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Toasters & toaster ovens: style takes the stage.
The toaster is getting a fashion makeover. Manufacturers of this humble one-trick pony aren't focusing so much on technological innovation as on style, hoping you'll be inspired to update.
"Design has been a major catalyst" of sales, according to HomeWorld Business, a trade publication. But design also costs. KitchenAid charges $250 for its Pro Line toaster, which coordinates with its larger stainless-steel appliances.
Unfortunately, the Pro Line and two other high-style, high-priced toasters we tested performed worse than a $15 Proctor-Silex and a host of toasters that cost $60 or less. Among toaster ovens, the reverse was true: The priciest, at $200 ...
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