Federal cabinet minister Kelly O'Dwyer made reference to the deluxe bread-toasting machine during Monday night's Melbourne-based Q&A program. Let them eat toast: Kelly O'Dwyer on Q&A. Credit:ABC Ms O'Dwyer was trying to illustrate a point about tax breaks for small-business people - cafe owners, in this case - in response to a question from audience member Duncan Storrar. It was a wayward response to a question about tax-free thresholds, not least because the question was asked by a father on the minimum wage, with a disability. But her illustration of choice was even more alienating.

It had national viewers asking: So what does a $6000 toaster look like? Does one even exist? Is it 24-carat gold-plated? Almost as soon as viewers realised what they had heard - "$6000" and "toaster" - the Twittersphere mounted a search for the "Toorak Toaster". This was not it … (Although at $3500, this machine can toast 800 slices an hour.)

Nor this … It wasn't to be found in the latest Harvey Norman catalogue, and there certainly wasn't one sitting in the bottom of a half-price bin at Dick Smith. Was it a toaster on wheels?

Was it made by Apple? One mathematically minded Twitter user noted he could buy 120 toasters from Target and make 480 slices every five minutes. But that's no use to Ms O'Dwyer. Where was her $6000 toaster? Then, it was found!

This stainless-steel monster of rotating grills and metal conveyer belts will indeed set you back $6000 on Amazon.com ... And if you are wondering, yes, you can have it delivered. Here are the specs ... Unfortunately, the $6000 price tag is in US dollars. So, this toaster will in fact cost the Australian consumer $9598.25 (including delivery).

Imagine how easy it would be for Mr Storrar to get his daughters fed and out the door of a school morning with the Star DT14 that can produce 1000 slices of toast an hour. This baby would toast enough bread, burger buns, crumpets and muffins for Mr Storrar's family for a week, never mind his ability to afford the food in the first place. Toorak Toasters for everyone! Follow us on Twitter