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Turkish Design for a Tunnel-like Toaster to Handle Long Slices

The Arzum Firrin

By Rain Noe - May 20, 2021

in Food

A popular type of bread in Turkey is Trabzon, named for the region in which it's made. Baked in stone ovens, the loaves are large and circular:

As you slice closer to the middle, a slice of Trabzon will not fit in a regular toaster. Thus Turkish manufacturer Arzum produces their Firrin toaster, which accommodates long slices and uses a tunnel-like form factor:

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As someone who regularly eats homemade bread that doesn't fit into toasters, I'd be highly curious to try one of these. If we have any readers in Turkey who have used this: What's it like to use, are you happy with it?

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SJ Hill

3 years ago

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I have this problem too. Rather than design a new toaster, simply cut the bread in half; fits everytime.

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Sarper Seydioglu

3 years ago

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As a side note, 'Firrin' stands for a made-up derivative of 'Firin': a word that ironically means oven rather than a toaster, hence its oven-like form.

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Sarper Seydioglu

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Interestingly enough, Turkish people don't normally use this kind of machine for toasting bread, they rather use what you may know as grill machines like https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-25462Z-Gourmet-Sandwich/dp/B00E134JJ0/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=tost+makinesi&qid=1621591835&sr=8-3
Long story short, it seems more like an attempt to penetrate the market by appealing to the habits of Turkish people; however, majority is likely to continue use grills regardless as any grill does the job just as fine.

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John Kestner

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I found one of these for $5 at Goodwill: https://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KTT261-2-Slice-Toaster-Empire/dp/B00004SGEX
Can handle weird bread and bagels, plus it’s “digital”. My spouse hates it, not sure if it’s the stunning 70s looks or the missing crumb tray.

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  John Kestner
  
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  Here in Catalunya we use on of these, that looks very similar to the one you posted: https://www.moulinex.es/Desayuno/Tostadoras/CLASSIC-2-RANURAS-LARGAS-INOX/p/8000035964
  
  They work perfectly for toasting our pa de pagès, that looks very similar to Trabzon. Similar breads can be found in Spain and other Mediterranean countries.
  Of course they have a crumb tray, designed in a way that it's impossible to avoid spreading the breadcrumbs all over the table when you remove it.
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