- Extra-wide, 28-mm slots accommodate a variety of bread products
- Award-winning ProHeat elements increase toasting efficiency and element longevity
- Ejector system keeps toast warm until the ejector lever is pushed up
- Removable crumb tray; adjustable rear foot
- Switch-system controls the degree of browning
Product Description
Dualit 2-Slice 20298 Vario ToasterAmazon.com Review
Engineered in England and hand-assembled to the last detail, the Dualit 2-slice toaster is that ideal accomplishment–a hardworking kitchen appliance with an elegant presence. Its square-yet-curvy retro shape is undeniably handsome and its structural components withstand the rigors of a high-octane kitchen. In fact, the toaster can output up to 65 slices per hour, should the entire apartment building ever… More >>
$219 for a toaster that doesn’t toast well – with the added bonus of not taking big pieces of bread!?! I don’t know who the bigger yahoo is – the person who thought they could foist a substandard piece of crap on the public for a fortune, or the economically irresponsible people who would buy the thing. If you really want the retro look, spend your money on an antique toaster in nice condition – it is probably built better, and you will be just one step above the Joneses who bought this overpriced waste of metal.
Rating: 1 / 5
Like others, I was a bit amazed by the price of the Dualit toasters, but after reading the reviews-and experiencing the results of some $25 toasters-I made the bite.
It was a great toaster. I liked the style; the manual lift was nice, and I especially liked the timer. But, let’s see: as I remember I was trying to find a machine that would make good toast. Unfortunately, my Dualit 2-slicer didn’t cut the mustard. Didn’t make good toast either: dark on one side, light on the other; with the “one-slice” button poked (by mistake), the results were descending-first slice dark on one side, medium on the other; second slice light one side, just warm the other. It’s going back. I’m sure glad I bought the thing from Amazon, where returns really are “no-hassle.”
So, ratings? Style/appearance/features = 5; toast = 2. It’s toast!
Rating: 2 / 5
The engineer’s first problem in any design situation is to discover what the problem really is. It is this understanding that allows for improvement, for evolution, sometimes even for revolution. Good design makes lives easier, people happier and makes use a joy. Design is an important thing then. Even when it comes down to the humble toaster. Why should a toaster be humble? Why should it be the Uriah Heep of the kitchen, cowed into submission by the brushed aluminum surfaces and lifetime guaranteed blades? It shouldn’t and Dualit know this.
The Dualit toaster manages to combine form and function quite brilliantly. It is robust, easy to use and fast. In fact it can manage around 120 slices per hour, enough even for the most demanding of breakfast guests (and their ravenous families). Each slice will be beautiful done, elegantly dispatched and delivered with a minimum of fuss. In that way it is very North European. You can see why the Germans or the British would love this machine. It’s functional. I guess that’s why you see it in sandwich shops all over Europe, toasting away beside industrial looking espresso machines left over from an age before Starbucks.
My Dualit however sits proudly among an array of kitchen goodies – deserving of the ultimate accolade – a socket from which it is never unplugged. Cappuccino machines may be there for display only, kettles may be plugged in and out but few are the appliances that are given their own `personal’ socket. It looks great. Retro 50s chrome with just a hint of Italy about its styling, just a touch of Latin eccentricity around its lock and load mechanism. If this were a car it would be a classic Alfa Romeo – neat, good to look at fast, fast and surprisingly practical come the weekend.
Features – well there are a few. I went for the 28mm slots – which basically means it takes the thick wedges of bread that cut for myself every day and swallows them with a reassuring thunk. I didn’t go for the energy saving `black heat’ option – mainly because black and toast sit together badly in my breakfast vocabulary. I’m sure it works though. There’s no `pop up’ to terrify my somewhat skittish cats either. The toast stays in the machine until you decide to take it out. Great for those who like to use the two minute toasting time to do something else – whatever that may be. Perhaps I’m odd but I tend to find myself out of the kitchen whenever toast is ready. Maybe the designers had the same problem.
Rather a long review for rather a simple item then – but I do love it in a way that perhaps too strong. It looks great, is a model of reliability and serves up comfort food whenever the rain lashes at the windows and a DVD flickers into life on my TV. It’s a great toaster – you should have one.
Rating: 5 / 5
After years as a Dualit owner, I still get a certain pleasure from using its sensible, rugged controls, raising and lowering the toast myself, hearing the friendly ticking of its timer…
It’s only a toaster I know, but there’s just something about it that gives you a sense of satisfaction. And it makes any kitchen look cool, just siting there. I also know it’s expensive, but I’ve known people buy several new, lesser toasters in the time I’ve had my Dualit, so who’s saving? If something does go wrong, I can get new bits so I won’t have to throw it away, ever perhaps.
By the way, it makes good toast too. The best thing is that the toast doesn’t pop up, and toast is much crisper if you leave it down (keeping warm) inside the toaster for a minute or two. You can’t usually do this with regular toasters.
If you are resistant of the price, think again, it’s well worth the investment!
Rating: 5 / 5
Good design makes lives easier, people happier and makes use a joy. Design is an important thing then. Even when it comes down to the humble toaster. Why should a toaster be humble? Why should it be the Uriah Heep of the kitchen, cowed into submission by the brushed aluminum surfaces and lifetime guaranteed blades? It shouldn’t and Dualit know this.
The Dualit toaster manages to combine form and function quite brilliantly. It is robust, easy to use and fast. In fact it can manage around 120 slices per hour, enough even for the most demanding of breakfast guests (and their ravenous families). Each slice will be beautiful done, elegantly dispatched and delivered with a minimum of fuss. In that way it is very North European. You can see why the Germans or the British would love this machine. It’s functional. I guess that’s why you see it in sandwich shops all over Europe, toasting away beside industrial looking espresso machines left over from an age before Starbucks.
My Dualit however sits proudly among an array of kitchen goodies – deserving of the ultimate accolade – a socket from which it is never unplugged. Cappuccino machines may be there for display only, kettles may be plugged in and out but few are the appliances that are given their own `personal’ socket. It looks great. Retro 50s chrome with just a hint of Italy about its styling, just a touch of Latin eccentricity around its lock and load mechanism. If this were a car it would be a classic Alfa Romeo – neat, good to look at fast, fast and surprisingly practical come the weekend.
Rating: 5 / 5