The toaster is back online. I wish I could claim some kind of intellectual wizardry, but all I did was take it apart, give the circuit board a look that told it I meant business, and then did what I'm not supposed to do: plugged the thing in so I could play with it while it was apart. It worked perfectly. I think I intimidated it.
In apple news, the Black Oxford has edged out the Canadian Strawberry and the Esopus Spitzenburg (sadly...) for a place in the yard. I'm still trying to work out how I can squeeze a Canadian Strawberry in, but I figured I'd get the Oxford in first while I ponder that. The Black Oxford won because its best eating is December - March, the time of year when the only organic apples I can get in the store are from New Zealand. Maybe I'll also order a few hardy kiwi vines and then call it good...need to get my order into the Portland Permaculture group's order to get in on the bulk discount.