4 Slice Toaster Trackworld

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4 Slice Toaster Trackworld
prawny
Full Member

Another toaster has gone pop today, less than a year old. Has anyone got any advice on a decent 4 slice toaster that will last? Or should I just get another cheap one and replace it yearly? Or get 2 2 slice ones?

Are dualits worth the money?

Posted 10 years ago

Stoner
Free Member

hate so say it, but as a serial toaster wrecker, Ive not managed to make the Dualit flinch yet.

It takes abuse (I want my toast NOW, no actually stay in for a bit more, no NOW! out, wait back in for a smidge, THERE! PERFECT!)

Easy to keep looking tidy too. ANd most importantly spare parts are available for repairs. I HATE throwing out cheap whitegoods because parts are not serviceable.

Posted 10 years ago

Klunk
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don’t get a morphy richards, we got one for christmas and it’s hopeless. So Slow and uneven.

Posted 10 years ago

Tracker1972
Free Member

Our Dualit was worth the money, then again it was a gift 🙂 Seems utterly simple and totally bombproof so am going to assume some longevity. Spares available if anything did go but you could buy a cheap toaster for the price of a new element so that isn’t that much of a bargain. If I had the money to buy one, now I have had one, I would, because I like them.

p.s. only toasting the inside face of cut bagels was a revelation as well, the toaster educated me on that one.

Posted 10 years ago

p7rich
Free Member

Had a 4 slice Dualit for 10+ years and still operates like its brand new. Cant remember what it cost bit i guess it was less than 10 years of cheap toasters. Also makes excellent toast so you dont need to suffer shi+ toast for 10 years! 🙂

Posted 10 years ago

prawny
Full Member

It was a morphs Richards that died today. Nearly ruined my day.

Posted 10 years ago

carbonfibreismadebyaliens
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We have one of these, can’t fault it and it’s much faster than the one it replaced.

Posted 10 years ago

prettygreenparrot
Full Member

Dualit. Tough, repairable, and once you have the hang of it: perfect toast every time.

Although I see they’ve changed the way you select the number of slots to toast. Progress eh?

Posted 10 years ago

stumpy01
Full Member

We’ve got a Philips one from Argos 3 years ago that’s still working fine and makes great toast.

Posted 10 years ago

oldnpastit
Full Member

Dualit +1. Replaced a succession of short lived toasters. Pricey but worth it.

Posted 10 years ago

gears_suck
Free Member

In my extensive toaster experience and consequent frustration. I can categorically state that no domestic toaster is worth a damn. You may beg to differ I’m sure, but in that instance I can state that your tastes and requirements are not as exacting as mine.
Having failed miserably to obtain one which will do the job consistently for less than stupid money, I recommend the grill. You just can’t beat the even crispyness that an overhead element can provide.
I let the toast cool slightly and apply lashings of slightly salted butter.
Tadaa.

Posted 10 years ago

scuttler
Full Member

There are cheap and expensive Dualits (or at least there used to be). The cheap ones are just branded/skinned but are essentially cheap and unfixable unlike their more expensive cousins so if you want one do your home work. ISTR the Classic range are the bombproof repairable ones.

Posted 10 years ago

gogg
Free Member

I aspire to a dualit, used to have a cafe under my office years ago and he used a dualit. If it’s good enough for the pro’s….

Otherwise why by expensive bike kit, some shonky apollo will cut it surely???

Posted 10 years ago

boxfish
Free Member

Surely if something is bombproof, it needn’t be repairable?

I looked at the more expensive Dualits, but there are far too many bad reviews around for me to consider shelling out £170.

Posted 10 years ago

petrieboy
Full Member

Kitchenaid 2 slice here (but they do a 4 also) weighs a ton, very consistent even when doing multiple rounds of toast. No problems in 5 years of use.

Posted 10 years ago

woodsman
Free Member

Nope – Breville Cafe Series! Looked at Dualit and they’re quite shallow, can’t get a decent big loaf slice in there and toast it all was my opinion. The Breville was recommended from someone on here when I ran a similar thread some years back. Nice and heavy duty/cool thing imo! Google it…..

Posted 10 years ago

Cougar
Full Member

Looked at Dualit and they’re quite shallow, can’t get a decent big loaf slice in there and toast it all was my opinion.

I’ve never understood why 90% of toasters can’t take the single most popular ‘toastie’ bread in the country. (Or, I suppose, why Warburton’s can’t make their toastie loaf fit bloody toasters.) How hard is it to make a toaster with slots half an inch longer?

Posted 10 years ago

cranberry
Free Member

Another Dualit owner here, the things I like about it:

It toasts bread
It is made by an English company ( founded by an immigrant )
…Employing people in England
It seems bullet proof
ProHeat elements will fit Dualit toasters made in the last 50 years* and are easily replaced if one does fail

They cost a bit more than they should, but they are the Defender of toasters.

Posted 10 years ago

wobbliscott
Free Member

I’ve got a Prestige one. Does the biz and I’ve had it since 2004. One end does get slightly more toasted than the other, but it’s consistent across the 4 slots and I like it as I put the dome end of the bread to that end of the slot so that is slightly more toasted than the rest, which is nice to have medium toasted breaded at one end working your way upto well toasted at the other.

I looked at a Dualit but couldn’t bring myself to spend so much on a toaster that doesn’t pop up on its own. That has to be the biggest leap forward in toaster technology. You wouldn’t spend a premium on a car that you had to hand crank to start no matter how good a car it was when started would you? However Cranberry makes a strong case for them!

Posted 10 years ago

chiefgrooveguru
Full Member

I looked at a Dualit but couldn’t bring myself to spend so much on a toaster that doesn’t pop up on its own.

Not popping up keeps the toast warmer whilst you’re faffing.

Posted 10 years ago

cheers_drive
Full Member

Are there any decent 4 slice long slot toasters?

Posted 10 years ago