Russell Hobbs2 Slice Lift & Look Toaster (Longer slots, 6 Browning levels, Defrost/Reheat/Cancel function, Removable Crumb Tray, 1670W, Cream & Stainless Steel Gloss finish) 26551

It does the job and it takes large slices (you won't have to buy those daft small toaster loafs). I got one for my girlfriend too, in white. Looks good, had mine about a year without any problems.

We did not have much choice in buying this toaster because it was the only one we could find that fulfilled our needs. As we bake our own bread we need a toaster with extra long slots which this one has. Most toasters seem to be produced for the standard Mother's Pride type bread size, our bread comes somewhat larger and we don't want to cut the top off! This product however does leave a lot to be desired, the toasting is not even, resulting in one edge being burnt and the reverse edge hardly brown. To get the slice down is not easy either and one has to really thump down the lever otherwise it will not engage. We feel that with a little more attention to detail and a price rise would make this toaster fit for purpose, to sum up, rather disappointing when it could be great.

I've only just received this toaster and used it for the first time, but I absolutely love it. It seems very big to me as my last toaster was nowhere near this size, but it still looks very nice on my worktop. The slots look huge, both in length and width, and I can't imagine anything that wouldn't fit. To test it I toasted a couple of burger buns, set on 2. They popped up so fast I thought I obviously had it set too low, but they were toasted evenly a lovely golden brown and exactly how I like toast to be. A second set of buns had an identical result. I am so happy! Obviously it's early days (extremely), but there is nothing about the toaster that suggests to me it's not good quality, and with a 3 year guarantee there is no reason not to love it. One thing I would point out is the fact that it needs to be run at high setting while empty before the first use. They warn there may be some smell, which is normal. Thankfully I have an electric socket next to my back door and so I decided to stand the toaster outside the door while doing this. Being outside I don't know about a smell, but it smoked like crazy for a short while and had it not been outside, my smoke alarms would have been going insane! After that initial run I toasted the buns as normal and there was neither smoke nor smell. Absolutely recommend this toaster.

I always buy Russell Hobbs toasters. This is a terrible toaster looks great that's the only good thing I can say about it. Burns everything gets really hot on the outside.. have returned it

Lovely item, nice to look at, good quality, value for money and makes nice toast too .

My review is based on homemade bread so I can't speak for supermarket sliced bread.Good size slots at 160mm x 30mm useful for both tin or cob shaped slices.Lift and look ability could be handy but so far I've not used it.1670w seems excessively high but it does toast quickly.The timer settings 1 to 5 are useless it only begins to slightly toast at 5 and at 6 it begins to burn so take the claim of 'being in complete control' with a pinch of salt.I suppose nos.3-4 might be ok for warming pitta,flat breads,sliced muffins or bagels but I've yet to try it.I'll not be returning it (yet) as I find slot size is a bonus over other toasters although I would've liked more control over the toast browning as it does seem to be all or nothing so only 3 stars.

good item makes even toast

Mains flex just 2 feet long. Not as solid seeming as our previous Russell Hobbs model which lasted more than two decades. This new one is rated about 400 watts more than the old one so cooks much faster. However this means the edges of things like crumpets get burnt before the rest is cooked. On the plus side the supports come near the top of the slots so it's easy to remove small items; and the toaster has the same long slots as the old model which are a must when toasting Jackson's of Hull bread, or best of all, a slice or two of Donker from Thorleys of Driffield.