If you haven’t noticed, we’re crazy about toasters. Winner of the Macef/Designboom Ceramics for Breakfast Competition 2007, George Watson has crafted a ceramic toaster dubbed “Glide” using slip molded porcelain. Claiming that there has been “little development of the toaster,” has been Watson’s main drive in crafting this atypical toaster. Just shovel the toast into the feeder to have it toasted, soon to be resting on that rib-cage looking area; a pit stop before it hits your plate.

This is a toaster that brings life and joy to a stagnant domestic appliance, an iconic object for the home.

Hey man, I love toasters just as much as you do. One question, how fast does this toaster toast? I’m impatient.

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Toasters aren’t merely an appliance to be used as your own discretion for the sole purpose of toasting your bread. Toasters are more like an introverted roommate who not only makes your breakfast but also has a sleek sense of style.

PC Magazine has written a 10 Tantalizing Toaster Concepts list that features a variety of toasters with bizarre looks; even some with multi-functional use. They even have a wall mounted toaster which looks like a hamburger phone. Click on to scope out some of the other designs and a link to the 10 toasters.

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Those who’ve see Pee Wee’s Big Adventure will know that when it comes to breakfast preparation, Mr. Herman was on top of his game. While the average man among us might not be able to rig up a breakfast assembly line like Pee Wee, the Egg & Muffin Toaster is one step closer to the same sort of inventive meal making

The TEM4500 Egg & Muffin Toaster lovingly prepares a full breakfast, complete with two boiled or poached eggs, as well as 4 pieces of toasted bread, muffin, or what ever you can fit into the toaster’s extra wide slits, in an impressive 4 minutes, but not nearly as impressive as the fan-powered Heinz Beans And Toast Maker. Get yours for $60. — Andrew Dobrow

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Apparently there is a problem in England. A serious one. You see, people just can’t go on eating baked beans without warm toast. Where is the humanity in that? No, we’re not kidding. And either is Heinz with their new Turbofan Toaster which promises to toast bread in 50 seconds flat.

The use of titanium fans spinning at a rate of 10,000 rotations per minute allows for toast times to be shaved down from 141 seconds to a merciful 50 seconds. The bread is heated via “nylon-based laser technology”. Can we get a toaster like this, but with a few machine gun turrets added on? Thanks, Heinz. You’re the best. — Andrew Dobrow

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Thank goodness there are still some heroes out there trying to advance the technology of toasters. Toaster technology had come to a screeching halt before this Pop Art Toaster was released. That is if you don’t include the skull toaster. The Pop Art Toaster cheerfully brands logos of pop culture onto your toasted meal.

You can’t lose buying a toaster as a gift. Especially for your wife. She’ll love it and joyfully make you toast for the rest of your days. There are a variety of logo plates available. At least one of them is bound to be admired. A toaster with 6 plates will run you around $35. Not too shabby, but perhaps a little toasty. — Andrew Dobrow

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While the computer has come a long way since its rise, the last two decades have proven to be rather uninteresting concerning the case design of most computers. The same old rectangular tower is still the norm for most PC’s. A company named Slipperyskip Computers has been experimenting by putting small motherboards into some interesting cases. Including coolest of all, this retro toaster of old.

Being named the DECOmputer, the original toaster was said to be perfect for modding. Dripping of retro and deco style. The old timer toaster was modernized by stripping it of its original innards and inserting a Kontron motherboard, including 1.8 MHz Pentium M Processor, 40 GB hard drive, and 1 GB of RAM. A very cool project indeed.

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We wonder if it was something like this that helped aid those eBay sellers in creating Jesus faced toast. The Skull and Crossbone Toaster brings you the best in pirate themed bread products. Branding a toasty skull symbol on the side of your breakfast.

Isn’t a skull and crossbone the international sign for poison? Is that really something we want to etch onto our food? Despite the fear for our lives, the recent pirate enthusiasts are sure to have a ball. Even though the quote on the side of the toaster, “Sweet toast of mine”, leads us to believe there is a hidden Guns N Roses theme. So we guess the real question is, do LA metal heads enjoy a hearty breakfast? For 32.95EUR, you sure can. — Andrew Dobrow

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We don’t know how the idea of turning toasters into guitar amps happened to spring to life, and we’re not sure if we want to know, but the result is one unique design for a rockers gear collection. Built on a simple foundation of a input/output jack, a 9 volt battery, and a small speaker, the Toaster Amp is a razzle-dazzle mini-amplifier fit for fans of They Might Be Giants and any band looking for that “new-wave” type of thing. For $149, you can enjoy some “warm and toasty” guitar tone while enjoying your breakfast cereal. Warning: We don’t suggest trying to use the toaster amp to toast anything other then the souls of your audience. — Andrew Dobrow

Toaster amp makes music, brings sexy back [Scifi.com]