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Russell Hobbs Classic 2 Slice Toaster |
| Date: |
16/02/02 (409 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: loads of features, looks very stylish, stainless steel
Disadvantages: none
After having my new breadmaker in stainless steel I thought how wonderful it would be to have all my other kitchen appliances in stainless steel too, but knew it was going to be at a cost so decided to opt out of it and only replace them when they had worn out.
This was until a recent trip into Kwiksave.
They have started selling the odd electrical items in there, and a few weeks ago I noticed they had a toaster and kettle as a set in stainless steel for a absolute bargain price of 34.99.
Well this was a bargain that I could not miss, even though I already have a good working toaster and practically brand new cordless kettle, I really could not turn my back on this bargain, so I put it in my trolly and made my way to the check out.
As soon as I got home I had to check the Argos mag to see how much they cost in there and found out the price I had paid for the two items is the same price in there for just the toaster, so I had made the right decision in purchasing them.
Anyway that is enough about Kwiksave and there bargains, let's get on to the toaster it'self.
Now I know I said I had bought a twin pack which included a great kettle, but this segment is about the toaster, so i'll save the kettle for a later date.
The toater has a very classical look, hence the name Classic 2 slice toaster. It does look very similiar to one my nan used to own years ago before all these plastic kitchen appliances came along.
As well as the fact it was in stainless steel and the also unbeatable bargain price there were also the amazing features that were with the toaster that made me want to but it.
FEATURES
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1. Removeable crumb tray.
As with my old toaster you had to tip it upside down to clean out all the crumbs, which made an unsightly mess. But with this one you have an easily removeable tray which collects all the crumbs from the toast, so it can be easily empt
ied into the bin.
2. A cancel button.
As you will know everyone likes their toast done differently, and when you have a new toaster you will be unsure what setting to have it on to begin with to make your toast just the way you like it, so this toaster has a cancel button so you can stop it before the due finish time. (plus if you're like me you could burn water, so in other words this is to stop you smoking the kitchen out!!!)
3. A re-heat button.
If you're like me you love to have a boiled egg and dipping toast soldiers in. So you put your egg in to boil, and have to estimate the time you have to put your toast in to coincide with when your egg will be finished, but most of the time your toast is finished well before, and goes cold by the time you come to eat it. So this toaster has a button built in especially for people like me who are'nt very good at timing, it's a reheat button. You pop your toast back in the toaster, pull down the lever, lower the toast, and press the re-heat button, this then gives out a short burst of heat before popping back up.
4. Frozen button.
If you forgot to get your bread out the freezer before going to bed for your morning toast, then this is the button for you.
You just pop in your frozen bread, lower the bread down into the toaster on your usual setting, and then press the frozen button. This will cook your toast to the usual degree of browning you like, but at a automatically altered time of cooking.
5. Bagels.
If you split a bagel in half and place both halves, one in either side with the cut surface facing the inside of the toaster, you will have perfectly toasted bagels using the bagel button. The inner elements of the toaster heat up fully and toast the inside of the bagel, while the outside elements only heat up slightly just to warm the crusts.
But you do have to make sure you put the setting onto number one.
6. Browni
ng control.
As with most toaster's you can have it toasted to a different degree of browning. With this toaster you have a browning dial which has 5 different levels of browning, but I dont generally go past 2 and a half, otherwise it tends to go too crispy.
7. Bread slots.
With my old toaster you popped your bread in, pull down the lever and your toast went in and just flopped to one side making one side of your toast browner than the otherside. (usually burnt on the one side!!!!!!)
But with this toaster,as the lever is pulled down the bread slots close in and basically hold your toast in place, securing it so as not to fall too close to the elements. Also you can cook different thicknesses of bread, so you can cook thin on the one slot of the toaster and thick on the other, as the bread slots act individually.
8. Cool wall
As with most toasters the outside wall of the toaster is hot. Aa an example, my old toaster wall was hot, and the bread bag was too close to it and melted to the side of my toaster, leaving an un-removeable mark on it.
But with this one it is completely cool to the touch, so I have no chance of ruining the lovely shine on it.
So all in all, if you like stylish gadgets in your kitchen, with lots of lovely features the Russell hobbs classic toaster is for you, and as for the taste of the toast before you ask........Yummy.
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