Quest 34299 2 Slice Toaster / Variable Browning Control / Reheat and Defrost / Crumb Tray and Cord Storage, Red, 870W

not big enough for large slice of bread.

Toaster give nice toast.

neat little toaster that works well. However find the slots on the small side. eg crumpets only just fit in thickness. Normal slice of bread also just fits

Let's be clear, I quite like this toaster but why is it so hard is it to buy an appropriate toaster in the UK? Why don't any of the manufacturers recognise our basic requirements? Like every other 2 slice toaster that I have seen on this site within a reasonable price range (up to £40ish) this one fails, like all the others, to toast a whole slice of a standard UK sliced loaf. I bought this one after checking review after review on this site. Having abandoned the quest for the holy grail of a full sized toaster, I chose it because it was literally both cheap and cheerful. I have no truck with paying more for a product simply because it looks pretty or matches my kettle. (Why flatter my kettle? It's functional, not fashionable.) For such a basic item (little more than a heating element a sprung framework and a bimetallic strip) toasters ought to be better sized for the UK market. This one lights up on use in a cheerful sort of way, and has the usual features (variable browning, warming function, defrost function, crumb tray - I mention this because so many listings on this site make such a big deal of what I would consider the barest minimum). But it is more than usually inconsistent - if toasting four slices of bread, the second pair will get much browner than the first pair It's most significant drawback though is its complete inability to toast a standard crumpet. Although it had coped with a giant square crumpet (which mist have been thinner than it looked), the standard one was too thick, and did a little damage to one of the slots. In this incident the mechanism proved oddly frail. Bagels or muffins would be right out and I wouldn't even consider a poptart (but then I don't like them so that's OK). I do like the colour though. And as the previous toaster went bang, maybe red for danger is an appropriate look. I doubt it will have great longevity but I could be wrong. In the meantime, it's good enough for now.

Bought for a friend who wanted a new toaster - any colour provided it's red ( very 1980s) . She's very pleased with it , works well, budget price. You can pay over £200 quid for a toaster but I've never understood why. Does the same job . Rather like comparing a Casio to a Rolex - the basic function is the same ! Good product.

This would be more at home in the land of the lilliputs, I am not sure what this has been made for, tiny people with tiny slices of bread!!! If that's the case then I guess the review would be favourable but......Lets be realistic, this is really not worth buying as so far I have not found any bread suitable to fit into it. Pre-sliced its too small and only half the bread toasts, crumpets is a no go, bread you slice yourself has got to be wafer thin and then it burns. Thin bagels, nope they stand proud and three quarters browns. So all in all a total waste of money!

Brilliant Cooks toast perfect

A basic but attractive toaster. Unfortunately it's not much use, as its slots are too small for normal slices of bread. It won't take crumpets or teacakes either. A waste of money