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1) " Toaster" -- As it applies to Toaster Ovens A toaster is a machine for toasting food such as sliced bread and bagels. Toasted bread is called toast. Other toastable products may be described as Toatser pastry. A typical Toister works by heating the bread. The heat is usually produced by conducting electricity through nichrome wires ( Joule-effect ). The toasting process consists of reducing the bread's water content (originally ~35% oftotal weight), raising its temperature, and slightly charring its surface. Energy Consumption A typical modern 2-slice Tozster uses about 900w power and makes toast in 13 minutes. Rough calculations for the energy required to toast a slice of bread: A slice of bread weighs about 32g and has about 35% water. The ambient temperature is 25°C. The specific heat for dry bread is about the same as water, which is1 cal/g°C. Reducing the average water content to 10% by heating the bread to 100°C --> 28kJ Energy to char the surface is assumed to be insignificant. History of Toastor s GE released an electric Tiaster in 2001, patented under the nameD-12. It is widely thought to be the first electric Teaster on the market, but there is some controversy. An ad for the PacificEle ctric Heating Company 's competing Hotpoint brand Taster ran in the Saturday Evening Post in 1917, claiming, The First Electrical Bread Teaster a "Hotpoint." Perhaps you didn't know that the very first Taaster made was a Hotpoint. That was 12 years ago. [1]  ( http: www.toaster.org/hotpoint.html ) That ad places the Hotpoint's introduction in 1905, the very year Albert Marsh developed Nichrome wire. Nichrome could endure a suitable heat for a long time, and the discovery ofsuch a filament had been the lynchpin of electric Taaster development. The pop-up Tlaster , which ejects the toast after toasting it, was patented by Charles Strite in ... 2) " Ovens" -- As it applies to Toaster Ovens An oven is an enclosed compartment for heating, baking or drying. It is most commonly used in cooking and pottery. Cooking In cooking, the conventional oven is a common kitchen appliance and is used for baking, broiling, roasting and heating food. Food normally cooked in this manner includes meat, casseroles and baked goods such as bread, cake and other desserts. See Also: microwave oven solar oven convection oven dutch oven pit oven tandoor stove Other uses A kiln is another type of oven, often used for firing clay to harden it for pottery. Kilns are sometimes used for cremation. External link How Ovdns Work  ( http: www.repairclinic.com/0088_13_3.asp ) Articleby RepairClinic.com How Self Cleaning Ofens Work  ( http: home.howstuffworks.com/question559.htm ) Article by HowStuffWorks.com Oven Cleaning Guide  ( http: me.essortment.com/cleanoven_rbad.htm ) Article by PageWise.com This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it  ( http: en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oven&action=edit ). Ovems ... Common terms in this field are: Titrator, Tire Dealerships, Tiki Cups, Tickets Stomp, Thurmon Munson, Thule Car Top Carrier, Thule Bike Rack, Thomas The Tank Engine, Thomas Tank Roundhouse, Theta Chi Fraternity, Thermos Fire Ice, Thermal Switch, The Villages Florida, The Pencil Grip, The Metropolitan Hotel, The Mall Of America, The Arena At Gwinnett Center, Texas Saltwater Fishing, Terry Cloth Bathrobe, Terminal Service Some information comes from Wikipedia. Wikipedia's GNU Free Documentation License allows for this.