Should You Buy a Dualit Toaster?

Dualit is one of the most popular toaster brands as well as being well known for its electric kettles, ovens and coffee makers.

If you are wondering how Dualit toasters compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared 940+ toasters by objectively and impartially analysing over 8,000 user and expert reviews and 40+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Dualit are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and popular toasters. Their toasters start at $85 for the Studio - 2 which has 2 slice slice and go up to $290 for the Newgen (2 slot) which has 2 slice slice. The average price of a new Dualit toaster is $172.

Is Dualit the Best Toaster Brand?

So are Dualit 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 Dualit is the 7th best toaster brand out there.

Let's look at how Dualit 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 $172, Dualit toasters tend to be more expensive than most other toaster brands. Dualit also have better reviews than the typical toaster brand, with the average rating of a Dualit toaster being 81%.

Dualit have a number of great features including bagel function and Perfect Toast Technology which sets them apart from the competition. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Dualit toaster is $10 (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 Dualit toasters available compared to other toaster brands, with only 5 Dualit toasters currently on the market in the US.

What Do the Dualit Toaster Reviews Say?

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

Expert Reviews

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

User Reviews

5 stars		239
4 stars		50
3 stars		8
2 stars		7
1 star		10

Over 100% of expert reviews and 92% of user reviews for Dualit toasters are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 85% and 86% respectively across all Toaster brands.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Dualit 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	Russell Hobbs	Breville	Smeg	Swan	KitchenAid	Dualit
	60% 2 reviews	40% 1 review	80% 1 review	85% 2 reviews	90% 1 review	90% 1 review
	100% 3 reviews	100% 4 reviews
			83% 1 review	56% 1 review	87% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
			100% 1 review			100% 1 review
	80% 1 review
			83% 1 review
Average	80% 6 reviews	70% 5 reviews	87% 4 reviews	71% 3 reviews	89% 3 reviews	90% 3 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Dualit Toasters Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 2 industry awards for Dualit toasters. The table below compares the number of awards received by Dualit 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	Russell Hobbs	Breville	Smeg	Swan	KitchenAid	Dualit
	3	4
			1	1	1	1
			1			1
			1
Total	3	4	3	1	1	2

How Reliable Are Dualit Toasters?

We checked over 8,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Dualit toasters. over 80 of these reviews mention reliability of which 96% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Dualit toaster owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

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

RELIABLE

Pros Handsome design Very sturdy Fast toasting Very even results Cons No special functions Key Specifications Review Price

they are not reliable as they cannot gauge the type of bread

Excellent Build Quality

Dulit have come up to the mark with dating a reliable appliance

NOT RELIABLE

Poor Build Quality

I did not rate the durability yet as I have had it for

Features to Look Out For On Dualit Toasters

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Dualit toasters that set them apart from the competition. These include bagel function and Perfect Toast Technology.

Dualit Bagel Function

Dualit toasters that feature bagel function include the Dualit Lite - 2 slice ($98) and the Dualit Lite - 4 slice ($0).

Dualit Perfect Toast Technology

Dualit toasters that feature Perfect Toast Technology include the Dualit Lite - 2 slice ($98) and the Dualit Lite - 4 slice ($0).

Dualit Peek & Pop

Dualit toasters that feature Peek & Pop include the Dualit Lite - 2 slice ($98).