Toaster Frustration (2)

We bought a Dualit toaster after the wife trashed a number of normal toasters with sliders, catches and the like. The Dualit has a timer and a leaver. When the timer has stopped and the toaster turns off you push the leaver down and up comes the toast. No complicated mechanisms to go wrong. So far we've had about 8 years service out of it.

Guy

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If it works sometimes there can't be too much wrong. It must be the switch that controls the electromagnet, or the timing mechanism. I have an electromagnet in my ultra cheap Chinese toaster but have not looked inside yet as it's gone OK for 15 years so far. If the switch comes apart it may be possible to clean it. I usually spray the inside of switches with CRC and wipe them clean with a rag.

Guy Dawson wrote

Many people initially object to the fact that you have to set the timer every single time you want to do some toast.[1] What they don't realise though is that, with an 'automatic' toaster, you have to make that judgement anyway when you decide how brown you want it depending on what sort of bread you're putting in.

And likely to get a lot more. :) Footnote

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1. Actually, I suspect that most people object to the price. "How much?!! For a /toaster/?!!" :)

Yup. Different types bread and freshness make a difference. The big difference comes if you make a second batch of toast as the toaster has already warmed up some and less heat is lost heating the toaster. In my experience the second and subsequent batchs need about 75% of the time of the first batch.

Indeed. £160 odd for a 4 slice toaster does slow people down.

Guy, who might be too interested in toast!

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We decided to buy a toaster a couple of years ago and I was well and truely fed up with the crapness of "typical" toasters. Couldn't afford a "proper" Dualit so we got their consumer range, one of these:

Cheers

Tim

"Tim S" wrote

I've always rated Russel Hobbs above the run-of-the-mill manufacturers. This toaster has lasted 4 years, probably averaging 2 uses per day.

Pity there's such a gulf between the prices of diposable level of equipment and the prices of "quality" items.

Have to ask her-indoors if we can spend £50 on a toaster instead of £20.

Phil

Guy

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