Bosch Village Collection Toaster, Two Slice

I think the best thing about this toaster is that it toasts nice and evenly, and covers the entirety of even larger slices of bread. It has a nice warming rack built in which pops out too. It doesn't take too long to toast, and goes from very light to very burnt settings with a lot of adjustment in between. It looks smart (got ours in Black) maybe even slightly stylish, and is pretty easy to keep clean in a kitchen environment (we have ours right beside the hob). When you get it, you are meant to run it twice on full power - I suspect to burn off any residue from manufacturing, as there was a strong smell of plastic when doing this (you are advised to do this in a ventilated room). When doing this, the machine also got warm enough you could feel heat emanating from it. But both of these are to be expected, and don't happen in day-to-day usage. For the money, I think this is a great toaster. And Bosch are a great brand, owned a number of their products, so I am confident it will work well for a good while.

Bought to match kettle love it Easy to use

I agonised for far too long before making my purchase, reading all the positive and negative reviews of all compact two slot toasters, when I finally realised most of them said the same range of pros and cons about every toaster. Yes, if you only toast one piece at a time one side comes out darker than the other. But that's because one side is effectively getting toasted by 3 heating elements (ie the two elements from the empty slot too), and the other by only one. If you do two slices at once, this doesn't happen - you get perfectly even toast. Yes, the top of the bread sometimes sticks out of the toaster, but if the slot was deep enough for longer loaves, you'd never get the crumpets out at all (another common complaint of most toasters). Solution? When your single slice of toast comes out a bit uneven, turn it round and upside down, so the paler bits get a full blast of heat, just for a few seconds, pop it out, and hey presto, perfect toast. I've never had a slice with completely untoasted "raw bread" at the top, so it doesn't bother me if it's not completely even, but again, if it really is an issue for you, just turn it upside down and retoast for a few seconds. Job done. . Yes, the sides do get hot, but I've never had a toaster that didn't. When you think about the amount of heat that's generated, unless the casing is built like an Apollo landing craft, it's probably inevitable. Some of the fat boy toasters might be better insulated to prevent this, but really, do you want something that looks like a winnebago sitting on your kitchen worktop? I haven't tried it with crumpets etc yet, but the slot certainly looks wide enough. And if they don't miraculously rise to the surface cos the slot is deeper than the contents, a bit of CAREFUL fishing with the point of a knife usually does the job in about 2 seconds. No big deal. Oh, and yes, it does go with my kitchen and other appliances. But that's only helpful to you if your kitchen looks exactly like mine, and you also have the same appliances. And in case you were wondering, it also arrived very promptly and beautifully packaged. So, a perfectly good, functional neat little toaster, well built, nice looking, not too expensive, does the job required of it. I've only given it 4 stars cos at the end of the day it is just a functional little toaster, it's not going to change my life. Just buy it. Unless you like winnebagos in your kitchen, in which case buy one of them.

A good little toaster but like any toaster I've ever used it does not toast perfectly evenly on all 4 sides. The toaster has a mesh style element so toasts most of the slice. I now use a sliced wholemeal loaf which fits perfectly into the slots. I used to use a sliced white loaf under the grill before I got this and I'm fairly sure the slices of that would be too large to fit. The Browning control does work, you just have to find the best setting for your personal preference. I have found that setting the control between the marked positions does have an effect, for instance my setting is at 3.5. Word of warning the toaster is supposed to be cool wall but the body does get warm not hot but warm. BUT the most important point is that the metal plate on the top of the toaster gets very hot and it's easy to burn your fingers taking the toast out unless you use the high lift function. All in all once you get used to it this is a good toaster at a fair price.

I bought this toaster in a bit of a rush as my old one (different brand) had just ‘blown up’ and of course during lockdown, I wasn’t able to get to any shops. I therefore had to rely on Amazon for another one. There weren’t many to choose from for 2-slice toasters (it’s only me, so didn’t want a 4-slicer!) and chose this Bosch one as it had good ratings and wasn’t black. It has not disappointed - it toasts a wholemeal type of sourdough bread that I have really well and far better than any toaster I’ve had previously, which left this particular type of bread a bit soggy in the middle. I’ve also used it for hot cross buns (they fit in easily) and turned down the heat, and they also toasted beautifully. Love it. I must add that after I’d placed my order, I was informed that the delivery was going to take a week (a long time without a toaster!) but I was delighted when it arrived 3 days earlier than expected. Thank you Amazon.

Molto comodo e ben Isolato. Non brucia quando si tocca. Le fette di pane si possono alzare per maggior comodita e c’e anche un’ alzata che consente di riscaldare il pane. Unica peca: arrivato con la presa inglese( ed anche il corrispondente adattatore europeo) Contenta con l acquisto. Lo consiglio veramente!!

....wenn man über die Tatsache hinwegsieht das er eigentlich für den britischen Markt hergestellt wurde und deshalb über keinen deutschen Stromstecker verfügt. Nichtsdestotrotz ein angenehmes dezentest Retro Desgin welches in dieser Art schwer zu finden ist, zumal dieser Retrotoaster als einer der wenigen über eine aufklappbare Brötchenauflage verfügt. Deshalb: Ware behalten und einfach für wenig Geld einen Reiseadapter zugelegt.

Pratico e funzionale, BASIC, design pulito, ho dato tre stelle perché l'attacco non é quello europeo e non era specificato ;ho dovuto comprarlo a parte spendendo altri 10 euro e tempo....