Dualit 26102 Lite Soft-Touch 2-Slice Toaster, Cream

 (16 customer reviews)

I bought this lovely toaster because (a) my toaster oven takes about 5 minutes to make toast - and that's its only job (b) my toaster oven is HUGE and SO UGLY! I got fed up with how much space it took up in my pantry and finally decided to splurge on the Dualit. I wanted a toaster that I loved to look at, so I could leave it on the counter without 'shame.' It is beautiful and makes perfect toast in under 60 seconds. It's so good, actually, that I burnt my first try because I had the settings up too high. (Heat scale is 1-9: on a 3, I had perfect toast in less than a minute.) On setting 9 my toast was ... not toast. For those who appreciate well-designed items, I highly recommend that you splurge on this toaster! [For size perspective, the Dualit Lite is the same size as a regular 2-slice toaster. I was afraid it would be too small, but it's just right to keep out all the time.]

I was really looking forward to this toaster, but I am getting ready to send a second one back to Amazon. I had read many positive reviews both here and on other sites, so maybe these were just from a bad lot. On the first one, the bagel function didn't work, many of the elements didn't light, and it burned the bottom while barely toasting the top. Just tried my replacement today and the bagel function sort of works, but is backwards (outside elements stay lit while many of the inside ones do also), numerous elements don't work at all, and same problem with bottom burning. Time to try a new brand!

This toaster is the best we've ever had. Sturdy and well-made, I think we finally got our money's worth, even at [...]. I was sick of the cheap-o toasters and found this lovely thing after much research into the available toasters out there.
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The only thing I would change would be to put the "cancel" button in a different place than on the end of the main dial - sometimes it's too easy to turn the dial to a different setting if you like using this button. But with the preview feature (just lift the lever to check your food while it toasts) that's not a big deal. I'll still shell out the bucks for one of these in the future if I can.
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Get a Dualit if you have the money. We got tired of returning the vast majority of cheap-o toasters every time we shopped for one. Pay for the "Rolls-Royce" of toasters for once in your life - they have these nice models under a hundred bucks and even better ones at higher prices - and they are definitely worth it, in my opinion.