I got a Balmuda Toaster, but I'm not sure I get it.

[@randomnickify]

Don't worry mate, talk as much as you want, that why we are here.

[@joannemason5581]

I agree, I love your narration and it's what makes the videos so interesting.

[@JaxReads]

I third this. Techmoan has a way of making anything interesting. He can talk as much as he likes.

[@beverleyhicks2952]

I’m outraged that he dared to suggest skipping ahead.

[@maxhijacker]

I agree, most of us here are for the stories

[@scopeshadow4432]

I always listen to your stories, and it never bore me out.

[@Metmovie]

"I am gonna take as long as I feel like" *Proceeds to tell the epic tale of when he got his hair cut at a barber shop* This is why I watch this channel.

[@anthonygriff668]

That wasn't a barber's shop, that was a 'hair salon'.

[@msmithdev1369]

Same!

[@deathstrike]

Yes but this is a "Toaster Salon". Thank you Techmoan!!! I'll stick with my 10 dollar Walmart Black and Decker toaster. No more food salon please.

[@deathstrike]

Edit: The Balmuda must be Japanese for "Balmoney".

[@Sammie1053]

I'm flashing back to the KZbin Poops... "I don't like flossing my teeth-"

[@pinkace]

“All the controls are at the users’ end, I’m gonna take as long as I feel like”. Wow. I salute you sir. That’s how you handle dumb complaints lol

[@randykopycinski7]

I don't like to be told what to do, so I turned the holiday haircut segment to .25 speed. It felt simultaneously like a meditation on a dishonest barber, and like I was drunk while listening to someone else who was drunk.

[@dh2032]

Well he's done the "Tech" and he had a "moan" too, sow they should be happy now! :-) 🍕🥐🥯🍞🧇

[@rapmastac1362]

That's how it should be when people feel offended by something. Well that's all fine and great, the controls are at your end. You don't like what you're hearing, close your ears or go away.

[@sireuchre]

KZbin now lets you create 'chapters', which could help people skip the parts they don't like as much. Just sayin'.

[@rapmastac1362]

@@sireuchre that's shocking considering KZbin is a money hog and caters to the advertisers. I won't be surprised Premium Subscribers won't be able to skip ads soon.

[@TwistyTrav]

I love how he responds to complaints about talking too much by going on a long draw out story about relating a trip to the barber to a toaster. That was perfect! Stick it to the man!

[@stephenjmunn]

Thumbs up for "I'm going to talk as long as I like." Love it man, keep on doing you.

[@bonghits02]

1 second after hearing that is the exact second I hit the thumbs up

[@luvdady]

lol it would have only been better if he had the puppets saying it

[@prw56]

Its really strange that people like that show up here.... Oh wait they probably came for a review of whatever the product was (one of those where the guy talks fast and does jump cuts). I never thought about it till now but I legit come just to hear him talk about something, not the product itself, cause I've never heard of most any of the things he reviews.

[@fgbhrl4907]

Yeah, agreed. I don't normally comment, but don't let the whiners occupy any time in your brain.

[@erebostd]

@@bonghits02 me too 👍

[@stockicide]

"I'm gonna take as long as I feel like." Please do! Your talky bits are my favorite part.

[@ghoulofmetal]

yeah i walk videos on things i have no interest in whatsoever just to hear him talk about said thing.

[@MarriedToLetsPlay]

"you can skip forward, I'm going to take as long as i want." Just the way i like it! Don't let anyone talk you out of not sharing your stories.

[@richard7crowley]

I first misread the title as "Bermuda Toaster" where the bread disappears mysteriously. Thanks, Matt. Talk as long as you like.

[@patrickkilduff5272]

thats what I thought too

[@DavidSGrop]

Lucky you, I misheard it as "bowel mover".

[@cubkegger]

You werent the only one, I was getting ready for some eerie creepy unsolved mysteries kinda stuff. lol

[@julian-sark]

Bermuda Toaster: Nuking your bread to a crisp since 1957.

[@jeremywall5907]

It only disappears if you cut in in to triangles.........

[@ryanmitcham5522]

"I'm going to take as long as I feel like" Good, that's why I'm here. You can't please all of the people all of the time, and you can't please some of the people any of the time. You do the content you want to do, letting youtube comments influence that is a dangerous game, you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy than in youtube comments.

[@rahb1]

Or in other words, please KEEP catering to the crowd who LOVE your videos, banter, and info!

[@bdalbor]

I agree with everything you said, except the only thing worse than KZbin comments is Twitter. For the love of God, don't use Twitter.

[@patrickkilduff5272]

You are a good example of that....

[@DechenHall0104]

Amen brother!

[@DesignByKirk]

​@@rahb1 negative. i would say that, in other words, don't cater to any crowd - just make the videos you want to make.

[@Brookes79]

That hairdresser's story was worth the entrance fee alone 👍🏻🤣🤣

[@TimelordUK]

As a back street barber, I second that! No pool table, coffee machine, or mini bar, just scissors and a chair. Toast by appointment only

[@elektroger]

I don't know to much about the barber's profession and it's details (however, my grandmother actually worked most of her life in a saloon), but as far as I know, first you cut the coarse way, then you trim and adjust with the scissors where you missed something. So, he either tried to limit the outlines firs, but then, you need to do that all around, not just in the back, or he wasted some time, pretending to do work, so he could justify the price tag on the manhours, by taking the time with the money. Imagine, if he could get all work done in 5 minutes, maybe throw something fancy to it, like personalize or maybe improving the haircut, maybe some lotion... That may have sweetened the deal. This way, because of COVID-19, it's hard to cover all expenses with less customers, unless you raise the prices, especially, since in most countries, the taxes haven't got lowered and in some places, same with the rents. By the way, nice review of the toaster @Matt. I think, you managed to capture the essence. The thing with the professional reviews is, that not always cover the needs of the common people. Who knows, maybe in the future, they might improve on the design, to make it more affordable, easy to clean... more practical. As you concluded, it's just a fancy, expensive toaster, but it takes more time and not change the taste, not even a bit.

