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Who doesn't love the warm scent of fresh, toasted bread first thing in the morning? A great way to start your day, toast has been around since some bright spark discovered fire, another harvested their first crop and both met under a tree to discuss collaborating. For many years, however, the humble toaster’s performance has been a little disappointing … always burning the bread, not wide enough to fit muffins or crumpets and as for coping with Turkish bread or other delicious new varieties – forget it! Today, however, we're utterly spoilt for choice – there's a toaster for every occasion and lifestyle. Of course, it's not just the technological improvements that are enticing either – now you can have one to match your home decor. Sleek stainless steel? Old-school white? Why not add colour and go with racing-car red or burnt orange? Toasters in every shape, size, colour and price can be yours – the hardest decision will be which side to butter your bread.

Sunbeam Café Series 4-slice Extra-wide and deep slots High-lift lever, crumpet setting Removable crumb tray Smart retro style White, red, stainless steel finish	De'Longhi Pro Metal Sleek Italian design Electronic and browning controls Extra lift position Defrost, heating, bagel and cancel functions Four-slice model has dual-control settings
Tiffany TAT48 4-slice High-lift lever Cool-touch body Reheat, defrost, cancel functions 7 toast settings Removable crumb tray	Heller Ruby 2-slice Painted stainless steel finish Extra wide, self-centring slots Defrost, bagel, reheat functions Cool touch ends High-lift lever Removable crumb tray
Breville Ikon BTA550 The Breville Ikon is hard-working and good-looking with a brushed stainless-steel finish. An LCD screen indicates the progress of your toast, reheat, defrost and cancel functions, and there is a 'toast ready' sound alert. A 'lift and look' feature lets you lift the lever during toasting without interrupting the cooking cycle - handy for fussy toasters!	De'Longhi Metropolis Avant-garde styling Dynamic styling 2 or 4-slice Progressive electronic browning Pre-set defrost and reheat
Argento Classic De'Longhi A sleek retro style and non-marking silver metal finish are hallmarks of the De’Longhi Argento which also has a handy defrost function and electronic browning control. Both versions have one-sided toasting and the four-slice has a bun rack and dual controls as well.	Tiffany Stainless Steel Bushed stainless steel finish Extra wide, self-centring toasting slots Defrost, bagel and reheat functions Bun warmer rack Removable crumb tray
Tefal Avanti Seven toasting settings Full metal finish New angled design for easy access High lift mechanism Defrost and reheat functions Mid-cycle cancel function Separate stop and eject buttons Cool-touch exterior	Tefal Toast 'n' Grill TF8010 Multi-purpose 1600W toaster Warms pastries and snacks Toasts all kinds of bread Smart black and stainless steel finish Booster function makes it three times faster
KRUPS FEM3A2 LCD screen shows time left 3 high-lift positions Warming roof for pastries and bread rolls Electronic browning control Extra-wide and deep slots Child-lock buttons Reheat, defrost and bagel functions