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- Premium and Unique White Pearlescent Painted Finish
- 5 Slot, 4 Slice Toaster with Variable Width Bread Slots
- Lift & Look Feature - view the progress of your toast without breaking the cycle
- Variable Browning Control, Reheat and Defrost Functions
- Illuminated Controls
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The new Opula Collection of kettles and toasters from Breville are stylish, modern and come in a range of high quality pearlescent painted finishes - so there’s bound to be a colour that will complement your kitchen perfectly. The luster effect of the pearlescent finish is created from reflections of light in the numerous levels of coating. The results are spectacular, producing an appearance of depth, durability and contemporary elegance. Breville Opula 4 Slice Toasters are the picture of classic design updated with modern style and essential features and functions. With a pair of independent, variable width bread slots, they are perfect for all different sizes of breads, whilst the variable browning control will mean that you can ensure toast finished exactly how you like it. They also feature Breville's innovative Lift and Look feature. This helpful function enables you to check on the progress of your toast without disrupting or cancelling the cycle. Plus thanks to the extra high lift mechanism, taking your toast out couldn’t be easier. Stylish illuminated controls operate the range of essential functions, including reheat, defrost, and mid-cycle cancel functions. Breville Opula Toasters also come equipped with twin crumb trays for easy cleaning and to keep your worktops clear. All this and everything else you would expect from Breville, including durable quality, non-slip base and cord storage ensure that the Opula Collection from Breville will add the perfect finishing touch for your kitchen. The Opula Collection from Breville – with a stunning pearlescent colour finish that sets it apart.
Product Description
- Premium and Unique White Pearlescent Painted Finish
- 5 Slot, 4 Slice Toaster with Variable Width Bread Slots
- Lift & Look Feature - view the progress of your toast without breaking the cycle
- Variable Browning Control, Reheat and Defrost Functions
- Illuminated Controls
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Needed a four slice toaster and chose this due to its look and the fact that Breville is a well know name.
Out of the box, the toaster has a real 1950's American retro look. Chrome and white with beautiful blue light display. It is a real looker. On the operation side it toasts from fresh and frozen and their is a reheating option. To be frank that is the least I would expect of any toaster so no thrills there. I tried to toast two brown slices and a bagel split in two. Now I am always worried about how long the items should be toasted and I put the dials halfway to try and see what transpires. Not long enough and I needed to put the dial 75% of the way round to get a even brown colour. In my view I think that the toaster should give a nice brown colour half way round and a deeper colour at 75%. I would say that the toaster however is not quick. I watched the elements heat up and the red glow was uneven and not bright and the heat radiating off the top of the toaster was low. Now I do have a Dualit toaster which allows you to put bread on a metal cage over the toaster whilst you are toasting other bread. That allows you to keep the earlier toasted bread warm. This doesn't do that and the heat from the Dualit was higher.
Now I am not one to condemn a toaster for its lack of speed but it is a feature of this toaster that it takes longer to toast them most but it is still speedier then using the grill.
Nice look but could be better.
Updated review - after 2 months the toaster will only toast two slices of bread and two slots will not stay down to toast. Back to the manufactures I am afraid!
Out of the box, the toaster has a real 1950's American retro look. Chrome and white with beautiful blue light display. It is a real looker. On the operation side it toasts from fresh and frozen and their is a reheating option. To be frank that is the least I would expect of any toaster so no thrills there. I tried to toast two brown slices and a bagel split in two. Now I am always worried about how long the items should be toasted and I put the dials halfway to try and see what transpires. Not long enough and I needed to put the dial 75% of the way round to get a even brown colour. In my view I think that the toaster should give a nice brown colour half way round and a deeper colour at 75%. I would say that the toaster however is not quick. I watched the elements heat up and the red glow was uneven and not bright and the heat radiating off the top of the toaster was low. Now I do have a Dualit toaster which allows you to put bread on a metal cage over the toaster whilst you are toasting other bread. That allows you to keep the earlier toasted bread warm. This doesn't do that and the heat from the Dualit was higher.
Now I am not one to condemn a toaster for its lack of speed but it is a feature of this toaster that it takes longer to toast them most but it is still speedier then using the grill.
Nice look but could be better.
