eli5: Why in the older toaster we had to put a bread on a specific side if we were only toasting a single one.

Question

eli5: Why in the older toaster we had to put a bread on a specific side if we were only toasting a single one.

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Answer 1

Some toasters had a “single slice” setting, either manually with knob or by using a small switch activated by a slice of bread pushing down on the bottom of the bread tray (or more accurately, by the absence of a slice on the opposite side).

This would cause the toaster to only turn on the heating elements on that side.

Answer 2

Some toasters had a “single slice” setting, either manually with knob or by using a small switch activated by a slice of bread pushing down on the bottom of the bread tray (or more accurately, by the absence of a slice on the opposite side).

This would cause the toaster to only turn on the heating elements on that side.