De'Longhi Brilliante Toaster Review

The De'Longhi Brilliante Toaster is a sleek four slice toaster faceted with a unique design inspired by the crystal artwork of Varisco. There's a black (pictured) and white edition. In both models, the toaster has chrome details. So far as style goes, the toaster is especially impressive. There's also a matching kettle and coffee machine available to complete the look and feel.

The Brilliante Toaster is packed with modern features. It has 6 browning options to provide plenty of choice with regards to texture and colour. Continuing on the theme of heating, it also has a defrost function to toast frozen bread and a reheat function to warm toast back up. The toaster is equipped with variable width slots to accommodate larger and smaller items. The high lift mechanism facilitates the easy removal of smaller items without the risk of burning yourself.

About De'Longhi

De'Longhi was formed as a brand in 1902 in Italy. Originally they manufactured small industrial parts, but they subsequently moved into the small appliance industry, producing kettles, toasters, coffee machines, cookers, and more with their expert knowledge and signature Italian style. They pull no punches, and have once again succeeded in creating the uniquely styled Brilliante Toaster.

Specification

We now look at the features:

• Browning Settings - The Brilliant Toaster is equipped with six browning options. So whether you prefer a very light touch of brown, or a full, heavier and darker brown with a big crunch, the Brilliante Toaster can accommodate.
• Variable Width Slots - The variable width slots allow for larger (and smaller) items to be toasted. For example, crumpets, bagels, thick artisan slices of bread, etc.
• High Lift - For smaller items, the toaster has the ability to lift up high, therefore making removing shorter items easier.
• Independent 2 Slice Operation - If you need a quick snack, and don't require the use of all four slots, the toaster can toast on only two to save energy.
• Defrost / Reheat / Cancel - "Defrost" will toast bread from a frozen state. This is extremely useful, especially when you need toast and you've forgotten to defrost a loaf of bread. "Reheat" will provide a quick blast of heat to warm up cooled down toast. "Cancel" will stop the toasting cycle midway.
• Crumb Tray - The toaster has a crumb tray underneath which can easily be removed for emptying. It's extra deep so as to allow for more time between emptying.

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Matching Kettle and Coffee Maker

De'Longhi produce a matching kettle and coffee maker. They're picture below here, and are all available on amazon.co.uk.

Summary

Overall, the De'Longhi Brilliante Toaster is up to scratch. It has a lovely Italian Varisco design, and it's available in both black and white. Its features are very much modern with a defrost function, a reheat button, six browning settings, variable width slots for different shaped items, a high lift for smaller items, and more. We rate the Brilliante Toaster 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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