Updated review - after 2 months the toaster will only toast two slices of bread and two slots will not stay down to toast. Back to the manufactures I am afraid!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I've lost count of the number of toasters I've had over the years which toast unevenly, or which cannot accommodate all sizes of bread, or which stop working.
This one is only a couple of days in use so it's yet to stop working, but the elements are, as usual, not evenly red. It will take thick slices so that's very good. But slot length and height is not enough. The other 4-slot ones are propbably similar. For reference, slot width, with the variable width at maximum, will permit 30mm thick slices. Slot length allows 140mm to fit in, and on full depression the slot height allows 130mm to fit in. The net result, is that unless you use squarish, smallish loaves, you have to reduce the size of the slices and use all 4 slots or toast them twice in 2 slots (turning over once). That is hardly energy efficient - either way, it doubles it. Cable is too short, too, if like us you have a socket to the left (the cable exits the toaster on the right with the controls facing you. and there needs to be more cable to avoid incinerating the wall unit above).
My old toaster was a cheapo with 2 long slots so it would accommodate any length and height but unless slices were quite thin they would jam in it.
With a max budget of £50 I looked at all the reviews, and there are very few toasters with 2 long slots which are also wide or variable, and also well-reviewed. The Kenwood Miro looked promising but it seems to have a propensity to trip the electrics too easily.
So I guess that this Breville is as good as it gets. But it is pathetic that no-one seems able to design a toaster with the all-round (and not unreasonable) functionality I seek. I don't care if it is retro, or has a pearlescent finish, or a fancy name, or if it's made in China, I just want one which (a) toasts reasonably evenly (b) will take 2 or more slices each up to approx 140 x 160 x 25 mm thick (c) lasts longer than a year (d) doesn't cause electrical faults (e) hopefully costs under £50.
As I said in the caption: Why is there no 'perfect' toaster? (Apart from the oven grill, of course). Apologies for the rant, but.....ggggrrrrr
UPDATE 29 March - RETURNED
Hopeless Toaster. Toasting was uneven to start with, after 1 month it got worse. Returned to Amazon and obtained refund - I'll try another one of different manufacture.
This one is only a couple of days in use so it's yet to stop working, but the elements are, as usual, not evenly red. It will take thick slices so that's very good. But slot length and height is not enough. The other 4-slot ones are propbably similar. For reference, slot width, with the variable width at maximum, will permit 30mm thick slices. Slot length allows 140mm to fit in, and on full depression the slot height allows 130mm to fit in. The net result, is that unless you use squarish, smallish loaves, you have to reduce the size of the slices and use all 4 slots or toast them twice in 2 slots (turning over once). That is hardly energy efficient - either way, it doubles it. Cable is too short, too, if like us you have a socket to the left (the cable exits the toaster on the right with the controls facing you. and there needs to be more cable to avoid incinerating the wall unit above).
My old toaster was a cheapo with 2 long slots so it would accommodate any length and height but unless slices were quite thin they would jam in it.
With a max budget of £50 I looked at all the reviews, and there are very few toasters with 2 long slots which are also wide or variable, and also well-reviewed. The Kenwood Miro looked promising but it seems to have a propensity to trip the electrics too easily.
So I guess that this Breville is as good as it gets. But it is pathetic that no-one seems able to design a toaster with the all-round (and not unreasonable) functionality I seek. I don't care if it is retro, or has a pearlescent finish, or a fancy name, or if it's made in China, I just want one which (a) toasts reasonably evenly (b) will take 2 or more slices each up to approx 140 x 160 x 25 mm thick (c) lasts longer than a year (d) doesn't cause electrical faults (e) hopefully costs under £50.
As I said in the caption: Why is there no 'perfect' toaster? (Apart from the oven grill, of course). Apologies for the rant, but.....ggggrrrrr
UPDATE 29 March - RETURNED
Hopeless Toaster. Toasting was uneven to start with, after 1 month it got worse. Returned to Amazon and obtained refund - I'll try another one of different manufacture.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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With three children who all like toast for breakfast (each one likes something different spread on it, for maximum inconvenience) using a four slot toaster is an essential part of my morning routine.
This Breville toaster is a very nice looking toaster, and considering that such a device is likely to be left out on display - aesthetics need to be considered. The chrome parts looks nice and don't have visible seams, as far as toasters go this is an attractive one with a retro '50s American Diner look with a modern minimalist feel. The actual dials don't feel very solid, but the push down levers do and the illuminated displays are clear and bright enough to highlight the text.
