A cheap little toaster

Advantages: White, plain basic toaster
Disadvantages: Doesn't look stylish

...This toaster is perfect for those people who favour functionality over looks. It's a very basic, cheap toaster that does the job just as well as any other expensive toaster. It looks quite nice. It's white plastic on the outside and is capable of toasting two slices of bread at the same time. On the front of the toaster there is a white plastic dial which is used to set the timer of the toaster. It goes from setting 6 that will keep the bread in the toaster for longer and you will get very burnt toast to setting 1 which hardly cooks the bread. I have the setting on number 4 as this is the perfect cooking time for my toast. It produces it all golden brown. Underneath the dial, there is a cancel button so if you have selected a higher setting than you wanted you can pop the toast up before it has finished cooking by pressing this...

redballoon 04.06.2004 · Read review
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Review of Hinari Lifestyle Toaster

A Toast to My Toaster

Advantages: Takes thick slices / crumpets / bagels etc, high lift, cool wall, easy to remove crumb tray, reheat button, warming rack
Disadvantages: Fairly short cable may cause some people a problem?

...There didn't seem to be much wrong with my old toaster... it did the job... well, to a fashion - it turned bread into toast (ok, so it was always dark at the edges and pale in the middle, but it was toast). There didn't seem to be any reason to change my old toaster, until a Tradex leaflet popped through the door promoting their special offers - included amongst these was the Morphy Richards Europa toaster at only £14.99 - seemed like a good price and worth a look. The toaster itself is granite in colour (kind of dark grey with tiny sparkly flecks in that only show up in certain light), however it is also available in white. It is the traditional toaster shape, in that it fits four slices in two chambers (two slices side by side in each). On the front of the toaster, in the bottom right hand corner are the control dial...

angeelu 31.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Morphy Richards Europa 44405 Toasters

The Best Toaster in the World

Advantages: Perfect toast every time - very reliable
Disadvantages: Bulky and quite expensive

...Dualit have been producing toasters since 1946 and now they have the reputation for being the best in the world. They are expensive but I think they are worth it. These toasters don’t come cheap. The best price I have found on the internet for a 2 slice toaster is £90 or £110 for the stainless one (from www.ogormans.co.uk – Kelkoo didn’t come up with anything).It is possible to buy a toaster for under £10 so you might wonder why anyone would be willing to spend £100 on one. One reason people might want to do so is because they are fashionable at the moment. These classic cumbersome stainless steel toasters grace the kitchens of the great and famous and appear frequently in film set kitchens – I came across a whole list of films featuring Dualit toasters somewhere on the net but I have no idea why anyone...

Freespirit 13.02.2001 · Read review
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Review of Dualit DB2S Toasters

The Rolls-Royce of toasters

Advantages: It's idiot-proof!
Disadvantages: I'm a clever idiot!

...I would never admit it to anyone else but you, but it was my own fault we had to buy a new pop-up toaster every couple of years. You see, I love toasted tea-cake, and it?s uneconomical to put the grill on for a toasted tea-cake, isn?t it? I knew you?d agree. So I put them in the pop-up toaster. A burnt currant is like cement, and a couple of those in the springs and the toaster was not so much pop-up as caput. Finally my husband had had enough. ?We?re getting a Dualit? he said. It took me a moment to catch up with him as I thought he was talking about metal polish, and I was still toying with the thought of him polishing the brass when he told me the cost. ?£169? I screeched. ?No way?. (Actually they?re one of the few things that have actually gone down in price over the last few years. You can get them for £159 now...

SueMagee 15.10.2002 · Read review
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Review of Dualit Toasters 2 + 1 Steel

Kenwood 2-Slice Toaster TT350 - A Review

Advantages: Fair price. Defrost and reheat functions. Overheating protection.
Disadvantages: A bit bulky, warming rack seems a little pointless.

