De'Longhi Distinta Flair 4 slot toaster, reheat, defrost, one-side bagel & 6 browning settings, matte metallic design, CTI4003.S, Silver

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Making two slices of perfect toast using thick white-sliced Hovis took a little longer than I’d expect at two minutes and 42 seconds, using also a slightly above-average 0. Smaller items, such as a crumpet, will only stick out by a mere 13mm, though, and there are better toasters around if you regularly heat such smaller treats. Get a brand new replacement if your product suffers an eligible fault through our hassle free support process, plus enjoy a range of exclusive benefits like a product health check and free prints each year so you experience your new product even more. The handy extra lift position makes it simple to retrieve smaller slices of bread or crumpets without the risk of burnt fingers.

Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. Our range of support options ensure you experience an easy and hassle free process when you need to talk to us about your Product Care ™ plan. This De'Longhi CTI4003 Distinta Flair Toaster 4-Slice Toaster cleverly combines futuristic and vintage design elements to make a truly iconic toaster. Alongside the separate browning controls for each pair of slots, which are controlled by a small stick below each dial window, you’ll find an array of buttons down the centre with cancel, reheat and defrost modes, plus a bagel setting for when you only want to toast something on one side. But when you add in the fact that it makes slice after slice of perfectly browned toast (there are six shades to choose from), we’re sure you’ll be able to find space for it in your kitchen, preferably alongside the matching kettle.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. And there’s a cancel button that stops toasting – which means that you can lift the levers at the front to lift the toast and inspect progress. There’s a little additional lift at the top to help get out smaller items, but it’s only around 10mm. The results were reasonably even across multiple efforts, but too often I noticed that different sides weren’t quite balanced, leading to one side being more toasted than the other.

The back of the machine toasts slightly less than the front and sometimes one side of a slice turned out slightly browner than the other. Founded in the early twentieth century in Treviso, De’Longhi are an Italian engineering company famous for their stylish and high-quality home appliances. The Distinta Flair collection is truly unique just like those that select it to grace their worktop. There isn’t great access to smaller items, it’s not the quickest or the most power efficient, the controls are little fiddly and the toasting isn’t brilliantly even either. It has a brushed metal exterior that doesn’t end up covered in fingerprints and then chrome on top around the slots.Whether you’ve accidentally left your toast in a bit too long, need to defrost a slice or two straight from the freezer, or want to reheat some toast that’s gone cold, the integrated controls will make it easy. This isn’t hard to do, but when the dials only turn in 90-degree increments, it doesn’t feel like it was designed to work this way. The De’Longhi Distinta 4 Slot Toaster is a large, chunky-looking toaster with a love-or-loathe-it design. The only downside is the size, which we're happy to live with when we’re looking at such a great all-rounder. It is fully functional and has been professionally refurbished, tested, inspected and cleaned to excellent condition by qualified sellers.

Cancel, defrost and reheat functionsWhether you’ve accidentally left your toast in a bit too long, need to defrost a slice or two straight from the freezer, or want to reheat some toast that’s gone cold, the integrated controls will make it easy. Pictured here in its copper finish, it’s both matt and metallic at the same time, so it looks sleek but doesn’t pick up fingerprints easily. Speaking of lift, there’s no lift-and-peek feature here, so you can’t check on the progress of your toast.About De’LonghiFounded in the early twentieth century in Treviso, De’Longhi are an Italian engineering company famous for their stylish and high-quality home appliances. rapid toasting function ensures you won’t be waiting around and there are 6 programmes to choose from to ensure you get your toast just how you like it. As with previous De’Longhi models I’ve seen, it’s pretty large, even for a side-by-side, four-slice toaster, with it tapering outwards as it goes down.

But it wasn’t a patch on the Dualit Brushed Architect Four-Slice Toaster’s excellent bagel setting which leaves the undersides warm but beautifully soft. If you’d like the very best results from a four-slice toaster I’d recommend the Dualit Brushed Architect Four-Slice Toaster, which is cheaper than the De’Longhi. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Refunds will be credited to the original payment method as soon as they are received but some banks may take up to 14 days to credit your account.The styling is so overengineered that the controls look less like a toaster and more like the dashboard of a vintage car. We loved its unusual industrial look, with brushed chrome, dials with six browning settings in place of the traditional knob, and soft angles that give it an Art Deco feel. The sophisticated matte metallic finish, with chrome-plated details, give Distinta collection an air of natural refinement.