$80 vs. $600 Toaster Oven Taste Test

Would an expensive toaster make your food taste better? Let's talk about that. Good Mythical Morning. Toaster ovens are the greatest invention since sliced bread. In fact, you usually put sliced bread. inside a toaster oven... Ha. Think about that for a second. Wow. But these little countertop cooking miracles come in all different. forms for a huge variety of prices.

So how are we supposed to know what's worth spending our dough on? Probably by buying toaster ovens at different price points and blind tasting. the dishes that are made from them... It's time for. the power. of. the price. Okay, boys, behind you are three toaster ovens. On Rhett's side is our low price option, the Black and Decker extra wide toaster oven for $79.98.

In the middle is our high price option, the Oster toaster oven for $192. Oster toaster. That's a point for rhyming. Yep. And on Link's side is our fancy option, the Wolf Gourmet. Countertop Oven Elite. for $599.95. Look at the handle on that thing. Good gracious. $600. And this one's like $132 you said? $192. Yeah. Dang. Okay. Almost. That's their slogan. $600. Wolf it down.

And so I think that they make it look like their Wolf oven, which has these red things, but these knobs do very little. It's just aesthetic. Just aesthetic. So, minus a point. Well, hold on, they do something, they just don't turn? Yeah, they do something. They adjust something when it's on. Clearly it's not just like... Yes, they do something, but they don't turn all the way around. You said they did nothing. I don't want the Wolf people to come after us. They don't do the thing that I would expect this knob to do, which is turn all the way around. The legal department at Wolf... is intense.

You turn, trust me, back thing to like roast, bake, boil, and then you just click it. Well, luckily, the Mythical Kitcheners have done all of the cooking for you, so you don't have to figure out what the knobs do. Too late. I figured it out. And this first round, they use the toast setting to cook pop tarts and toaster strudel. You're looking for. the one that you think was cooked in the. fancy toaster. Okay. All right, we'll be the judge of that. Like, literally. Yeah, we're here, Rhett.

All right. I've always wanted to say that. I mean, this first plate has the most... browned. stuff. You might. go as far as to call it what, Link? Burn. You think it. I don't think the toaster strudel is completely burnt. It's just got a burnt spot. Taste that right there. Tell me what it is. Taste that right there and you tell me what it is. Toaster strudel.

It's a toaster strudel. You tell me what that is. Mm, Burnt. This is burnt. And this is a little bit burnt, too. That was bad. It's a little bit burnt. I don't mind a little bit burnt. If that one came from a $600 toaster, I'm gonna be. I'm gonna be having some words. with Mr. Wolf. Blitzer. Maybe undercooked. Yeah, you shouldn't draw attention to that because. that's one of the things that my first legal.

little ruckus with them was about was. It was the Wolf Blitzer Wolf connection. Oh, really? I had a runner one time. This one's not my previous job. The other show I did. You had a runner? Yeah. What do you mean, a runner? Like a joke that I kept going back to. Okay. Oops. That was hard to hold onto. You were thinking about me having a previous job.

Stevie was there. Remember that show we did? I was shuddering at the fact that I would instinctively make a joke you've. already made in a previous job. It was on CNN. That disturbs me. It was a weird show because, like, every episode, it was just like you winning. No one was complaining about anything. You know, there wasn't as much gray hair. It was weird. It was. Yeah, yeah. This one's a little burnt too. It was the Rhett show on CNN. You don't remember it? None of these are great. I think I. like my Pop Tarts unpopped.

What does that even mean? Not burnt, because once you shove them in something, they get burnt. The problem is when they come up from the toaster. Even the middle one. Well, do you notice any. I just don't notice any difference in texture. I just notice. difference in how burnt it is. I feel like. this one is the least cooked, so it has a more rubbery texture. The first one was just out.

That was just a fail. Okay, you're gonna put your hand over the one that you think came. from the most expensive. option. In 3, 2, 1. I'm split in the middle. This one's not burnt, but not. too rubbery. I think this is pretty nice. It's not bad. The pastries from the fancy oven. are in the middle. Oh, okay. You were right. I'm not too surprised. The burnt ones on Rhett's side are from the low price point oven.