[@hadireg]

yeah, if those business are still alive, it's really concerning about the enough amount of consumers responsible for it.

[@programaths]

@@TimelordUK Well, that's nice when you can get a drink while waiting.

[@TimelordUK]

@@hadireg I'm still going! Surrounded by 9 other shops now though, but most are trendy appointment only and my customers say they can't be doing with all that. I just hope they don't start expecting toast

[@disgruntledfaerie]

1. Your hair looks sharp in this episode. 2. All reasonable people love your stories. 3. Your longest videos are among my favorite things on this tired earth. Don't change a thing!

[@MMTLP-JON]

5:35 - I only watch your channel for the extra stories. The Parents died, kids grew up & left. Health issues prevent me from leaving the house and after 20 yrs of marriage, my wife left me last week. I know it sounds like a country song...lol. So listening to your stories makes me feel like I have a friend hanging out chewing the fat. You have a very comforting voice. 👍

[@Dauthdart]

Sorry for your losses man, God bless.

[@adamziolkowski2549]

God bless you man! Stay strong and hold your head up!

[@susanfrary6880]

just discovered this channel. feel the same. hang on to your sanity - use what works!

[@danielhayes3607]

Not the place

[@sircompo]

Best. Analogy. Ever. The people that don't like listening to people talking are probably the same people that have yet to read a book. Don't ever change ❤️

[@NolanAlighieri]

I read a lot, actually, but generally don't really like KZbin videos where people waffle on too much. That said, however, I feel like Techmoan's waffle usually has a relevant point to the video and helps illustrate his complaint, so I'm not one of the people who complains about his waffle (I do complain about other KZbinr's waffle, though)

[@Tannac]

Agreed!

[@colasalbert7860]

I agree, I love the little stories Techmoan does!

[@reggiedixon2]

As long as he doesn't have a long, loud pointless intro and doesn't play music to try and disguise having nothing to add whilst padding the video out to the minimum length to meet the charging algorithm then he can waffle all he likes as far as I am concerned.

[@JaredConnell]

God gave us two ears and one mouth so youre supposed to listen twice as much as you talk. Although most people do the opposite unfortunately, and they are typically the ones you don't want to listen to in the first place lol.

[@jtmichaelson]

If you didn't talk so much, we wouldn't be here.

[@BoB4jjjjs]

Exactly right . :-))

[@GeorgeTsilikas]

Absolutely. I can listen to his soothing voice for days. Moreover, I find his reviews very thorough. Talk away Techmoan.

[@jonnycando]

Indeed…just prattle on….please…

[@andylindsaytunes]

I think he should go the opposite direction and do wordless miming.

[@thematicschematic]

I heartily agree!

[@Gappasaurus]

“Toast disco” “Bread scientist” “Crumb trap” “Toast revelation” “A life-changing toast-based experience” ...absolutely outstanding terminology, i hope they add these to future versions of the user’s manual 😆

[@AnthonyHandcock]

Shouldn't it be "Breadologist"?

[@gabotron94]

I believe they prefer "Breadonomist"

[@gizmonicman9879]

Maybe "Breadnaught"

[@rpdreviews8272]

D’ough!

[@Chris_the_Muso]

All very Douglas Adams. I wonder if Techmoan is a fan?

[@shynebox]

"There's a lot of fannying about" is what the PR Dept call "Customer Experience." Excellent content as per usual, thanks.

[@flamingdonutgamers1652]

“I’m going to talk as long as I feel like.” 😂 5:45 Your videos are not boring and by talking you make them better.👍

[@nickwilliams6062]

“I’m gonna take as long as I feel like” love it. I love your content as it is mate.

[@johnwiiu7005]

Me: Oh look a toaster review Techmoan: Let me tell you a story about how I got my hair cut! To be fair I like the stories you tell from time to time. Better than a plain review. If I wanted a plain review I could just go to the website and read it so please don't stop sharing your stories! :)

[@RaccoonHenry]

"Story Time with Mat" is always the best time. don't ever stop. it's what makes your content unique, and why we're here.

[@PhineasPhlob]

The hair cut story had me in tears. More talking please. And toast. More toast

[@bobroberts2371]

While TM is relaying his hair cutting story, I'm thinking of this scene from the movie LA Story see the clip " LA Story L'Idiot " on the channel " JJ Robinson "

[@fortherecord1569]

"...and you CALL it steamed bread, despite the fact that it's OBVIOUSLY toasted!" - Superintendent Chalmers

[@cosmicjenny4508]

It’s an Albany expression.

[@craighughes517]

Underrated comment

[@kapparomeo]

"It's a regional dialect." "Uh-huh. What region?" "Erm... riverside Tyne & Wear?" "Really? Well I'm from Blydon and I've never heard the phrase 'steamed bread'." "Oh, not from Blydon no, it's an Albany-Washington expression." "I see."

