Dualit 2-Slice Toaster, Chrome

 (47 customer reviews)

My husband is very very picky about his toast. I can honestly say that we went through more than 10 toasters of various prices - high and low - half of them made unacceptable toast - and half of them broke while making unacceptable toast - and then we found the Dualit. This was about 5 years ago - in a true panic, I thought I would just go out and buy the most expensive toaster there was - and found this one at williams-sonoma. Sticker shock, but I've recommended it since, to everyone who toasts. And it has made perfect toast since the day we bought it.It's great - it is really easy to clean. There is no relying on electronics to decide how toasted the bread is - you figure it out and you know forever - about 2 minutes for a piece of toast for wheat bread from the fridge into cold toaster - if second round of toast and toaster is hot, cut it by 25%. The little ticking sound while it's fixing your perfect toast is nice to keep you remembering that you have toast - and when the...Read more

I love my Dualit!

Our old toaster died one Sunday morning so Monday I started searching for a new one. We had a Cuisanart - and I had planned on buying the same brand of toaster maybe just a 4 slot version until I read the reviews. The one that was on sale at the local department store (for $100)got miserable reviews on Amazon, so I searched and searched and searched and the only toaster that got consistantly good reviews is the Dualit.

I ended up purchasing a refurbished Dualit on another website for about half the price. I'm not one to skimp on kitchen appliances or gadgets, but spending over $200 on a toaster seemed a bit extreme. Now that I've received it I've decided it's worth every penny. If it breaks tomorrow, I'd definitely run right out and spend pay full price to replace it.

I love the fact that operates completely different than any other toaster out there. It's best to preheat it - but once you do you can put in pieces of bread one...Read more

This is a beautifully constructed and carefully assembled toaster, radiating quality. The design has many desireable features but, in my opinion, one serious shortcoming. When one pays over $200 for a toaster of bread, even one disappointment is one too many.

Simply, the toasting pocket, including the movement [depth] of the lowering device, is slightly too small. The first piece of bread I tried, a slice of Jewish rye, didn't quite fit. A half inch longer, wider and deeper would make this toaster perfect.

In particular, the width is too narrow to really warm most sandwiches, barely accomodating the two slices of bread, nevermind anything in between more than a couple slices of cheese, etc. I bought the sandwich rack but, now, I expect not to get much use from it.

But, to be fully honest, if the bread fits within [4-1/2 in x 4-1/2 in], the toast is marvelous.

Bill Wood