more pointless twaddle about toaster-ovens...

Remember the old GE toaster ovens? No electronics, lasted 30 years. Usually the most that went wrong with them was the power cord needing replacement. I miss them. :)

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Remember the old GE toaster ovens? No electronics, lasted 30 years. Usually the most that went wrong with them was the power cord needing replacement. I miss them. :)

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I have an old Tostmaster toaster oven. It has an off/toaster and on switch, a toaster lever and a temp control. The handle on the glass door is broken. It has baked on brown stains all over the inside and outside. It really looks like crap but it still works great. I keep looking at the nice new shiny ones but keep deciding function is better than looks.

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Sorry, I couldn't resist.

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My usual answer: Do you have a thrift store nearby?

jak

I have taken the covers off , set it in the tub and use oven cleaner to clean it all up . Dry it good before use .

A valid question.

I wonder, though, how likely one is to find a _working_ toaster-oven -- particularly a modestly priced one like the GE/B&D -- at a thrift store? Don't people generally toss out such products when they fail? And if they haven't failed, why drop them off at a thrift shop?

From estates, when the kids have to get rid of everything after a parent dies. A freind of mine just closed his store after seven years, and almost always had one for sale for 5 to 15 dollars.

Another source is a local freecycle group. I see them fairly often, on my local group.

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Exactly. Toaster and toaster ovens are also cheap enough to be replaced when minor issues occur, or they just start looking...old.

While I most often pick up useful stuff at thrift stores, I find the same sorts of interesting/useful items--cheap--at yard sales and pawn shops as well.

I used to subscribe to freecycle email. It flooded my inbox and never resulted in getting an item I wanted/needed. I was always too late, so I gave up on them.

The 'free' listings on Craigslist are more managable; but I rarely see anything I want. I do shop CL often, though; and buy a lot of stuff there. Also notable is that my city government runs a surplus auction from where I've bought many times...also GovDeals.com worth looking at.

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