Hamilton Beach All-Metal Toaster - Manual (Page 7)

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• Toasting is affected by the tempera-
ture of the bread. Room temperature
bread may toast to a medium color
on Medium. The same type of bread
that has been refrigerated may require
setting Medium Dark, and if frozen,
Dark.
• The moisture content will also affect
toasting. Fresh bagels, made locally,
will have a higher moisture content
than bagels purchased in the bread
section of the supermarket. The bagel
setting extends toasting time to allow
most bagels to toast in one cycle.
Fresh bagels made locally may
require two toasting cycles.
• Dark is the darkest shade of toast
color. If a darker shade is desired,
reset at Medium, watch closely and
toast for a second cycle.
• Because of the irregular surface of
English muffins, they may require
more than one toasting cycle. After
toasting for one cycle on Medium
Dark, if a darker shade is desired,
adjust shade selector to setting Light
or Medium Light and toast for a sec-
ond cycle. Watch closely to avoid
overbrowning. English muffins cut
with a knife toast more evenly than
English muffins split with a fork.
• To remove food that becomes lodged
in food slots, disconnect from outlet
and allow toaster to cool. Turn
toaster upside down and shake. Do
not use fork or other utensil that
could damage heating element or
result in risk of fire or electrical shock.
• When toasting a single slice, you may
notice variations in bread color from
side to side.
Tips and Troubleshooting
Using Your Toaster
1. Plug toaster into electrical outlet.
2. Place bread or bagel in slots. If
toasting bagels or English muffins,
place in slots with cut sides facing
outside wall of toaster. Select toast
shade and press down bread lifter.
3. At the end of toasting cycle, bread
will pop up automatically.
NOTE: The bread lifter will not
latch down unless the toaster is
plugged in.
4. To stop the toasting cycle sooner,
lift up bread lifter or push the
Cancel button.
Shock-Resistant Concealed Elements
A mica shield protects and conceals the heating elements inside each slot,
reducing risk of shock due to accidental contact with a metal utensil.
Therefore, the heating elements are not visible and will not glow red.