Dualit 46202 4 Slice Lite Toaster | 2kW Toasts 120 Slices an Hour | Polished with High Gloss Cream Trim | Bagel & Defrost Settings | 36mm Wide Slots

The design has a touch of elegance which means the toaster makes a statement, as far as a toaster can, with a retro-1950's look. It is an attractive, rounded design with fairly simple controls. There is a button for bagels, which, with cut sides to the centre, will toast the cut side and warm the crust, a feature also useful for muffins, especially thick northern affairs, and there is also a defrost button, As well as slices of bread you can also defrost bagels and muffins by pressing both buttons simultaneously. Completing the set is a browning dial (1-8) with a cancel button in the centre. Around 4 or 5 seems about right for me, depending upon thickness, but it is worth remembering toasting is faster if you are doing a second or more rounds in succession as the elements start hot for subsequent slices, so browning needs to be turned down a little. I suspect 8 would be at the charcoal end of toast but don’t knock it, I had a colleague at work who liked his toast to be just short of being in flames, so each to his own. The toast is lowered with an attractive lever with a colour co-ordinated knob and can be lifted during toasting to check on progress without cancelling - just a quick look and carry on toasting or cancel and eat. The slots are particularly wide, 36mm, 1.4ins in old money, so will fit doorstops if that is your choice. As for Warburton’s Toastie, which seems to have become the unofficial British Standard for toasters, the slices fit . . . just, the top sitting just about inside the target area of the elements – but, if you are concerned by the Warburton’s test, the slices fit comfortably sideways, dropping well into the element comfort zone to end all debate. So how about toasting, which after all is why you buy a toaster? Attractive design and good looks count for nothing if it can’t toast bread and on that score it is superb. I must admit, we have been fortunate with toasters over the years. This replaced a Krups’ model we had had had for probably 15-20 years and which had started to toast unevenly and would no longer cancel. Our past toasters have all been good quality and did their job well, but this takes toasting to another level. First of all it is consistently an even toast, with slices of bread an even colour from edge to edge and both sides virtually the same colour. Wider slices and items such as thick Yorkshire muffins need to turned down a little or checked regularly as obviously the surfaces are closer to the elements so will toast quicker, but again the toasting is even. The toast itself even tastes a little different, or at least has a slightly different texture than I have found with any other toaster. The outside of the toast comes out crisp, yet the inside is warm and still soft, which becomes more noticeable the thicker the slice. You see this claim on the Dualit videos and think it is just marketing spin, but it is actually true. You get crisp toast with a soft centre. So far I have found no problem and I am delighted with the toaster’s performance. It is certainly not the cheapest toaster around, and does not have the bells and whistles some toasters can offer, there is no LCD browning control or digital countdown, no motorised lift, no reheat function, but it has everything you are ever likely to need and more than that, what it does have is the ability to make superb toast, and that, after all, is all you really want from a toaster. The four star on cleaning incidentally, is not because of any inherent difficulty in doing the job, but simply because the shiny chrome demands a bit more effort to keep clean and looking pristine than coloured panels that are happy with merely a quick wipe over.

We purchased a very nice looking '4 slice' Morphy Richards toaster from Amazon about one year ago and I have never been happy with it for a variety of reasons. I have now decided that enough is enough and it was time to buy a slightly more expensive toaster - in this case the Dualit 2 Slice Lite. It was a good decision. At 1.1Kw it produces more heat per slice and so cooks the toast very quickly. Cooking the toast faster means that it is nice and crisp on the outside without drying out inside. Instead of waiting more than 4 minutes for the toast to cook it now takes between one and two minutes. Another benefit is that it takes full sized slices of bread so we no longer have part of the slice sticking out of the top of the machine - this results in evenly cooked toast. The optional use of the bread roll setting is great. With this setting only one side of each slot heats up, which allows the inside of the roll to be toasted without cooking the outside which is already browned - good for for burgers etc. It is well worth reading the instructions for this toaster. In doing so the user will understand the benefit of warming up the toaster for 30 seconds or so before cooking the first piece of toast and also, if cooking only one piece of toast at a time, why one side will cook slightly more than the other. If one side of the toaster is empty then effectively there is a lot more heat getting to one side of the bread on the side which is being used. This is not rocket science and should be understood by those complaining about both sides not being the same. This is not an issue when cooking two slices at the same time. I particularly like the ability to lift the toast 'mid-cook' without cancelling the process. In summary:- Was it worth paying twice the price of a basic toaster? - Yes. How long does it take to make toast?- between 1 and 2 minutes per two slices. It definitely pays to heat the toaster for 30 seconds or so before starting a toast making session. Does paying more for the toaster mean tastier toast? Yes in my opinion. The high power rating cooks the toast faster in a way which crisps the outside without drying out the inside. Being a two slice toaster will it take longer to cook four slices than using a four slice toaster? - Not really because it toasts so much faster than most cheaper toasters and I was able to restart toasting in quick succession without having to wait for the release mechanism to cool down as with my previous toaster. Does it take thick rolls etc? - Yes Can it take the extra height of 'Non-Square' supermarket breads - Yes. How even is the browning? - Very even but be aware that there will be a slight difference on each side if only toasting single slices. How does the D-Frost button perform? I don't know because I have not used it yet as I make all my toast from fresh bread.

