How does a toaster turn bread golden?
Toast's Golden Dance
How does a toaster turn bread golden?
You drop bread into the toaster, push the lever down, and wait. Two minutes later: pop! Golden toast, crispy edges, warm all through. But what just happened in there? Let's peek inside that little metal box and find out.
Inside every toaster, hidden behind those slots, are thin wires called heating elements. When you push the lever down, electricity flows through these wires. The wires fight against the electricity — and that fight creates heat. Lots of heat. The wires start glowing red-hot, like the coils on an electric stove.