[@5roundsrapid263]

“Seymour! The house is on fire!” “Mother, it’s just the toaster!”

[@MattAllmand]

“All the controls are on the user’s end” perfect response! Love the content, people have loved good story tellers long before fancy Japanese toasters were around.

[@suionyou]

Who complains about their youtuber talking too much? talk as much as you want- love it! Those ppl need to find a written blog for their reviews then- and a chrome extension that deletes out unnecessary words to really keep it concise.

[@spugintrntl]

"I'm gonna take as long as I feel like" Hit the like button for that one. I mean I would have hit it anyway but that made me smile.

[@sonickrnd]

Same here, dude!))

[@djgstefan]

Agree

[@John_Locke_108]

And right before he said it, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's more love for The Beatles and Monty Python but I love listening to British voices.

[@spugintrntl]

@@johnsmith1474 you must be a blast at parties.

[@skullcrushers1000]

@@johnsmith1474 Saves it to your liked video playlist, gives the creator some engagement, and increases their ad revenue and how often they're in the suggested bar. Also takes .1 seconds, and is satisfying, thank you very much.

[@goclunker]

“ this bleeper talks to much” Techmoan goes on a tangent long story. Love it

[@ScottDotDot]

I loved the haircut story anyhow, so kudos to Mat for ignoring those asshats. (It really hit home with me.. I've had the Missus cutting my hair in the same "style" as his since the beginning of Virus Times and I've never looked back.)

[@4stringz.]

Best part about his channel ! 🙂

[@DOSdaze]

I'm here for the talking. You're quite good at it.

[@onometre]

Great voice too

[@stevenqirkle]

The bread in this video is quite a bit different from the bread used for toast in Japan. Bread in Japan is typically very light and fluffy white bread. The bread shown in this video looks quite a bit harder, which could give a different result.

[@edgarwalk5637]

1940's: Toaster that automatically pushes the toast down and up. --Technology Connections 2020's: What happened? --Techmoan.

[@flipclone]

i love Technology Connections, i want that old toaster he showed us.

[@johnettipio]

@@flipclone Me too

[@moldyapples]

@@flipclone I bought one on eBay, it's amazing!

[@KolomoiskyK]

May be Techmoan needs to make a toaster from different generation comparison video

[@elektroger]

@@flipclone , I'd like to se Matt doing a review on that one, but I don't think that he has a powerful enough step-down converter for that. That marvelous machine eats up probably 1kW on 110V AC... Maybe less.

[@gaefrogge5806]

"Dickin about the back'a'me hair" 🤣 I love it

[@Noosh_noot]

Ikr lol

[@bened22]

5:44 - Thank god! Don't ever let them bully you into changing the flow of your videos! :)

[@yokumato]

We use the toaster daily (in Tokyo now). This toaster excels with very thick bread (even frozen), also with stuff that does not fit a regular vertical toaster, like frozen pizza. Yes, there is hype in all Balmuda products, mostly due to the looks rather than the real features, the toaster however works. This toaster was made for most fussy customer market,Japan.Here, one white bread slice can fetch 1 usd or more (branded of course) so there you go, that is Balmuda country. Great video by the way!

[@SockyNoob]

Thanks for the clarification.

[@josuelservin]

Less talk?! Nonsense, that's why I'm here for, I like and appreciate your insight and the way you take your time to convey it. P.S. Now, what I want is more puppets!

[@GoldenPickaxe]

same i miss the puppets

[@RomelioSanz]

Flippin eck!!

[@dandavis8500]

"I'm going to take as long as I like" Tell em, Boss.

[@johntester6455]

Positive points: "I like the clicky sound". Absolute brutality.

[@TheBauwssss]

I don't think it was meant sarcastically, I think he genuinely appreciates the oldschool sound of a timer marking the passage of time. If the click isn't deafening I'm inclined to agree with Matt; I find the soft rhitmic clicking sounds produced by an active garden variety timer (I mean an analog, pendulum-based ⏳) to be a very welcome presence, a great ambiance enhancer, and a soothing reminder of the all the delicious things currently cooking in the kitchen with an inevitable and very intimate meetup with my taste receptors in its destiny. 😋 delicieux!

[@johntester6455]

@@TheBauwssss I'm pretty sure it wasn't sarcastic either. Just saying if that's the only positive thing, it's pretty damning.

[@TheBauwssss]

@@johntester6455 aha, I see, so basically it's just a ~£300 glorified kitchen timer for people with money trees! 😁 In that case, yes absolute brutality indeed 🎯💩

[@IDonotknow-u5g]

haha, agree with your opinion 100%. I am a Korean chef who works in Australia for over 10 years. My folks(Korean folks) have some difficulties when they cook some of western bread based recipe. They don't have certain bar of making bread. I know I need to care about my tone but it's true. They willing to fix some details about steaming rice (ex, put some more of water or less in rice cooker), but when they hit up some bread, they can't think about adding some water on the side of combi. All my respect, this is not about racial thing! I am also a Korean who just lived in Australia for long time. When Balmuda toaster was popped up in Korean market, I also heard it could be kind of marketer's triumph of Balmuda company. The verbal marketing is huge in Korea nowadays. As a evidence, Balmuda launched a branch in Korea for only Korean consumers. That's not usual thing. Korean market is not big enough to expend branches like Chinese market. Personally speaking, this gadget is overrated and too expensive thing to consider of its own function. Sorry about my English if you are not comfy with my English writing.

