Ever since moving into my first solo apartment, I've stocked up on home and kitchen appliances like it was my job. My home aesthetic is extremely important to me, and finding both functional and cute ...

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Japanese electronics company Balmuda has an expensive but intriguing toaster for you that comes with a side note: it's steam-based. In theory, adding water to a toaster sounds like the perfect recipe ...

Would you spend $300 on a toaster? The Japanese company BALMUDA is betting you might for one that looks like a piece of modern art—and which, incidentally, uses steam to lock in the bread’s moisture ...

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If you’ve ever spent some amount of time trying to find a really good toaster, then you’ve probably heard the name Balmuda. The Japanese company’s $329 bread heater has something of a cult-like ...

Balmuda may be best known for their exceedingly fancy (not to mention exceedingly expensive) toaster, but the Japanese firm is now planning to launch a smartphone. At $329, "The Toaster" is arguably a ...

Just how much do you value your toast in the morning? Enough that you’d pay top dollar to have a near-ideal texture every time? You now have a chance to prove your commitment. Japanese brand Balmuda ...

For those who prefer the style and baking method of a horizontal toaster (i.e., toaster oven) to that of a traditional vertical toaster, the premium paid for such a device shouldn’t run much higher ...

Balmuda, the Japanese company behind the staggeringly expensive steam-powered toaster, has announced its first ever smartphone. It's a small device with a 4.9-inch display, and as 9to5Google notes, ...