Should You Buy a Breville Toaster?

Breville is one of the most popular toaster brands as well as being well known for its electric kettles, blenders and fryers.

If you are wondering how Breville toasters compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared 950+ toasters by objectively and impartially analysing over 8,400 user and expert reviews and 40+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Breville are recognised for their wide selection of moderately popular and good quality toasters. Their toasters start at $25 for the VTT361 which has 2 slice slice and go up to $52 for the VTT702 which has 4 slice slice. The average price of a new Breville toaster is $66.

Is Breville the Best Toaster Brand?

So are Breville toasters any good? We give every toaster a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all toasters we are able to impartially rank all the toaster brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Breville is the 5th best toaster brand out there.

Let's look at how Breville toasters compare to the other toaster brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

At an average purchase price of $66, Breville toasters tend to be cheaper than most other toaster brands. Breville also have better reviews than the typical toaster brand, with the average rating of a Breville toaster being 78%.

Breville have a number of great features including Illuminated Controls which sets them apart from the competition. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Breville toaster is $12 (based on a person typically using a toaster for 5 minutes per day), which makes them more efficient than most other toaster brands.

There's a smaller selection of Breville toasters available compared to other toaster brands, with only 6 Breville toasters currently on the market in the US.

What Do the Breville Toaster Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Breville toaster to work out the average distribution of reviews for Breville and then compared this to the other toaster brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		3
4 stars		0
3 stars		0
2 stars		1
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		1,213
4 stars		458
3 stars		135
2 stars		64
1 star		121

Over 75% of expert reviews and 84% of user reviews for Breville toasters are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 88% and 85% respectively across all Toaster brands.

Purchasers of Breville toasters frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use, and they have won a total of 4 awards.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Breville toasters by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other toaster brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Breville	Swan	Smeg	Russell Hobbs	KitchenAid
	100% 4 reviews	100% 1 review		100% 2 reviews
	40% 1 review	85% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	70% 1 review	90% 1 review
		56% 1 review	83% 1 review		87% 2 reviews
			100% 1 review
			83% 1 review
Average	70% 5 reviews	80% 4 reviews	87% 4 reviews	85% 3 reviews	89% 3 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Breville Toasters Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 4 industry awards for Breville toasters. This means that Breville has more awards for its toasters than any other brand. The table below compares the number of awards received by Breville to other popular toaster brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning toasters

Number of Awards	Breville	Swan	Smeg	Russell Hobbs	KitchenAid
	4	1		2
		1	1		1
			1
			1
Total	4	2	3	2	1

How Reliable Are Breville Toasters?

We checked over 8,400 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Breville toasters. over 120 of these reviews mention reliability of which 76% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Breville toaster owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Breville toasters are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Breville toasters that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

All products now seem to have a built in failure date

Excellent Build Quality

robust bit of kit

A well made

NOT RELIABLE

not as sturdy as it looks

I first panicked as I thought it was broken

Mediocre Build Quality

then not to switch off when fully boiled - there's not much point to an automatic kettle that isn't reliably automatic as it

Features to Look Out For On Breville Toasters

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Breville toasters that set them apart from the competition. These include Illuminated Controls.

Breville Illuminated Controls

Breville toasters that feature Illuminated Controls include the Breville VTT476 ($48), the Breville VTT470 ($47) and the Breville VTT702 ($53).

What is the Best High End Breville Toaster?

Breville VTT764

4 SLICES

1,650W

$41 OVER 5 YEARS

If you're looking for a high end Breville toaster then the Breville VTT764 takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 80, but is a bit more expensive at $39.99.

Features We Love:

Four slices

High-lift mechanism

Defrost function

A slice and top-rated toaster, very good for small families. Owners report that it toasts bread evenly, has brilliant features and it's good-looking.

91 Reviews	109 Reviews
82 Features	Fully-Featured
82 Value for Money	Very Good
84 Running Costs	$41 Over 5 Years
80 Kagoo Score	Excellent

Customers report that Breville VTT764 has good user reviews with an average user rating of 78%, based on 109 reviews.

The cheapest price that we could find for the VTT764 in the US is $39.99 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

What is the Best Budget Choice Breville Toaster?

Breville VTT476

4 SLICES

2,100W

$53 OVER 5 YEARS

At only $47.70 and with a Kagoo Score of 85 the Breville VTT476 makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

Four slices

Defrost function

High-lift mechanism

Rubber feet

The highest scoring 4+ slice toaster available, with low running costs and a good price. Our review analysis indicates that this toaster holds a lot of slices, it toasts bread evenly and it's good-looking.

96 Reviews	230 Reviews
85 Features	Fully-Featured
83 Popularity	Quite Popular
84 Value for Money	Very Good
77 Running Costs	$53 Over 5 Years
85 Kagoo Score	Excellent

Our review analysis indicates that Breville VTT476 has fantastic user reviews with an average user rating of 91%, based on 230 reviews.

The cheapest price that we could find for the VTT476 in the US is $47.70 but in total we found only 2 prices for it.

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