(WHTM) Charles Strite hated burnt toast. Strite worked at a factory in Stillwater, Minnesota during World War I, and frequently had breakfast in the factory cafeteria. The cafeteria had electric ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stillwater master mechanic Charles P. Strite reportedly invented the pop-up toaster in 1919 because he was tired of the burnt ...

Slices of white bread on a wooden board. - Kritchai7752/Shutterstock Have you ever considered how recent, relatively speaking, the invention of sliced bread was? It ...

SAN FRANCISCO — From the Department of Things You Did Not Know You Needed comes... the see-through toaster. The Magimix Vision toaster, which has glass sides so you can watch your bread brown, is ...

Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. If you think all a pop-up toaster does is toast bread, think again.

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