Dualit 25371 Lite 2-Slice Toaster, Red

I bought this toaster (in red) in December of 2004. I have had it now for 5 years. I have come to realize that a toasters 'toasting evenness' relies greatly on the working order of the heating coils from day one. Every single coil does not always work on most toasters. Mine were never perfect (I can see some coils not glowing inside)though the coils that are not glowing do not appear to greatly effect the final toast evenness on my toaster (thank goodness, it did cost me $90!). That said, I have also noticed that none of the working coils seem to have died after 5 years of use. That's good. I have noticed that if I go for very light toasting it shows more, but the lighter parts seem to be only on the inside of the slices. If I flip it over & do it for a hand full of extra seconds, I can counter act the unevenness at the very light setting (barely toasted). Since I never toast that lightly, it has not effected me at all. I do like my toast completely browned, but on the lighter side...Read more

Finally a decent toaster. Predictable. Browns like its supposed to. No surprises.
After battles about spending "that much money" on a toaster that "i could buy at target for $15"...I held my ground...said I had to have one that would work, and work well. No more burned toast, or pushing the lever down 5 times to get it to cook. My mornings would be happy again..if only i had a good toaster to wake up to.

I put my reputation on the line..and the toaster delivered..(whew!). Can't imagine how much grief I would have gotten if it didn't work well "you spent that much on a toaster that doesn't even work!" Fortunately, no grief..just a decent toaster doing what it should do!

I have had this toaster for well over 4 or 5 years now...its still going strong ..i probably would have bought 3 or more 15 dollar toasters by now...it works as advertised...really like that if the toast or whatever isnt done you can just push the lever down again and it will continue to toast...you dont have to wait for it to cool down....as far as toasting...it works pretty well....fact is..if bread is uneven nothing is gonna toast an uneven slice of bread evenly....thats common sense...the bagel button works nice. This feels like a well made product... looks really cool....the chrome plating is done nice...and the plastic dosent look cheap at all...i got the red one. This is the longest any toaster has lasted for us and i get the feeling that its gonna be a hard one to kill....lol.....your milage may vary...but i think its worth the price.