Breville 4-Slice BTA840XL Die-Cast Smart Toaster, Brushed Aluminum Reviews

Breville Die-Cast Smart Toaster 4 Slice BTA840XL, Brushed Stainless Steel
The Breville 4-Slice Smart Toaster has 4 extra wide slots allowing you to toast your favorite bread types; Innovative one touch automation lets you add more time to the toasting cycle using “A Bit More” and monitor your progress using “Lift and Look”
INNOVATIVE FEATURES: ‘Lift and Look’ and ‘A Bit More’ allow you to check on your toast or add a little extra time without interrupting the toasting cycle; The bagel function ensures even heat for even toasting and unfreeze your favorites using defrost
EXTRA WIDE 4 SLICE CAPACITY: The toaster features a 4 slice capacity and provides extra wide slots to meet the demands of larger artisanal bread, thick bagels and dense pastries
VARIABLE BROWNING CONTROL: The Breville Smart Toaster 4-slice lets you toast to your ideal brownness level and monitor your progress with the LED indicator so you know how much longer the toasting cycle has left to run
AUTOMATIC CONTROL WITH AUTO LIFT AND LOOK: At the touch of a button, your bread can be automatically lowered into the toaster, lifted during the toasting cycle to monitor progress and lifted at the end to deliver toasting perfection
EASY CLEANING: No need to lift the toaster when cleaning, simply pull out the front crumb tray and empty into the dustbin
SETTINGS: 5 Settings including ‘A Bit More’, ‘Lift and Look’, Defrost, Bagel and Fruit Bread
WARRANTY: 1 Year Limited Product Warranty; Power: 1800 Watts; Voltage: 110 to 120 Volts

Reviewer: joyset
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Breville BTA840XL-Smart4Slice- A toast 2the Appliance Maker!
Review: **** SO IT’S BEEN 3 YEARS FROM (October 2010 PURCHASE NOW); HERE IS THE ANOTHER OR (a 2nd) UPDATE ON THIS SMALL APPLIANCE**** ******** THE 2ND SECTION AT VERY BOTTOM BEGINS THE OCT. 2011, UPDATE ********* ******** THE 3rd SECTION AT VERY BOTTOM BEGINS THE OCT. 2013, UPDATE *********Toaster Review:Breville BTA840XL- Smart Toaster4Slice… Two words…”GET ONE”A bit more..,/length of ownership (LOO); new out of the box however Operation SUCCESS!In this family household…the toaster is used fairly often.If you get one & it happens to have a legitimate manufacturing flaw >return it & GET ANOTHER ONE.This toaster…is very solid..(my counter-top doesn’t care if it’s to heavy). Whatever functions used so far preform flawlessly.., and my toast comes out….well.. like toast. Based on whatever usage thus far… we believe the bagel/def. features will more than likely preform to some degree- once used. Either way..,if in the market to replace a old/broken toaster.., & even more important..if someone’s the type that remembers that manufactures skimp at every turn (when designing & assembling what they now might refer to as “throw away items”.., you might squander all your reserves buying a new toaster every other year..;hence the few extra bucks for this thing is absolutely more than worth every penny. After researching toasters, no other device has similar features. Moreover, what generally sells me is value.For lack of a better thought, it’s as though a robot is preparing your toast & how cool is that? Hats off to the Brev Brand. —– ************************** U P D A T E **************************10/2011 Update; “LOO” 1YrNo issues thus far, all features you read about in the Breville ADV. ..satisfy us to a T, Not to mention-..typical english muffins done in 1 cycle. Makes a great evenly toasted breads…as well. We figure we use it as most would- for various breakfast/snack/frozen/bread items.Everyone’s happy with the look/feel/operation.My wife states the crumb trays are a Breeze & onceINaWhile gently shakes it upside down to release any slightly larger residue that may not make it to the trays. As for The Brev Brand, well it’s a definite pleasure to use an appliance that’s much less likely actually “come apart” at the touch of ones hand. Very Solid, Fairly Quick..Plenty of Element Heat..but unit stays generally cool to the touch. If one is the type to splurge (when affordable to) on a purchase…this is one of those times to do so.After some initial various review searching- no surprise that all toaster brands can have issues , pro/cons etc & it seems there is still 3ways to price a toaster on average., $30. ,$90. & 150.+ or so..& there may be descent mid-priced toasters on the market. That being noted, if one appreciates very well made, innovative appliance’s/items…this toaster is a real winner & absolutely Worth`the Whirl!We’ll see if our $200. toaster holds up moving forward & over nxt couple Y’s.It’s a Five-Star`er —- “for now.”************************** 2nd U P D A T E ************************** 10/2013 “LOO” 3YrSo far at 3 full years…., the appliance acts as it did when new. Just the Pro’s and still no Cons. Superb wattage/heating power…preforms flawlessly on whatever we throw at it. We especially love the little “ding” when the cycle finishes. We will see how this thing holds up thru it’s 5Yr Anniversary. lol – And will update again at 5Yrs or if it craps out… ( whichever comes first ). Bottom Line, yes, still recommend this appliance. Even if it does break down soon, being that we see & use the appliance at least 3-5 days a week- would much rather own it again over the tinny / cheaply made alternatives.Update as of;October 27, 2017.No issues with the toaster. Works as it did the day we took it out of the box. If it retires itself would purchase another of the same. Cheers.

