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wizzskk8 t1_jdwhixr wrote

Show us the inside. Her readiness to go looks questionable!

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DestroyerOfIphone t1_jdwhrr5 wrote

buffing wheel with exhaust polish would have this thing looking fresh.

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apjak t1_jdwjkaz wrote

Laptop from hell.

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johnyyhopkins t1_jdwkktx wrote

I don't understand where it starts and where it ends. That being said, you may have been the first person to have ever made a panini in 1991

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zilog88 t1_jdx0946 wrote

Replying to jaymz668 (#2,397,371)

That's not it. These appliances used to have a heat resistant hammer paint, which starts to peel off after a decade or so and for whichever reasons the metal underneath rusts quite a lot, just like on the photo above. But in general I agree that OP may want to get it coated in a nice new layer of heat resistant paint.

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lord31173 t1_jdx3xxg wrote

I mean sure congratulations but clean it up maybe?

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Slugnutty2 t1_jdx3yfk wrote

Damn 32 years is a LOOOONNNNGGGGG time to heat up, at least you hade ample time to think about what you were going to make...

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LOL

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SilverDem0n t1_jdx7rzs wrote

That thing is battered to hell and back, so I have... Sympathy for the Breville!

Yes, I hold a valid Dad Joke licence.

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Bake_jouchard t1_jdxddqa wrote

Damn setup instruction must have been worse then ikea if it took 32 years to get it ready to go.

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vagabonne t1_jdxdqe7 wrote

Tbh I’d keep it if I were you. Nothing is built to last at this point, if you “upgrade” you’ll have to replace it every couple of years. Just clean it and keep it up.

If you don’t want it, I might.

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Netsurfer_x2 t1_jdxhthv wrote

Break out the metal polish, get her all shiny again, put some nice clear (heat resistant!) lacquer & she'll be a pretty lady again.

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CaravelClerihew t1_jdxi2hi wrote

I get what your title is saying, but it does imply that your sandwich press took 32 years to heat up.

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reggionh t1_jdxo1a0 wrote

meanwhile my breville microwave is dead after only 2 years. i don’t recommend this brand at all.

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wahnsin t1_jdxobhb wrote

I once inherited a cheap plastic one from my little sister. It had been in use for maybe 1-2 years. I wanted to see whether the plates could be switched out with new / different ones. Opened it up. You know how there's a tiny bit of space where the plates end and the case starts? Well, turns out cheese doesn't just get stuck in that, it flows straight on through. And so do grease and crumbs and all other gooey goodness. Had some kind of sci fi alien world living under those plates, from the looks of it. Pink and green and yellow and black and somehow simultaneously slimy and crusty. Yeghhhh.

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TurboLasagne t1_jdxv5tr wrote

Sad to say that new Breville items are trash. In the last 6 years or so i've lost TWO of the newer Breville sandwich presses, the heater elements stopped working in one, and the other would lose power intermittently, making it useless. Now i have a Russell Hobbs sandwich press that is going strong at 2 years old. But i do not recommend a new Breville sandwich press.

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MGPS t1_jdxxaba wrote

If that is chrome, you can crumple up some aluminum foil and rub it on it and it will remove all that rust. Old hot rod / bicycle builder trick.

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ZeboSecurity t1_jdy0erm wrote

I have the same one that I got with credit card reward points 30 years ago, it's still in near mint condition and we use it a few times a week.

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Domain98 t1_jdy0sgz wrote

Find a place to get her laser cleaned, the iron deserves another chance

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nicskins t1_jdy44el wrote

This does seem like a peculiar buy for an 18 year old. Makes me wonder what other strange buys you’ve made over the years.

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ArmNo210 t1_jdy53ya wrote

Can you remember how much you paid for it? That’s so cool

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Amy-Too t1_jdygbpf wrote

Why did you buy a sandwich iron at 18? You're about my age, and the first time I heard about sandwich irons was when the panini craze hit (2002?).

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squidgeyyy t1_jdynqdk wrote

Nice but she needs a good clean with barkeepers friend

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Funktron3000 t1_jdyufix wrote

Ready to go a few more rounds! Send that bad Larry here before you throw it away. I bet it’s got another 30 good years left

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Some_Ad934 t1_jdz2b1c wrote

So you have used the same toaster for 32 years ? You nasty fuck

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veryabnormal t1_jdz38x4 wrote

Mm. brev. I have an old one too. It was old in the 80s. I usually treat it with respect as it is tries to kill me with its cheese ray.

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RoughhouseCamel t1_jdz7evg wrote

“32 years isn’t ‘for life’. Call us when it’s a lifetime, bro”

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MagicBez t1_jdzav7h wrote

I have this exact same model, mine's been going about 11 years so looks a lot shinier but also seems to be BIFL

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Longtimefed t1_je24pct wrote

Very nice. If there’s one thing I can’t abide it’s a wrinkly sandwich.

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-SQB- t1_je269ls wrote

Please send it to a restoration channel such as OddTinkering.

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mets2016 t1_je5eule wrote

By “ready to go” do you mean you’re ready to get rid of it, or it’s ready to operate right now?

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