Well, I was going to tell this story anyway, but since Novel Concept brought it up, here's the story of my discovery of my toaster oven:
I honestly didn't even know that the words "toaster oven" referred to something other than a toaster. I thought it was just a midwestern or old-people way of saying the same thing. Then one day a few weeks ago I had Uffish Thought and Novel Concept over at my house and Uffish Thought noticed my toaster oven, and commented on his/her jealousy of it. I was astounded. I'd noticed that something was there on the counter during the several months I'd been living there. From time to time I'd probably even looked at it. I'd never really paid too much attention, though. Over the next few days, I kept going into the kitchen and looking at it. Sometimes I'd tamper with it inquisitively, like when a monkey or raccoon stumbles upon a piece of modern technology, like a watch or laser gun. "How does it work?" I wondered. Eventually I put in some bread. It was great! I tried a bagel. Also great! I found myself trying all sorts of things in there. Everything came out so crispy and delicious. I no longer would need to plug in my Char-B-Cue every time I wanted a grilled cheese sandwich! So my question is why didn't I know about these appliances when I was growing up? Why am I just now discovering the toaster oven a year into college? And four months of being exposed to it on a daily basis? I guess I should just look forward to the time I have ahead of me, and not regret the time I've missed. That is my whole story for today.
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Have I ever told you, Smurfs, that I love every single one of you? I do. Even Gargamel. Glad that toaster oven is working out for you though. It's almost as cool as Toasteroven.
I've never used one before and am much in the dark the same way you used to be. Congrats on moving into the light. Maybe someday I'll follow.
Mmmmm...The joys of the toaster oven. We haven't had one for a good long while, but now we do, and I plan to use it for lunch today. And I echo Uffish, who always beats me to these things, You guys are great. You're all invited for dinner sometime, we can cook in our respective toaster ovens, maybe with Toasteroven...
I hate toaster ovens. Last time I had one I used it for 3 weeks then chucked it onto the front lawn. I am not grouchy smurf...I am your mother!
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