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Delonghi Toaster

JDelonghi Argento Pop Up Toaster

 

Pop-up toasters come in many shapes and sizes, slim ones, fat ones, long ones and even tiny ones. Choosing the right one that fits the job can be an extensive task.

The DeLonghi Pop Up is a rather simple but classy little number. It is as shiny as a Cyberman’s helmet in its polished matt stainless steel coat which is specially designed to avoid greasy fingerprint marks after use. It has a kind of retro look with elegant curves and won’t look an eyesore on any worksurface. There are no digital settings just a simple slide down mechanism and a couple of knobs to fiddle with.

Useful features
The absence of any complexities makes this toaster simple to use. Unsurprisingly, it toasts. You can toast other things too of course, waffles, crumpets, pancakes, teacakes, brown bread, white bread, grainy bread and home made bread to name but a few. The Delonghi toaster comes in two slot and four slot versions.

Another useful feature which is the crumb tray. There is a a small lip at the base of the toaster. With a little tug, a thin metal tray comes out, covered in crumbs.

The control knob on the toaster determines the degree of toasting you wish to submit your food to. It is a shiny knob located at the base of the pop up. You simply turn it clockwise and set it anywhere between 0 and 6. The higher the setting, the more likely you are to charcoal your breakfast/lunch/snack/dinner.

In addition to the main control knob, there are three teeny weeny shiny knobs. There is a defrost button, cancel button and a reheat button.

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Drawbacks
This toaster has two slots. If you need a four slice toaster, this probably won’t be the one for you. The slots are multi width enabling you to toast thin or thick bread. However, they do not seem to be wide enough to take anything domed, a teacake split in two for example. You have to slice it into three to get a big one to fit.

Another slight drawback is that the toaster is not suitable for toasting mini pancakes. You will burn your fingers trying to remove them. Believe me, I have had several burnt digits. Oh and talking of hot things, being stainless steel, this toaster gets really hot on the outside when in use and immediately afterwards. It is not recommended that it be used anywhere in reach of small children as just touching the outside of the toaster can give you a burn.

If you are wishing to toast huge slices of bread, as with most toasters, you will find the sticky-out bit remains untoasted.

Summary
This is a handsome pop up toaster. It is not the cheapest on the market but is very reliable and gives a good degree of control over the level of toastiness you require. The matt finish also looks good without highlighting greasy fingerprints. The shortcomings of the toaster are outweighed by the style and performance.  4 stars out of 5.
 

 

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