What's a really reliable brand for toasters kettles etc

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I don't want a massive chunky toaster as I don't have a lot of kitchen space, but I do want good quality.

Same with kettle.

Last set I bought a matching toaster & kettle as cheap as chips and they turned out to be really rubbish quality. Surprise surprise but I don't want to just buy something expensive on the basis of a higher price tag and end up with overpriced and poor quality rather than just poor quality.

What can I really rely upon?

Our expensive Dualit toaster & kettle lasted hardly any time at all. The cheap replacements from Tesco have lasted much longer!

My dualit toaster is 20 years old. Still going strong. I think I had to repair the timer at about 14 years I can taste the difference between it and other toasters. I luves it.

However My cheapass kettle is ten years old, I think now. I reckon you've just been a bit unlucky

I have Dualit toaster, kettle and kitchen scales. I bought them all together when we moved house 21 years ago. All still going strong, although I did need a new dial for the toaster a few years ago. I'm hoping they'll outlive me.

I bought a secondhand Dualit toaster at a boot fare over twenty years ago. I have no idea how old it actually is. It’s still going strong and totally repairable if it ever does go wrong. Fantastic.

we have an Ascot kettle (stainless Steel so no microplastics) and a Dualit toaster. Both new but off ebay. I accept these are disposable items but they have been reliable

Our Dualit toaster is 23 years old and is still going strong but I think we have been through at least 4 kettles in the same period so can't really recommend any of those. We have had Morphy Richards, Russell Hobbs (x 2) and currently Breville - hope that one will last a bit longer.

Sage

I've got a Bosch toaster that I would love to die as it no longer matches my kitchen.
The kitchen is 7 years old now, I think I'm stuck with it.
It's so reliable and vv good value for money.

Our DeLonghi toaster is almost 14 years old and still going strong.

I’d rather a dualit toaster that you lower the bread into. We had one at work and it withstood a battering for the ten years I was in the team, I don’t know if it’s still going. I couldn’t afford one so bought a dualit pop up toaster. Still going strong, we’ve had it since 2012.

At the risk of being an outlier… I’d suggest a ‘toaster-oven’. There’s a range of prices. I have a SAGE, bought about 5 years ago and still going strong. Not only does it toast, but it has many oven/broil/roast options, and being small, is much cheaper to use than the huge electric oven which we now use only for large pans/quantities. We use the Sage not just for toast, but baking, grilling, etc. — much cheaper in the long run, but a larger initial outlay. The more you pay, the more control you have, for temp, timing, other options

I work for a local high st retailer who sells kettles and toasters and tbh they never last. Kettles and irons are bought back ALOT!! We sell A LOT of kettles mainly.. You're probably best just going for what you like the look of and then know you will probably need to replace it.

We had a matching Dualit set until recently - the toaster kept blowing the fuse box so we replaced it with a cheaper breville!

Yes! I bought our toaster on that basis alone. I think it's a Russell Hobbs. As is the kettle which claimed to be quiet boil. It's not, particularly, but it boils water just fine. Neither were pricey.

I started a thread on this a while ago - and got a Dualit.

It's great. It can easily toast the whole slice of bread.

I think the appliances that you bought more than ten years ago are much more likely to last than the ones you can buy today.

I'm in the Dualit toaster team.
Bought it second-hand for a tenner about 10 yrs ago. Got it because DP liked the aesthetic look. I like its ease of use and longevity.

Our Dualit kettle is brilliant and has lasted years.

Our toast was 20 quid in Sainsburys and had also lasted years.

Dualit have two prices on toasters - the cheaper one is manufactured in China, the more expensive one manufactured in Britain.
I decided to splash the cash and 'buy British' when I got one around five years ago. I have no regrets, it's going strong.

I have a Dualit toaster and it was £15 from a charity shop. It just keeps on going.