credit to u/shittyretrocomps on reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt/comments/1jyacoo/have_you_ever_tried_to_make_toast_but_your/
Also, read this: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/
When I bought my house in ‘21, I thought my dad was just being an old kook when he told me not to get rid of the fully functional Speed Queen washer and dryer. I wish I’d listened… some of the fancy mid/high-end appliances we bought broke irreparably just days after their warranties expired.
I live in an apartment building. They recently replaced all the old washers and driers with brand new models. There hasn't been a full month where all the machines were working at the same time. I told the company that owns and services them that they should just get the repairman an apartment in the building.
The kicker is that my brother worked as a repairman for the washer/dryer company at the time. I’m still kicking myself.
Laundry machines are like the one thing I won't consider upgrading until they fail irreparably. It's not like house guests are ever going to see or interact with them like kitchen appliances
I can't believe you got rid of a Speed Queen.