Dualit 45373 Lite 4-Slice Toaster, Soft Touch White

Comment: Terrible toaster. Edges of toast burn at setting No. 2. But at setting No. 1, bread does not toast. Bizarrely, the thing goes up to a setting No. 8, though anything above 3 burns it to charcoal. Hopefully I can return this useless, expensive piece of junk.

Comment: Despite the UK label this unit is definitely built in a low cost country, most likely China. As such it suffers from build consistency problems as all of the reviews here clearly show. In some cases, the unit's adjustment is OK and it performs fine. In other cases, including mine, the adjustment is lousy and the toast burns even at the lowest setting. My toaster will be on its way back tomorrow after only one day of use. I have a beautiful 15 year old Rowenta that is made in Germany and is now on its last legs but still produces consistent results every time. I was hoping to buy a quality product made in the US or Europe but all the units I have seen in the stores are cheaply made in China. It is so tragic that we can't get any decent small electric appliances anymore, no matter the brand or the price.

Comment: If you often toast just one slice, or two, instead of four... expect this toaster to burn the edges, even at low settings.

With four slices loaded, the toasts come out nice... crisp and brown.

I bought this toaster to toast astisan breads and naans... if the bread occupies the entire space, this toaster works well for them. If the bread is shorter than the space available, the edges come out burnt or worse-charcoaled. If you lower the setting, the edges are fine, but most of the bread's center does not toast.

Lacks reheat and defrost button. The toaster's user manual suggests using "1" setting for reheat. Tried it, but instead of reheating, it burns the bread.

Bagel button works. Decent toaster, overall.

Comment: The website I purchased this from won't let me leave a review so I'll do one here. This toaster lasted 3 days before we packed it up and shipped it back. No matter how low the setting the inside edge of the toast burned. If we set it at 1 it wouldn't toast and we had to toast it again and then the whole slice would burn. At 2 the edges would burn. For something over $100 you'd think it would work -at least for a few months. Very disappointed.

Comment: This is a perfect toaster in many ways. Well made, stylish, versatile, performs well, toasts evenly. It fits those chunky long slices of artisan breads or oversized french bread slices, which is the reason I purchased it. Breads that are thinner and lighter like Sunmaid raisin bread must be cooked at about setting #2 while thicker old world breads at about setting #3 or #4. It has a bagel setting that toasts one side and warms the other. I haven't had anything burn. Toast pops up normally and I have not had any pop up cartoon like action from mine. It has a extra boost lift handle for shorter bread so you don't burn your fingers. I also purchased the sandwich cage which we have used everyday this week. Example - I used Oroweat dill rye bread two overlapping pieces of Tillamook pre-sliced cheddar cheese (removing excess corners from the squares to fit the bread) and a deli slice of ham folded in half. I spread a thin layer of butter on the outsides of the bread and set it at about #3 setting. Perfection! Toasted beautifully and the cheese melted inside perfectly, no mess! Any drips are easily cleanable in the bottom tray. The sandwich was not squished in the cage at all. A perfect fit. I can't wait to try the sandwich recipe's they sent along with it, such as mango chicken. I am considering ordering a second cage. The long handed cage works fine for this toaster. If you order from the UK you can get two shorter handled ones as a set for not much more than the price of the long handle single but your shipping cost would be more. I do not know why they do not seem to be available in the USA.
This is a British company and "Brits" know toast! Although this is a new product in our home, I must say that I highly recommend it.