Four slice toaster is a useful kitchen device, which, most often, helps you cook family breakfast in an easy and quick way. Modern toasters are complex systems which often have additional functions. In order to choose a right one, you should know how most of them look, and what most of them do, so that you never regret making your choice.
4 Slice Toaster
How does it look?
4 Slice Toaster
A 4 slice toaster is usually a device shaped as a cube (or less frequently as a parallelepiped), made of stainless steel or die cast aluminum (like Breville toasters). Slim toasters generally have the shape of a parallelepiped, while common toasters are cubic. The surface is cool touch in most models, to secure yours or your children's fingers.
Commonly, four slice toasters have two control panels, or one panel with double controls. If it does not, you should seek for one that does, because it is sometimes handy to make the slots work in different modes, or let one of them work, and another - stay idle.
There are two pairs of slots in a 4 slice toaster, or a pair of long slots which can host any type of toasts and bread. Long slots are typical of slim toasters, while 2 pairs of them are a classical variant. While choosing a toaster pay attention to the type of slots: they should be extra-wide to satisfy any of your toasting needs; they should be self-adjusting to fix any type of bread reliably.
A power cord is usually at the back side of the device: for practical purposes it should be adjusted to the back corner, in order to make it easy to put the toaster against the wall. Cord length should be enough to get to the closest power outlet. It would be nice if the cord is retractable, as well, so that it doesn't take much place.
Another point to mention is a crumb tray, which should be easily removable, to make the cleaning process fast and easy.
Additional features
In additional to classical look you can also buy a toaster which is supplied by some bonus, making it a functional device. Egg and muffin modes are also popular with toaster producers. However, you should always remember that all-in-one devices are not good if you look at their functional parts critically. It is sometimes easier to use a frying pan to fry eggs, and it will take less time. Multifunctional toasters are somewhat clumsier as well, and you cannot tell for sure if you will really use their additional commercially intended functions more than once.
Controls
The basic controls ensured through dual panels are browning modes (usually six or seven of them). Browning modes are used to fry well different types of bread, slimmer or wider ones. There is no thing as "bad" browning; everything depends on your experience: this or that mode is used for a particular kind of bread to make it well toasted. Actually, it is up to one's taste whether to toast the bread in a light or a "heavy" way.
Reheat function is also included into a classical set, it helps you warm up the bread which has already been toasted, while not burning it into ashes.
Bagel function is used to cook the inside of the bread while leaving it practically untouched at the edges. Some types of bakery products can also be cooked using this function: muffins, for example.
Defrost control is used for frozen pastries and toasters, and helps process them quickly and easily.
Some toasters also have a function of stopping immediately even if the cycle is not finished. Others also offer a lift function, to let you look at your bread in the toasting process whenever you want.
So, as we see, a modern toaster is a complex device, possessing many functions. Most of them are common for the majority of products. However, to make the right choice, you should carefully consider, if this or that function is really useful or useless.
4 Slice Toaster Features and Their Uses
4 Slice Toaster
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Waring Pro WT400 Professional 4 Slice Toaster, Brushed Stainless Steel Feature
- Adjustable shade control and cancel function
- Defrost and Bagel LED indicator lights
- Commercial-style brushed stainless steel housing
- Self centering 1.3 inch wide toasting slots with removable crumb tray
- High-lift carriage feature
Waring Pro WT400 Professional 4 Slice Toaster, Brushed Stainless Steel Overview
Now you can enjoy English muffins, toast, breakfast toaster pastries- even bagels- toasted to perfection, thanks to the self-centering toast slots, adjustable shade control and the special Bagel control that toasts on just one side. Designed with 1.3"- wide toasting slots, this toaster is ideal for thick slices of artisanal breads. Watch frozen items like waffles or bread heat up in a flash with the Defrost function. The high-lift carriage feature means you never have to struggle to remove your toast, and the removable Crumb Tray makes cleaning a breeze. Commercial-style brushed stainless steel housing fits into even the most sophisticated kitchen!
