Comments by "Mikko Rantalainen" (@MikkoRantalainen) on "The Antique Toaster that's Better than Yours" video.

I somewhat understand why modern manufacturers do not copy this automatic lowering and raising technology but they should at least copy the radiation based thermostat. That makes a lot of sense and allows toasting frozen leafs of bread, too, without any adjustments by the user. And to make the radioation based control with modern stuff, all you need is a hole for the radiation to hit the silicon based heat sensor. Add a small display to select the user requested surface temperature (with C, F or K scale) and you're done. (Though I'd prefer the system totally losing power when the power is off, though.) I'd personally prefer the manual lever activation with the magnet but add a dampener element to get rid of the noise.
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