Toasters: Page 2

An essential kitchen appliance in any home, a Toaster is perfect for warming tasty pastries for breakfast, toasting bagels for lunch or enjoying crisp golden toast with jam or marmalade and a nice cup of tea in the morning! Whatever you prefer, toast is a common staple of a British breakfast, from a slap-up full English to the true classic beans-on-toast.

Toasters have become not only very popular but also convenient in the kitchen, coming in a variety of styles and with various features. The very basic difference in toasters is the number of slices of bread you can toast at once, with the standard being a 2-slice toaster and larger toasters allowing you to generally toast 4 slices.

Other common toaster features including a varying browning, defrost and reheat settings, toast cancellations and a removable crumb tray. These not only make it easy to cook your bread to the desired level but also make it easy to clean your toaster and keep it in the best possible condition. Modern toasters are not only fast, providing you freshly warmed toast in mere minutes, but also packed with other built-in features that can make the toaster purchasing decision a complicated one. For that reason, we have taken a few frequently asked questions and answered them below.

What is the best toaster? - This common question will depend on a number of factors, including what you intend to use the toaster for, how often it will be in use and whether you want it to match the colour of other small appliances in your kitchen such as your kettle or coffee machines. Ensure you have thought about the most common bread you will use in your toaster before making your decision, as some are specifically designed to fit larger bread or with extra wide slots; able to incorporate bread such as bagels. At Downtown we have a fantastic range of colours and designs to suit any home.

How does a toaster work? - In this modern age, toasters are more than just a lever that you push down for your bread to be warmed through. The latest in technology means that toasters have technology that includes variable browning control, re-heat and defrost functions so that you can cook your bread from frozen and have your bread to the precise level of 'toastiness' you desire. There are also 'extra-long' 1 slot toasters that actually fit two slices of bread, maximising on space and ensuring the same level of brownness on both slices of bread. With most modern toasters, there is always an eject and cancel button should you fear your toast is getting a bit too crisp for your liking!

At Downtown we love kitchens, that is why many of our leading brand toasters are also available with matching kettles, helping you to create the perfect colour scheme in your home. You can brighten up your home with a contemporary, modern design or go down a more retro feel, all at the press of a button. If you have any questions about one of our toasters from the colour to the guarantee, you can get in touch with us.