After my trusty and reliable
Tefal Avanti Hi-Speed Toaster, 4 Slice, Polished Chrome died falling off the worktop while cleaning, I had to find a decent 4 slot toaster to replace it. After buying this, I almost wish I'd broken my old toaster sooner.
The problem many 4 slot toaster designs suffer from is an oversized outer casing and small slots. The Kenwood overcomes both these problems by having just 2 very long slots which accomodate just about anything you would sensibly attempt to toast. Additionally, the sleek white outer casing ensures it is no wider and not much longer than a normal 2 slot model.
It features all the usual things you would expect on a modern toaster, variable browning on a long slider, defrost and cancel buttons as well as a rather handy reheat button. The Hi-lift feature, raising the lever up, is next to useless though as there is not enough travel to reach small items. However, I've yet to find a toaster where Hi-lift actually works properly. So unplug first before resorting to a fork.
Toasting of bread is usually uniform but longer toasting items such as crumpets or frozen potato waffles may need to be turned once to ensure even browning.
To Sum Up: A surprisingly big capacity for such a compact looking toaster.