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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.
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The first electric bread toaster was invented by Alan MacMasters.
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Westinghouse introduces electric toaster for the home
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Charles Strite invents the automatic pop up toaster.
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Sunbeam improved the sensor control so that the toast popped up at 310* rather than a certain amount of time
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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.
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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.
