♪ Cooking with Sarah ♪
- [Sarah] What? It has a frozen setting!
- I don't know.
- [Bell] Awe, Colton. You're fired bro!
(Colton laughs)
- You're having cream cheese?
Would you want some, um,
- No.
- Have you ever been staring at your toaster at home
and thought, "Hmm, this really needs a touch screen."
No? Me neither.
But if you are that person, we've got the product for you.
This is the Revolution Cooking InstaGLO R270 Toaster.
Let's unbox it.
Revolution Cooking makes three different toasters.
They've got the R270, which we have here,
which is the bad boy, big boy toaster.
They also have the R180 and the R180B.
But those two only offer a selection
of five different breads where this one offers
a selection of 34 different bread types,
including gluten free cooking options!
(box clatters)
So this toaster retails for 30, no, yeah, no,
399.95 USD, which is a lot for a freaking toaster,
but not only does it have a touch screen,
Revolution Cooking claims that their InstaGLO
technology cooks faster, hotter,
and more precise and consistent than the average toaster.
So I'm really excited to see if that is in fact true.
And we'll find out if their smart toasting
algorithm really is revolutionary.
We've got a quick start guide,
for those of you who don't like to just go into
plugging your toaster in and trying it out,
which is what I'm gonna do.
(Glass crashes)
(Sarah laughs)
Right off the bat, it is quite hefty.
It does feel expensive.
And I will say it looks expensive.
It feels about six pounds, six and a half?
Yeah.
They also do have attachments
that you can buy on the side.
So the two attachments they have are
a heating attachment, so you can put that on top,
for like pastries, or like muffins,
I guess you can warm them up?
And, a panini press,
which I have here!
Instead of buying a $100 panini press,
let's get a $100 panini press attachment
for my $400 toaster!
Wow!
It's got a magnet in here. So it magnetizes closed.
If you do it properly!
This toaster toasts all the types of bread,
including gluten free,
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Is it on?
(gasps)
We got bread (beep)!
Even though the toaster offers 34 different
bread types, you can only have 10
on the main menu at a time,
and you have to flip through two pages
of five different bread types.
Sounds like a toaster with a touch screen
is more inconvenience than it is like actually a good thing.
Selection preferences.
Wow! Okay, I see.
Alright! Let's check out, I really wanna go
through all the bread options, but there's 34!
Currently, I'm seeing the 10 favorite bread types.
We've got bread.
Bread is a good bread type! I will say.
Bagel, panini, frosted pastry, English muffin.
Wow. Now we got all the different bread, bread types.
Multigrain, cinnamon swirl, waffle,
but the real test will be seeing
whether or not the pictures are accurate
to how toasted it will toast your bread.
This is seven heat.
Does anybody eat burnt bread?
Like seriously, comment below and let me know
if you actually enjoy eating burnt bread.
I have room temperature bread here,
but if you have frozen bread,
or you wanna reheat your bread,
the Revolution Toaster gives you that option.
While I don't have a gluten intolerance,
this toaster offers a gluten free option.
So when you're cooking bread that doesn't have gluten,
it will make adjustments when it's toasting it,
so that it's still toasts perfect,
like a regular bread that includes gluten,
or that has gluten.
The toaster doesn't connect to wifi or anything,
so it's just the firmware.
Or no, it doesn't even have firmware.
It doesn't have firmware for like updates and stuff,
which could be a good thing because then you
don't have to continue to update your toaster all the time.
But on top of that, you can't like,
see how long your toast is gonna be
on your phone or anything. It's just this.
Shall we get to makin' bread?
- [Bell] Yeah!
- Who needs a plate when you have an
LTT store Northern Lights desk pad?
I bet they don't have a "light rye" option.
I bet it's just rye.
It doesn't look like 34 options here,
when I'm looking at the list.
I guess I just put it in?
(Sarah laughs)
- [Bell] You gotta.
- Oh! I have to press start!
Oh my God. I'm so dumb.
Okay, wonderful. Wow!
This is the hardest part for me,
because I get frightened easily.
And so sitting and staring at the toaster
waiting for my bagel in the morning.
It can be scary sometimes!
Oh, it's counting!
Oh, is it gonna explode?
(toaster jingles)
Wow! That was amazing!
(Sarah laughs)
It was so gentle!
- [Bell] Hey, that's pretty good.
- Does it, does it compare to the picture at all?
Yeah. What is with this?
This is supposed to be a premium product
and it doesn't even toast my entire bread.