Reviewer: Homer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great toast, fast toasting and easy to clean.
Review: I was reluctant to spend this much for a toaster as I wasn’t convinced any toaster should cost this much. However, I am happy I made the splurge.It has performed without a hitch over the last months. The toaster makes the toast quicker than my previous brand. Plus, the motor that lets the toast go up and down is not just a gimmick but is very handy. It brings the toast up higher when finished and you don’t have to depend on that spring pop at the end to catch the toast.Plus, the “quick look” and “a little more time” buttons are incredibly useful when toasting thick cuts of bread that may need to be a little darker.The front bread crumb trays makes clean up a breeze.This one was a great choice.

Reviewer: ArthurWingnut
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I’m extremely happy with this purchase!
Review: I had an expensive Wolf 4 slice toaster which failed on two of the slots. I think it cost nearly $500. I called the manufacturer and was told this toaster was designed such that it cannot be serviced, it’s supposed to be discarded if it fails. I never thought the Wolf toasted very good, toasting was irregular. But it did look great. I’m extremely happy with the Breville. It toasts uniformly and the features are useful and pleasing. I plan to buy a second one for my vacation home.

Reviewer: Judy L.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Initially disappointed, but now we love the toaster better than others we have had
Review: We have a couple of other Breville products that we have been very happy with. So when it was time to replace our toaster, I decided that Breville was the way to go. At this point, I was so looking forward to getting it, and now, I am very disappointed with this toaster. As soon as we got it, I had to make some toast to see how it worked. as soon as the bread went down, I saw that the elements on the inside panels of both sets of slots did not light up or heat and only some of the elements on the other side of all slots heated. I used homemade whole grain bread that usually takes longer to toast. So I put it on the highest setting. At the end of the cycle, one side of the bread was partially toasted. So I turned the bread around to toast the other side – again only partially toasted using the #5 setting. Really, my old cheap toaster did better!!Since I have never been disappointed with a Breville product before, I decided to return this toaster as defective. Since the seller was not Amazon, the seller expects me to pay return shipping for a defective product. This is totally unacceptable, and I have reported this situation to Amazon. I have decided that I will give Breville another chance on this toaster, and will update this review if my experience with this product improves.The seller did finally email me a return shipping label with the help of Amazon customer service.UPDATE 11/10/16I have increased my star rating from 1 star to 5 as we now really like this toaster. Just in case we still didn’t like it, I ordered it from Bed Bath and Beyond so that the return would be easier. They don’t have the 30 day limitation on returns and we have a local store. When we first got this toaster, I did toasting with no bread a couple of times to burn off anything that might be on the elements. This was recommended in the instructions. During this process, I noticed that all of the elements did not heat as much as the other side on one side of each slot. Many more heated than with the previous returned toaster, but still not all of them. Having had problems with the first toaster, I called Breville customer service the next day. They told me that the toaster was designed to make “restaurant style” toast. One side of each slice is not toasted as much as the other side so that toppings can be put onto the softer side, and the other side is crisper. The explanation sounded good, but I wasn’t sure that I would like “restaurant style” toast. Our first test of the toaster was bagels. I set the toaster at level 5, pressed bagel