Collection: Toasters

A toaster is a daily-use appliance, and a stainless steel toaster or plastic body aside, the things that matter are slot size, number of slices and even browning. A 2 slice toaster suits one or two people; a 4-slice suits a family or busy mornings. Wide or long slots handle thick sourdough, bagels and crumpets that jam in standard slots. Think about how many people are eating breakfast at once and what bread you actually buy.

How many slices do you need?

Slot count and layout suit different households:

• 2-slice toaster: compact and quick for one or two people, taking minimal bench space.
• 4-slice toaster: toasts a family's breakfast at once, often with two independent sides so you can toast two slices at a different setting.
• Long slot toaster: two long slots that each fit longer or larger slices, suiting artisan and sourdough loaves.

Why does slot size matter?

Standard toaster slots are sized for supermarket sandwich bread, so thick-cut sourdough, bagels, crumpets and hand-cut slices often jam or only toast part-way up. A wide slot takes thicker bread and bagel halves without forcing, and a long slot takes longer slices from artisan loaves. Self-centring guides hold thin bread in the middle so it toasts evenly on both sides. If you buy bakery bread, check the slot width and length before buying, since it's the most common frustration with an otherwise good toaster.

What toaster features are worth having?

A few functions genuinely help. Variable browning control gives consistent results for your bread. A high-lift or lift-and-look function raises small items so you can reach them without tipping the toaster or poking in a knife, and lets you check progress without cancelling. A defrost setting toasts frozen bread properly in one go. A cancel button stops a cycle early. A removable crumb tray matters most for cleaning, since crumbs left in the base burn and can be a fire risk. Tip: unplug and empty the crumb tray regularly.

Common questions

2 slice or 4 slice toaster?
2 slice suits one or two people and takes less bench; 4 slice toasts a family's breakfast at once, often with independent sides for different settings. Choose by how many eat at once.

What is a wide slot toaster for?
Thicker bread — sourdough, bagels, crumpets and hand-cut slices — that jams in standard slots sized for sandwich bread. Long slots take longer artisan slices.

Why does my toaster brown unevenly?
Often the bread isn't centred, or one element is dirtier than the other. Self-centring guides help, and cleaning the crumb tray regularly keeps heating even.

How do I clean a toaster safely?
Unplug it, let it cool, then slide out and empty the crumb tray and turn the toaster upside down over the bin to shake loose crumbs. Never put a knife inside a plugged-in toaster.

Can I pay for a toaster with Afterpay?
Yes. You can split it with Afterpay, Zip, Klarna or PayPal Pay in 4. Our toasters start from $48, which is four fortnightly payments of $12.

Complete your kitchen

A toaster works with the rest of the bench. Add a kettle to match, a coffee machine for mornings, and a microwave for reheating.

A $48 toaster splits into four fortnightly payments of $12.0 with Afterpay, and Zip, Klarna and PayPal Pay in 4 do the same. Every order ships from our Australian warehouse, dispatched within 1–2 business days, with a 12-month warranty and 30 days to return it. We're a family-run Australian store, going since 2016, rated 4.66 out of 5 across 5,363 reviews.