mean it's safe, and there's a potential shock or fire hazard.
https://goodsonengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ISFI-Abstract_Heating-Element-Failures.pdf