Appliances make me crazy. They are a necessity, they can be expensive, they take up precious New York kitchen counter space. They are universally poorly designed unless you buy something Italian and REALLY expensive, at which point, in my experience, you also need an Italian boyfriend to operate it for you. We’ve been in need of a new toaster for six months and this week my nine year old Cuisinart toaster elegantly gave up the ghost and simply stopped toasting at all. This necessitated some quick and deep toaster research as I eat a lot of toast (it is a quick, hot meal when you are a new mom, sad to say). After an intense bout of reading almost every toaster review on Amazon, I bought the Breville Die Cast Smart Toaster ($129). It is expensive, but, not the most expensive (by far! you can spend $300 on a toaster which shouldn’t shock me but it does!). It is beautiful, really sturdy and well made and makes great toast.
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Abby, did you see the ones on sale at one kings lane??? They look great and they’re SUPER on sale!!
I love my Breville toaster, too. The Aussies really know how to make great appliances. I’ve had mine for a couple years now and it makes great toast every time. Love the “lift and look” button – so cheeky!
My mother is 94 years old and is still using the toaster that she received for a wedding present in 1939. And it still toasts like it did when it was new (so she says!) A quality product lasts forever.
I save space by forgoing both toaster and microwave in favor of a toaster oven. My TO does everything for me, from heating leftover pizza, to baking sweet potatoes (less energy-intensive than heating up the big oven), to baking small pans of brownies, to making toast. Everything else a micro does, I just do on the stove.