If toasted breads form a big part of your staple food then your search for the right toaster must include a few critical criteria that can guarantee slices of bread, toasted to a golden brown, every time for a long time. Be ready to confront an exhaustive variety in colours, sizes and styles to suit multiple requirements, while shopping for a toaster.
TWO, FOUR OR SIX?
The average number of slices of toasted bread that you need for a meal can decide the kind of toaster that would best suit you. Decide between two, four and six slotted models according to your need. If you have a small counter and want your toaster to fit in snugly with your other appliances, go in for the two or four slotted toaster. Six slotted toasters usually take up a lot of counter space because of their size. The cost of the toaster is usually associated with the number of slots that the toaster has. More slots, more cost.
DARK BROWN, GOLDEN BROWN OR SIMPLY BROWN?
The colour of the toast bread can talk a lot about its crispness and taste. Toasters come with electronic settings to pre-set the “brownness” of your toast. Automatic ejection of the toast through electronic sensors saves you a lot of time. Choosing models which also have a secondary manual ejection source can save the toast from burning when the bread gets stuck inside by chance. Advanced toasters come with automatic shut off if the slice getting stuck inside the slot.
WANT YOUR TOASTER TO DO MORE THAN SIMPLY TOAST?
The breakfast sandwich toaster allows you to boil, steam scramble and poach your eggs and toast your bread simultaneously. You can even warm a slice of meat if it has been pre cooked and the “keep warm” feature of the toaster, keeps your toast warm till you want them to be served.
Decided to eat something else in the middle of a toast cycle? Cancel the toasting using the cancel button. The lift option allows you to toast even the smallest of slices. Defrost your bread slice from the refrigerator or simple heat your slice. Toasters come with different slot sizes that suit pre-cut slices as well as self-cut slices. Cleaning the slide out crumb tray is easier than cleaning hinged crumb tray.
LET YOUR TOASTER TALK ABOUT YOUR SENSE OF STYLE
Toasters can be fashion statements. Toast in style using toasters made of high density plastic or stainless steel. Choose from an array of bright colours to brighten up your kitchen counter. For the generation next, there are toasters that come in a wide range of retro styles .Want your children to make their own toast? Let Winnie the Pooh and Hello Kitty toasters make toasting, fun for the children.
You could also buy a toaster that you find is more practical. Choose toasters with easily replaceable parts. Give a few seconds of thought on the length of the cord as well as the space the toaster is going to take up on your kitchen counter. You might want to consider the warranty of the product and the amount of power it might consume on operation. |