Sage Toast Select Luxe Toaster Review

The Sage Toast Select Luxe Toaster is a stainless steel two slice toaster. It's available in three colours - Black Truffle Stainless Steel, Brushed Stainless Steel and Damson Blue. It has a quaint old fashioned gauge on the front which does two things. Firstly, it allows you to adjust the browning intensity, and secondly it has pre-set options for various bread types: Whole Wheat, White, Bagel, Waffles, Pastries and Muffin. This level of control is what makes this toaster so special.

The toaster has numerous other features too. We particularly like how it has deep and wide slots to allow for the toasting of larger items such as crumpets, bagels, pastries and artisan bread. It also has a function which allows for a sneak peek without interrupting the cycle. There's also a "Frozen" button for defrosting, an "A Bit More / Reheat" function to provide a quick blast of heat, a removable crumb tray and more.

About Sage

Sage are a brand of kitchen appliances. They sell kettles, toasters, coffee machines, blenders, bread makers, sandwich makers, microwaves, food and drink smokers, and similar. Many of their products are award winning. They're a popular and highly thought of brand in the UK.

Specification

We now look at the features in more detail:

• Bread Type Setting - There are six pre-programmed bread settings. These are Whole Wheat, White, Bagel, Waffles, Pastries and Muffin.
• Variable Browning Control - With six browning options available, the toaster can be adjusted to meet your taste. Whether you prefer light brown, dark brown or simply golden, this toaster is capable.
• Deep / Wide Slots - The slots are wide and deep to accommodate larger items such as crumpets, bagels, thick cut home made bread, and more.
• Frozen / Reheat / Cancel - There are these usual three buttons found on most toasters. "Frozen" defrosts frozen slices of bread, making them ready for toasting. This has the effect of allowing the toaster to toast frozen bread in only a couple of steps. "Reheat" provides a short blast of heat in order to warm the toast up. "Cancel" prematurely stops the toasting cycle.
• Quick Look - The quick look feature allows you to check on your toast without stopping the toasting cycle.
• Removable Crumb Tray - There's a crumb tray underneath the toaster. It's easily removable for emptying.

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Matching Kettle

Sage also sell a matching kettle known as the Sage Compact Glass Kettle. The pair coordinate well together in terms of style. They are both available as a set on amazon.co.uk.

Summary

All things considered, the Sage Toast Select Luxe is a good toaster. It has a stainless steel construction and three elegant and beautifully designed colour schemes. Its most prominent feature is the specific bread type settings controlled via the retro-style gauge on the front. It also has browning control, wide/deep slots, a defrost function and a sneak peek function. We rate the Sage Toast Select Luxe 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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