Slice of portability: Toast your bread on the go

(Credit: World Design Market)

We've covered silly-slash-interesting concepts before, but I'm not really clear on how I should feel about this handheld portable toaster by Korean designer Been Kim. You apparently run it over your bread like a fancy butter knife and it toasts that side in your hand. An LCD readout on the back gradually tells you just how toasty your toast is getting.

The product, still a concept as far as we can tell, is apparently wireless and uses a cord-free charging system. We're not sure how practical this is or if it can replace a regular toaster, but it is a neat idea that we expect to see on the bus and street corners once it gets mass-produced. Design-wise, it looks fantastic.

The little butterflies on this portable toaster represent its heat strength.

(Credit: World Design Market)

[He_And_Him_Studios]

I want one honestly, minus the butterflies. This will revolutionize the toast industry. And I thought toast couldn't get any better.

[moretroops]

Check out the USB Toaster at the Onion Store. hilarity ensues.

[Sourdust]

Seems like this really only chars the surface of the bread so you don't end up with warm toast. It looks like you have to pass this slowly over the bread so this is the equivalent of waiting at the toaster for the bread to be done. Interesting idea and design but I imagine most people would rather throw bread into the toaster and do other things while the bread is toasting.

[Delezynski]

We live aboard our small sail boat. THIS WOULD BE GREAT!! We want one NOW!

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[jtdwab]

Elwood of the blues brothers would be after one. Now they just need to figure out how to portably make 4 fried chickens and a Coke for Jake.

[Carrick1973]

This should remain just that, a concept. So once one side is done after 5 minutes, you have to turn it over and toast the other side, while you burn your hand with the side you just toasted? By the time the second side is done, the first side is cold already. Sounds like a fail to me. As for the 5 minute duration, I would think anything quicker than that and you could burn your hand if you're not careful. I think I'd rather use a magnifying glass and the good ol' sun.

[LOGANslade]

Wow how lazy can people get, just toast it before you leave home and put it in something to stay warm. And this probably doesn't even work, like my Easy Bake Oven (what a rip-off!!) LOL

[ILLNOIZE]

Sounds like a cool new weopon, not that weopons should be considered cool.

[donatello77]

I have my doubts if it will work..