[@phrayzar]

I must admit that I've never thought " I wish this toast took much longer and cost lots of money" The Dyson marketing effect in action.

[@bonghits02]

This is totally what this is, the "Dyson Toaster Oven". He must be kicking himself after seeing this one!

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Except my Dyson cordless vac, while pricey, actually functions as intended. This toaster is a world class POS.

[@toomanymarys7355]

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH Dyson worked extremely badly for the first decade or so that it existed. The max suction was terrible, so it didn't much matter that it didn't drop, and it broke if you had long hair and couldn't be fixed affordably.

[@tylisirn]

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH The toaster also functioned as intended: It made toast. It did it in the most convoluted way you could think of, but it made toast that was indistinguishable from regular toast.

[@RealBradMiller]

My mom is obsessed with Dyson. Meanwhile I have this five dollar Goodwill Hoover that dosen't shut itself off every ten seconds.

[@jamescorrall6535]

Boo to the naysayers, the Techmoan "old man stories" are part of the channels ambience. But to stretch the toast/hair analogy a bit: I have long thick hair (I've not bothered to have it cut since before lockdown) and with my hair it is possible to truly cock it up and I need to go to someone else to get it "repaired (this has happened at least twice). Hair as short at Mat's just needs running over with the clippers and even trying to do something with scissors is kinda pointless. Maybe this is the kind of thing where you need to have like a hand made sourdough to see the difference and supermarket bread will make supermarket toast no matter what you do with it.

[@kimh9736]

That's right Techmoan, those naysayers can find some other channels, be yourself we love you just the way you are! Keep up the good work!

[@dcflake5645]

I have long hair and have been cutting it myself since my teens. Maybe that's why I'm single. I need to get a toaster oven.

[@squattingheads]

cant really find any naysayers in the comments. Strawmen?

[@Hazelcake]

As far as I can tell as a Lidl employee, this is all Lidl bakery bread. All of it comes in frozen, almost completely baked. The ovens used are kinda similar to this, using steam during the process. Pretty sure all they really do for the bread atleast is defrost it. I wouldn't say it's a good benchmark for anything!

[@arthurdanielles4784]

'Hair as short as Mat's needs..' Point made and relevant. Does not apply to all with hair full stop! However for those it does apply to, I cut my hair with clippers and it saves me a small fortune. In the past I used a local barber who was an Italian and a real professional BUT so much cheaper than a lot of these salon places. Mat was right that there are a lot of suspect 'hair cutters' out there. Note the absence of the word 'barber' as most of them? 👀

[@mergenbeen]

I love your stories!!! Plus, the beard really looks great, keep it!

[@TheRausing1]

The channel is literally you talking. Why anyone who doesn’t enjoy that would watch in the first place is a mystery to me.

[@joshw8555]

I'm here for the tech

[@danielzuranich4469]

I'm here for this man's anecdotes, tech, and anecdotes about tech.

[@eskallagrimsson]

It's literally what I enjoy about his channel. His stories are relevant and add context. It's not like he rambles on needlessly. I wish I had his knack for it.

[@zeruty]

He should replace whoever is hosting Top Gear these days

[@M364A]

@@zeruty it cannot work

[@Ad-skip]

"Toast Disco" is not a phrase I expected to hear this weekend.

[@limerent72]

My S.O. is sleeping, you just made me silently lol.

[@flyingninja1234]

Toast Disco was very popular in the 70s.

[@PongoXBongo]

@@flyingninja1234 IKR? Everybody was kung fu toasting!

[@greenaum]

Oooh I'd go to a night like that! All the lovely buttery toast you can scoff, a drink and maybe a bit of dancing, but not too much, and then back to toast. Toast nights might be how I make my millions. Or I might not bother. If I hadn't thought Bitcoin was a load of faff I'd be a millionaire now, except I wouldn't cos I'd have cashed in when it was worth 50 quid, so as ever somebody else would be. I'll let someone else start a toast disco since it's your idea, just send me a couple of tickets. People can wear little butter knives on chains round their necks, just like the 70s when it was spoons.

[@sailaab]

🤗😎

[@EvilErwin23]

Now i want a Techmoan and Technology Connections coss over: The search for the best toaster ;-) P.S: Techmoan, talk as much as you want in these videos. I want to hear your opinion on the video topic. And if you have a anecdote to tell all the better.

[@eviebr83]

I didn't realize how much I need this till now!

[@dancingwiththedogsdj]

That'd probably end up as my favorite channel, just ahead of these goofy Technology Connections and Techmoan channels. ❤️☺️

[@pintaco4299]

I second the collaboration idea

[@qwertyTRiG]

Technology Connections seems pretty certain that he's already found the best toaster. And he may be right.

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@idkanymore3382 I don't follow him (or anyone) on Twitter, but I'm pleased to hear that.

[@acehighdan]

forget about the assholes that think you talk too much, they can leave, the rest of us will stay, i happen to like how you go into detail in your videos, it really adds to the production value of your videos and shows just how much you care in making quality factual content. keep on bringing us more videos just as great as this one. Thanks for the great Content, greetings from Canada

[@BertGrink]

This Dane concurs.

[@niclaskarlin]

And Sweden here. This is too stereotypical...

[@AmberAmber]

This other 🇨🇦 also agrees. *PS* 30 Helens agree too... (a lil' 🇨🇦Humour - Kids In The Hall, yeah?)

