Dualit 47180 4 Slice NewGen Toaster Polished Stainless Steel

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Combining excellent engineering with functionality to give years of reliable use, you can count on your Dualit toaster to last a lifetime. All of the parts are replaceable or can be fixed, including the patented ProHeat elements. The new bagel function will toast bagels and teacakes to perfection. Simply turn the upper dial to the bagel setting which selects just one side of the element to heat up, therefore toasting the inside of your bagel and warming the other side.

Instead of having an electronic timer, the Dualit has a mechanical one, you simply twist it around to the time required and the heating elements come on for that amount of time. A single, manual lever moves all four slices of toast up and down. So to toast you pop in the bread, twist the timer, pull up the lever to lower the bread, wait till the timer pings and then raise the toast to get it out. If the item was delivered by Royal Mail or if you collected the item yourself then you will be required to return it at your expense via the same method. New is the ability to use each slot independently or as a combination, therefore saving energy. For example, on the 4 slice model you can choose to toast either 1, 2, 3 or 4 slices and 1 or 2 bagels. No other toaster on the market today offers this choice and by selecting one slot instead of all four slots power consumption is reduced by 60%. Although it’s not huge, it does everything you need it to, and it does it all well. There are six browning functions; we opted for mid-way but noticed that once the toaster was warmed up, we could dial it down a bit.We also think the De'Longhi Ballerina Toaster is reasonably priced for how luxe it feels to use. Its design was noticeably sturdy during testing and the toast comes out with far fewer lines on the bread. Incorporating these characteristics in to their famous toasters, the iconic British manufacturer has created an award winning product that lasts, the design of which has stood the test of time for over 60 years.

Externally, the toaster is dominated by brushed stainless steel, which looks great out of the box, though does show fingerprints over time. Nevertheless, once you’re past the styling, the high lift feature is a real boon for extricating hot toast without burning your fingertips. The only other control is the selection switch, which lets you choose from one to four slices, or one or two bagels (where only one side is toasted). It’s a brilliant design, as other toasters struggle to toast a single slice, with unwanted heat penetrating through from the other slot and spoiling the balance. There’s no cancel button, you simply twist the timer down to zero to turn off the toaster, and no reheat button, just set the timer to 30 seconds if required.The mode selection knob cleverly lets you choose how many of the 2 or 4 slots to use at any given time. This saves on electricity costs and is particularly handy on the larger model. Before T3, Duncan was a music and film reviewer, worked for a magazine about gambling that employed a surprisingly large number of convicted criminals, and then a magazine called Bizarre that was essentially like a cross between Reddit and DeviantArt, before the invention of the internet. There was also a lengthy period where he essentially wrote all of T3 magazine every month for about 3 years. The NewGen produces toast rapidly, with supremely uniform toasting. The defrost and bagel settings work extremely well. There are also neat touches like the slot selector, which means only the slots you are actually using heat up –particularly handy on the 4-slice.

Upon receipt of your item we will provide a FOC repair including any mechanical parts, if in the unlikely event the unit is beyond economical repair we will provide a like for like replacement. Unlike its stablemate, the Sage Smart Toaster we review above, this model has its main controls on the front of the unit so it’s ultimately designed to go against the wall which willtake up precious workspace. However, because the controls are so easy to see and use, you could feasibly place it side on between other appliances so it doesn’t take up quite so much space. Because the Newgen toasts very consistently, and you can pop the bread up at any point to see just how it's doing, it's also hard – though admittedly not impossible –to ruin your toast. Lots of companies talk about quality; for Dualit it is a fundamental part of the business. Our Quality Policy exists to provide employees and suppliers with a framework that ensures they deliver our promises to customers, whether product or service related. Its success is a consequence of several key factors - a continuous process of monitoring and improvement, senior management 'champions', supplier relationships that work as true partnerships, and employees who often 'go the extra mile' for the benefit of their customers.There's a choice of 2- or 4-slice models in five colours, or purest, purist stainless steel. Obviously, you can buy far cheaper toasters that do almost much the same thing – in fact, there's loads of them in this very list.However, you can say the same thing about a Rolex, can't you? This won a T3 Award for best toaster last year and it has held on to its crown at the T3 Awards 2021 too.