Can you recommend me a toaster?
EDIT: We have a winner with the Russell Hobbs Inspire 2 Slice
- Comfortably in budget
- Wide slots (bagels yes please)
- High lift
- Crumb tray looks properly detachable
- Looks nice
- Defrosts(!)
- Up to 3 year Warranty.
Thanks to all who advised - if anything goes wrong with this one and/or I become a millionaire, then the Dualit devices do indeed look like the best option. May your train journeys be free of delays and your snacks unaffected by shrinkflation.
ORIGINAL:
A toaster is a quintessential UK appliance: arguably the tonsils of the kitchen, where you don't realise the importance until it's gone.
Mine broke recently and I hadn't got round to buying a new one or (as I live in Brighton), collecting one off the street near some bins.
Since we live in the future, I feel the AskUK group is going to be very clued in to value vs Quality of Life improvements for a toaster. Basically I don't want to spend more than £40 (ie unnecessary "brand/aesthetic) but are there any features worth elevating from the base models that have been game changing?
Or are there any toasters you can recommend that contributed to conversation when someone has visited your home? (For example, on Taskmaster, Alex has mentioned multiple times his transparent toaster).
Now I am not a toaster expert ("a toastie") but I have read The Toaster Project so I am open to a basic toaster ethically sourced. I am not open to air fryers. They are the printers of the culinary world and I still don't trust them.