Do You Leave Your Toaster Plugged In When Not In Use?

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Posted: 12/22/2012 7:12:13 AM EDT

Poll coming.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:13:05 AM EDT

[#1]

Your "that guy" aren't you?

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:13:36 AM EDT

[#2]

I would, but after 22 years of my wife unplugging it because the toaster is going to burst into flame, I've given up and just unplug it myself.

Raffi

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:13:47 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

Your "that guy" aren't you?

A guy who just made toast?

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:15:17 AM EDT

[#4]

I don't own a toaster.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:15:36 AM EDT

[#5]

I also leave the battery attached to my truck too.

Neither has started on it's own.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:16:07 AM EDT

[#6]

Do toasters have a history of bursting into flame?

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:16:17 AM EDT

[#7]

Toaster ovens. 2x. Plugged in. (Wife is a celiac, she has hers, I have mine.)

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:17:01 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Do toasters have a history of bursting into flame?

Not that I'm aware of.

Raffi

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:17:08 AM EDT

[#9]

Unplugged, but only because I store it in a cupboard when I'm not using it.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:18:10 AM EDT

[#10]

Of course I leave it plugged in.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:18:28 AM EDT

[#11]

My wife has trained me to unplug it. I comply, but wouldn't do it left to my own devices.

I do unplug my table saw of my own accord.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:19:23 AM EDT

[#12]

Some models apparently have issues like these Hamilton Beach jobbies.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:19:30 AM EDT

[#13]

yes I do. I did learn though not to dig out a stuck bagel with a fork while it is plugged in.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:19:31 AM EDT

[#14]

Plugged in.

The bonus is that it has a piercing blue LED on the front to indicate the toast settings which works as a great nightlight when you want a glass of water.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:20:35 AM EDT

[#15]

Unplugged. My toaster draws power when it isn't "on" (idiot lights).

When I get a new toaster I am going to get one with really large slots in the top. I want to be able to toast two baby seals at a time.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:21:56 AM EDT

[#16]

My toaster uses a considerable supply of uranium to generate the heat. I've heard to unplug it, but it's a real pain in the ass to install and remove the core every time I make toast.

I do insert the control rods a bit further though.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:23:20 AM EDT

[#17]

I always unplug them when not in use...

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:24:16 AM EDT

[#18]

No

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:32:21 AM EDT

[#19]

Why should you worry about? Shouldn't your wife be making your toast?

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:32:55 AM EDT

[#20]

No.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:36:15 AM EDT

[#21]

My wife unplugs it....I don't see the point, but it became much easier just saying 'yes dear' on something so trivial.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:38:20 AM EDT

[#22]

It's always unplugged when not in use. Too many stories about those evil appliances bursting into flames and burning the whole house down.

In fact, before I plug it in, I draw my carry gun and keep the sights trained on that sneaky bastard the whole time it's toasting the bread.

My gun doesn't go back into it's holster until the toast is done, the evil is disconnected from it's power source, and I've cleared the kitchen.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:41:08 AM EDT

[#23]

To all of the unpluggers, it sounds like self fulfilling prophecy to me. All that wear and tear on the cord . . .

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:42:55 AM EDT

[#24]

Unplugged, I'm paranoid

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:43:12 AM EDT

[#25]

Plugged in all the time. Yeah, I live on the edge.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:43:23 AM EDT

[#26]

It's sad that this is one of the few threads on the first page that isn't aggravating me in some way or another.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:44:13 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

I don't own a toaster.

ETA: If I did have one I'd keep it unplugged. Not because I'm afraid of it bursting into flame, but rather for power savings.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:45:10 AM EDT

[#28]

Not on a daily basis but we have a habit of unplugging a lot of things if we go out of town.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:46:07 AM EDT

[#29]

We don't keep the toaster on the counter so yes, we unplug it and put it back in the cabinet where it is stored when done.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:48:17 AM EDT

[#30]

When I was 10 years old, the neighbors house burnt almost to the ground. The wife, daughter and two dogs were killed in the fire. Fire investigators said a faulty toaster sparked the fire in the kitchen. Ever since then, I have a thing for unplugging toasters

. I realize the chances are slim, that toaster will start a fire, but it's just a habit now. Takes all of a second to plug and unplug. I also leave the blender unplugged, but that's because it hardly gets any use.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:49:55 AM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:

It's sad that this is one of the few threads on the first page that isn't aggravating me in some way or another.

