Toasters

The toasters in this section cover everything from breakfast at home to a hotel buffet: stainless steel slot toasters, flat horizontal toasters, professional conveyor toasters and electric toaster ovens from Lacor, Solac, Sammic, Waring and Arilex. Here you can buy toasters and electric bread toasters for slices of every format, from 2 slices up to 900 toasts per hour.

Types of toaster

Slot toasters

These are the household classics: the bread drops into the slot and toasts on both sides at once. The Lacor 69260 long double-slot toaster is made from 18/10 stainless steel, with 7 browning levels, a defrost function for frozen bread and a crumb tray; its sibling, the 69360 long-slot model, takes slices up to 25 cm and adds a top warming rack for buns. Along the same lines, the Solac Blank Canvas toaster offers 7 levels, an extra-long 25 x 3 cm slot with automatic slice centring, plus defrost and reheat functions.

Flat and horizontal toasters

On a flat toaster the bread rests on a surface with quartz heating elements, so it works just as well for large slices of rustic bread as for croissants and other pastries that will not fit into a slot. Lacor's pro horizontal toaster toasts on a wide surface with a 600 W quartz element and 6 heat settings, while the Lacor Practic digital horizontal toaster adds touch control, 6 browning levels and three quartz elements that distribute the heat evenly. The Solac Stillo flat toaster works with a 12-level timer over a 24 x 18 cm surface and switches off automatically.

Professional toasters for catering

For hotel breakfasts, cafés and canteens, the key figure is output per hour. The Sammic ST-22 conveyor toaster, with a 250 mm belt and variable speed control, produces up to 600 toasts per hour, and the ST-33 with its 370 mm belt reaches 900; the single- and double-tier TP-100 and TP-200 deliver 120 and 240 toasts per hour with fast-heating quartz elements. The Waring WCT708E professional toaster with 4 wide slots, in matt chromed steel, controls each pair of slots separately, and its heavy-duty CTS1000E conveyor system adjusts the top and bottom heat independently. Lacor's horizontal double-grill toaster heats by infrared with nine quartz lamps in three separately switched sections. And if you need to grill or warm as well as toast, the Arilex DUO toaster ovens, made in Spain, come in 1- or 2-tier versions with a 27 cm depth, independent sheathed elements and a 15-minute timer (3.45 kW in the 2-tier version).

How to choose your toaster

Three criteria settle the purchase. First, the bread format: any standard slot will handle sliced bread, while artisan slices call for a 25 cm long slot or a flat toaster. Second, the volume: 2-4 slices are enough at home; a café needs a tiered toaster doing 120-240 toasts per hour; a buffet needs a conveyor model doing 600-900. Third, the functions that actually get used every day: browning control, defrost and a removable crumb tray. In our shop, what catering customers ask us for most are the Sammic conveyor toasters for their steady pace at peak times, while for home use Lacor's long-slot toaster is the one our customers come back for most often.

Complete your breakfast with our coffee makers and kettles, our crêpe makers and waffle irons or the rest of our commercial ovens and microwaves.

Frequently asked questions about toasters

Which toaster is best for home use?

For everyday use at home, a stainless steel slot toaster with browning control is the most practical option: the Lacor 69260 long double-slot model offers 7 levels, a defrost function and a crumb tray. If your breakfast runs to pastries or bloomer-style bread, choose a flat toaster such as the Lacor Practic or the Solac Stillo.

What is the difference between a slot toaster and a flat toaster?

A slot toaster browns both sides at once and is faster with sliced bread; a flat or horizontal toaster browns one side at a time on a quartz surface and takes any format: croissants, rustic loaves, sandwiches or flatbreads that will not fit into a slot.

Which toaster does a café or hotel need?

It depends on hourly output: a tiered toaster such as the Sammic TP-100 serves 120 toasts per hour and the TP-200 twice that; for buffets with heavy peaks, the ST-22 (600 per hour) and ST-33 (900 per hour) conveyor toasters keep a continuous flow without anyone having to watch over them.

Can I toast pastries and large slices?

Yes: the 25 cm long-slot toasters take extra-long slices, and the flat toasters and Arilex toaster ovens with their 27 cm depth handle croissants, muffins and large breads; several slot models also include a top warming rack for buns.

How do you clean a toaster?

Always unplugged and cool: empty the crumb tray (removable on most Lacor, Solac and Sammic models), shake out any remaining crumbs upside down and wipe the stainless steel exterior with a damp cloth. Never immerse the appliance or put metal utensils into the slots.