[@niclaskarlin]

@@AmberAmber Remember! And I have a new Canadian favourite: Trailer park Boys!

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

This delightfully delicate compliment reminds me of that joke about opinions...

[@bitrot42]

This has the feel of an "audiophile" product... It's expensive, fussy, and has graphs in the manual, but in the end it isn't much different. That said, I _wanted_ to believe it could bring me exciting new toast experiences, so thank you for keeping me from being tempted.

[@programaths]

I have a Sennheizer (had to look at headset side to spell it correctly ^^) and a friend who thought that was bullshit turned hi head when heard a sound on his right. It's not even on the expensive side... Now, if you don't have proper hearing, then that's completely moot. Kind of the same with food and taste. Most people don't have full taste, so, they quickly say that food is bland. In the end, the best is to try out. For toasters, unfortunately it's not really possible. But for audio equipment and some food, some shop allow to test! Then you've products that seems really good, even when you test them. Then later, you discover it's pure shit. Lighting equipment fall in that category. When you learn about CRI, you don't look at lighting with variable color the same way and you understand why some people buy a white light with gels. So, to benefit from prosumer products, you already need to have some understanding or abilities. Note that I can't say anything about the Balmuda Toaster. My point is that you should not brush away specialized products as "gimicky".

[@programaths]

@@electrictroy2010 If you have a low signal-to-noise ratio (more noise than data), then throughput decreases a lot and sound can be garbled as a result. So, you may want gold plated if you don't want the connector to act as an antenna, heat, or corrode. (and equally spaced rods are really good to amplify caught signals. Hence why antennas look like rattles!) Also, an antenna can emit too. So, you don't want back channels. (Two equipment communicating when they shouldn't)

[@erikwilliams8610]

Steam (pan of water) is actually great for toaster ovens but apparently not for toast likely because it cooks so quickly it doesn't have time to dry out much but when used to fully cook raw food to completion they tend to function somewhat like dehydrators especially when using convection. Adding steam softens the food, cooks it more evenly, and helps prevent sticking especially without oil or less oil it can dramatically improve results, but it can be finicky as there aren't recipes for it and all machines are different. One thing to try is covering food fresh from the toaster oven to lock in the steam for five to ten minutes to rehydrate and release the food. It's a game changer for oil free you often don't need non stick cookware and I tend to only use stainless and ceramic now.

[@_--_--_]

@@electrictroy2010 The only purpose of gold plating on cables is corrosion resistance. I literally had standard nickel plated cables where the contacts completely corroded away while laying 10yrs in some box, now go plug that into something and rub all that abrasive corroded oxide against the contacts of the equipment, which are almost always gold plated for longevity, now you sentenced that equipment (or atleast that specific port) to certain death in a couple yrs as the previously protecting gold plating is rubbed off, but worse there is no nickel plating, so you exposed bare copper which corrodes super quick. Now I may be an extreme case because we have humidity here regularly in the range of 70-90%, so stuff corrodes super quick here, but still even in dryer places corrosion can happen over time. Gold plating is super cheap, it costs cents for the manufacturer, and if you pay a premium for it, thats on you.

[@testname4464]

@@programaths You got the hurr durr six hundgeos by yer ol mate senny?

[@TristanSamuel]

Moral of both stories: Don't make things more complicated than they need to be.

[@nickwallette6201]

As simple as possible, and no simpler. :-)

[@5roundsrapid263]

KISS: “Keep It Simple, Stupid.”

[@moneyprofessional]

The barber story was hilarious. Great video. I love it when you find a pretentious product and call it out.

[@enp82003]

I'm glad this guy "talks too fucking much" it's interesting as hell and he explains points well!

[@mukiex4413]

Seriously, if most of us minded the "stories", this dood wouldn't have a million subs. The comment section often obfuscates how much people like a channel.

[@xgford94]

I still enjoyed the burn he gave the Whiny trolls

[@icowrich]

I'm not saying this makes it worth the money, but the obvious difference between this and any other toaster is that items don't come out overly dry. That's it. Nothing fancy about it, necessarily. But when I put a day old pastry in this or a croissant, it's considerably better than a dried out leftover.

[@keiffitz689]

“This’s gonna be quite a story” turns up volume

[@whatsnewscrotumcat.]

YEAH TOAST!!! #BobAndTom 😆

[@bassmandanmartin3700]

@@whatsnewscrotumcat. Heywood Banks was always a great guest on Bob & Tom!

[@whatsnewscrotumcat.]

@@bassmandanmartin3700 yeah...those were the good days. 🙃

[@antoniogambarelli6829]

@@whatsnewscrotumcat. bb

[@Zenodilodon]

" I'm going to take as long as I feel like " You do that, it's your channel and you're the captain.

[@darkowloffroad]

"Like Edward Scissorhands dickin' about.." Cheers sir, ya made me spit my coffee

[@briangriffin5701]

Coffee, not tea?

[@richie4830]

Stella for me.

[@eNodeTG]

Smirnoff hidden in a paper bag over here.

[@snoopdogie187]

Just saying, the best barber that I went to was an older guy, close to retiring, working out of a little room on the side of a pizza place. He wasn't in a rush, but didn't charge what I felt was a high amount. Also friendly. The only downside was that he smoked and you could tell that. The hair cut was spot on, not a single hair out of place. After he was forced out of his little room, I tried another place that was recommended in this area, and the hair cut was no where was good, although still cut, and the price was about the same. There was just something about how that one guy did hair that made it stand out.

