Well that's a lucky score then Bob!
A Dualit toaster is worth 5 times what my toaster cost to buy new. Does it have a crumpet setting that allows 1 side to cook more than the other? I'd love one of those.
Used correctly a microwave will not dry the naan out in re-warming anywhere near as much as a toaster will. A toaster uses a high resistance electric element heater, which is further cooking and therefore drying the bread no matter what you do. Proof? Even slightly toasted fresh bread is immediately drier. Surprisingly, nearly 2 decades into the 21st century, and even though they've been around in home kitchens for 50 years, most people still don't know how to use a microwave oven correctly or as intended. A microwave oven, used correctly for this purpose, will only excite the molecular energy of it's contents just enough to provide warming without further cooking or loss of moisture. If you blast it at 1200 Watts for a minute you'll have something that will kill a brown dog on impact. Place the naan in a MW safe freezer bag or MW safe covered container and use a setting of 600 Watts for about 20 seconds. Let is stand for another 30 seconds and it will have warmed without cooking further or drying out. Experiment with your own MW oven until you find the power level and time that works. If you haven't already buttered the naan you could even just wrap it in MW safe cling wrap. Even MW safe cling wrap will react on contact with oil in a microwave so the naan must not be oily. Although for just warming it probably would be OK. I lived with a modern Home Economics teacher for 5 years and she taught me plenty whether I wanted to know or not. :
After nearly 30 years married though, my wife still thinks a microwave has only 1 speed. Full power. As much as I've tried to explain to her the way a microwave operates it still has not sunk in. Quicker is better and therefore the highest power is always required. Why does a microwave oven need different power settings anyway? Get a new Microwave oven out of the box and plug it in. Possibly take a quick look at the cover of the instruction manual that comes with it and then promptly throw it in the bottom drawer never to be seen again, or for an even more permanent solution, simply discard it with the other superfluous packaging and warranty forms. Why do they even put them in the box?
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