I already have a Breville 4 slot toaster which is now about 4 years old and it still performs brilliantly, my main gripe with it is that the crumb tray is fiddly to remove. This 'Breville Opula Collection VTT334' has 2 crumb trays, and although they aren't difficult to take off, chances are you'll end up making a mess taking them off and ultimately find simply turning it upside-down over the sink for a gentle shake to be easier! The actual toast produced is fairly evenly toasted, they aren't perfectly uniform but I've never experienced a toaster which manages that. Speed-wise some say that this is a tad slow but it's no slower than my current toaster. You can check the progress of your toast while it's in by lifting the knob, this could be handy if you live in a house where others keep changing your settings.
In a nutshell: I'd highly recommend this - it's proficient, easy to use and looks good in the kitchen. If you want a toaster without gimmicky extra features then this is a solid choice - though unless you want this precise style then the same level of functionality is available for less price.
This Breville toaster is a very nice looking toaster, and considering that such a device is likely to be left out on display - aesthetics need to be considered. The chrome parts looks nice and don't have visible seams, as far as toasters go this is an attractive one with a retro '50s American Diner look with a modern minimalist feel. The actual dials don't feel very solid, but the push down levers do and the illuminated displays are clear and bright enough to highlight the text.
I already have a Breville 4 slot toaster which is now about 4 years old and it still performs brilliantly, my main gripe with it is that the crumb tray is fiddly to remove. This 'Breville Opula Collection VTT334' has 2 crumb trays, and although they aren't difficult to take off, chances are you'll end up making a mess taking them off and ultimately find simply turning it upside-down over the sink for a gentle shake to be easier! The actual toast produced is fairly evenly toasted, they aren't perfectly uniform but I've never experienced a toaster which manages that. Speed-wise some say that this is a tad slow but it's no slower than my current toaster. You can check the progress of your toast while it's in by lifting the knob, this could be handy if you live in a house where others keep changing your settings.
In a nutshell: I'd highly recommend this - it's proficient, easy to use and looks good in the kitchen. If you want a toaster without gimmicky extra features then this is a solid choice - though unless you want this precise style then the same level of functionality is available for less price.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Nice attractive item in the kitchen
This is a lovely addition to the kitchen worktop. It goes very well with the matching kettle purchased at the same time. Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Wallace
Love the dual controls!
Firstly and most importantly this toaster works like a dream, the four slots have dual controls so each pair of slots can be set to individual settings and left that way for... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Big Bertha
Looks nice, bit slow
I picked this on the basis of the following:
- something that looks nice in the kitchen
- able to toast a single slice well (i.e. Read more
- something that looks nice in the kitchen
- able to toast a single slice well (i.e. Read more
Published 4 months ago by C. Collingridge
Just Toasts
If you need a four slice toaster with seperate controls for two slices then this Breville will do a fair job of toasting your bread.
The VTT334 toasts. Read more
The VTT334 toasts. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Paul B
Looks Good and Toasts Well
I've not had much luck with toasters over the years. They tend to look quite ugly and struggle to do what should be a straight forward job properly - with the toast either burnt or... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Warleybear
Fantastic toast everytime...
This is quite simply the best toaster I have ever used. Each half of the toaster will toast to different degrees of burn, carbon for me al dente for my wife, suntanned for the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by John
Good, solid retro-styled toaster
There`s not a lot one can say about a toaster given its sole function; as a four slice model this unit from Breville is -as you would expect - quite bulky. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Mcdonald
Full marks for this
Full marks for this toaster. The photo makes it look a bit plasticky but it is actually all metal - the coloured part is painted metal - and fells very solid. Read more
Published 5 months ago by A. Skudder
Nice looks, but fails at it's job
When tho toaster arrived, I was excited- I love the way it looks- in fact, on looks alone, I would give it 5/5.
Then the problems started. Firstly, it is S-L-O-W. Read more
Then the problems started. Firstly, it is S-L-O-W. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Simon Paddon
Dual controls and even toasting
This is a really smart toaster the produces evenly cooked slices of toast. That might seem to raise the question, "what else would you expect a toaster to do? Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dave M
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