8 Great toasters for the kitchen

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.

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.

Material – stainless steel

Specific uses - bread

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.

Material – stainless steel

Specific uses - bread

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.

Material – metal

Specific uses - bread

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.

Material - plastic

Specific uses - toasting

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.

Material – stainless steel

Specific uses – bagels, bread

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.

Material - plastic

Specific uses - bread

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.

Material – stainless steel

Specific uses - bread

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.

Material – stainless steel

Specific uses - bread

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