The risk of electric shock is very great, should the toiveled item not be dried thoroughly (at least a couple of weeks) prior to attempting to use it. I was told that if it is an electric mixer or blender, only those parts that actually contact the food,i.e. the blades, beaters, and glass container or bowl, need tevila. If it is a toaster, the machine’s entire internal mechanism is touching the bread, so if tevila is done, it needs to dry extremely thoroughly. If tevila will ruin the machine altogether, another shailah needs to be asked as to how best to handle this. After tevila, a blow dryer can be used to dry the appliance to a degree where it will at least not be soaking wet inside and potentially rusting something.
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