This one reminds me of an early Paul Harris routine called the Vacuum Cleaner Cards (look it up, SuperMagic, 1977).  Not because the two card tricks have similar effects, but because they both re-imagine a deck of cards as a common household appliance.  Whereas Harris turned his deck into a vacuum cleaner, Meir Yedid demonstrates how the deck can be used as a toaster!

In this effect by Yedid, the two red Kings (pieces of bread) are put into the deck (the toaster).  A moment later, they pop up out of the toaster...er, I mean, deck.  but they are burnt toast now -- having turned into the Black Kings.   The climax comes when a fried egg (a rubber one!) appears out of nowhere to go with the toast!   

Funny stuff.   To be honest, I have real difficulty doing the necessary "pop-up" move that makes the Kings come up out of the deck.  So I worked out a simpler and easier routine, where the red Kings are shown, placed sideways in the deck, pushed down flush to the top side of the deck, then pushed back up from the bottom side.  When they emerge they are now black kings.  From there, I make the egg appear per the original routine.

Since others may have difficulty with the pop up move, I will include an extra instruction sheet detailing how to do my version, until you master the pop up move.  (which was "never" for me, but I enjoy performing my own version!)

Brand new and unused, comes with instruction booklet and rubber egg.  Use your own ordinary deck.

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