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Re:This $1,500 Toaster Oven Is Everything That's Wrong with ... by b409ba0801cd21 on Tuesday November 15, 2016 @09:20PM (#12964036)
The first thing I thought of when I saw the headline: http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/hack/ktoast.html
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Re:This $1,500 Toaster Oven Is Everything That's Wrong with ... by Mathnerd314 on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @10:12AM (#12967581)
It seems like everyone's switched to 8-bit microcontrollers now, but pretty much accurate.

That being said, there is room for a smartphone-controlled toaster / oven; but it should give more control (customizable & shareable heating profiles, as part of a recipe database) rather than less.

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