[@channelwoodgrange]

Screw the whiners. The majority of us tune in to this channel **specifically** to hear your stories about the product you're reviewing.

[@ZGryphon]

"Balmuda" sounds like someone's attempt to recreate Her Majesty's Scottish estate on a certain mid-Atlantic island.

[@inshadowz]

Presumably the “Balmuda Triangle” is where the enhanced experience of using this toaster goes to disappear.

[@Christopher-N]

First Pepperpot: Balmuda! Second Pepperpot: Why did you say Balmuda? First Pepperpot: I panicked.

[@the3dom]

Translated to former Yugoslavia languages it's something like 'scrotum ball/dance/fair'. Very silly

[@mikhailozingin1212]

In Russian this sounds like a hybrid of two offensive words as well. That's why they don't even bother to ship this marvel to our country.

[@mikhailozingin1212]

@@the3dom Silly but fun!

[@hermannabt8361]

"My Japanese toaster." "Imported from South Korea." "Made in China" Sticker

[@Tejvir7]

?

[@adelalsaffar7762]

🤣

[@HorseWithNoBane]

Insert Pitbull "Mr. Worldwide" here.

[@omysan]

Reviewed in England Available in the US *Bread made with flour from EU and non EU sources # Love that Globalization

[@krcsirke]

One time it was all part of Japan, so why not.

[@alejandrovilla3655]

Gets complaints about talking too much. Tells you a story. What a legend.

[@mpersad]

Genuinely funny video. Personally I love the chat! Quote - " I'm no bread scientist!". I will definitely be using that!

[@johngoodson5323]

I want the t-shirt

[@jimbo573]

I laughed at "toast disco".

[@TJMack-]

I laughed at the tripe stall comment.

[@philollenberg]

I was really hoping the puppets would come back when he referenced his wife reviewing the toast. 🤞

[@sonijam]

I also miss the puppets!

[@petersmith9530]

@@sonijam yeah me too

[@plainswell]

Moar puppets!

[@nfijef]

Somehow expected to see them too! My intuition needs an upgrade;)

[@owensmith7530]

I miss the puppets too. We need a petition to bring back the puppets! PS. why did they disappear in the first place? Does it take too long to make those sections?

[@dwaynezilla]

Your brand of videos is why I am here. The amount of words you use is always perfect because they're the ones you want to say. And I've always appreciated and looked forward to your take on the topics. I mean, you've passed the million sub mark so I would consider that evidence that you're doing things right.

[@UkeofCarl]

That haircut story was phrased so well. My favourite KZbin vid so far!

[@cameronmalchow1837]

Check out the one from Mitsubishi, it's all this and a panini maker

[@lagtvfan2128]

Matt: "I'm going to talk as long as I like." Toaster: "I'm going to take as long as I like."

[@CalamityJames.]

So long as it's not the toaster that's talking. "Howdy doodly do! How's it going? I'm Talkie, Talkie Toaster, your chirpy breakfast companion! Talkie's the name, toasting's the game. Anyone like any toast?"

[@lagtvfan2128]

@@CalamityJames. Toaster puppet anyone?

[@IlBiggo]

@@CalamityJames. Eddie the shipboard computer has joined the chat.

[@BeaverIAB]

@@CalamityJames. Look, *I* don't want any toast, and *he* doesn't want any toast. In fact, no one around here wants any toast. Not now, not ever. NO TOAST.

[@danthebikeguy447]

@@BeaverIAB How 'bout a muffin?

[@MurcuryEntertainment]

Techmoan: is an in depth tech review channel People: "This guy talks too much"

[@NopWorks]

While I love this channel and really love his stories, I can see where those people are coming from. I've came across so many channels these days that try to dance around the topic and stretch their video for as long as possible for ad revenue, making the video repetitive and boring.

[@trublgrl]

No one is going to buy this space toaster. The reason we are watching is because we love the presenter. I really get a lift just seeing something new is added to the channel. These videos are a respite from the frenetic pace of life and the hyperbolic KZbin standards. He's not reviewing Graphics cards or CPU's where all that really matter are the numbers. These videos are like visiting a friend.

[@NopWorks]

​@@gerasene_demoniac Yes, Techmoan does not do that, but people who've just stumbled upon his video for the first time could misinterpret what's going on here.

[@talon262]

@@NopWorks And I'm sure that a lot of those "complaints" about Mat talking too long is people trying to troll for the lulz.

[@ohnoitschris]

Techmoan: -speaks clearly and eloquently -never uses obnoxious stock music while talking -never goes into TMI territory (e.g. talking about his sex life) -never brings up politics -never brings up religion -doesn't curse -doesn't feud -doesn't act superficial -doesn't shill for the popular cause-of-the-day -doesn't virtue signal -doesn't guilt trip his viewers -doesn't sugar coat his reviews -doesn't have obnoxious guests (or any, for that matter) -doesn't dress like a teenager -doesn't afraid of anything And that's why he's my favorite youtuber

[@oc2phish07]

I can only speak for myself (obviously) but you definitely do NOT talk too much Matt. I think your videos are spot-on with exactly the right balance between technical content, anecdotal stories and subjective opinion. I love them.

[@legoman29981]

But the "too much talking" is the reason why we're here

[@davidfbarney]

Agreed

[@monkeytennis7477]

Exactly!

[@nutsnproud6932]

Thanks for the review Mat. I don't think I will buy one. I bought a used mechanical Sunbeam toaster as reviewed by Technology Connections. No electronics and frozen bread toasts perfectly too.

