Cuisinart, Hamilton Beach, and Black & Decker: Which Compact 2-Slice Toaster Is Right for You?

Cuisinart, Hamilton Beach, and Black & Decker: Which Compact 2-Slice Toaster Is Right for You?

I never thought I’d find myself reading an instruction manual for a basic appliance like a toaster — I’m more of a trial-and-error kinda gal — but over the past week, I’ve repeatedly paged through, not one, but three such instruction manuals. The highlight of which was putting those machines to work and making a slightly absurd amount of toast.

The Best Toasters of 2024, Tested & Reviewed

Hamilton Beach 22782 2 Slice Toaster, Stainless Steel

The Best Toasters of 2024, Tested & Reviewed

The Cuisinart® 2-Slot Toaster is the perfect appliance for every kitchen. The toaster features two 1.5” toasting slots and a slide-out crumb tray that

Cuisinart 2-Slice Classic Toaster - Black Stainless Steel - CPT-160BKSP1

The Proctor Silex 2 Slice Toaster is the durable high-quality user-friendly toaster you've been looking for. It has all the great features you want to perfectly toast your favorite breads without extras you don't need. Every feature on this toaster has been thoughtfully designed for high performance and convenience. It has simple intuitive controls and fewer parts to wear out to efficiently toast bread in your kitchen year after year.

Proctor Silex 2 Slice Toaster, Silver

Cuisinart CPT-320P1 2-Slice Brushed Stainless Hybrid Toaster, Stainless Steel: Home & Kitchen

With the Hamilton Beach Extra-Wide Slot Toaster, toasting bread is just the beginning. Extra-wide slots make it ideal for bagels, English muffins, or slices of thick artisan bread or Texas toast. A special bagel setting lets you toast the cut side, while warming the outside. Bring frozen waffles or pancakes to a warm, golden finish with the defrost button, which thaws then toasts the food. The 2-slice toaster is simple to use with a toast boost feature that gives breads a high lift for removal.

Hamilton Beach Modern Chrome 2 Slice Toaster

The stylish stainless 2-slice countdown metal toaster by Cuisinart takes toasting to a whole new level. Separate controls defrost waffles before toasting, reheat toast without more browning, and reduce heat on uncut side of bagels. Seven browning settings and self-adjusting slots mean thick and thin slices are toasted as desired. LCD countdown toasting-time bar display makes it easy to keep track. Perfect toast, English muffins, bagels, and more.

Cuisinart Countdown 2-Slice Toaster

With the Hamilton Beach 4 Slice Digital Toaster, toasting slices of bread is only the half of it. Four extra-wide slots and a special bagel setting lets you toast the cut side of a bagel while warming the outside. Bring frozen waffles or pancakes to a warm, golden finish with the defrost button, which thaws and then toasts the food. And for smaller items, like English muffins, a toast boost feature gives the bread a high lift for easy removal. The slide-out crumb trays make cleaning easy.

Hamilton Beach Toaster, Digital Display, T124

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