I have owned my Breville VTT001 toaster for over three years now, being attracted to it because of its appearance - the toaster has a black plastic heat proof side and a highly polished stainless steel top and front. The toaster can accommodate two slices of toast which is fine for just my daughter and myself. The toaster itself has only a few controls - there's a knob which gives you a choice of six browning levels, the lever you depress to start toasting, a cancel button, a defrost button and a button to keep toast warm once it's been browned. The toaster is simplicity itself to use and I usually set the browner knob to level 4 which I find ...  Read the complete review

Do not buy this appliance. Yes it was reasonably cheap for a two slice toaster but more false economy. Its very difficult to clean and the crumbs are not all caught in the tray at the bottom. It does not matter where you turn the dial to tell how much you want it toasted, it does what it likes! I set it to how I like my toast, which it manages to do, then seems to overtoast or undertoast the next time i use it. The only way I can get round this is to cook it bit by bit to ensure it does not burn. The most annoying thing about this appliance is that the crumbs fall over the top panel where the bread is inserted and into the cracks between the metal ...  Read the complete review

To toast or not to toast? Well in my case to toast. I, like my daughter like to start our day with some toast so a toaster in our household is an absolute kitchen essential. I have had this toaster for at least 3 years using it every morning and more with no problems with its mechanics. The styling is good and modern with the slanted top in chrome it is easy to use and clean off any crumbs from the top with a damp cloth. However, I would next time not buy this toaster for several reasons. Firstly I would buy a four slice toaster as I find the two slots a little restrictive. Secondly I would buy a toaster that ...  Read the complete review

As I have toast for breakfast every day, I was looking for something simple and reliable, and of course in the right price bracket. I settled for the Breville 2 slice toaster (with a kettle as well, which I really must also review). To be honest, it meets the basic requirements. However, after about 2 weeks, I was using the toaster, and there was an almighty bang, and I lost all power in the kitchen. After some investigation, are retriggering of fuses, I found that it was the toaster that had exploded!! So, I returned it to the place of purchase and got a replacement - yes another Breville - which to be fair, hasn't exploded, so maybe that was a one-off fault ...  Read the complete review

ok so its not the most amazing toaster, but i live in a house with four people, we range from those that want warmed bread to those that want charcoal. And this works for us, its quick so we can each get our morning feed before work, and its easy to change the temprature on so we each get our toast exactly as we like it. Its also great for defrosting bread, theres a little button that helps defrost, which is great as you can use this button whilst the bread is actually being toasted, unlike the previous toaster we had were we had to defrost the bread, then toast it. This toaster is excellent value for money, I would be breville again, its lasted the ...  Read the complete review