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Breville Bta830xl Die-Cast 4-Slice Long Slot Smart Toaster Review

By Philip Yiga | August 4, 2015

The type of bread you are toasting doesn’t really matter when it comes to the Breville BTA830XL Die-Cast 4-Slice Long Slot Smart Toaster simply because it has been made to toast any type of bread to make it just the way you love to have it. This toaster is engineered with advanced technology to turn your bread toasting world into a whole new experience.

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With a die-cast construction, the Breville BTA830XL will stand the test of time as it performs perfectly year after year, its push button controls involve ‘Lift and look’ plus ‘A Bit more’ whereby the lift and look causes the toasting carriage to automatically lift bread up so that you can see how far the browning process has reached as the toasting cycle continues. On the other hand is the A Bit More function that gives you the freedom to add some more time to the toasting cycle. The LED s on this toaster helps to show the progress of your toasting, the toaster’s motorized carriage also has a bagel and frozen setting.

Pros:

It is such a sleek and attractive appliance, theBreville BTA830XL Die-Cast 4-Slice Long Slot Smart Toaster is designed with a cool touch brushed die-cast metal body that is long lasting and adds that sleek appearance to your kitchen.
It can accommodate all bread sizes and types mainly because it has long and large slots that do not discriminate when it comes to the kind of bread you are toasting. This gives this toaster great advantage over many others.
This toaster from B revile allows you to have full control over your machine with its adjustable browning control, it lift and look feature which shows if the bread is toasted enough and toast alert that lets you know when the toasting cycle is over. You will also love the A Bit more option gives chance to add more time to the toasting cycle.
This is a high class toaster that offers great quality and performance, even if it comes at such a price a lot of customers were more than willing to make the investment

Cons:

Misses the dual heat zone, the BTA830XL toaster has large and long slots so it does not the dual heat zone that many other toasters have.
It toasts too dark, some customers said that even on this toaster’s lowest setting, it still toasts too dark which some people hate. This is like the biggest con about the toaster.

Features overview:

A Bit More option:just in case the toasting cycle is over and your bread has not browned to the extent you want it to, this A Bit More option is there to add some more time to your toasting cycle. With the BTA830XL you have more than enough control over your toaster. If you want to reheat bread, you can as well use this option.
Lift and look button:with just the touch of a button the toasting carriage automatically lifts up the toasts for you to look and see if the toasting cycle is through, it does this really gently without interrupting the toasting cycle.
Adjustable volume settings:with this Breville toaster’s adjustable settings you have the chance to choose between high and low volume or better yet to just mute the toaster if the sound it makes irritates you.
Motorized carriage:the toaster has a motorized carriage with push button that allow you to access custom features like the bagel setting which can only brown bread from inside the toaster and the frozen setting that defrosts.
High lift lever:its lever lifts up high enough so that it is very simple for you to pull out even small items that may seem hard to remove.
LED indicators:this shows helps you count down how much time your toasting cycle is left with in other wards it is meant to basically show how every progress of the toasting cycle.
4 slice long slot capacity:this model of the Breville BTA830XL is designed with the capacity to toast 4 long slices of bread of any shape. with this toaster, the type of bread of you are toasting is no big deal as it is designed to toast whichever type of bread you may choose to toast.
Slide out crumb tray and concealed cord:the toaster is super convenient especially due to the fact that its crumb tray slides out to make clean up much easier and its cord is concealed for easy storage.
Toast ready alert:when you are through with starting the toasting cycle you do not have to sit there to keep checking or waiting for the toasting cycle to get done since the toaster has its own ready alert that rings to let you know when the machine has finished toasting.
Adjustable browning control: with this toaster you can brown bread to whichever level you wish because its browning control is adjustable. This Breville toaster gives you the chance to toast bread according to your personal preference.
1600 watt element: the BTA830XL Breville toaster features cool touch brushed di-cast metal body that heats up really fast, very easy to wipe clean yet makes the machine perform for a really long time.

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Product quality:

The Breville BTA830XL toaster has been voted by a huge number of customers as the best ever toaster reason being it is combined both high quality and great performance. Even when the toaster is above 200 dollars, not a single customer has complained about the toaster being expensive which clearly shows that this toaster is worth its price. With all the best features, this toaster from Breville has been designed to toast any type of bread just the way you love it. It has a lift and look feature that which automatically raises and lowers to let you see if your bread has toasted to the level you want it, along with that is the A Bit more option that lets you add some more time to your toasting cycle. With its adjustable volume setting you can either choose between high and low volume together with a mute alternative for the toast ready alert. You can now finish up your other chores as you toast since this Breville toaster is made with toast alert that lets you know when the toasting cycle is finished. The BTA830XL features a motorized carriage where you cook frozen staff and defrost using the frozen setting and take advantage of the bagel setting which browns bread for inside all with just the press of a button.

With this Breville the type and shape of bread you want to toast is no issue because it is engineered to toast all bread types and it can toast 4 long slices of bread. You are given full control over your machine with the toaster’s adjustable browning control. The BTA830XL toaster gives you full knowledge about the progress of your toasting cycle using LED indicators. I understand the fact that this toaster misses out on some features like the dual heating zone which other toasters have but the truth of the matter is, this Breville toaster has a lot more than what all other toaster have which makes it top the list of the best toasters on the market lately.

Who does it benefit?

Perfect for anyone ready to spend for quality: if you are the kind of person that does not mind about spending too much as long as the product is worth it then the Breville BTA830XL toaster will definitely suit your needs.
Recommended for people that keep changing bread types: if you buy a new type of bread every other time, then this Breville toaster should be number consideration for you, for the reason that it can toast all types and shapes of bread without discrimination.

What else do you need?

Bamboo wood toast tong: by the end of the toasting cycle, your bread will be very hot and if you do not want to get burned you better purchase a pair of toast tongs along with your toaster. It will help you pick even small items from the toaster without you getting burned.

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