But I can’t seem to get an env map or ray tracing to work. I’ve tried the chrome tutorial at the site but it seems to be outdated for the new blender version.
okay, you need to turn on raytracing, get rid of envmap, not much use for those in this kind of scene, fix the materials, it should be hard and high spec, think about it, a toaster is hard, and is shiny. If you don’t know what the settings mean read a book, really, go to your library and find one.
here is the updated version. Also, planes are easier to use than cubes, and make sure your lamps are set to ray shadow. www.freewebs.com/samadam/toaster.blend
Check that out.