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Micromark MM9795
by kristoph23 Micromark is a brand which I am pretty unfamiliar with myself so when I was given a toaster brand new which was made by an unknown brand I did not have a clue what to expect. This toaster is a four piece toaster and the slots for which you have the bread placed inside are pretty good and you even fit half a bagel inside each ... of the slots. With my item I found it funny how if I turned the toast to a horizontal position I could only place 2 pieces inside and if vertical I could still place four pieces inside but half way through toasting them I need to take them out because the tops of the bread would not be done. You have a white toaster here which is aiming to provide quick toast but rarely does that. You have on the side on a turn switch which helps you select a temperature setting and you have above that the lever to pull the toast down. I have found that the lever can be used also as an emergency if you think something is burning which I guess is pretty good. When I place my toast on the rating which they suggest should do toast within a few minutes it never turns out that way. Your bread tends to pop up at random and then you're left amused as to why it has popped up without being completed. The toast when it is finished is nice and golden brown on top and it rarely burns toast which is a good thing. When I have placed other items inside such as bagels and toasted teacakes they do have issues with burning because they are bigger and have other substances on them for taste so I guess that helps them cook faster. My favourite item is crumpets and I have them most mornings and when I place them inside this toaster within a few minutes they are done and so crispy and warm they are an utter delight. I do find this item irritating because cleaning can be difficult. If you have a piece of crust which has fallen down to the bottom you find that the burning smell can linger for a long time producing plenty of smoke also. You can clean the trays which are situated in the toaster but if the crust has fallen in between it can be difficult to remove. The item is extremely long in length so finding a suitable location can be difficult at the same time. If you hit this item even with a small object you can easily scratch the paintwork of the toaster which again proves to be a problem. This toaster I believe is around twenty pounds which is quite a lot for a toaster which does the job it is meant to do but has many negatives attached as well. Read the complete review |
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Micromark 52174
by i_am_joy For the past two weeks I have had a chap in renovating the large brick shed which came with my bungalow. I do not like brick sheds and miss my pretty stained wooden one which looked more like a Wendy House than a shed, but if I have to live with this brick monstrosity then I might as well get it exactly how I want it. As the ... previous owners had installed electricity and a water supply I decided to section off one end and have it as a small kitchen area to save having to go in and out of the bungalow every time I feel peckish or want a drink. Even though this shed is huge, space is limited as I use it for my seedlings as well as to store all the usual garden paraphernalia so I needed to look for small basic appliances which wouldn't take up too much room. I have already installed a small microwave and kettle and decided to look at the toasters next. I went to my local electrical shop and straight away decided on the Micromark 52174 for the simple reason that it was the smallest in the shop and was basic but not utilitarian looking. It cost £14.99 which was slightly more than I was expecting to pay but I couldn't be bothered trawling the high street for a better price, it's actually more expensive online so perhaps not such a bad deal after all. The Micromark 52174 is a two slice toaster which is perfect as I live (and garden) alone, I know I will occasionally have visitors to my shed but it's more practical to have a two slicer and make more than one lot sometimes than a four slicer that will most of the time be used to toast just two pieces. If you see what I mean. It's a nice looking toaster in white with coffee coloured buttons and dials, I think this is a very practical looking toaster which I wouldn't particularly want in my all chrome kitchen but it's perfectly fine considering the other basic appliances I am installing in the shed. It is 820W so in line with most other toasters on the market. Using this toaster is very easy. The lever for pushing the toast carriage down is very smooth and gives a reassuring click when it's been fully depressed, and again when the toast pops up. The lever is shaped well so my fingers can rest on it properly and they do not slide off even when my hands are a little greasy from the hand cream I have to use after gardening. There is a small red LED light which lights up when the toaster is in use and goes off again as soon as my toast has popped up, I imagine this would be handy for people who are multi tasking but as I am perfectly capable of remembering that I've put toast in it seems rather surplus to requirements! The browning control is in the form of a basic dial where you have no less than seven different choices, I was lucky in that the first setting I tried (number 3) gave me the perfect golden brown toast I like. As a rough guide number 1 will leave your bread toasted but almost white still, while number 7 is the setting my granddaughter prefers and gives toast that is just the right side of burned. Each setting gives distinct browning results so have a play with a few slices of bread to find the perfect one for you. Of course how well your toast browns is also down to how thick it is and even the type of bread you use so be prepared to move the dial if you are straying from your usual bread buying routine. As with most toasters these days there is a clearly visible cancel button which will make your toast pop up instantly, this is useful when I'm having beans on toast because I sometimes put the bread in too early and have to cancel it when I realise I haven't even opened my beans yet. Also yesterday I was using Nimble bread which is very thin and airy and toasts seemingly in seconds sometimes, I could smell the toast starting to burn so I pressed the cancel button and it stopped the toaster in its tracks. This Micromark toaster also features an integrated bun warmer and this is activated by pushing a small button which will make the wire bun warming rack pop up from alongside the toast carriage, you can then start the toaster and the heat will warm your buns through. I have used this for croissants and also to warm a burger bun on the day I bought the