Haden Boston Toaster Review

The Haden Boston Toaster is a compact, sleek and stylish two slice toaster. It has a polished stainless steel exterior with a cream finish. The dials, buttons and toasting lever are also polished for added effect. Two features which we particularly like are the multiple levels of browning to provide plenty of choice, and also the in-built cord storage for a clutter free worktop.

The toaster has numerous other features. They include self-centring guides to help you achieve an even brown, a defrost function for the quick and easy toasting of bread from completely frozen, a reheat function to quickly heat toast back up again, and a removable crumb tray for an easy clean up. We look at the features in more detail soon.

About Haden

Haden are a British brand of small home and kitchen appliances. They sell kettles, toasters, microwaves, coffee makers, cookers, slow cookers and more. They have built up a strong reputation, and are well known for their innovation.

Specification

We now take a look at the specification:

• Browning Control - With six browning settings, there's plenty of opportunity to adjust the toaster to make toast exactly how you like it. Whether you prefer light brown, golden brown, or very dark brown with a solid crunch, this toaster is able to accommodate.
• Self-Centring Guides - The internal guides will automatically centre your bread. This results in a more uniformly even brown.
• Defrost / Reheat / Cancel - The toaster is equipped with these three settings. "Defrost" turns frozen bread into warm ambient bread without making it soggy. The warm bread can then be toasted. "Reheat" heats cooled down toast back up again. "Cancel" stops the toasting cycle in the middle. There are indicator lights next to each of the buttons.
• Removable Crumb Tray - The toaster has a removable crumb tray underneath. It simply slides out ready for emptying.
• Cord Retainer - Excess electrical cable is stored underneath the toaster.

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Matching Kettle

Haden sell a pyramid kettle which matches the Boston Toaster in style. It's called the Boston Kettle. The pair are available on amazon.co.uk.

Summary

Overall, Haden's Boston Toaster is a good toaster. It has a classic design with a lovely mix of stainless steel and cream. The features are extensive and include six browning control options to give toast with the best colour and texture, self-centring guides for an even brown, a defrost function, a reheat button, a removable crumb tray, and more. We rate the Boston Toaster 4.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for small kitchens, students, small families and similar.

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