[@bigbrothertw]

thats an excellent toaster, amazing how innovative it was for the time

[@NoiseStaticBlur]

Yeah I wanted to buy one but it turns out that it's now a "famous collectible toaster" thanks to the video and there's no way I'm buying a 600$ electrical hazard. Goddamn ebay scalpers

[@GronTheMighty]

"Hang on for 30 minutes please, i have to clean the mineral build-up out of the toaster before we can cook in it" lol

[@derricksnead9697]

I personally like hearing your stories and extensive explanations! That’s what I’m here for. Also to see some cool tech and learn about some older technologies and formats. But Im here to hear what you have to say, that’s the whole point. Thanks for all the entertainment man, you do you! I’ll continue to support ya! And Im sure a lot of others agree and will as well.

[@rafaeltogami]

Been here for so long that you talking ("too much") seems like having a chat with an old friend. Also loved the cheese jigsaw...

[@fitnesswithsteve]

Finally an appliance I can make steamed hams with.

[@wrenchmonkey3920]

just won't be the same as they make in Albany.

[@FerHivore]

As an added bonus, the construction is rigorous enough to withstand any electrical interference caused by aurora borealis occurring in your kitchen.

[@chopin65]

Simpson's reference?

[@jonat_gabl]

@@wrenchmonkey3920 Am from Albany, no steamed hams here, just small frankfurters on buns with meat sauce. (Also, mozzarella sticks with raspberry sauce, but that's a flavor sensation that I'm not particularly a fan of.)

[@wrenchmonkey3920]

@@jonat_gabl We have salt potatoes in Syracuse. boring.

[@GregProbert1971]

Talk more, it's the best bits! Seriously though, love all your insights into the products. Keep up the good work and keep talking 👍

[@RobinsonTechnologies]

Hey, we have that toaster! I told the wife about your conclusion on the steaming feature and she seemed insulted by your lack of conviction. She's adamant there is a big difference when using it. Suggesting it might just be a placebo effect could put my bodily well being at risk so I smiled and backed away.

[@nataliekate2176]

I love that everyone is so passionate about loving Mat’s talking! We all love it - keep it up dude 👏🏼👏🏼

[@SuperScottCrawford]

"Do you have an appointment?" is THE definition of an "out" falling on your lap.

[@Emptiness_Machine_2001]

I don't get it. Where I live, you really can't get into a barber without an appointment in most cases, and if you can, you need to wait like forever. Is it such a different story in other countries or regions?

[@colinpye1430]

An appointment is the first sign of high expense. When the title is Stylist, you can expect the charge to be 5x…

[@blunderingfool]

@@Emptiness_Machine_2001 Over here in England the standard is... rock up, wait, hair gets cut, pay, leave.

[@Emptiness_Machine_2001]

@@blunderingfool Could work here too, you only would need to wait for like 1-2h and hope that somebody misses their appointment. So... I always make appointments at the hairdresser/barber/whatever...

[@JosephXFS]

Here in the U.S. most barber shops are still walk in businesses. At least in the south west.

[@carfreakUSA]

"A lot of palaver and at the end of it you just get toast" Sounds a lot like what happened every time I asked my mum if we could stop at a McDonald's as a kid haha

[@carfreakUSA]

@monsieurtechnical the palaver was coming from me and my sister though lol We didn't have much money so we got the classic "we have food at home". Didn't kill us though and sometimes we did go to McD, but as a kid of course I wanted to eat burgers every day lol

[@carfreakUSA]

@@GrrAargh1 That's true, and healthier on top of that!

[@tamas7555]

I just subscribed and like the talk. Finally its a content not too shallow not too nerdy. Just the right amount of information. I was interested in repairing audio and landed on a toaster video 😂😂

[@JayDecayAE]

Your stories are the best part of your videos. I like your puppet skits, also.

[@DidYouReadEULA]

5:21 Screw them. I enjoy your videos and learning, and prefer the longer videos.

[@ffsireallydontcare]

At that price did it say "Howdie doodlie do! How's it going? I'm TALKIE! Talkie toaster, your chirpy breakfast companion. Talkie's the name, toasting's the game. Anyone like any toast?"

[@misterthegeoff9767]

got £350 I'd want it to butter it, plate it, deliver it to me in bed and shut up about whether I want a toasted teacake at the first request as well.

[@MoultrieGeek]

"I toast, therefor I am"

[@errorgorilla]

Look, I don't want any toast, and he doesn't want any toast. In fact, no-one around here wants any toast!

[@bladeofzorro1932]

I would want something more than that. " Oh, hello, You want some toast?, don't talk to me about toast. I was parking cars yesterday. I have the brain the size of a planet and you want me to make toast. Nobody cares. I have a pain in my diodes all down my left hand side. if anyone is interested. No?, I guess I'll just sit in the corner of the kitchen and turn myself off then..." The day could only get better !

[@D45Z]

😂

[@damouze]

Really, the first thing that popped into my head while watching this video: "Would you like some toast?" And then a guy from Liverpool telling you that he does not want any toast, croissants, crumpets, etc...

[@polbecca]

Ah, so you're a waffle guy?

[@TwoWholeWorms]

"I'll take as long as I want" Too bloody right, mate!

[@anotheruser9876]

That Balmuda oven has a better turn indicator than any BMW I've seen

[@protogen_boi]

bmw's have turn indicators?