toaster just to see how it worked. The buns or croissants take a while to warm through and I do not think the toaster generates enough heat to properly warm a croissant, but then who really needs warm buns and croissants are easy to heat in the microwave! The only downside I've discovered with this toaster is the lack of a removable crumb tray. It's a real nuisance having to unplug the toaster, carry it to the bin and then turn it upside down and shake it to remove the crumbs and I think the overall design of this toaster could easily have supported a small sliding crumb tray. People tend to neglect the hygiene of their toasters and I think you really need to empty the crumbs each time you use it as leaving the crumbs lying in the bottom is the same as cooking a piece of pork with the remnants of yesterdays lamb chop in the roasting dish. Well, perhaps not quite the same but who wants three week old breadcrumbs marring their lovely toast? The plastic housing of the toaster gets a bit warm while in use but not so much that it's going to burn anyone, it's a pleasant warmth actually which is quite soothing when I rest the palm of my hand on the toaster wall while waiting for my toast to pop up! Oh yes, the popping mechanism is very smooth and the toast doesn't fly out of the toaster like a surface to air missile. It gives a lovely 'POP' noise and suddenly there is the toast sitting at the top of the toaster, it's only ever got stuck once and that was when I put a piece of bread in there that was slightly torn at one corner. The crust had snagged inside the toaster and it prevented the toast popping up properly but the toaster did not carry on heating up so this was not a fire hazard at all. This toaster can handle various thicknesses of bread. In the two weeks I have owned it I have used Nimble and Weight Watchers bread which are both very thin, Warburtons Toastie bread which is the equivalent of a thick sliced loaf and also fresh bread that I cut into thick slices myself. The bread slots are a good size, although they definitely wouldn't take doorstep sized slices of bread but if you're eating fresh toast then for flavours sake you are really better off to use the gas grill. It also toasts brown bread nicely, but you may want to turn the browning dial down slightly because the brown Tesco bread I used went too dark for my taste. I bought my Micromark 52174 (catchy name, huh?) from an independent electrical shop in Ipswich but you can purchase yourself this great little toaster from 247electrical.co.uk for the price of £17.35. Read the complete review |
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Micromark 4 Slice Toaster
by wendybull Having a family incorporating four children can be a bit hectic at breakfast time in the morning and our old 2 slice toaster just wasn't cutting it in terms of getting everyone fed in time. It was time to invest in a four slicer and so down we trotted to Homebase and picked up this nifty looking four slice toaster for the amazingly cheap ... price of £19.99. I am not sure if Homebase are still stocking this and their website pays no mention at all but you can still pick it up from Amazon for £26.99, for which I feel is still a reasonable price. Obviously being a four slice toaster this is larger than we were used to and we had to reorganise the counter in the kitchen to encompass our new machine, but this was a tiny sacrifice to enable us all to eat our brekkie that bit easier. In fact the controls are my favourite part of this simply because they are on the front of the machine. This means you can locate it anywhere on the kitchen worktop that you like because you don't need to worry about blocking controls on the side of the toaster. Most two slice toasters have them on the sides and this used to drive me mad as they always seemed to be on the side I wanted to put against a wall. With this toaster the controls are on the front, one for each pair of slots and are extremely accessible. Each pair of slots operates separately from the other, meaning you can still toast just two slices of bread if you would like without wasting energy. It is very rare that only one slot is used in our house though and the toaster operates just as well when both slots are being used. I have found that the slots could be a touch bigger as I usually put sliced bread in them and I put it in with the longest side facing down. I do have to wiggle it around though to get it in sometimes and if I put the shorter side in first then it doesn't toast the whole slice of bread. I use Kingsmill Everyday bread which is a rectangle shape and this will just about fit in as described, however anything thicker such as uncut bread you will be struggling to fit it. Crumpets fit easily in the slots and the toaster rack pops up enough for you to reach the cooked crumpets without burning your fingers and in fact sometimes pops up with such force that the crumpets pop right out of the toaster. Handy actually when this happens! I use wholemeal bread and have the setting somewhere between number 3 and 4 which is suitable for my tastes as I do not like my toast too dark or crispy, but the toaster goes from setting 1 (anaemic) right through to 5 (burnt hee hee) which is a good but average range of settings in my opinion. You can also toast bread from frozen if you press the "defrost" button. This is very handy as I have often forgotten to take a loaf out of the freezer the night before and at least the kids can still have toast for breakfast if they fancy it. You can also reheat on here which again is very useful if you are cooking a batch of toast to go with eggs or beans and have to make a few rounds to be ready all at the same time. At least you can cook them all then reheat for a few seconds to warm up before serving. Overall, I love my four slicer, simply because it allows things to run faster and smoother in the kitchen. Cleaning is still very easy, simply by pulling out the tray slotted underneath each side of the toaster and emptying the crumbs. I shake my toaster out over the sink every now and then too to remove any crumbs built up inside it. A wipe and polish of the outside brings it to a beautiful shine and keeps it looking like new. If you toast more than two slices at a time then I recommend you invest in a four slicer. It has made a positive difference for us. Read the complete review |
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1 review MAnufacturer: Micromark / Type: Toaster - Integrated bun warmer. |
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2 reviews 4 Slice toaster / Cancel button / Defrost / Crumb tray / Stainless steel with black trim |
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2 reviews 4 Slice Toaster, Crumb Tray, Cancel Button |
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