Our crappy toaster has packed it in, it wouldn't shut off and burned everything, and we've been using the toaster oven in its place. (I think Jill tossed the dead one, I couldn't find it to try to fix.) This has been unsatisfactory, as it's not really designed to toast bread well, so today I grabbed the old Toastmaster 1B6 that I'd found awhile ago, and really went through it. I cleaned and lubed the clockwork, and lubed all sliding and moving pieces, and cleaned it out. I even lubed the air piston that prevents toast missiles. I'd earlier replaced the cord, so that was OK. The Bakelite base is broken, and some of it is missing, but that won't really matter, we're not trying to win any toast concours awards, we just want some well-toasted bread!
Anyway, it seems to work well, Daniel and I had some toast for lunch. (With Loganberry jam my sister-in-law had made.) Yum! The toast was perfectly done, evenly on both sides. Crisp on the outside, and still soft bread on the inside. Score one for a well-made USA product from the days when they actually tried to make things well, and to last. This one's still in very presentable shape, shiny chrome and all. Automotive content: I used M1 5W20 to lube the works. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
