Russell Hobbs Henley Toaster Review

The Russell Hobbs Henley Toaster is a two slice stainless steel toaster. It's available in four colours - Black, Silver, Cream and Red. The toaster has black accents (e.g. the toasting lever), which works well with the stainless steel and the coloured exterior. There's also a matching kettle available if you're looking for matching appliances (for a kitchen redesign for example).

The toaster's features are mostly standard. There's a browning control dial which adjusts the toasting duration. It's capable of seven different settings. The toaster also has extra wide slots to fit in larger items such as crumpets, bagels and home made bread. There's a frozen option for defrosting frozen slices, a reheat button to provide a quick blast of heat and a removable crumb tray for convenience.

About Russell Hobbs

Russell Hobbs are of course the global household appliance brand. From humble beginnings, they now export across the world. Their products include kettles, toasters, microwaves, slow cookers, fryers, coffee machines, rice cookers, and more. They have a strong reputation and are very popular in the UK.

Specification

The features are as follows:

• Browning Control - With seven browning settings, you're sure to find one which matches your preferences. Whether you prefer light/pale brown toast, golden brown toast, or a more extreme brown with a crunch, this toaster is up to it.
• Frozen / Reheat / Cancel - The toaster is equipped with these three buttons which are commonly found on modern toasters. "Frozen" defrosts frozen slices of bread and makes them ready for toasting. This means that you can get toast from frozen bread in only two steps. "Reheat" restores cooled down toast to a high temperature. "Cancel" stops the cycle early.
• Wide Slots - The extra wide slots allow for wider and different shaped items to be toasted, e.g. bagels, crumpets, tea cakes, home made bread, etc.
• Removable Crumb Tray - There's a crumb tray underneath the toasting slots. It slides out for emptying.

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Matching Kettle

There's a kettle which is part of the Henley series. It's called the Henley Kettle, and it matches the toaster in style. It's also available in the same four colours - Black, Silver, Cream and Red. The pair can both be bought on amazon.co.uk.

Summary

All things considered, the Russell Hobbs Henley 2 Slice Toaster is a good toaster. It has a modern contemporary style with four colours to choose from, allowing you plenty of opportunity to match it to your kitchen. In terms of features, it has seven browning options which is plenty, wide slots for thicker items, defrost, reheat, and more. We rate the Henley Toaster 4 out of 5 stars.

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