Test toaster MORPHY RICHARDS 44234

AS PERFORMANCE: HIGH EQUAL TOAST EQUALITY – this appliance is the test leader in this parameter. And our experts were also impressed with its versatility: With almost every function imaginable in a modern toaster. It’s nice that each mode is activated by a “dedicated” button, marked with self-explanatory symbols.

Disadvantages: It is inconvenient to take out the toast – there is a risk of burning your fingers.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Toaster

MANUFACTURING: UK/China assembly.

POWER: 840 – 1000 W.

NUMBER OF SEATS: One for two toasts, width of section 40 mm.

FUNCTIONS: 9 cooking levels defrosting, reheating. Infinitely adjustable frying.

ACCESSORIES: bread and roll holder, tray for crumbs, removable tray. Cord length – 1 meter.

CONTROL: automatic shut-off, program start/stop button, toaster defrosting/heating selector switches, nine position toasting knob, toaster bagel/croissant button

COLOR: Stainless steel.

SIZES: 380x120x200 mm.

WARRANTY: 2 years.

PRICE: 2900 rub.

Test results

DESIGN: large enough toaster with a hand-polished stainless steel body that doesn’t have “fingerprints” in use. Note two interesting features: the control panel is located in the center of the body. This means you have to place the toaster oven facing you.

The second feature is the deep plastic stand, which is also a tray for crumbs. That’s why you have to lift the toaster to pour out the crumbs. Stand has special “grooves” for power cord. Note that the toaster is part of a series of small appliances, united by a single style and design.

CONTROL PANEL: there is a wide slide switch in the center with modes from 1 to 9 2 corresponds to bun heating , defrosting and warming buttons on the left side, “bagel” and stop buttons on the right one.

The pointer on the switch is not very expressive – on the shiny surface it is not well visible, people with bad eyesight can make a mistake with the choice of mode. Two shiny levers – for securing the bread and the loaf warmer stand are opposite each other on the sides of the toaster. Light indicators do not come on during toasting.

THE FIRST TOAST: at this stage of the test, we chose mode “6”. Cooking time for 2 toasts is 3 minutes and 13 seconds. Note that the toast is evenly toasted on both sides. There’s just nothing to complain about! The manufacturer recommends making a gap of at least 30 seconds between cooking different portions of toast, so that the device has time to set the automatic control for even toasting.

DEFROSTING MODE: the main thing is to put the bread first, put it down with the lever and then press the button. The light on the button lights up blue and defrosting begins.

At first we set mode 3 we just didn’t look hard enough – the toasts defrosted but not browned, we lowered the lever again, and two evenly toasted toasts were ready in a couple of minutes. We chose mode 5, put two frozen toasts – in 3 minutes everything was ready.

HEATING: the mode is activated by pressing a button, which is very useful and is used when the toast is cold. We liked the result, but of course fresh toast is better.

BUNCH HEATING: lifted from the toaster body with the lever and turns into a narrow stand that cannot hold more than 2 buns. Toasting itself is done with the minimum toasting mode 2. One minute and we were enjoying warmed croissants, warm and tender.

ONE SIDE HEATING: the manufacturer suggests using this mode to heat one side of a cut lengthwise bagel. There isn’t much time in the country these days”, at least not that we could find. That’s why we only browned 1 side of the toast.

The task was finished with perfection – the toast became slightly golden on one side and appetizingly toasty on the other. Note that we used frozen toast, so at the same time we turned on the defrosting mode.

DETAILS: The body of the device is practically not heated during the test: the upper half of the device is a little warm.

But it is not very convenient to take the toast out, because the upper plate is very hot. The design is such that, even with the lever up, the toast sits just below the top edge of the croissant.

INSTRUCTIONS: sixty page booklet in 11 languages. The information is given in details. But, unfortunately, there is no table of contents to quickly find the right pages. Text printed on high quality white smooth paper. Important points in bold typeface.

There is even a chapter with tips and tricks. The only thing to complain about the form – the font is small. The translation is not very professional, there are some speech errors.