Compare the Best ToastersApril 2018

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 406 toasters ranging from £6 to £270. The average price of a new toaster is £46 and 80% of toasters are priced between £18 and £85. The Essentials C02TW17 is the cheapest toaster at only £6, and KitchenAid 5KMT4205 is the most expensive at £270.

Toaster Brands - Price Range

The average price of Caso toasters is £164 which is the highest average price of all toaster brands. Caso toasters start at £164 and their most expensive toaster costs £164.

Magimix toasters start at £130 and their most expensive toaster costs £174. The second highest average toaster price out of all brands is Magimix toasters with an average price of £156.

The average price of Kenwood Electronics toasters is £125 which is the third highest average price of all toaster brands. Kenwood Electronics toasters range in price from £125 to £125.

Toaster Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 22 expert reviews and 8,258 user reviews for toasters written online and used these reviews to calculate the average rating for each brand of toaster. Morphy Richards is the top rated toaster brand with an average rating of 88%. Breville is the second best brand with 87% and Bosch is the third best brand with 87%.

Biggest Toaster Retailers

The biggest toaster retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 391 current toaster offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Amazon UK with 323 offers. That means eBay is significantly bigger than Amazon UK when it comes to toasters. Currys is the third biggest retailer with 126 current offers.

When Are Most New Toasters Released?

September to November is the most common period for new toasters to be released in. For the latest toaster technology you may want to think about waiting until September 2018. It's also worth keeping in mind that the price of the current toasters tend to drop off when the next models are released. November was the biggest month in 2017 for new toasters, with 35 new toasters released that month. The biggest month in 2016 for new toaster releases was September, with 110 new toasters released that month. 52 new toasters were released in July 2015 making it the biggest month that year for new toaster releases.

How Fast Do Toaster Prices Drop After Release?

On average, in the first 6 months after release, toasters drop in price by 5%. On a typical new toaster costing £46, by waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average £2.

Slices

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

Across the range of toasters, the slices range from 1 slice(s) to 8 slice(s). The slices of the majority of toasters range from 2 slice(s) to 3 slice(s). The toaster with the most slice is the CuisinartTOB-60N1BKS2, which is a toaster that takes 6 slice(s) slices and currently retails for £82.74. The CuisinartTOB-60N1BKS2, which is priced at £24.50, has the least slice and is a toaster that takes 1 slice(s) slice.

Colours

Amongst new toasters, the most common colour is black. We found 194 toasters that are toasters that have a black coloured. We found 150 toasters that are toasters that have a stainless steel coloured, making stainless steel the second most popular colour amongst new toasters.

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. 237 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.