Abstract: A commercial-type toaster for toasting food articles such as sliced bread passed through a chamber on a moving grill. The chamber is heated by upper and lower thermal radiation elements above and below the grill. Arcuate reflectors adjacent to the elements redirect a portion of the radiant energy back to the elements for increasing the element temperature. Slots in the reflector associated with the lower element permit bread crumbs to fall through to a crumb tray below the grill.