What's the best toaster you've owned?

[ATV]

After 15 years of use, our old toaster has given up the ghost. It was an ancient Russell Hobbs one, built like a tank.

Unfortunately I had a new Russell Hobbs one bought for us for Christmas from Argos and it's useless, the toast is so uneven its not worth bothering, we've been using the oven grill

Anyone have a great toaster they'd like to recommend? £100 seems a lot for toaster but I've heard good things about this one http://tinyurl.com/8bdfc5

[HOGEPH]

I have one of those. Bulletproof. Recommended.

[pies1981]

I have a phillips £9.99 job from sains, been fine last 3 years

[R5GTTGaz]

Debenhams were doing the 4 slice Dualit for £99 in the sales.

You can get all the components seperate should it break too, they do the best toast.

[LHDisbest]

A vote for the Dualit toaster here. I've got a Combi 2+1.

Expensive but will be the last toaster you will ever buy.

[pies1981]

shirley toast is toast whatever its cooked in?

[crossle]

I've got the slightly earlier model than that, less rounded, more squared-off Old Skool style, and it's a four slot job. It cost about £90, back then, which was a lot...

Had it since 1989, and it's given great service ever since. One of the elements burnt out a couple of years back, and Dualit sent a new one by post next day, cost less than a tenner I think, and only needed a Phillips screwdriver to fit.

[R5GTTGaz]

pies1981 said:

shirley toast is toast whatever its cooked in?

Temperature / Time

[Tuna]

Dualit. After ten years, the element went. Rang them up and they sent a replacement for four quid. A couple of bolts and it was as good as new.

Secretly though I want one of those ones with a conveyor belt.

[V8mate]

Dualits are the Bose of toasters.

IIRC, a cheap Swan toaster outperformed all others in a test on the Gadget Show.

[Chim Girl]

LHDisbest said:

A vote for the Dualit toaster here. I've got a Combi 2+1.

Expensive but will be the last toaster you will ever buy.

Yep, same one here. Makes the best toasted sandwiches too.

[B17NNS]

4 slice Dualit Vario with toasted sandwich cage for me.

[eharding]

R5GTTGaz said:

pies1981 said:

shirley toast is toast whatever its cooked in?

Temperature / Time

Not forgetting the essential PH quality of;

HOGEPH said:

Bulletproof

I can see an episode of PistonHead TV dedicated to the exact ballistic-resistance qualities of various toasters in the offing. I'd put money on a £15 no-brand Asda special with some kevlar padding.

[tertius]

Chim Girl said:

LHDisbest said:

A vote for the Dualit toaster here. I've got a Combi 2+1.

Expensive but will be the last toaster you will ever buy.

Yep, same one here. Makes the best toasted sandwiches too.

+ another 1

[GTIR]

I have one of these, a Breville Blue


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Breville-TT68-Blue-Slice-T...

Very pretty when all the lights are off

[Gaspode]

LHDisbest said:

A vote for the Dualit toaster here. I've got a Combi 2+1.

Expensive but will be the last toaster you will ever buy.

Yup, we have one of these too. Got given it for a wedding present 24 years ago, and it's still going strong. Highly recommended.

[Tuna]

V8mate said:

Dualits are the Bose of toasters.

IIRC, a cheap Swan toaster outperformed all others in a test on the Gadget Show.

Did the test include the all important "still working after being run over by a tank" test? All my kitchen appliances have to pass that one.

Edited by Tuna on Wednesday 31st December 14:47

[retrorider]

dont buy an hitachi toaster or kettle.utter sheite...

[bossgriff]

I've got a Dualit 6 slot toaster, had it for years never missed a beat (it will most probably breakdown now).

[LHDisbest]

bossgriff said:

I've got a Dualit 6 slot toaster, had it for years never missed a beat (it will most probably breakdown now).

Git. I want a 6-slice!