De'Longhi Scolpito Toaster Review

The De'Longhi Scolpito Toaster is a four slice toaster with an Italian design. It has a mineral blue textured exterior, chrome accents and a retro browning dial for added effect. It's a practical toaster, with plenty of functions which will we discuss soon. If you're looking for a set of appliances, you're in luck as there's a matching kettle available.

The features include six browning options, a defrost function for the quick and easy toasting of frozen bread, reheat to restore the temperature of cooled down toast, a one-side bagel option, wide slots to fit a wide variety of items, a high lift to facilitate the easy removal of smaller or misshapen items, a removable crumb tray, and more.

About De'Longhi

De'Longhi are an Italian brand of small appliances. They're particularly focussed on the kitchen appliance market, selling kettles, toasters, coffee makers, coffee grinders, cookers, and more. They're a solid brand, and are best known for their Italian craftsmanship.

Specification

The features are as follows:

• Browning Dials - There are six browning levels available. Whether you prefer light toast with a slight crisp, or a more intense crunchy dark brown, this toaster is able to accommodate. Each side has a separate dial.
• Defrost / Reheat / Bagel / Cancel - Each pair of slots has a set of four controls. "Defrost" allows the toaster to toast frozen bread, even if it's straight from the freezer. "Reheat" will heat up cooled down toast. "Bagel" will toast bagels on one side. "Cancel" will stop the toasting cycle early if needed.
• Wide Slots - The toaster is fitted with extra wide slots. Not only can it fit standard sized bread and bagels, it can also house crumpets, thick cut home made bread, etc.
• High Lift - To remove smaller items such as bagels and crumpets without burnt fingertips, the toaster has a high lift.
• Removable Crumb Tray - There are two removable crumb trays underneath the slots. They easily slide out for emptying.

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Matching Kettle

The De'Longhi Scolpito Toaster has a matching kettle available. The pair work well together, and complement each other perfectly. They're pictured together below, and are available on amazon.co.uk.

Summary

Overall, the De'Longhi Scolpito Toaster is a good four slice toaster, both in terms of features and design. The Italian craftsmanship clearly shines through, and the retro design would definitely suit modern or classic kitchens. The features are strong, with variable browning control, defrost, reheat, a one-side bagel function, wide slots, a high lift, and much more. We rate the Scolpito Toaster 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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