Fine Print · a phrase that travels with the numbers
Auto Shutoff · Cool Touch
2 of the 50 listings in this catalog use it · 4 percent
What the phrase states
The first states that the machine stops itself under some condition. The second states something about the temperature of an exterior surface.
Who defines it
Neither phrase is defined in the listings that use it. Requirements bearing on appliance construction are published as consensus standards, and UL Solutions describes that process at the link below. The wording of the claim falls under the Federal Trade Commission substantiation policy.
No published document defines this phrase itself
What it does not state
- The first does not state the condition that triggers it
- The first does not state a time, a temperature or a sensor
- The second does not state which surface, or how cool
- Neither is attached to a figure anywhere in this catalog
Two phrases, no numbers
Almost everything else on this site is a number without a definition. These two are the reverse: a description of behavior with no number attached at all. That makes them harder to over-read and easier to forget.
One listing in this catalog states the first phrase, on a countertop convection oven filed among the air fryers. One states the second, on a two-slice toaster. Neither attaches a condition, a duration or a temperature.
What a behavior claim would need
To be checkable, the first phrase would need a trigger and the second would need a surface and a figure. Neither listing supplies any of that, and this site does not supply it either.
What this site does not say
Nothing here tells anybody what to do with a machine, where to put it, whether to watch it or what to place on or near it. Those are questions for the manual that came with the specific machine.
The listings that use it
| Listing | Category | Quoted from the listing |
|---|---|---|
| Elite Gourmet ECT1027B 2-Slice Cool-Touch Toaster, Black | Toasters | listing states two slices, 1.25 inch extra-wide slots, 6 shade settings, cool touch, cancel and a bagel setting |
| CHEFMAN Multifunctional Digital Air Fryer with Rotisserie, 10L, Black | Air Fryers | listing states 17 touch screen presets, a rotisserie, a dehydrator, a convection oven, an XL 10L family size, auto shutoff and a large viewing window |