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December 12, 2006

One Machine Makes Toast, Eggs, and Coffee

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Even miso-soup-and-rice-eating Japanese people crave an all-American breakfast every once in a while. This Japanese kitchen appliance lets you make toast, fried eggs, and coffee all in one go, without having to worry about micromanaging two stove top burners and a coffeemaker. It is lovingly  called the "Wake Up Morning Set," and--in case you care--expends 1140W of energy when all three functions are in play.

It's pretty simple to use. Just pop a slice of bread in the toaster and twist the timer to the desired burntness. Then put some ground coffee bean in the filter and switch that part on. To fry your egg, simply flick the other toaster switch, crack your egg, and the heat from the toaster will start to warm up the metal plate on top. The whole breakfast takes about 10 minutes tops to make.

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Comments

Who cooks toast on a stove top? :/

me wanty

The toast is not on the stovetop you dunce. It is in the oven, mmm ya!

So cool! That would be perfect in my room. I wonder how much something like that would cost here in there states.

where can I get one?

OKay, this IS available in the states already, its in a JC penny's catalouge. can probly find it on their site.

These have been around for quite awhile in western countries including some rather nicer-looking designs than the boxy one shown here and the JC Penney model. Engadget did a report on one two years ago.

Anyway, I thought I'd mention that I believe this style of breakfast isn't "all-American" - I think it's British.

I just got finished watching a Discovery Channel special called Modern Marvels that was on nothing but breakfast. They said that bacon, eggs, and toast started in the farmlands of America as the materials to make it were right on hand. Rich people would pay quite a bit to have the ingredients brought in every morning, and eventually when the icebox was invented, this delicacy was brought to mainstream America.

http://www.tv.com/modern-marvels/breakfast-tech/episode/926806/summary.html

My grandmom bought one of these from a mail order catalog - one of those catalogs with all the funky devices you'd never use. We couldn't figure out how the make the top dial work. We were very disappointed 'til my uncle showed us how actually did work. My grandmom had lost interest in it by then and gave it away. It looks cool, but it's really no fun and it's smaller than you think.

I had an American version of this and it gets very, very hot if you use all the functions. It's small, and you've got heat coming from three areas. The toaster over was only large enough for one slice, too.

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