▁Minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁Category : 1 9 7 7 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁to aster ▁is ▁an ▁electric ▁small ▁app liance ▁designed ▁to ▁expose ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁s lic ed ▁bread ▁to ▁radi ant ▁heat , ▁brow ning ▁the ▁bread ▁so ▁it ▁becomes ▁to ast . ▁ ▁Types ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁household ▁to aster s ▁are ▁the ▁pop - up ▁to aster ▁and ▁the ▁to aster ▁o ven . ▁ ▁A ▁third ▁type , ▁most ▁commonly ▁found ▁in ▁restaur ants , ▁has ▁a ▁metal - mes h ▁convey or ▁bel t ▁that ▁moves ▁the ▁bread ▁past ▁constantly - power ed ▁heat ▁elements . ▁ ▁Pop - up ▁to aster s ▁ ▁In ▁pop - up ▁or ▁automatic ▁to aster s , ▁a ▁single ▁vertical ▁piece ▁of ▁bread ▁is ▁dropped ▁into ▁a ▁slot ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁to aster . ▁A ▁lever ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁to aster ▁is ▁pressed ▁down , ▁lower ing ▁the ▁bread ▁into ▁the ▁to aster ▁and ▁activ ating ▁the ▁he ating ▁elements . ▁The ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁to ast ing ▁cycle ▁( and ▁therefore ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁to ast ing ) ▁is ▁adjust able ▁via ▁a ▁lever , ▁kn ob , ▁or ▁series ▁of ▁push but tons , ▁and ▁when ▁an ▁internal ▁device ▁determ ines ▁that ▁the ▁to ast ing ▁cycle ▁is ▁complete , ▁the ▁to aster ▁turns ▁off ▁and ▁the ▁to ast ▁pop s ▁up ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sl ots . ▁ ▁In ▁earlier ▁days , ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁to