Toasting apparatus with a handle having predetermined locking positions

An electrical household appliance and particularly a toasting apparatus having a first grilling plate rotatably hinged to a stationary second grilling plate, said first grilling plate comprising a handle for effecting rotation of said first plate relative to said second plate, said handle comprising two handle units (11) at both sides of said first grilling plate, each unit (11) being mounted to said second grilling plate by means of a connection device (12) characterized in that said connection device (12) is rotatable by said handle in a cylindrical portion (25) of said second grilling plate and said connection device (12) comprises at least one locking means (13) engageable in a slot (24) in said cylindrical portion (25) whereby engaging of said at least one locking means (13) in said slot (24) provides that position of said first grilling plate relative to said second grilling plate is maintained, wherein said connection device (12) comprises a carrier body (16) having at least one opening within which said at least one locking means (13) is partly projectable through said at least one opening outwardly from said carrier body (16) by means of a spring means (15), and wherein said connection device (12) comprises two rollers (13) projectable from said carrier body (16), said rollers (13) being associated with roller bearings (14), each pair of roller (13) and roller bearing (14) being divided by a helical spring (15).