Food product toasting machine

A toasting machine for toasting a food product, the toasting machine comprising:

• a housing, the housing includes a bottom and a top;
• a floor of heat-resistant material, the floor is in the housing near the bottom and opposes the top;
• a heating source for toasting a food product, the heating source is in the housing between the floor and the opening, extends upright in a direction from the floor near the bottom of the housing to the top of the housing, completely encircles a toasting chamber in the housing for sourcing surrounding heat to the toasting chamber, and is coupled between the floor and the housing;
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• an opening in the top of the housing that communicates with the toasting chamber for admitting a food product into the toasting chamber for toasting.

A toasting machine for toasting a food product, the toasting machine comprises:

• a housing, the housing includes a bottom and a top;
• a floor of heat-resistant material, the floor is in the housing near the bottom and opposes the top;
• a heating source for toasting a food product, the heating source is in the housing between the floor and the opening, extends upright in a direction from the floor near the bottom of the housing to the top of the housing, completely encircles a toasting chamber in the housing for sourcing surrounding heat to the toasting chamber, and is coupled between the floor and the housing;
• an opening in the top of the housing that communicates with the toasting chamber for admitting a food carrier into the toasting chamber in a toasting position for positioning a food product held by the food carrier in the toasting chamber;
• timer for automatically timing the heating source operating to automatically apply surrounding heat to the toasting chamber for select time periods;
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• a switch in the housing operatively coupled to the timer, the switch activatable by the food carrier for activating the timer and the heating source in response to positioning the food carrier in the toasting position in the toasting chamber.