Give it time. This is GD.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:50:58 AM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
Unplugged, but only because I store it in a cupboard when I'm not using it.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:52:06 AM EDT

[#33]

I don't.

But I put it away when I'm not using it, to save counter space. A habit drilled into me by my step-mother. She liked her counters clean.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:54:31 AM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:

I always unplug them when not in use...

They do appear to be unplugged.

I'll get to work plugging them.

Posted: 12/22/2012 7:57:04 AM EDT

[#35]

No.
Plugged in when I'm using it then it gets unplugged (but not put away).
My toaster has lights, whistles, and bells that burn energy just by being plugged in.
I just make it a habit to unplug devices that burn energy uselessly when not being used.
I'm not "green" by any means, I just don't want to pay for electricity that is being burned uselessly.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:00:00 AM EDT

[#36]

I also throw my loaded ammo into a vibration cleaner after I'm finished reloading. (gasp!)

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:00:29 AM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
I also leave the battery attached to my truck too.

Neither has started on it's own.

I had a vehicle start on it's own. 1965 Chevy truck, short in the ignition system.

Vroom!!!

In 1st gear, actually drove off on it's own. Hit a fence and stopped long enough for me to get the battery disconnnected.

Afterwards, it was hilarious when my buddies described my face when it drove off, and me chasing after it.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:02:44 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
Toaster ovens. 2x. Plugged in. (Wife is a celiac, she has hers, I have mine.)

So is mine but haven't went to that kind of craziness yet. If I toast bread I just put it on a bit of foil.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:05:56 AM EDT

[#39]

On the counter and plugged in 24/7.

To all of those who unplug, do you also have a coffee maker and unplug it too?

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:07:21 AM EDT

[#40]

I leave mine plugged in because I'm not a paranoid, irrational, vagina with mental issues.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:10:10 AM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Toaster ovens. 2x. Plugged in. (Wife is a celiac, she has hers, I have mine.)

So is mine but haven't went to that kind of craziness yet. If I toast bread I just put it on a bit of foil.

We had mine before diagnosis. It's pretty gnarly. She just got herself a new one and we kept old faithful for burning my bagels in the morning.

Saves the foil for more important uses too.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:10:34 AM EDT

[#42]

No. It gets put away in a cabinet so that it's not cluttering up the counter.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:17:45 AM EDT

[#43]

I unplug mine because it goes back in the cupboard after it cools off. I don't have a lot of counter space and a big 4 slice toaster.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:21:10 AM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:

Unplugged, but only because I store it in a cupboard when I'm not using it.

That.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:31:43 AM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
I unplug mine because it goes back in the cupboard after it cools off. I don't have a lot of counter space and a big 4 slice toaster.

Why do you need a high capacity toaster? All anyone needs is a two-slicer.

Fucking homicidal maniac.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:34:07 AM EDT

[#46]

Just to be safe, you should switch your panel breakers to off when you are not using their circuits. DERPITTY DERP.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:37:23 AM EDT

[#47]

Quoted:
Do toasters have a history of bursting into flame?

Not that I'm aware of but a long time ago counter top can openers were turning themselves on and starting fires. It was a design flaw. Fixed, nothing since the fix.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:38:13 AM EDT

[#48]

Quoted:

I leave mine plugged in because I'm not a paranoid, irrational, vagina with mental issues.

Finally, an answer that makes sense.

If they didn't fuck, there would be a bounty on them.

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:40:56 AM EDT

[#49]

My mother unplugs her toaster. I don't.
I find it to be an odd habit...of all the appliances in the house that's the only one that gets unplugged...

Posted: 12/22/2012 8:41:25 AM EDT

[#50]

Any news of the NSA/CIA having technology that lets them eavesdrop through your toaster???

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