Russell Hobbs Mode Toaster Review

The Russell Hobbs Mode Toaster is a slim and compact 2 slice toaster with stainless steel accents. It has a curved shape and a modern look and feel. It also has a wide variety of practical features. One of these is its extra wide slots for various different types of food such as bagels, tea cakes, crumpets, etc. It also has variable browning control so you can make your toast exactly how you like it.

Its other features include an extra high lift, the ability to toast from frozen, a cycle cancel button, a quick reheat button, and an easy to clean removable crumb tray. There's also a matching kettle available which is perfect if you're redesigning or coordinating a new look.

About Russell Hobbs

Started in 1952, Russell Hobbs are, among other things, a kitchen appliance brand. They sell all kinds of products such as kettles, toasters, microwaves, mixers, blenders, pressure cookers, and more. They're known for their high quality and reliable products.

Specification

Let's take a quick look at the features:

• Wide Slots - Perfect for larger items such as crumpets, bagels, tea cakes, as well as large slices of bread, especially frozen slices.
• Extra High Lift - The toaster has a high lift mechanism so that toast can be removed without any burnt fingertips.
• Variable Browning Control - There are seven variable browning options. You therefore have a lot of choice - crispy, golden brown, very brown, etc.
• Frozen, Reheat, Cancel - There are three buttons on the side of the toaster. "Frozen" toasts bread straight out of the freezer, "Reheat" gives a quick blast of heat to get the toast back up to temperature and "Cancel" does what it says on the tin.
• Removable Crumb Tray - There's a crumb tray under the toaster's slots. It's removable to allow for easy cleaning.

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Matching Kettle

Russell Hobbs sell a matching kettle, the Mode Kettle. The toaster and kettle are pictured together below, and can be bought on amazon.co.uk.

Summary

All in all, the Russell Hobbs Mode Toaster is a solid toaster. It has an elegant modern design, with a sleek black (or red) exterior and stainless steel accents. It impresses on features too with the ability to toast anything from bread to bagels, with seven choices of browning. It's also able to cook bread from frozen or reheat in a short time. Overall, we rate the Mode Toaster 4 out of 5 stars.

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