Black and Decker. They make It. Pop Tarts Black and Decker. Yeah, that's why they call it that. But yeah, the one that you picked, Link, is from Oster. So it's like. It's mid in the middle. It's good enough in the middle. You said for how much? $200. $192. Yeah. Whoops. Be quiet, be quiet. Settle down, Oster. All right, so. we're not ruffling any feathers at this point. Good. Not yet. Moving from breakfast pastries to Cajun salmon. Oh, this is what I do every day.

I always follow my breakfast. pastries up with salmon. Cajun, specifically. Cajun salmon. And they use the broil setting for this one. Oh, the broil setting. Oh, don't hold back. You know, you look like you might be a spokesperson for Wolf. Oh, I thought you were gonna say for salmon. Because he does also look like a salmon fisherman. Oh, and also for salmon. Cause I'm wearing red? Well, yeah. Cause you're in front of it and you're wearing red, and it looks like there's a logo that I can't quite make out. It seems a little bit European. Welcome to my.

salmon show. on the side of. Mount Snow. This is a vintage piece of skiing top. Oh, are you skiing later? Skiing, yeah. It's a skiing top. I don't know. I just kind of liked it, so I bought it. It's got patches on it. Thank you for noticing. Okay. Salmon. Salmon is not anything I ever seek out, but when it's served to me. It's hard to say no to when. When it's forced on me, I do eat it.

Because there's so many people that say, you should eat it. And this is actually pretty good salmon. Two days ago, I had a plate of salmon put in front of me. I was like, well, gotta do it. Oh. that's not bad, that first one. It's flaky. While on a hike or like, at a restaurant? At a luncheon, you know. Seen some of. my cohorts from my previous job. Luncheon, huh? This right here.

The first one has a crispier top. Oh, it does? a little bit. Yeah, a little bit. They're both dece. Both dece. Both dece. But let me go for this third. Let me go for this third one. I'm looking for one that's int. I got some of the salmon skin on there. You're supposed to eat the salmon skin. Right? The best part for you. It's like the potato. It's like the potato skin. That's good fart. That's good fart. Didn't mean to say that. But I did, and. I meant it. That's a good fart.

This one's a little over. Is it omegas? Yeah, but it's the right omegas, which I believe is. the threes, not the sixes. This one's juicier. Does that mean it's undercooked? This one's dramatically better. It might just be a better fish. They're all from the same fish. They're from the same fish. Really? They're all from the same fish. They're from the same fish. This is all one fish. What if it's just from fish who knew each other well?

Fish friends. Friends who are eating together. stay together? There's still not. There's not a remarkable difference here. There's not a remarkable difference. I'm definitely not paying. $400 more. for one of these salmons. I think this one got a little bit drier. I thought it was moister. It's my favorite. Well, did you eat from the same part of the salmon?

Well, do you want to guess which one's from the fanciest one or. It does taste the best. Yeah. From the fanciest. Yeah, that's what I'm going to do. It does taste the best. 3, 2, 1. It tastes. the best. Is it? Wow. My, my, my. You've both chosen the. low price point. Black and Decker you did it. Black and Decker can't make toast worth of durn, but it can make a salmon? Yeah. The first plate was the fancy oven, which you initially said was had, like, a little bit more of a crust to it.

I forgot. I forgot what I said. Oh, are you changing your mind? I said it was a little bit crispier. Well, I thought this one tasted the best, so I. But I bet I There. The only textural difference I noticed. was that this one was a little bit crispy. So I don't know if that's worth the money, though. I'm glad that Black and Decker. has gotten the point this round, because they've got the largest window. They're not afraid to show you the entire. bottom of their toaster oven. And they need a little love for things other than their vacuums.