I thought that I was buying the Aston Martin of toasters, getting a Dualit as their reputation led me to believe it would be incomparable in all areas. As it turns out, it’s a good toaster. It’s still going strong after two years of almost daily use, so that’s a big plus, don’t you think? On the other hand, does it toast evenly? No. Is it consistent about how it toasts? No. Are the browning settings noticeably different? No. It’s pretty much like all the others I’ve had in thirty five years of toaster-buying but early indications are that it might last longer. Let’s hope that’s not the kiss of death. It looks nice, it’s easy to clean and it seems robust; so I’ll settle for that. Edited two years later to add - still making my toast in this toaster. Not bad, then, eh?

This was a house-warming present - I'm not sure I would have spent this much on a toaster ordinarily - but it's a real treat! The colour matches the Whirlpool Max25 cream microwave - a lovely rich vanilla cream - but sadly does NOT match the Dualit jug kettle.... WHY?! It does everything I need it to - ie toasts sliced bread evenly and consistently, and looks great in my kitchen. I've not tried the bagel function (toasts one side and warms the other) or the defrost yet. It's handled my extra-thick home-made bread beautifully. You can lift the toast during the toasting time to have a peek without disrupting the toasting duration. Positives: toasts perfectly, lovely design, quality "feel", just the colour I wanted! Negatives: none yet. (If I was being really, really picky, I'd say that it would be useful to have more sensitivity between browning settings, and there is a tiny ridge between the chrome bit and the cream surround that catches crumbs. No big deal.)

I only ever write reviews when things are really good or really bad, in this case it is the former. A toaster that someone has actually thought about, from sliced bread to brioche buns it toasts them all perfectly, the one side only setting is great for the latter. The settings take a bit of calibrating but that is true of any toaster. The fact that it can be repaired and spares are available was a big factor in my choice. Very pleased so far.

We love this toaster because it’s good to look at but the main reason is that it toasts every bit of the bread including a lot of cut breads like Hovis which my old toaster used to miss at least 1/2 inch top or bottom. With a lot of other toasters you can’t even turn the slice sideways, this one you can so every bit gets toasted back and front including thick slices. I also like the extra wide pull out tray to collect the crumbs. Well worth the extra money so my husband said and that’s a first, I would definitely recommend this toaster.

The 2 slot version of this has some good reviews. Unfortunately the 4 slot - 2 pairs of 2 slots - doesn't seem to be as good. It doesn't toast evenly: the toast has to be done in 2 passes, turning it top to bottom for the second pass. If you are doing 3 slices on the same setting - there are separate setting knobs for each pair of slots - the single slice is much darker then the 2 slices done together, so you need to allow for that and use a lower setting on one side. I've tried this with both pairs of slots. The toast doesn't always pop up properly, & you need to take care when that happens, as the top gets very hot (I use tongs now) . On the upside, it does toast crumpets and thicker bread, though tall slices stick up (not a problem as you have to flip the slices over anyway); it has separate controls for each pair of slots with a bagel setting so you can toast just one side, and a defrost setting (not yet used by me); the crumb trays are easy to empty; and it looks nice in the kitchen.

This toaster does everything I ask of it - toasts varying thicknesses of bread evenly & to whichever shade of brown you prefer, deals just as happily with frozen bread, bagels, crumpets & teacakes, & looks great in my kitchen. I spent a fair while pondering which toaster to buy when my faithful old Tefal finally gave up the ghost. It had to be able to toast a minimum of 4 slices in one go (teenagers do toast in large quantities), it had to be able to deal with frozen bread (remembering to take a loaf out of the freezer before I actually need it is not something I'm famed for) & it had to look good. Unfortunately there are plenty of machines that live up to my exacting requirements, so which one to choose? I had always fancied a Dualit & been impressed by the performance & longevity of the ones owned by friends - as well as the degree of loyalty they seem to inspire in their owners! But, to be honest, I really felt that the price tag on these gleaming steel machines was just a bit OTT. The Lite, then, seemed like a good compromise - a reasonably priced 4 slice Dualit toaster, not in steel but in an attractive cream finish. I have not been disappointed & when (hopefully a long time in the future) this one ceases to toast, I will not hesitate to loyally buy another Dualit. It is now 2020 and my beloved Dualit is still going strong! The cream plastic hasn't changed colour and all four slots are still functioning perfectly. It happily survived the endless onslaught of teenagers and now only has light duties catering for me and my other half. Even if it died today (and touch wood that it doesn't!), I would not hesitate to recommend it to others and buy a new one myself. Well done, Dualit!

It does not toast evenly and it should for it's price. It looks nice and you can put large slices in it but keep an eye on them, the top may look untoasted and the bottom may be well toasted.

No more squashed toasted sandwiches. I brought this because it is meant to be the most reliable toaster on the market. I can’t comment on that because I’ve only had it a few weeks. I’m very happy so far it’s extremely powerful

Was pleased to find this on Amazon. I had one the for 10 years before it gave up. Can’t by thus version in Aus stores but glad to be able to finally replace the original- been through two toasters in two years before finding this

Great price, delivered quickly and good product. Only issue was it had a UK plug. Would have been perfect if AU plug was provided.

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