Delonghi CT04R

This is a good, basic and stylish toaster for everyday use and good value for money. The sleek shape and slightly retro 50s diner look to the controls means it looks good on a worksurface. And it works well too! Having had a run of "last for about eight months and then stop working" toasters, I have used this one daily for over two years and it is proving to be a lot more robust. The controls are easy, although one minor criticism is that I find the settings for toast colour are a little low - they run from 1-6 and I always have to set it at 4 or above to get medium colour on an average slice of bread. I don't use the defrost setting for bread but I do for ...

Well, not as impressed with the Delonghi toaster as I have been with the Delonghi kettle. It certainly looks stylish and has the convenience of being able to toast 4 slices at a time. It has a dial on the front that goes from 1-5 for you to select how brown you would like you toast. This isn't very accurate and also varies depending on what you are toasting, they need to come up with a more accurate guide. The cancel button is a good feature though as I have often wanted to stop it as the toast was getting too brown. It also has a defrost button which I personally don't use, the bread defrosts as it is cooking on the main setting so I don't see the need to use it. The ...