Dualit Architect 2 Slice Toaster Stainless Steel with Trim Extra-Wide Slots, Peek and Pop Function, Patented Ideal Toast Technology - Matching Kettle and Sandwich Cage Available, 26526, Grey

I was concerned by a few reviews that said the toaster broke or burned toast. We are only 1 week in -- so longevity still has to be tested! However, the toasting experience is wonderful. The toaster looks great -- very high quality and great design, with metal construction. The toasting levers feel very nice. It does pop up but also you can manually inspect it mid-toast. The actual toasting pattern is more like you get in hotels -- it seems "professional", rather than usual at home style toaster. I can imagine the burning is because this toaster is super powerful and a lot fo bread needs a low setting. We use a lot of gluten free bread, and it actually improves the flavor of this vs other toasters (which I am grateful for!) Most importantly, it is designed and made in Britain -- which we were prepared to pay for -- rather than the usual "made in China". I loved the video of the inventor and his family testing toasters - I was sold! And it is better than I expected (so far!)

I love this toaster looks great obviously strong and durable the main thing it’s quick not waiting 10 mins for toast , not really heard of this firm picked because British and glad I did I’ll be looking for more of there products .

Amazing toaster. Positive controls/knobs/buttons etc give a quality feel that you expect from a £100+ toaster! Quick to toast 4 slices perfectly evenly and to identical levels of toastyness which is ideal. Yes it takes a few attempts to set It up precisely but this is the only toaster I have used that when each side is set to the same level.... they toast at the same level; which is how it should be for a top end toaster. Then there's the bagel function.... I'll be honest; I thought a waste of time... just stick them under the grill like any normal person has done for the last 20 years and get on with it. Then I though what the heck they designed it for a reason so why not use it as intended. Sooooo much quicker and no grill pan to wash up. Perfectly toasty one side, perfectly warm and doughy the other. The crumb tray is easy to remove and wash. Love the fact you can change the end panels to match in decor, we have changed ours from stainless to yellow. Also other items in the 'Architect' range can be purchased to match. We have also purchased the sandwich toaster cages to fit. They hold the bread and fillings snugly so they don't fall out, another well thought out feature. Ultimately I think it's a fantastic bit of kit that has the options to personalise. It does what it should do and it does it well. Yes it is expensive for a toaster but for the quality I have experienced in comparison to our old one (micromark for about £60 5yrs ago) is well worth it.

Great toaster, can take wide/tall slices of bread. Well put together and is a lot cheaper than the classic Dualit toasters costing over £200. Mines came with chrome side panels matching the rest of the main body, there's a bit of grey plastic there aswell. Side panels can be bought in a variety of colours and easily swapped out to fit your colour scheme. Quite a large machine for only two slices but makes a style statement in your kitchen ! Blue led whilst it's working, it has various other settings and things documented in the manual. I set it to three when it arrived and haven't looked back since. Always turn your toaster OFF - at the wall after using it. Works like a treat - looks rather cool and is a third of the price of a classic Dualit toaster. How much do you actually need to spend on a machine that just toasts two slices of bread and hopefully won't set your house on fire ? Well about £30 - £50 In my opinion, if you want something that's a bit better built, has more features and looks the part then have a look at this.

QUALITY PRODUCT

A well-designed Toaster with pull up if required

So i had a 4 slice dualit classic for over 25 yrs and it was brilliant, it took warburtons toastie bread no problem, toasted evenly, perfect every single time. It sadly gave up the ghost after a lot of extremely hard labour I ordered this one believing it to be of the same standard. No way, no and never. Not a chance In hell. The slots do not accommodate the longer type loaves, whichever way round you put the bread in. The slots need to be deeper otherwise you get a horrible band at the top of untoasted bread. It also toasts unevenly as well, So to try to accommodate this problem i flip the toast halfway through But this just seems to make the problem worse. I wish id have had the sense to fork out the extra and got another classic. I would expect problems to get problems like this on a cheaper toaster, i do not expect these issues when paying the price i did. SORT THIS OUT DUALIT! I expected better. Sadly the good looks of this product are no compensation for the issues it has.

The Only Toaster You‘ll Ever Need! After years of buying cheap toasters with variable results (including a smoke logged kitchen!) I decided that it would be worth getting one that would be reliable. The Dualit toaster isn’t cheap but it’s beautifully made (I watched the documentary featuring bread in the ‘In The Factory’ programme on BBC2 when they also visited the Dualit factory in Crawley in West Sussex where they’ve been made since the 1940s) and it works extremely well. Importantly the automatic adjusting bread slice opening in the toaster will take my home made bread slices and sliced rolls/buns and toasts them perfectly. Additionally, ‘the ‘pop up and check’ facility is ideal to check your toast’s progress is excellent. I wish I had bought one years ago! However, I was also then tempted to buy one of the Dualit sandwich toasters too…and this also works well with shop bought bread and home baked bread. Yes, the toaster is expensive compared to the cheap Chinese imports…but I think I’ve made a really good investment as well as good toast! Rob.

Lovely toaster but sadly stopped working 11months after I purchased it.

Looks great but I plugged it in first time and turned it on and one side didn’t work so had to order a new one as I’d already bought the matching kettle

It’s a great toaster

Der Toaster ist an sich sehr gut. Außenflächen bleiben kühl trotz Edelstahl und Toast-Grad ist sehr gut einstellbar. Insgesamt macht der Toaster einen sehr wertigen Eindruck, seine Langlebigkeit muss er aber noch beweisen. Ein Punkt Abzug, da es sich hier um ein UK-Modell mit Englischem Stecker handelt. Dies war explizit nirgends erwähnt worden. Der Minderpreis macht es nur teilweise wett.