Sage Smart Toaster Review

The Sage Four Slice Smart Toaster is a premium stainless steel toaster. It's available in three colours - Black, Red and Silver. It's packed with features, some of which are rarely found on toasters. One of its more distinctive features is the motorised internal carriage. Simply press the "A Quick Look" button and the toast will automatically rise up, and then if it needs a bit more browning, simply press the "A Bit More" button and the toast will automatically lower back down.

The Smart Toaster also has a "Crumpet" button to allow for the toasting of crumpets and bagels. There are two browning sliders, one for each side. The toaster is designed with wide slots to fit larger items such as thick bagels, pastries and home made thick bread. To easily remove these items there's a high lift mechanism. To evenly brown these larger items, the internal guides are self-centring. We look at the features in more detail soon.

About Sage

Sage are an award winning brand of electrical appliances. Other than toasters they sell kettles, coffee machines, coffee grinders, ovens, cookers, juicers, blenders, bread makers, microwaves, waffle makers, ice cream makers and more. They have a strong presence in the UK.

Specification

We now look at the features:

• Browning Control - The toaster is equipped with five levels of browning control, with each side having a separate slider. It's capable of producing a faint brown, golden brown, dark brown and in between.
• Frozen / Cancel - The "Frozen" button defrosts bread so that it's ready for toasting. "Cancel" interrupts the toasting cycle.
• A Quick Look / A Bit More - "A Quick Look" automatically raises the toast out of the toaster through the use of a motor. "A Bit More" automatically lowers the toasting carriage and switches the heat back on.
• Crumpet - The crumpet option toasts one side more than the other. It also works for bagels.
• High Lift - To remove bagels, crumpets and other differently shaped items, the toaster is capable of a high lift.
• Self-Centring Guides - The guides self-centre to help provide an even brown.
• Removable Crumb Trays - The crumb trays underneath the toaster can easily be removed for emptying.
• Cord Storage - There's space underneath the toaster to store excess wire.

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Matching Kettle

Sage also sell a matching kettle. The pair are available on amazon.co.uk.

Video

There's a short video of the Smart Toaster on amazon.co.uk which explains the features in more detail.

Summary

In summary, a good toaster. It certainly looks the part, with a well put together modern looking design. The features are premium, especially the motorised carriage which raises and lowers toast for checking and further heating. The browning control, defrost function, crumpet/bagel function, high lift and self-centring guides also make the toaster as good as it is. We rate the Sage Smart Toaster 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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