Ask Red John

[donsdaft]

Last Saturder, Ah wandied in by the chippie. Ah went up tae the countie and asked the wifer for a fish suppie and a hamburgie.

"That'll be twelve pound fifter"

"Salt an' Vinegie?"

"Aye"

Ah handed ower a tennie and a fivie, but noticed ma change was jist one fifter

"Yev swicked ma!"

"No Ah huvner!"

"Aye ye hiv!"

"No Ah huvner!"

"Ah want tae see the managie"

"Ye canna, he's on holiders til Monder ... he'll be back on Tuesder"

"Ah'll phone the bobbers!"

"Ach dinna get yer knickies in a twist .... here's a pound ... dinna come back!"

So Ah ate ma chippie suppie then went an' got blootied on whisker an lagie shander.

A lot of work, but worth it.

[neilthedon]

A lot of work, but worth it.

TWELVE PUnd FIFTER ?????

Jist as weel ye nnivir esked fir a can o Shundae !!

[NaeMairNeeps]

TWELVE PUnd FIFTER ?????

Jist as weel ye nnivir esked fir a can o Shundae !!

Aye Ah ken! ... especially since the fish wisna right battied an' the vinegie wis like watie

[WhenTattieFlooredChas]

RJ - can you answer this conundrum? I have had many toasters in my life and just got a new one. That's not my issue! My issue is that with every toaster I have ever owned, if I toast 2 or 4 bits of bread (yeah, I have a fancy 4 slice one), they all come out evenly toasted. However, if a single slice goes in, it toasts quicker on one side than the other. Why oh why is this?

I do have a theory but would like the expertise of RJ before I embarrass myself with my lack of understanding of radiant heat.

[RED_JOHN]

RJ - can you answer this conundrum? I have had many toasters in my life and just got a new one. That's not my issue! My issue is that with every toaster I have ever owned, if I toast 2 or 4 bits of bread (yeah, I have a fancy 4 slice one), they all come out evenly toasted. However, if a single slice goes in, it toasts quicker on one side than the other. Why oh why is this?

I do have a theory but would like the expertise of RJ before I embarrass myself with my lack of understanding of radiant heat.

Who puts 1 slice at a time into a toaster….you are either short of dough or are one miserable person

Here is a challenge for you….in your 4 slice toaster (which I have myself) put a slice in at each end (slot 1 and 4) and see if that is similarly toasted. Then do the same with slot 2 and 3 and see how you get on.

[WhenTattieFlooredChas]

Who puts 1 slice at a time into a toaster….you are either short of dough or are one miserable person

Here is a challenge for you….in your 4 slice toaster (which I have myself) put a slice in at each end (slot 1 and 4) and see if that is similarly toasted. Then do the same with slot 2 and 3 and see how you get on.

Sometimes after beans on toast with two slices, one might fancy an extra slice - hence the one/three slice conundrum.

Alas those configurations still produce an uneven browning.

Now, my theory is:
When you have a single slice (let's say for examples sake) in the left slot, it receives the normal amount of heat on the left side of the slice. But because the elements in the right slot are not distributing their heat to a slice in their half, this heat is redirected towards the right side of the slice in the left slot - thus making it brown quicker than the left side of the slice that has it's normal distribution of heat.

Please RJ answer my quandary as it has troubled me for years. I don't want to be the fat bas*ard who has another extra slice purely to ensure even browning.

[Shetland Don]

Sometimes after beans on toast with two slices, one might fancy an extra slice - hence the one/three slice conundrum.

Alas those configurations still produce an uneven browning.

Now, my theory is:
When you have a single slice (let's say for examples sake) in the left slot, it receives the normal amount of heat on the left side of the slice. But because the elements in the right slot are not distributing their heat to a slice in their half, this heat is redirected towards the right side of the slice in the left slot - thus making it brown quicker than the left side of the slice that has it's normal distribution of heat.

Please RJ answer my quandary as it has troubled me for years. I don't want to be the fat bas*ard who has another extra slice purely to ensure even browning.

Those were my initial thoughts too - I guess it’s elementary dear Tattie!?

[RED_JOHN]

Sometimes after beans on toast with two slices, one might fancy an extra slice - hence the one/three slice conundrum.

Alas those configurations still produce an uneven browning.

Now, my theory is:
When you have a single slice (let's say for examples sake) in the left slot, it receives the normal amount of heat on the left side of the slice. But because the elements in the right slot are not distributing their heat to a slice in their half, this heat is redirected towards the right side of the slice in the left slot - thus making it brown quicker than the left side of the slice that has it's normal distribution of heat.

Please RJ answer my quandary as it has troubled me for years. I don't want to be the fat bas*ard who has another extra slice purely to ensure even browning.

Just put it in either slot 2 or 3 as this will help with a more even browning. Enjoy