Our friends over at Pangea Brands sent us their Darth Vader toaster to check out! Riley and I, and Teresa’s (of our own Star Wars Bookworms) Ewoks, whom I’m babysitting, had way too much fun testing it and making Star Wars toast!
Firstly I have to say that Ewoks, while incredibly cute, can be kind of terrifying. You get the feeling that they eat the Stormtroopers they cross paths with (where else would that get all that bone jewelry!?), so you have to keep them entertained and well fed when babysitting them. If you do that, they make wonderful, adorable house-guests, and if not, well, let’s just say I don’t take chances. So Teresa’s Ewoks (I’m their unofficial Auntie Bethany) had to get in on the fun.
They made very short work of the sandwich.
As described on their site, this toaster will make a “striking addition to any kitchen counter.” Unsurprising, as Darth Vader is quite proficient at ‘striking’ terror into the hearts of friend and foe alike. It is made of heavy duty black plastic, with the inside being metal. It arrived quite well and safely packaged, and I opened it quite eagerly!
It came in it’s own box with instructions (which I was too excited to read at first), and I was able to start using the toaster immediately.
The toaster has a turning knob at the back allowing you to choose how dark or light you want the toast (or waffles, frozen pancakes, hamburger buns or English muffins) to turn out.
The toast turned out quite well, and more clearly than the picture above that I took shows (the picture is a little blurry, and I like my toast pretty lightly done). Here’s a picture from Pangea’s website:
The toaster itself weighs just over four pounds, and measures 12″ X 10.7″ X 8.4″. Some further details are listed below:
• Toasts: Bread, Waffles, English Muffins, or Toaster Pastry
• Compact Two-Slice Toaster with Cool-Touch Housing Reheat, Defrost, and Quick Stop Function
• Adjustable Thermostat
• Automatic Manual Switch-Off
• Removable Crumb Tray for Easy Cleaning
• Power Supply: 110-120V 60Hz 570-680W
• Officially Licensed
The toaster is very well detailed, and appears and is shaped very much like Darth Vader’s helmet, which surprised me a little because, well, toaster…. Toasters don’t seem very congruous to the shape of a helmet, but I was wrong!
“Care for some toast Oh Imperial Officer?”
Me enjoying a day of sunshine, a new haircut, Star Wars toast, and working on Star Wars Report stuff (followed by swimming in the pool in the background). All in all, this is a really fun kitchen addition for any Star Wars fan, worked quite well, and looks surprisingly well detailed! The Darth Vader toaster can be purchased here.
