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                     It's Alton's fault—I'm just the victim
                                        
It's Alton Brown's [1] fault I ended up in [DELETED-Blood Bath and Beyond-
DELETED] Bed Bath and Beyond [2] looking for the digital meat thermometer [3]
he uses in his show (Good Eats) [4]. The thermometer itself was easy to find,
but oh … the items!

Spice racks!

Pepper mills!

Pots and pans!

Knives!

Toasters!

Toasters?

They still sell those things?

Apparently so [5].

Even more surprising than a device which is nothing more than two verticle
heating coils, a spring, a knob and a switch is how expensive they are! Top
of the line model (Dualit 4-Slice Chrome Toaster) [6] will set you back
$319.99 (tax not included).

$320 for a toaster‽

That better make some damn fine toast for that price.

I know I spent oh, the better part of an hour just hovering in the kitchen
wares section.

I blame Alton Brown.

[1] http://www.altonbrown.com/
[2] http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/
[3] http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=11720307&RN=210
[4] http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ea
[5] http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/searchSKU.asp?order_num=-1&SSTR=toaster&
[6] http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=13138575

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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