Best overall
Breville BTA720XL Die-Cast 2-Slice Smart Toaster
Breville
5-inch wide slots. The tradeoff: the most expensive 2-slice toaster in this roundup by a wide margin.
- Thermostatic (Element IQ) shade control
- 1.5-inch wide slots
- Lift-and-look mid-cycle inspection
- 6-shade settings plus bagel and frozen modes
- Die-cast zinc alloy housing
Pros
- Same thermostatic browning consistency as the 4-slice BTA840XL, just in a smaller footprint
- 1.5-inch slots are the widest of any 2-slice toasterhere, handling bagels without compression
- Lift-and-look avoids resetting the cycle when checking progress
- Die-cast housing feels noticeably more solid than the stamped-metal budget models
Cons
- The most expensive 2-slice toaster in this roundup by a wide margin
- 1-year warranty is shorter than the Cuisinart CPT-320's 3-year coverage
- Die-cast finish shows fingerprints and needs regular wiping
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