Sage - The Smart Toast 2-Slice Toaster, Brushed Aluminium

I had a Porsche Siemens, long slot toaster before this. Had it for SO many years (about 20!) and loved it. Or so I thought ....It hadn't dawned on me that it never browned the whole piece of toast consistently. I had to take it up, turn it over and put it back in - this toasts consistently!It hadn't dawned on me that countless times the toast used to come up not properly toasted, so I'd pop it back down to start the cycle again and wander away, just to come back to black, ruined toast as it had not toasted a bit more but the whole cycle again. The "A bit more" works!And it hadn't dawned on me I was trying to avoid burning my face while trying to look into the slots before to see the toast and failing. This lets you look mid-cycle without disturbing the programme.Delighted with it. It's quick, it's very simple to use, it's not gimmicky at all, and it's very well constructed. Sure, you're paying more, but you're getting more.One final comment - I bought this £30 cheaper (so £89) from the Warehouse Deals as it was classed as open, with potential very light scuffing/etc. I think that's a blanket statement they just apply as yes, this had brown packing tape to close the box, but inside it had never been opened and was brand new. Delighted!

Quiet, easy to use toaster. Senses how much to toast the bread to your own personal preference. Slide the toaster to your preferred setting and bread will toast perfectly every time. Also toasts crumpets and English muffins to perfection. I love the way it is totally silent until your toast is ready when it pings to let you know. The ‘take a peak ‘ feature is great as it slows you to see if your toast is ready without interrupting the program. The frozen setting is useful for bread straight out of the freezer. Delighted with my purchase. However, I don’t know how long it will last. My previous Dualit was 25 years old when I finally decided I had enough of its clockwork noise and switched to this Sage toaster.

Update: It's now 5 years since I bought this and it's still working fine. It gets used every day and it's never given any trouble. So overall I'd definitely recommend it 🙂My review 5 years ago................I'd asked a question as I like to toast 2" garlic slices and wanted to know if I could get them out easily. Now that I've bought one the answer is yes, just! Thank you for the replies. The toaster has very deep slots so you can even toast standard bread slices vertically if you want, but it also lifts quite high when finished so even those garlic slices can be picked out, but gingerly if it's still hot.The slots for crumbs to fall into the crumb tray are narrow, so I wondered if that would mean it getting messy but I see that as it's motorised there is very little jarring to the toast when it's finished so maybe fewer crumbs fall anyway.It's very nicely made, has a quality finish, and I like the led lights that display the timer setting and it's accurate so I've made a note of the best setting for different things and coloured those led's with marker pen so they glow through (Those lights provide a useful visual count-down too.) I haven't found the buttons for crumpets or frozen especially useful, but the 'bit more' button and the 'quick look' seem a good idea. It beeps gently when finished too, and that's quite handy.So overall I'd say it's very good. The warranty is 2 years so as long as it doesn't fail in 25 months I'll be happy.

A toaster that makes you smile! It does toast really well but not just that, it works so well and silently too except for the beep that gently tells you so politely that it's done. It really is good.

This is a bit of a statement toaster. It is really well made - cast as one block — and looks good. I use the crumpet setting a lot, just does one side of the crumpet instead of both sides. It grips and centres the bread as it goes down, meaning it is suitable for thin and thicker slices. It is fascinating to watch the bread descend electronically. God forbid that I might have to do it by hand! The pop up feature is genuinely useful - to see if the bread is about ready and if not it lowers and continues the cycle. The lights count down so you know when the bread is about to be ready. This is an expensive buy, but I am not sorry I bought it.

Best toaster ever nobody would regret buying it. Amazing toast every time. Love the sneak peek option and great for crumpets and tea cakes. No more burnt toast or smoke alarm going off. A must buy