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

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.

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!)

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.

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 which I hope will last for many years. Great functions, looks really stylish, bought the matching kettle and I’m really pleased:. Toast this morning was perfect - absolute quality and really well made

QUALITY PRODUCT

For all its bells and whistles this is a very poor toaster, inferior in performance to many costing a fraction of its price. I didn’t really need to add these photos as other reviewers got in first but they show the front and back of the same slice of medium thickness white bread ready to burn in parts with half and all the inside uncooked. I suggest part of the problem is it toasts much too fast and so superficially browns or burns the outside, or parts of it, whilst leaving the rest raw and “soggy”. The defrost and bagel options are simply a distraction as the automatic features are unreliable and the only way to get a half descent result is to ignore them and stand by while it cooks. And though I respect those whose taste buds differ from mine, I prefer my bread toasted right through and not just on the surface. It looks lovely and is pleasant to use, hence the two stars (now one, see update), although the crumb tray is located at the back so a nuisance to access and all four elements heat up even if only one slice is being toasted, which is the norm with me. But in the end as it is obviously not fit for purpose, I will be returning it. UPDATE Well, in view of the preponderance of 5 and 4 star reviews I thought it worth risking a replacement which has turned out no better. That also has now been returned.

A well-designed Toaster with pull up if required

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.