Other benefits include accommodation of unwieldy foods, an easier-to-clean tray and the fact that toast is lovely. According to Seren, the side-loading rack allows you to fit a much wider range of foods in the toaster, making it a more versatile appliance. We found it quite tricky to remove some items in our unusual item toasting challenge, but what about the basics? But we also tried out some of its more unusual features, including toasting bagels, sausage rolls and fish fingers.

Deep in the Dualit laboratory, one genius technician has been quietly working on a device that'll change the world forever – Ideal Toast Technology.

It's also meant to be quick and easy to check on progress, and remove smaller items, such as crumpets, without burning your fingers. All our journalism is independent and is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative. Quite why this toaster carries the name 'Adventure' is beyond us, but it sure is a fine (and affordable) four-slice toaster. Thankfully, Dualit has had the foresight to allow you to switch between using two, four and the full six bays, so there's no wasting power.

If you love a croissant in the morning, or want to quickly warm up a burger bun for dinner, you can simply pop them on the rack to get them toasty.

Plus, there's a detachable warming rack and the long slots allow ample room for panini and sliced baguettes. I don’t know whether to lay the table or wrap a damp towel around my mouth and crawl out of the house. The Tunnel Toaster's sliding bread tray accommodates different sizes of bread as well as bagels, croissants and baguettes, something ordinary toasters can't do. We’ve got solutions for families who need to be hitting four slices to get out of the house on time. Whether you prefer white or wholemeal, crumpets or muffins, croissants or bagels, panini or baguettes, there’s something in this list that is going to meet all of your toasting dreams.

This four-slice, wide slotted solution from De'Longhi is a fine example of how refined a toaster can look and perform. There's also a handy re-heat function and de-frost setting for toasting bread straight from the freezer.This toaster has a unique sliding toasting tray that will fit two standard slices of bread in addition to a wide variety of products such as crumpets, waffles, baguette, croissant or ciabatta. com) is an elliptical section tunnel, walled with heating elements, floored with an extractable tray. It has a dedicated gluten-free setting designed to toast slower and for longer to suit the denser crumbs of gluten-free bread.