It's got a gradient going on here.
First go is kind of disappointing.
ASMR.
(bread crackles while Sarah laughs)
I think I like a soft toasting, like a two?
So like, if you have to get up early in the morning
and you have a baby, or you have a spouse who needs to sleep
this is actually quite convenient,
because you're not gonna wake them up
with the horrifying noise of your toaster popping.
That's the best feature!
Like just make a toaster like this.
Forget the touch screen. Nobody needs that.
But a quiet toaster?
We also have options.
Peanut butter? Got it.
Light cream cheese? Got it.
Four cheese bagels? Got it.
This is the best option though. Pop-tarts.
Not only do we have just these,
(toaster jingles)
Okay, that's not bad.
What is with this? It cooks half!
You would expect an overall browning
of your toast when you're paying $400 for a toaster.
And it's supposed to be smart, but like,
half toasted bread isn't that smart.
This has become Cooking with Sarah.
Let's get a nice cut down the middle.
You know what?
That is exactly how I like my toast,
except for the half and half part.
That's kind of meh.
Our Instacart guy didn't get regular cheese,
he got light cream cheese,
so we're gonna make a light cream cheese
grilled cheese with our panini press!
I think I put it in like this, and then squish it.
It's gonna melt into the toaster!
This is gonna be really lame.
I wanna see like how toasted and melty the cheese gets.
I've never put cream cheese on bread like this.
It feels so wrong. Like it feels so wrong!
Do I put a Pop-tart in here?
I'm so tempted though!
Alright I've got my handbag.
We're ready to go out to town.
Wow!
Look at that, we have half of our bread
sticking out the top.
You know a $100 panini press
would actually get the entire bread.
Just let that sink in for a sec.
Tim Hortons doesn't take this long.
(toaster jingles)
Oh, there it is!
Okay. Here we go.
I'm honestly not that impressed.
Like, it it's got some little toast marks here.
Oh, I didn't set it! Wait, did it have a set though?
I don't think it had a set mode.
Oh my gosh. Oh, it totally did.
Okay. Can I, I'm gonna put it back in.
(toaster jingles)
Well, now my panini grill marks are a little off,
because I didn't put it in normally but
it is like squished together, which I assume is
like what a panini press is supposed to do.
You've got panini grill marks.
It's just, why would I wanna make a panini in my toaster?
I guess it's a convenience thing?
Like, oh, instead of taking up room
with a panini press and a toaster,
I just have two in one?
Panini press cost 79.95 USD, which is still horrendous,
but cheaper than $100, so maybe, just maybe,
you would prefer buying this over a regular panini press.
Look at this.
I'm like progressively getting sadder
and disappointed, more disappointed.
I, I mean, it's doing exactly what it's supposed to.
I just expect more from a product like this.
Ah, come on Dempsters. Look at this.
They didn't precut their bagels.
Regular toasters it usually tells you,
I think, to put it this way?
But it does specify right here
that it's supposed to face inwards for toasting.
Okay. The bagel setting? I approve.
It's a little light here,
but overall you've got a toasted inside
(bagel scraping)
and then a nice soft, outer shell!
I'm impressed!
(bagel thumps)
I've had my fair share of making toast.
I'm really interested to see if other people
can perfect their favorite toasting of
bagels, Pop-tarts, English muffins.
So I'm gonna call over a couple of LTT staff
to try this thing out for themselves.
David! Come make yourself a Pop-tart!
- [David] I've been hovering around
for half an hour, waiting for this free food.
- [Sarah] You take the stand!
- There's an eternal battle of
what's the best Pop-tart flavor?
I, I'm a strawberry boy.
Anyone else want a Pop-tart?
How do I do this? Start.
- [Sarah & Bell] No, no, no!
- Bread. English muffin. Oh!
There's actually a setting. That's so exciting.
There's toaster strudel?! Dammit!
Yo that's tight!
- [All] 3,
2,
1,
0!
(toaster jingles)
- [Sarah] Ohhh, my gosh!
- [Bell] Nooo.
- [Riley] On a Pop-tart?
- I am not doing it for the camera,
Sarah mentioned doing this, and I'm like,
this could be the best thing in my entire life.
- [Sarah] Now put it in the panini press.
- [David] This is the real tech tip.
It's not bad! It needs more sweetness.
Like you'd almost need to scrape out the jelly
from like seven Pop-tarts. How many Pop-tarts do we have?
It's a toaster!
- So does it know that I have like
a frozen toaster strudel, based on the?
