Fascinating Toasters: Are You That Desparate For Countertop Space?

Reducing countertop clutter is the main selling point for this bizarre item that doesn't seem to know if it is a toaster or a toaster oven. A sliding lever makes it switch from one to the other, satisfying its split personality by closing the toaster slots when used as an oven and managing to toast when used as a toaster.

However, we may laugh all we want, the mind-boggling versatile device sits solidly on the number five spot in the best selling list for toaster ovens at Amazon.com. But though some reviewers call it a little wonder, others mention that cancelling the toast cycle before its end sends your coveted breakfast flying through the room “ala sitcom style” (says R. Olmstead, from California). As for us, the split-personality toaster didn't fully satisfy our hunger for knowledge since we could never really figure out if the portmanteau they tried to create with Toastation means “toast sensation” or “toast station...” without sensation.