Household Appliances Engineering Report Toaster Bread was invented over 6000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians. Toasting the bread was originally a way to preserve the bread, the Romans particularly liked toasted bread and gave its present name Toast (Tostum in Latin). The Romans spread the new invention throughout its empire from Africa to Britain. The original way to toast bread was by clamping bread together and holding it over a flame. This is a Hearth …showed first 75 words of 436 total…

…showed last 75 words of 436 total…toaster. The design itself cannot be improved much from our present machines but newer technologies could produce even more energy efficient toasters or even burn proof toasters. Bibliography The Cyber Toaster Museum http://www.toaster.org/museum.html Toaster History http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Engineering_Graphics/_EG2001/toasterama/toasterhistory.html Gizmo Highway: History of the Toaster http://www.gizmohighway.com/history/toaster.htm Dr. Toasts Amazing World of Toast http://www.drtoast.com/