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tl;dr: is there anything available with the quality of a "Dualit", but with *long-slice* openings, and does a good job with full-kernel dense slab-type breads?

long story:

So first it must be mentioned that my girlfriend is English. This means toast is a big deal. She often talks about how much she loved her old Dualit before her Toastmaster which died and then I saw the price of a new one and I was like "uh wow... toast must be a big deal." $250? Wow. So, yeah, toast is a big deal.

However, get this: she does not eat any (and I mean any) breads made with regular wheat flour. I don't mean she eats "gluten free" regular bread. Pretty much the only bread she eats is the full kernel German-style breads made with rye. Brands like Mestemacher or Delba if you don't know what I'm talking about. They come in bricks and they're basically whole grains of rye (well, the ones she gets). You open a brick and pull out a slab of dark dense packed kernels of grains. Pumpernickel is one example but even if I say pumperknickel most people will think i'm talking about black or brown but spongy bread. Nothing spongy about this bread. It's not crispy like Wasa. That's like a cracker. But it's definitely a slab shape like this stuff.

ANYWAY... because these slices are thin and long, they do not fit in a normal toaster. As I mentioned she had an old Toastmaster (I think that was the name) long-slice toaster which died. She liked that thing. But she will not buy a used toaster and they don't make it anymore. At least not like they used to.

See, she HATES all the new toasters with LEDs and buttons instead of dials and all electronic stuff she doesn't need. So I let her use my Toastmaster toaster oven. This did the job but even that is failing now. And if you ask a firefighter they will tell you toaster ovens are one of the biggest reasons for fires so she's not inclined to fix it.

So she's back to broiling the bread in the oven. Which uses a lot of energy.

This entire ordeal has gone on for over 2 years. I want to trash the toastmaster and get her a toaster. The Dualit is a bit pricy for me especially since she was happy with the Toastmaster (both of them), but I'm hoping there is something more affordable with the quality of the Dualit or Toastmaster but has regular potentiometer type dials and slides and not electronic buttons AND can take long slices.

After tipping out the crumbs the lever no longer stays down!! V annoying... Ive watched all the you tube videos showing how to fix the issue but this specific model doesnt seem to let you take the bottom/casing off even once you remove all the screws so any bright ideas how to fix it another way or if there is some secret way to remove the bottom of the toaster which isnt obvious? It seems really securely attached. Tried wedging a knife in to try and pop it out but it seems like its secured another way besides the screws. Toaster works fine if you hold the lever down hence be good to fix if possible!

Thanks

mhhmh tOAST

Hi all,

My parents decided to renovate the kitchen while I was abroad for a month and I recently came back to find out they have thrown out our toaster because I was apparently the only one in the house who used it. I am really quite upset.

Now I am looking to buy a toaster of my own and am looking for some tips/recommendations on which one I should go for. Does anyone have any suggestions?

My friend has a toaster, he won't pay his toaster a singular dime, he only feeds the toaster bread crumbs and bath water, please send prayers for his toaster :(

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