History of Toasters

By skye.blu13

  • The Very First Toaster

    The Very First Toaster
    Before the development of the electric toaster, sliced bread was toasted by placing it in a metal frame and holding it near a fire or over a kitchen grill.

  • The First Electric Toaster

    The First Electric Toaster
    The first electric bread toaster was invented by Alan MacMasters.

  • Toaster for Home

    Toaster for Home
    Westinghouse introduces electric toaster for the home

  • The First Pop-Up Toaster

    The First Pop-Up Toaster
    Charles Strite invents the automatic pop up toaster.

  • Improving Toasters

    Improving Toasters
    Sunbeam improved the sensor control so that the toast popped up at 310* rather than a certain amount of time

  • Plastic Toaster

    Plastic Toaster
    Heat resistant plastics gave toasters more of a variety of design. At this time toaster came with wider slots for bagels and some had up to 6 slots.

  • Today's Toasters

    Today's Toasters
    By the twenty-first century, the term smart toasters was a frequent marketing term. Using microchip technology, these toasters are programmed to toast a variety of baked goods from bagels to English muffins to frozen pastries.