Russell Hobbs Eden 2 Slice Toaster 27374 (Pistachio Green)

Excellent purchases and exactly as the advert

I absolutely love my new toaster, it looks so much more expensive than what I paid for it. The colour is perfect shade of pink and matches other pink appliances I have from different brands. It's easy to set up, you can adjust the settings for timer and use the defrost setting, it fits my Warburton's thick toastie bread in and toasts it perfectly, not a burnt piece in sight. It even has a removable tray that holds the crumbs. If you like your toast golden and crunchy but not hard go for 2 on the controls, 3 burns it slightly.

Very nice little, compact sized toaster. I use with toaster bags to help keep the toaster clean. I place cheese and marmite toastie, (no butter) in a bag and then squash the bag as flat as possible so it fits in the toaster easily.I don’t think this would handle very thick bread but as I only buy thin slice that doesn’t matter to me.I only use level 3 which is the halfway mark for heating/browning and it toasts evenly through the toaster bags.It does seem to take longer than previous toasters I have owned but that isn’t a problem for me.

Matches the kettle from the same brand.Well you have to...don’t you? Even though, as ‘Other Half’ pointed out...when not in use, our toaster lives in the cupboard! However, at the discounted price (at the time of order), there was little else said.It is better than my previous toaster, mainly because my favourite bread (which is longer than most slices) fits in, so eliminates the need to turn it. With generous sized slots in terms of width, too, it does a grand job with my 'doubler' (2-slices frozen together), resulting in a nice dark shade for me (browning level 5) on the outside and still soft on the inside, ready for a spreading of marmalade. There is slightly more leverage in raising shorter toast (e.g. milk-roll rounds or crumpets) at the end, and the pop-up, when ready, is not quite as noisy.I found that typically ‘new’ odour disappeared after a couple of dry runs on the maximum setting, as advised in the instructions (image below refers).IMO, the 800W, 2-slice toaster would make an ideal gift. It comes complete with instruction booklet in a sturdy, branded cardboard box (no plastic-type, inner packaging) measuring around 18 cm square x 33 cm, and has a 2-year (limited) guarantee (+ 1 extra year, with online registration).Presented in a pleasant lemon shade and textured for the main part, the contrast is a shiny silver colour; the brand-name nicely subdued in white on one long side. The flex is also white (yay!) and a good length at around 85 cm (not including the UK plug). There is an in-built cord tidy on the base.Surprisingly lightweight in hand, the 2-slice toaster I received measures roughly 28 cm overall (allowing for the protruding knob) x 16.5 cm wide x 19 cm tall, standing sturdy on 4 little ‘feet’.The 2.5 cm diameter knob has browning levels ‘1-6’, the numbers in a pale grey shade, with an audible click, on selection. The 'stop/eject' button glows blue when the toaster is on, as does the ‘cook from frozen’ button.The crumb collector is a reasonable size and is located on the base, at the back (the short side opposite to the controls). It simply slides out.I find that the 'polypropylene' surface is easy to clean with a damp cloth; the silver coloured areas requiring an occasional buff-up.Now...if it came with a slot cover like my very, very old toaster did, I would be ecstatic, for then I would show it off alongside the aforementioned kettle. For me, though, I worry too much about dust and the likes that float around a busy kitchen. However, as few toasters do these days, I can’t otherwise fault it, especially at the discounted price.Other colours are currently available.Any problems, I will be back!<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>No problems to report, and at the same discounted price, I have now ordered the 𝙍𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 version for a very special person in my life!