Focus on Toasters
Who doesn't love the warm scent of fresh, toasted bread first thing in the morning? A great way to start your day, toast has been around since some bright spark discovered fire, another harvested their first crop and both met under a tree to discuss collaborating. For many years, however, the humble toaster’s performance has been a little disappointing … always burning the bread, not wide enough to fit muffins or crumpets and as for coping with Turkish bread or other delicious new varieties – forget it! Today, however, we're utterly spoilt for choice – there's a toaster for every occasion and lifestyle. Of course, it's not just the technological improvements that are enticing either – now you can have one to match your home decor. Sleek stainless steel? Old-school white? Why not add colour and go with racing-car red or burnt orange? Toasters in every shape, size, colour and price can be yours – the hardest decision will be which side to butter your bread.
Sunbeam Café Series
4-slice
Extra-wide and deep slots
High-lift lever, crumpet setting
Removable crumb tray
Smart retro style
White, red, stainless steel finish
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De'Longhi Pro Metal
Sleek Italian design
Electronic and browning controls
Extra lift position
Defrost, heating, bagel and cancel functions
Four-slice model has dual-control settings
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Tiffany TAT48
4-slice
High-lift lever
Cool-touch body
Reheat, defrost, cancel functions
7 toast settings
Removable crumb tray
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Heller Ruby 2-slice
Painted stainless steel finish
Extra wide, self-centring slots
Defrost, bagel, reheat functions
Cool touch ends
High-lift lever
Removable crumb tray
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Breville Ikon BTA550
The Breville Ikon is hard-working and good-looking with a brushed stainless-steel finish. An LCD screen indicates the progress of your toast, reheat, defrost and cancel functions, and there is a 'toast ready' sound alert. A 'lift and look' feature lets you lift the lever during toasting without interrupting the cooking cycle - handy for fussy toasters!
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De'Longhi Metropolis
Avant-garde styling
Dynamic styling
2 or 4-slice
Progressive electronic browning
Pre-set defrost and reheat
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Argento Classic De'Longhi
A sleek retro style and non-marking silver metal finish are hallmarks of the De’Longhi Argento which also has a handy defrost function and electronic browning control. Both versions have one-sided toasting and the four-slice has a bun rack and dual controls as well.
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Tiffany Stainless Steel
Bushed stainless steel finish
Extra wide, self-centring toasting slots
Defrost, bagel and reheat functions
Bun warmer rack
Removable crumb tray
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Tefal Avanti
Seven toasting settings
Full metal finish
New angled design for easy access
High lift mechanism
Defrost and reheat functions
Mid-cycle cancel function
Separate stop and eject buttons
Cool-touch exterior
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Tefal Toast 'n' Grill TF8010
Multi-purpose 1600W toaster
Warms pastries and snacks
Toasts all kinds of bread
Smart black and stainless steel finish
Booster function makes it three times faster
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KRUPS FEM3A2
LCD screen shows time left
3 high-lift positions
Warming roof for pastries and bread rolls
Electronic browning control
Extra-wide and deep slots
Child-lock buttons
Reheat, defrost and bagel functions
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