Dual lane toaster

A toaster for toasting a bread product comprising:

• a first conveyor configured to receive the bread product thereon and move the bread product through a first toasting zone;
• a first electric heating element extending interior of the first conveyor and comprising a first plurality of interior loops and a first plurality of exterior loops;
• a second conveyor configured to receive the bread product thereon and move the bread product through a second toasting zone, wherein the first and second conveyors are coplanar and laterally spaced apart by a first distance and are configured to operate in a same direction of travel;
• a second electric heating element extending interior of the second conveyor and comprising a second plurality of interior loops and a second plurality of exterior loops, wherein the first plurality of interior loops are laterally spaced apart from the second plurality of interior loops by a second distance, the second distance being less than the first distance;
• a third electric heating element positioned above the first conveyor and comprising a third plurality of interior loops comprising two end interior loops and at least one intermediate interior loop, the third electric heating element comprising a third plurality of exterior loops;
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• a fourth electric heating element positioned above the second conveyor and comprising a fourth plurality of interior loops comprising two end interior loops and at least one intermediate interior loop, the fourth electric heating element comprising a fourth plurality of exterior loops, wherein the at least one intermediate interior loop of the third electric heating element is laterally spaced apart from the at least one intermediate interior loop of the fourth electric heating element by a third distance, the third distance being greater than the first distance and the second distance.