That's right. Especially their handheld ones. What about their drills? I don't like the drills. I don't like their drills. Quick reminder. Good Mythical Evening Video On Demand is only available for a couple more days. This Friday. at 11:59pm right before the stroke of midnight. Right. November 8th, the on demand video is going to disappear. So if you've been meaning to get around to it, now's your time. Go to goodmythicalevening.com and watch it now so you don't miss out.

alright? If you don't watch it, you'll turn into a pumpkin. Okay, this round we're doing something a little bit different. These are day old Wendy's baconators. Oh, I always follow my salmon up with day old Wendy's baconators. How did you guys know? You're following my pattern? Yes. And we use the bake... setting. I'm gonna pat, but I'm just patting one side. Use the. All right, well, bite and pass. I patted, and now I touch the whole thing.

The biggest thing with toaster ovens is the bigness of the toaster oven. What do you do with your... counter space? why not make it something that can be. and like, inside of something inside of, like, you know, like a fixture. If everybody needs one of these, they need to be a fixture. I don't want it to be taking up my counter space. Say more about this fixture.

How about like, a fridge is a fixture. A microwave is now a fixture. Even like... How about in the middle of your kitchen table? Your kitchen table, an ice freezer? Down there. In the middle of your kitchen table, you put a nice. covering over. a toaster oven. and put. a candelabra on top of it. And people are like, oh, I love your candle stand. And you're like, well, let me show you something. And then you move how big this. Is as a centerpiece. Yeah. How big is your table? Not big enough. No. You can put maybe multiple candles up there.

And then. when it's time to toast, you. Voila. And it's almost like a trick. I feel like putting any appliance on your countertop is admitting. defeat that you didn't. design your kitchen well enough. Well, then where do you put it? I don't have one. because I don't like putting stuff on my countertop. Lando is sitting on a rice cooker. Okay. I think. I think that needs to be... I think that needs to be embedded.

in a piece of kitchen furniture. I'll put that on the coffee table. First one tasted horrible. It tasted horrible. It wasn't horrible. It tasted like a school lunch burger. It tasted like an old burger. Yeah. That's not horrible. That's just like an old burger. Why can't you say that it tastes horrible? It does. It's an old burger. Oh, because I've spent a lot of my life reheating burgers. and eating them like this. Are you against me because of what I said about the counter space?

Oh, I'm not against you. That was a little better. I just really think that the centerpiece idea was giving short shrift, and I'm upset about it... All right. Think about it. A candelabra. And then every time you want to use your toaster oven, you have to remove your candelabra. Just so you can visualize. Picture this as black, and it covers the whole thing. I mean, are you looking for a candelabra over there? Because I don't think we have one. Just picture that mug is a candelabra, and you got to use your imagination.

But how pretty is that? You're right. That could be pretty. Okay. Right. Is somehow this one the best? The burger tastes the same in all of them, which is a little bit old, but this has a crispy top. This one, I think even the burger tastes a little bit better. Clear winner. Nope, Nope.

I'm just going off a taste of the burger. 3... Why... aren't... you... swallowing?.. 2. I didn't know that he hadn't swallowed. Stevie was watching me like you were watching. Like a hawk. You're watching to see if he swallowed. He's not actually eating that. Oh, he just kind of froze. He better swallow. I got you. One.

The fancy one. is on Link's side. The one in front of Rhett. is the low price. But it tasted the worst. It really did. I'm really sensitive to. these meat tastes, but again, 400 additional dollars, that's. It's not worth it to heat up. If you're heating up a baconator. a day later and you want it to. You want it to taste amazing, you're gonna spend 400 more dollars on an appliance?

You're right. Okay. We really took it up a notch for this round because... the kitcheneers. baked. cornbread and homemade donuts. Homemade donuts? The bake setting, like, full on baked them. So what, Lily, what did you do? You just, like, poured dough into a mold and then you. You plopped down... Yes. Yeah. It stays in a mold. Like a muffin can. Muffin tin. Like a donut tin, but yeah.

You could have just agreed with me. I was so close. Yeah. You've blown his mind. It's cakey. Oh, I'm sorry. There you go, have it. Apology accepted. See, I have. a coffee maker on my countertop... I have. a blender on my countertop. I can handle that. I have. a rice cooker on my countertop. Then I had to find a place for the air fryer. in the corner.

