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Dualit 4 Slice Stainless Steel Toaster 40352 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Dualit
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: £140.99
New (9) from £140.99
Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 536
Media: Kitchen & Home
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.9
Dimensions (in): 15 x 10.3 x 9.8
MPN: 40352
Model: 40352
UPC: 619743403520
EAN: 0619743403520
ASIN: B00008BQZC
Release Date: January 24, 2003
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Cancel Function / Immediate Eject | | • | Cancel Button | | • | Electronic Sensor | | • | Extralong Slots | | • | Crumb Tray |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The Dualit Vario toaster makes great toast, looks stunning and is built to last. This four-slice model has a classic stainless steel finish. The slots are 28 mm wide with self-adjusting wire guards to automatically accommodate a broad range of bread thicknesses. The slots also support the separately available sandwich cage, which is a useful addition for making toasted sandwiches, buns and crumpets, though it is possible to toast the latter without a cage. The Dualit is a sturdy beast with a retro look. It weighs in at around 4.25 kg and has minimal controls, all with a reassuringly solid feel. The red backlit slot selector switch lights up to tell you when the toaster is in use and can be set for two or four slices. This is important, as the toaster uses a patented ProHeat element that is optimised to quickly produce evenly cooked toast. However, the element's lifespan may be shortened if a slot is regularly heated while empty. A black rotary time switch means that you need to determine how long you want to toast each and every time you use the Dualit, rather than relying on a default setting as seen with other toasters. One of the advantages of the Dualit toaster is that the bread doesn't pop up when the timer is finished. Instead, you need to press down the central black ejector knob to remove your toast. This ensures that your toast stays warm for longer if you are not there to remove it straightaway. Another component of note is a useful slide-out crumb tray. Results are impressive, with beautifully even toasting in all slots and up to 130 slices per hour (four medium slices from cold takes around two minutes). However, the most compelling reason for putting a Dualit toaster in your kitchen is its perfect blend of durability and style. --Heather Wilson
Product Description
The Ultimate Hand Made Toaster. Sandwich cages can be inserted into any slot. The Dualit Vario Toaster combines simplicity and sophistication perfectly. With extra wide 28mm slots to accommodate a Sandwich Cage and the award winning ProHeat elements, a patented design which increases toasting efficiency & element longevity, every toaster has a removable crumb tray and an adjustable rear foot. Manually operated the Dualit toaster features switches to control the degree of browning and an ejector system which means that the toast does not pop up but stays warm until the ejector lever is pushed up. Please Note: All electrical products sold by cookinstyle (InStyle Products Limited) are supplied with a UK 3 pin plug.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 Over rated June 14, 2008
sarh (UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We have now had this toaster for two years and the only thing that has stopped me replacing it is how much it cost. Toast is striped - burnt in some places, hardly touched in others. Timing is hit and miss. We did get the Dualit kettle as well and that was even worse - I did replace that for a cheap and cheerful Morphy Richards which doesn't look as smart but does the job much better.
Expensive Rubbish January 22, 2008
Rogers (London)
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
This toaster is dreadful. The 'self aligning slots' do not work so you get burnt toast on one side and under toasted on the other, and this is when using thick sliced bread. There is no cancel button, or variable browning control, when you set the timer you can't change it so if you accidently set the timer for 5 minutes the toaster will run for 5 minutes and you have to keep checking to make sure your toast doesn't burn and then try and remove your toast without burning your fingers. You have to guess how long your toast might take then keep checking it, who has time to do this first thing in the morning? Also the timer is really noisy. Its a complete waste of money, do not buy it!!
 Expensive, but keeps working longer than other toasters! January 17, 2008
Richard Taylor (Banbury, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having had our Dualit for 5 years now, an element has broken.
OK, so it has broken, but the good news is that for 5 and 20 minutes of patience, you can fix your Dualit. Just buy a new element. Make sure you buy the correct type - there are two: 'end' elements and 'middle' elements, with the middle ones being higher wattage because they're toasting two bits of bread at once.
Judging by the simple internal design, the toaster is likely to keep going for many many years. Crudely, 5/ 10 every 5 years is cheaper (and more ecological) than a complete new toaster every 2 or 3 years as we have had to do before the Dualit.
On the toasting front, it toasts far more evenly than any other toaster we've had, and you can leave the toast in for several minutes to keep warm because the metal body retains heat. It takes a little practice to get used to the timer, but once you do its easy - white is 1.5 notches, brown is 2, etc.
I would thoroughly recommend one for a hassle-free kitchen...
Totally over-rated - think twice before you spend your money! November 25, 2007
Murraymint (UK)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
My husband wanted one and I agreed to put it on our wedding list, thinking no-one would be stupid enough to spend that much money on a toaster. I was wrong. It has never worked properly (only toasting in the end slots on one side) and despite being 'fixed' twice (costing an extra 30 a go) - it is time for it to go.
When it works, if might make 'great' toast but don't believe the hype. You need to stand over it as you have to decide what time it will take to toast the bread, oh and if you have forgotten to switch the plug on, you'll stand there for ages whilst the timer counts down and the elements are not on (so irritating). That maybe something you get used to, but believe me, your guests will think you are ridiculously pretentious when a cheap toaster is so much easier!
If you want to buy a design icon - then buy something else, this one will make you look like you have more money than sense!
My recommendation is to leave dualit toasters to the commercial kitchens - its what they are designed for!
 This toaster looks great but performance is patchy November 22, 2007
Kai Chandler (England)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Fed up with having to change my toaster just after the warranty expires, I bought the Dualit from Amazon in 2004 (3.5 years ago) so this is a long term review. I thought that as long as parts remain available it would last a lifetime and I'd be dumping less landfill. I was attracted by its great looks and reputation. However, the performance is quite average.
Pros
+ Looks and feels great
Cons
- About ten times more expensive than a 'cheap' toaster.
- It doesn't cope well with non-standard size slices and as I make my own bread the slices often poke over the top and so taller slices may have an untoasted end.
- Bread is unevenly toasted.
- The time needed to toast a slice of bread depends on type of bread (white toasts faster) and how fresh it is. As the timing duration relies on a timer and not a sensor, it's dependent on your judgement, so rather hit or miss. Difficult to explain when mother in law visits!
- Mine is the four slice toaster. I can select whether to heat two or four elements, but heating an odd number of slices is a waste of energy in the unused slot. I suggest a four way switch be incorporated in future models.
- The clockwork timer failed after 3 years of daily use - There are many reports of failing timers on the internet so it seems to be common. More importantly THIS IS A FIRE RISK as the Dualit just carries on toasting. It really is poor design as it should have been fail-safe. Dualit charge around 25 for a self-fit timer including delivery but kindly agreed to send one out free of charge as a 'one off' which was great news and prompted me to up my rating from two to three stars.
- I bought the sandwich toaster accessory which is a wire frame with a handle that squeezes two slices into one slot, but it's not really usable except with a standard sliced loaf as anything thicker won't fit in the toaster.
On balance, although I like the toaster, and hope it'll last decades, I probably couldn't completely recommend it due to the uneven performance, doubts over the timer reliability and concerns about safety.
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