...I bought this toaster when I refitted my kitchen a few years back, and it has served me well. If you are considering buying it, though, there are a few things you should know... The Kenwood 2-Slice Toaster with Warming Rack TT350 (White) is Just Like Your Average Toaster.. Put in bread, push down handle, toast pops out. Simple. ...But a Little Bit Nifty... The Kenwood 2-Slice Toaster with Warming Rack TT350 (White) has a few notable features that you might not find on a standard toaster: *Brownness dial - you rotate it to adjust the darkness of your slice (or in my case, what shade of burnt you...

freelancer1 03.08.2002 · Read review
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Review of Kenwood TT 350 Toasters

Classy Breville Classique Toaster

Advantages: Looks great, toasts well
Disadvantages: A bit expensive, large 'footprint'

...With monotonous regularity our toasters ‘die’ every two years. The last one was no different, having ejected 4 slices of toast most mornings for its brief life. If the white goods industry goes for a 5-year cycle of obsolescence by catastrophic failure of key components, someone forgot to tell the toaster people. In a bizarre coincidence, like all the buses coming along at the same time, the iron joined the queue for replacement having been with us for a commendable 15 years or so. We shopped at Scottish Power and Curry’s in Perth but at the end of the day Curry’s had the best choice. It is of no use whatsoever if we have a 2-slice toaster due to my wife and I wanting a slice, then as soon as the bread’s in and cooking the two boys want to join in. Appearance So the Breville caught our...

Elnoj 16.05.2001 · Read review
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Review of Breville TT4 Classique 4-slice Toasters

An (unintentionally) illuminating toaster!

Advantages: Attractive, high lift, easy browning controls, holds bread firmly
Disadvantages: Won't toast a whole slice, alarming blue flash on toast popup

...Although I'd had a cheap toaster for a while it was very rarely used because I had a gas oven and grill and we always used that to toast anything other that sliced bread. Crumpets etc went on the grill and came out beautifully. The purchase of my first electric oven soon put paid to that due to the time required to heat the element. A toaster that was capable of a range of baked goods was necessary and the Tefal Avanti looked like it was up to the job. This is a big toaster with slots that look wider and deeper than the average. It has a futuristic appearance and plenty of buttons and knobs on the front to make it seem that toasting is a complicated task. There's a high lift button for teacakes, crumpets and other things that sit lower in the slot, there's a stop button if you notice smoke emerging and the usual browning control...

LeopardLili 17.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Tefal Avanti Hi-Speed Deluxe 2 Slice Toasters

Hinari Lifestyle Toaster

Advantages: Low price, basic and makes great toast
Disadvantages: Not very stylish to look at

...This toaster is very functional but not all that stylish in the looks department. It's made of white plastic on the outside and is a 2 slice toaster. There are 6 different variable browning control settings so you can adjust it to however you like your toast best. The slots are quite wide so it will take bread of varying widths which is very handy especially if you use uncut loaves or like door-stop size wedges of toast. The toaster is easy to clean, with a slide-out crumb tray underneath.. The cable is long enough to plug it in with ease. The sides of the toaster are what is known as cool wall which means that you won't get burnt if you touch them even if you have just used the toaster. This toaster is ideal for anyone on a budget and is just as good and effective as other more expensive models. I bought it...

rosieballard 13.07.2004 · Read review
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Review of Hinari Lifestyle Toaster

TOASTER

Advantages: Value for money
Disadvantages: TESTING

...*** INTRO *** With gas prices about to rise I decided to buy myself a toaster to see if I could make a long term saving on my toast production. I checked out my Argos catalogue and ordered my Cordon Bleu 2 - slice toaster on special offer for £7.99 reduced from just under £10. The toaster comes in a sturdy cardboard box with a fitted plug and instructions for use. *** THE PRODUCT *** The product is simple to use and so far has presented no problems for me. It has 3 basic functions cancel, reheat and frozen bread functions. A variable browning control, removable crumb tray and a bun warmer that sits on top. I?ve yet to try the frozen bread function, reheat seems to work quite well. The toaster ejects toast automatically. The user booklet covers important safety precautions and advice on use. The product also has a replacement...

JeffreyB 30.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Cordon Bleu 12092

Toaster

Advantages: Makes DAMN GOOD TOAST
Disadvantages: if your an idiot you burn it

...I always wanted a Dualit toaster, ever since I saw them first in Canada in 1999 priced $399! I bought one for my sister for her birthday last year, and she kindly returned the favour and bought me one for Christmas. I have the 2 slot combi, no bells or whistles, in pillar box red (not a colour I would have chosen myself, but it looks fab in my kitchen and all my friends are obviously jealous!). What can I say. This is the KING of toasters. Used by professionals, cafe's, caterers you name it the world over. Dualit have been around for years, making toasters originally in the UK. Its nice to have something so solid, so well made and guaranteed to make the best toast out of even the worst cheap plastic bread. You put the toast in, turn the dial (this is a mechanical timer, which you can set manually), raise the lever (this lowers...

cutelicking 31.07.2008 · Read review
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