Compare the Best ToastersJanuary 2019

Toasters are an absolute necessity in any kitchen - how else are you going to make a proper breakfast? There are numerous choices of toaster available to you - from small 2-slice toasters meant for tiny kitchens and single people, through to enormous 6-slice toasters to serve entire families at once. These are available in all kinds of shapes and colours - allowing you to pick the perfect colour to complement your kitchen.

You can also pick a toaster with a number of different extras - such as a special warmer for buns and croissants, warming & defrost settings, and even a viewing window to watch your toast cook!

Toaster Sizes

This is the most fundamental choice when choosing a toaster - how much bread it can cook at once. Most toasters have 2 slots, allowing 2 pieces of toast to be cooked at once. For most single people or small families this will be enough, since you will rarely need to toast more than 2 pieces of bread at once. However for larger families there are toasters with 4 or even 6 slots - these allow for a far larger amount of bread to be cooked at once.

Some toasters also advertise themselves with ‘long slots’, which mean they have extra-long opening for the bread - which is especially useful for wider, squatter loaves, such as sourdough, or for fitting more slices into a single slot.

Lastly, we have some models of toaster that have a 'high lift' feature built in. This allow you raise the toaster lever up and raise the bread clear of the toasting slots, making it easier to remove. This is a helpful extra if you find yourself frequently toasting crumpets, muffins or small slices of bread.

Custom browning levels & programs

Nearly all major brands of toasters allow you to change the time the bread is toasted for, allowing you to cook the toast to exactly how you like it. Some newer models also contain preset ‘browning levels’, allowing one-touch light/medium/dark browning for your breakfast. While this is not a must-have addition, it can certainly make your life easier first thing in the morning, before your morning coffee has woken you up.

Additionally, many toasters will also contain additional preset programs for defrosting frozen bread, cooking bagels, or for warming toast back up again.

Extras

Finally, some toasters come with additional extras, either purely aesthetic or to provide additional uses. These can include things such as a special warming rack that can be used for buns or croissants, a special holder for making toasties, or a viewing window that allows you to watch your bagels browning as you sip your morning coffee.

Toaster Prices

We currently list 429 toasters ranging from £7 to £259. A new toaster costs on average £52 and 80% of toasters are priced between £19 and £108. The cheapest toaster that we found is the Essentials C02TW17 at only £7, and the most expensive is the KitchenAid 5KMT4205 at £259.

Toaster Brands - Price Range

The highest average toaster price out of all brands is Rowlett toasters with an average price of £167. Rowlett toasters range in price from £166 to £169.

Dualit toasters range in price from £22 to £195, and the average price of Dualit toasters is £117 which is the second highest average price of all toaster brands.

The average price of KitchenAid toasters is £112 which is the third highest average price of all toaster brands. KitchenAid toasters start at £62 and their most expensive toaster costs £259.

Toaster Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 24 expert reviews and 9,198 user reviews for toasters and used this information to evaluate the average rating for each brand of toaster. The top three toaster brands are DeLonghi, Breville and Morphy Richards. DeLonghi has an average rating of 83%, Breville has an average rating of 81% and Morphy Richards has an average rating of 80%.

Biggest Toaster Retailers

We found 452 current offers for toasters from eBay making it the biggest toaster retailer. That is much bigger than the second biggest retailer, Amazon UK for whom we found 277 current offers for toasters. The third biggest retailer is Currys with 118 current toaster offers.

When Are Most New Toasters Released?

September to November is the most common period for new toasters to be released in. That means that most of the latest toaster technology was released in within the last 3 months, and now is good time to buy. In October 2018, 22 new toasters were released making it the biggest month that year for new toaster releases. November was the biggest month in 2017 for new toasters, with 36 new toasters released that month. The biggest month in 2016 for new toaster releases was September, with 107 new toasters released that month.

How Fast Do Toaster Prices Drop After Release?

New toasters drop in price by an average of 0% in the first 6 months after they wer first released. If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of £0 on a typical £52 new toaster by waiting 6 months before buying.

Slices

The number of slices of bread the toaster can hold at once time.

The slices of toasters range from 1 slice to 8 slice. The slices of the majority of toasters range from 2 slice to 3 slice. The Dualit 60144, which sells for £187.55, has the most slice and is a toaster that takes 6 slice slices. The DeLonghi CTA 2103, which sells for £120.59, has the least slice and is a toaster that takes 1 slice slice.

Available Colours

The main colour of the toaster.

Amongst new toasters, the most common colour is black. We found 210 toasters that are toasters that have a black coloured. Stainless steel is the second most popular colour amongst new toasters. We found 185 toasters that are toasters that have a stainless steel coloured.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Toasters?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying toasters. For each retailer it shows the total number of toasters where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying toasters. For each retailer we took all of their prices and looked at what proportion of those prices where the cheapest on the market. The cheapest retailer that we found was eBay. 274 of their toaster prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Toasters for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for toasters by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of toaster prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's toaster prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 60.6% of their toaster prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.