8 Great toasters for the kitchen
BY READERS DIGEST
20th Mar 2024 Home & Garden
5 min read
Toasters are an essential appliance in any home kitchen, so here are some great choices for your consideration
Seen as one of the core kitchen appliances in the
home, alongside kettles
and microwaves, toasters
are essential for quickly and efficiently toasting sliced bread, bagels and
crumpets.
So, whether you’re after a two-slice or four-slice
model, here are eight great toasters to consider for regular home use.
Bella Stainless steel two-slice toaster
With a
simple high-lift lever, six browning levels and an easy-to-clean crumb tray,
this toaster is great for regular use in putting together a quick breakfast.
This device has an auto shut-off feature as well, which will stop cooking if
bread gets stuck in its slots, avoiding overheating.
Specifications:
Material –
stainless steel
Specific
uses - bread
Russell Hobbs two-slice toaster
This two-slot
Russell Hobbs toaster has a smooth and curved design, being made from durable
stainless steel with a brushed and polished finish. It has variable browning
control, with a lift-and-look feature allowing you to inspect the browning
progress of bread, so you can reach your ideal level of toasting.
Specifications:
Material –
stainless steel
Specific
uses - bread
Murphy Richards two-slice toaster
This toaster
comes in four different colours, if you’re tired of silver or or black
appliances. This Murphy Richards model is inexpensive and does the basics well.
It also
features defrost and reheat functionality, as well as deep, variable slots for
bread. Usefully it has internal cord storage, for keeping your countertop neat
and orderly when it’s not in use.
Specifications:
Material –
metal
Specific
uses - bread
Breville bold two-slice toaster
Breville is
known for having appliances with patterned, ridged and glossy texture designs,
with this model coming in several different colours. The toaster has variable
width slots that allow for thick or thin slices of bread to fit in the toaster,
bagels and crumpets.
The toaster
has defrost as well as a reheat functionality in addition to standard toasting,
and it goes great with a matching Breville kettle to complete a set.
Specifications:
Material -
plastic
Specific
uses - toasting
Chefman two-slice toaster
With a
polished, stainless-steel finish, this toaster will feel right at home in a
contemporary kitchen. Extra-wide slots allow for the toasting of thick bread
slices and bagels, with the choice of seven browning settings to choose your
ideal look.
The toaster
is also easy to clean, which will help with long-term maintenance.
Specifications:
Material –
stainless steel
Specific
uses – bagels, bread
Quest four-slice toaster
This Quest
toaster has an elongated design and runs with 1400 watts of power for cooking
extra bread, as it has four extra-wide slots. Therefore, it’s a great option
for a family toaster if you have a few mouths to feed or just find yourself
feeling a bit hungry!
This model
also has anti-slip feet for keeping the toaster sturdy on your countertop and a
knob to control bread browning.
Specifications:
Material -
plastic
Specific
uses - bread
Swan two-slice toaster
This Swan
toaster has a notable eight different browning levels for customising your
toast. Its removable crumb tray makes for easily clearing leftover crumbs from
toasting.
In addition,
included integrated cord storage will make worrying about winding cords a thing
of the past.
Specifications:
Material –
stainless steel
Specific
uses - bread
Tower Bottega two-slice toaster
Coming in a
relatively compact package, this stainless-steel toaster comes in both at
two-slice and larger four-slice models. It features standard functionality,
including a crumb tray and browning control.
This toaster
has a design that evokes a retro aesthetic, with a touch of avant-garde style.
Specifications:
Material –
stainless steel
Specific
uses - bread
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