[@anotheruser9876]

@@protogen_boi 🤣

[@RCAvhstape]

@@protogen_boi They do, but the owner's manual says not to use them. Beemer drivers have a reputation to maintain.

[@lagautmd]

@@protogen_boi Who knew?

[@andreasu.3546]

@@protogen_boi They have the appropriate switch, but it connects to the high beams.

[@citizenerased1992]

In all my years of watching i've never heard the mystical 'Mrs Moan' mentioned this much in any one video

[@chriswalford4161]

I think she’s the unseen STAR! 🌟✨ It’s probably a near-full time task trying to work out where to keep all Mr Moan’s artefacts.🙂

[@nkt1]

We used to see quite a bit of Mrs Hubnut, and look what happened there.

[@Gransonec]

I think that he's the second husband of Maris Crane. Of course, Maris is mentioned. But, not seen.

[@munnsie100]

Mat, you could never talk too much. Your wealth of information, thorough analysis and opinion on things are a few reasons why I have watched your channel for so long. I am sure this is the same for most of your subscribers. The barber story is a perfect analogy for this appliance!

[@dannowell269]

That description of the barber was so good. "One of those kind of places"

[@trinidad17]

Hey man why have a good 15 min hair cut, when you can have a 1 hour "experience". I can't count the times they left me with an awfully bad haircut in places like that, I was treated like a king, but turns out the jesters were running the shop.

[@jw4321]

🤣Toast Disco! It’s gems like that keep me tuning in! I also appreciate that you don’t ask “what’s up” at the start like 99% of the reviewers do. Carry on!

[@binface9]

5:49 good for you Mat! Your trademark wit is the USP of this channel for me

[@JanChrissD]

The idea seams to be to recreate the backing process used by professional backeries. There, a bowl of water is set in the oven with the bread during the first part of bakeing (modern bakers ovens have a steaming machanism build in for that purpose). This leads to the crust not forming imideately wich is important because otherwise the bread would form a crust whilst still expanding. breaking the crust again wich would make the bread look ugly. Also it helpes with bakeing the bread evenly since this way the outer parts are cooled by the water evaporating again so that you don't get a unbaked in the middle, burned on the outside result I sometimes moisten stale bread before troasting it in a normal toaster - workes well for me.

[@Youchubeswindon]

Spritzing stale bread before putting it in a £20 toaster isn't worth £250.

[@stevewaller6577]

Techmoan effect is occurring again, I am now making cheese on toast.

[@insainllama]

The pizza feature shows that they did their market research when bringing it to the US. Lolol

[@paulleach225]

My 14 year old son always asks what I'm watching. I say "a proper Dad's channel". Your story was the perfect example of that. Keep it up!

[@travis1240]

Seems to me that this would be good for making breadsticks or small baguettes from fresh dough, since it's basically a steam oven.

[@NyanyiC]

I thought so as well

[@eskallagrimsson]

I was thinking that as well but I couldn't imagine making one small enough to actually fit in it. Go through the process of making a 2 ounce baguette? Lol.

[@TRLTheRandomLab]

"You know what they say, all toasters.... toast toast!" - Mario

[@Memorywholed]

Best comment

[@TheStuffMade]

I often spray my bread with water before it goes in the oven, especially for something like frozen baguettes, it comes out nice and crispy that way.

[@gubr]

Yeah that is the home hair clipping version that actually works...

[@robfenwitch7403]

Part baked baguettes? I just bung them under the tap before 'baking'.

[@briero]

I always give my nan breads a quick splash of water before I heat them up.

[@XSpamDragonX]

@@gubr This thing has thousands of happy customers around the world. It's not meant for the average person, it's an expensive, niche toaster oven specifically designed to meet the needs of bread fanatics who wanna be able to buy a dozen buns at a time from their local bakery and have them taste as good by the end of the week as they did when you got them. The whole toast angle is just an obnoxious attempt at appealing to the mass market with viral toast recipes.

[@XSpamDragonX]

@@mattmurphy7030 its not meant for toast, its meant for whole buns and small loaves of bread that you bought the other day but you want it to taste fresh. also youre completelt ignore the fact that the japanese people buying this thing mostly dont have ovens in their apartments and are used to relying on electric stovetops for almost all of their home cooking. Not to mention he didn't even use any of the manual settings and just expected it to toast his British style bread perfectly withiut any adjustments, with a device designed to give as much fine control as possible. How many times does he need go sound confused and admit he doesnt know what hes doing for you to realise he just shouldnt have reviewed a product he knew nothing about and had zero interest in actually learning how to use. god these videos are so annoying, I wish he would stick to tech he actually understands

[@Thermalions]

"I'm gonna take as long as I feel like" ... and the audience cheered!

[@hrcustom]

This toaster is in great demand among young women in Japan and Korea, while it feels too expensive for men to buy. And I heard it works great with Japanese-style bread which is way silkier than western-style bread. I think it is the design that BALMUDA products gained their popularity for.

[@PNM_79]

Mat, never change mate! I've been watching your videos since 2010. I always look forward to new vids, and talk as much as you want. Regards Nick

[@vintageretro83]

The whole reason I am watching your videos is to "Listen to you talk".

[@Fairyfink]

How can you be accused of being boring or talking too much when you invite us to a TOAST DISCO!

[@imranahmad2733]

Sounds like something the Red Dwarf toaster would enjoy and love.

[@sjmort]

"a life changing toast based experience" wiping tears from my eyes.