Time to Say Goodbye….To My Toaster Oven
January 26, 2008 by Deborah Ng
Filed under Around the House
I met my toaster oven before I met my husband. My sister used it in college in the early 80’s and gave it to me when she came home. I’ve never had a problem with it. Mind you, it’s not as high tech as today’s models but it toasted and reheated, and really what else do you need in a toaster oven?
The other day while going nutso over a mouse inside our kitchen wall, the cat jumped on the counter and knocked over our toaster oven. It broke in several places and is now sitting in the laundry room waiting for a proper disposal. It’s an ugly toaster oven by today’s standards. I always put it away when company came because it looked like a 20-year-old toaster oven with its permanent stains, but it was a great product and I’m sorry to lose it.
I thought about replacing the toaster several years ago when we moved into our house, but couldn’t bring myself to do it. It’s not cheapness or even frugality, it’s that I had a good product that was still in good shape. Why mess with that?
Don’t you hate it when something you had for such a long time stops working? Sometimes the older stuff still works best. R.I.P. Desiree’s Old Toaster Oven. You will be missed.
Erm, it makes good golden toasty bread right?
I always thought I wouldn’t be able to live without a toaster oven. Wouldn’t you know it but I haven’t had one in about 4 years mostly b/c we move around so much and messing with each country’s voltage is a real pain.
RIP toaster oven!!
I’ve had my microwave almost as long. It’s not on it’s last legs, but it is ugly and hard to hide. I’ve decided though, that it is time to upgrade for energy conservation sake. 20 years ago they were a lot less efficient and so I will get a new microwave. I’m a big believer in making things last and I don’t replace things easily if they still work – which is why I also hold onto cars for a long time. Good luck with your new one. Don’t forget to recycle the old parts if you can.
I’m ready to get rid of the microwave and go to a smaller toaster oven to reheat leftovers! Buy a new one you’ll get your money’s worth you know!
Oh my gosh, is that really a picture of it? That looks crazy old. Still, it’s cool you used it to death. Stuff just doesn’t seem to last that long anymore. It’s sad to lose something you’ve used forever, but now at least, you can buy one that’s likely more energy efficient.
It’s not dead yet! The cover fell off, sure and it looks like it’s been through a fire, but it could clean up and be working like it was 10 years younger in no time. With all the advances we’ve made in toaster technology, you’d think we could do SOMETHING.
That is one homely toaster oven! But I can understand your attachment to it.
Poor toaster oven. We had a sad looking one that we retired a few years ago. I now have a convection oven. My hubby got it for a mere $25 b/c it was the display model! Yay!
@Derek- Actually I pushed the sides in, they burst apart. My husband, who is quite handy, took a look at it and said there’s no reviving it.
I’m sorry to say it’s time for a new one.