- [Sarah] There's a frozen setting!
- I don't know.
- [Bell] Oh, Colton, you're fired bro!
(Colton laughs)
- Of course I have a toaster!
I paid about $20 for it, and it toasts pretty well.
- [Sarah] Does it feel like it's
taking longer than your normal toaster?
- It does, but I've never been
this involved with my toaster before.
I don't usually sit by my toaster and go it's ready.
- [Riley] Whoa!
- [Colton] Whoa it, okay. Hold on.
It is sufficiently browned.
- [Sarah] On one side!
- No, no it's on the other side too a little bit!
Oh, I see what you're saying.
Yeah, it is only on one side.
Actually. That's kind of a big fail.
This is probably a cinematographer's nightmare.
(all laugh)
Wait, hold on. The true test, I gotta get to the middle.
- [Riley] What's in there?
- [Colton] 'Cause anyone that has ever
had a toaster strudel knows that toasters
can never get through to the middle.
And then the middle's always kind of like lukewarm.
This is still lukewarm, but a little bit less lukewarm.
(all laugh)
No, hey but hey stop! Stop! Wait, can you do that?
- [Sarah] Yeah! True!
- Can you do one different thing?
- [Bell] Has to be one product.
- Well, that's a, that's an immediate demerit.
Honestly, just seeing this.
- How much is it?
- Seeing that waffle there made me want waffle.
- I want waffle too.
- Maybe we, this can be a test.
You put an English muffin in one side,
I put a bagel in the other side, and we see if the AI.
- We can't. We're not allowed.
- Well, if it's supposed to be!
- Oh, hold on.
- If it's supposed to be sentient.
- What?
Hold on a second.
Just from an interface perspective,
I'm scrolling through a cycle of,
I'm scrolling through a cycle of things.
And then there's two pages of cycles.
Well that Sunbeam toaster had a, had a,
had like a metal thing that would sense
the heat coming off the toast.
- Put your hand there!
- Yeah, I know I'm, but there's, hopefully,
a sensor in there
- Certainly hope so.
- The Sunbeam toaster
- Pick the toastedness?
- [Sarah] You gotta pick your toastedness.
- Well, you know what you know, what's the difference
between bagel and regular toasting though, right?
Bagel toasting is just one side.
- [Sarah] Yeah, but do you want
your English muffin cooked like a bagel?
- No.
- Or do you want the bagel cooked like an English muffin?
Because you have to pick.
- You want English muffin?
- No, I want the bagel cooked like an English muffin.
- That's right. That's what I mean. Yeah.
- [Sarah] So go to your English muffin.
- English muffin selected.
- And then you have options at the bottom.
- Here's, do you see these
- [Sarah] They're numbers.
- Oh, look it even has a picture of the brown, whoa!
- [Sarah] It will show you the toastedness!
- [Riley] Don't do that one.
- Okay. We'll do 4?
3, 2, 1!
- Begin!
There, look at, do you see the smoke comin' out?
- Yeah. That's the toasting process.
- [Riley] I've never seen that happen in, in a toaster.
It'll let you go as hot as you want,
but it will also call the authorities.
- Is there a brioche button?
Is there a brioche button setting?
'Cause brioche buns are really fickle.
Like you, you toast them, and then they're burned,
if you're not careful.
- Tell me about it.
(toaster jingles)
- [Jonathan] Whoa!
It's got the bottom of it.
- [Sarah] Look at the difference!
- Okay.
- You're having cream cheese, but do you want some, um,
- No.
- It's actually pretty well toasted,
I'll give it credit.
- Toast made by a toaster
- Is it $400-well toasted?
- [Riley] Not sentient?
- Well, that was interesting!
After toasting so many products,
obviously you get bread crumbs that fall to the bottom,
and in order to make sure your toaster's
not gonna catch on fire from all of those bread crumbs,
you have to empty your toaster.
It's a nice little "push to open" feature.
You pull it on out, and there we've got
all of our wonderful bread crumbs!
What's the consensus here?
I feel like people enjoyed using the toaster,
but at the same time, every single person's
question kind of was, why?
It toasts bread, and toaster strudels,
and you can make a panini, but is it worth the $400?
Honestly? I don't think so.
It looks cool. It feels cool when you're using it,
but it functions just the same as any other toaster.
If you're interested in seeing
everybody's full thoughts of the toaster,
we'll be posting a uncut version on Floatplane.
So go check that out.
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Take the toaster with me!