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In testing, we got extremely consistent results from batch to batch, though the color was a bit lighter on bagel mode: If you like a darkly toasted bagel, you should crank up the temperature or maybe run a second cycle.Īt the end of cooking, the toast pops up automatically-with maybe even too much force. The sturdy stainless-steel crumb tray pulls out for easy cleaning and the toaster's non-slip feet keep it steady on the counter.

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It also has reheat and defrost settings, plus one-sided toasting for bagels and English muffins. The toaster's features include wide, self-centering racks that can toast a bagel as evenly as a thin slice of multigrain, as well as six different toasting levels (technically more, as you can dial up settings in between the six numbers). Users praise the solid build, ease of use, and even toasting.

But it's not just the look: Like Smeg's other retro-styled appliances, this one is fully up-to-date on the inside. There's no doubt about it: This attractive toaster, available in an array of striking colors, will stand out on your counter. Toast can pop all the way out of the machine Be careful when using this machine, and don't try to clean it until it's cooled completely.ĭimensions: 8.6 x 9 x 12.3 inches | Weight: 2.7 pounds | Power: 850 watts | Toasting Levels: 7 The exterior also gets quite hot during toasting, especially at the top. It's annoying, however, that the frozen and bagel buttons don't have any lights or other indicator that they're in use. (The tray drops down from the bottom rather than pulling out from the side, however, which is a bit less convenient as you have to hold the whole toaster over the sink or trash can.) There's a high-lift level to remove the toast, plus a crumb tray for cleaning. It offers seven levels of toasting, plus bagel and frozen-food settings, and it's extra-wide, self-adjusting slots can handle larger breads with ease. It might be the least-expensive toaster on our list, but this Black+Decker does pretty much everything a pricier machine can. This went away and didn't return, but we'd advise running the toaster empty once or twice before you put any food in it. We also noticed a burning-plastic smell upon first use. This toaster claims to have extra-wide slots, but they don't seem much bigger than a standard toaster-when we toasted an extra-puffy bagel it needed a little pushing and wriggling to get in and out. Cleanup is also simple, thanks to a slide-out crumb tray.

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The settings for bagels (which only toasts from one side) and frozen foods (which starts cooler to defrost the inside and ends hotter for full toasting) both worked very well. We got excellent results with all seven toast levels, with just-barely-browned bread on level 1 and dark-but-not-burnt toast on level 7. This Hamilton Beach model is kind of the archetypal two-slice toaster-basic, affordable, and easy to use-but it also has some extra features, with seven different toast settings on the dial as well as defrost and single-sided bagel modes, plus a 'toast boost' lever to lift up smaller pieces, and a keep-warm mode that holds toast hot for an extra three minutes without any extra browning.

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