Oh, you have. You have that bust of Michael Jordan as well. I got the bust of Michael Jordan. Right? Yep. And then you got the little ostrich. I have a picture of a moose. I do have that. A painting of a moose that somehow Christy thinks needs. to be in a certain place, propped in front of. the light switch. and the. disposal. So every time I need to. see or dispose of something down the drain, I have to move the moose painting over. And you think there's room for this somewhere?

And you got the. There's no room for this. You've got the Cheshire cat. I've got the ceramic cookie holding Cheshire cat right out there. And then you've got the little cat. that goes like this. Like from the. Chinese restaurants. Did you steal those? Yeah, yeah, yeah. You have a whole collection of those. Right. And that's like a corner of the kitchen... And then I have the turnabout with all the different salts and peppers and oils. Why do we have eight different oils... that are all olive oil?

I don't know. Cause the bottles look cool. That's what she won't say. He has this crock pot. that's so big. But then when you open it up, there's another crock pot inside it. Yeah, it's a crock pot holding crock pot. And then you open that one, and it's another crock pot. It's a Russian nested crock pot. It's a Russian nested crock pot. 17. crocks deep. I can't tell you. And none of it is as big as this thing. Is this a bit, or did you memorize everything in Link's kitchen? He's been over. It's hard to tell. So you. Did you memorized everything in Link's kitchen?

Yep. He's been over. And then he has one wall. Where would this go? That looks like. another. section of the kitchen, but it's just wallpaper. Well I have to give an illusion that I have more kitchen. He got that from Ikea. He spent the night there and stole it. And it looks like more kitchen. Interestingly, it does not match his existing kitchen. I've walked into it multiple times. So is my dogs.

Oh, I got more kitchen. I mean, where would this go? Look, it's wider than my forearm... It's taller than. this part of my arm. This hole didn't have a hole. I don't believe. anything is standing out. in round one or round two. I mean, plate one or two. Plate three. The donut doesn't have a hole. The bisque. muffin is burnt.

This donut doesn't have a hole. What would that mean? Would that be user error or. No, just the way it rose was different. Okay. then he has a tin man in one corner. and it's motion activated. You walk past it. Batteries are dead, though. And it extends its hand. When it's working, it extends its hand up and you shake it and a gumball comes out of its mouth. Right. Batteries are dead, though.

Okay, boys. I don't. This one's burnt. I mean, look at that. There's one that's better than all the rest of them for me. And I'm going to vote for it. Well, you're currently tied, so this means a lot. This answer that you give right now. I like a crispy. A crispy biscuit. Three, two, one. Oh, man. No, this is the best one. I insist. You want to change? I'm not afraid to change.

Okay, you're officially changing? Yep, I'm officially changing. And I'm not afraid to admit when I'm wrong. Okay, the fancy one. is in front of Rhett. I was wrong. High price point one is in the middle. And then of course, the one that's burnt and. not great looking is the low price point option, which means. But how did you know? Rhett, how did he know? Well, this one was clearly the worst one. Okay, so that means that, Rhett, you won the game. But the bigger question. is, who wins.

the blue ribbon in terms of the toaster oven choices? Well, Black and Decker burns things, you know, too, too often in our experience. That's true. We like the Wolf. But paying 600 bucks. I don't think $400 more. is worth. I just don't think the definitive difference between these two is enough. to justify spending three times the amount of money. I think if you need a toaster oven, get an Oster oven. For real. It does rhyme. And make it a boaster oven.

Yeah. Congratulations, Oster. You are the boaster oven. But you're so big. Too big... You gotta watch out. Thanks for subscribing and clicking that bell. I'm going for the Black and Decker. I'm gonna go burnt and smaller. You know what time it is. You're not going to use any of it. You know what time it is? I said it. It's over. Hey, Rhett and Link. I'm Chris. And I'm Juliet. We're two Canadians honeymooning in Sri Lanka. We're having pink coconuts on Marissa Beach.

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