Product Description

The Dualit Vario Toaster is a combination of simplicity and sophistication. With its unmistakable style and design, these toasters have become an indispensable piece of equipment in both domestic and professional kitchens the world over. The 'ProHeat' elements ensure that there is consistent and even toasting, and the 'slot selector switch' lets you choose how many elements to use at any one time. The manual lever operates the toasts ejection. With a variety of colours and sizes available, you're sure to find a Dualit toaster to suit you.

Features:

· A range of sizes available from two to six slots
· 'Slot Selector Switch' prevents elements being used unnecessarily
· Timer Dial enables you to select the degree of toasting required
· Each slot measures 28mm and can accommodate the toasting cage for toasted sandwiches, crumpets and muffins
· Removable crumb tray
· Replaceable elements to pro-long the life of the toaster
· Stainless steel finish available
· Dimensions approximately:
4 Slot: 36cm wide, 21cm deep, 22cm high
· 1 year guarantee

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11847 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Dualit
• Model: 40352
• Released on: 2003-01-24

Features

• Cancel Function / Immediate Eject
• Cancel Button
• Electronic Sensor
• Extralong Slots
• Crumb Tray

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

Manufacturer's Description
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.

Customer Reviews

The Ultimate Toaster
After buying many cheaper toasters we decided to see if the Dualit was really worth the money.

And yes, it is, every penny.

Its simple timer mechanism means YOU decide how you want your toast, bagels, crumpets, rolls, toasted sandwiches etc etc.

Works perfectly with frozen bread, for thicker slices you can even heat them up a bit, then leave them in the warm toaster for a while for the centre to defrost, then heat again to finish them off to perfection.

It's the only toaster we found that can cope with odd shaped slices of bread made in our bread machine without jamming up and burning them.

The build quality is robust and this is the only domestic appliance we own that we could actually repair ourselves. You can order spare parts so this toaster really might last for ever!

And it's made in the UK.....

Perfect toast
After having bought several toasters of various values and having them last about 18 months (producing one sided toast)I decided to treat us to a dualit. So far I have not been disappointed. It does produce evenly browned toast that is crisp and crunchy.

It does look the business in the kitchen.

I think on reflection I would have spent a little extra and bought the more expensive one that you can vary the amount of bread you toast as in 1,2,3,or 4 slices. With this one the instructions recommend that you don't do just one slice to leave the other slot burning with no bread in. You can do 2 or 4 slices though.

One more thing - don't tell other non converts how much you paid for it. They look at you like you are mad for paying that much but they don't know how good it is!!

It REALLY, TRULY makes superior toast!
Having had approx 7 toasters in the last 16 years, we decided to take the plunge and invest in a Dualit.

It arrived yesterday (full marks to Amazon as estimated delivery date was 17-19 Jan) and I can honestly say that the toast it produces is vastly different to that which you get from a normal, standard type of toaster.

For starters it's far crisper so when you bite it there's a definite crunch. It also tastes different (don't know why)and toasts much more evenly and much faster. It's very easy to keep an eye on how brown the toast is getting and the fact that it doeasn't pop up means that you can leave the kitchen and come back to hot toast instead of cold rubber.

Most people would probably faint at the idea of spending such a lot of money on a toaster but considering that it is repairable it could theoretically last forever so will pay for itself eventually. In the meantime you have the most delicious toast ever.

I have no problem with recommending this toaster to anyone who is seriously interested.