and the toast. Our old toaster had to be set at the highest level to get anything browned. Before the toasting cycle finished, I checked the bagel and it was almost burned. The next bagel I set the toaster to level 3, and the toasting was perfect. The inside of the bagel was golden brown, and the outside was still soft. Perfect!!The ultimate test was toasting homemade bread, All of our bread is homemade and is primarily made from fresh milled whole grain flour. This type of bread is heavier than store bought bread, and takes much longer to toast. I also freeze loaves after slicing, and we take slices out as needed. For 100% frozen whole wheat bread, I set the toaster at level 5, pressed the frozen button, and then toast, and the bread went down to toast automatically.The bread was beautifully, evenly toasted.A couple of things that should be noted. Although the outside of the toaster gets only warm, it does give off a lot of heat from the top. I initially had it in a space on the counter that was under a cabinet. The underside of the cabinet got really hot – too hot to touch. I also mentioned this to Breville customer service, and was told that it should not be placed under a cabinet. I love and would recommend this toaster, but this may be a point to consider if you are considering purchasing it.UPDATE 12/21/21:We have had this toaster for over 5 years, and it still works as well as the day we got it. I love it not only for toasting bagels, but also use the bagel setting to toast hamburger buns. When the hamburger buns are toasted on one side as bagels are, they hold up much better to the hamburger and other ingredients without falling apart. When I make Belgian waffles, I always make extras for my husband to toast in this toaster. After over 5 years, this toaster still works and we still love it. If it ever poops out, I would certainly buy another of these.I hope this review was helpful for you.

Reviewer: Jane Stokes-Rees
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It’s tough to rate this 5/5 on “value for money” just because I think it’s a little absurd that anyone would pay $200+ CAD for a toaster…and yet, here I am, doing it for the second time. There’s nothing wrong with the first machine, let me explain.I was married to the kind of man who grumbled at length about anything he found annoying. This included our plastic 2-slice toaster, which we’d picked up from a discount store way back when we first moved in together. It was cheaply made and toasted inconsistently. Eventually, tired of the daily ranting, I donated it and bought him the most expensive toaster I could find, hoping that would improve his quality of life, at least at breakfast.(This was quite a few years ago and I had ordered it from a department store. I had to pick it up at the store and the kindly older sales rep was a little alarmed to see how much it cost, until I explained that I was trying to keep my husband happy.)It worked, to an extent. He did like the toaster and stopped grumbling (about toast, at least). He’s a machinist and particular about materials & finishes; the Breville is a gorgeous appliance. In fact, he liked it so much that he insisted on keeping it when we finally split up (don’t worry, we are both much happier now).Two years post split, I don’t miss him at all but I sure missed that toaster. I’d bought a stainless steel toaster when I moved out and I hated it. For a while, it only toasted one side of the bread, and then it broke.After that, I finally broke down and ordered my own Breville. It is a beautiful appliance and I regret nothing. It is well-built, the controls are precise and accurate, it looks amazing on my counter, and it toasts like a dream. Was it the frugal choice? No, but amortized over time it’s worth the investment. And now that I have the “a bit more” button again, my life is complete. My toast is perfect, every time. My mornings are better and thus my entire quality of life has improved.Maybe this isn’t the toaster for you, but it’s the toaster for me. I finally understand what it means to be treated well and I hope you can also find a way to set standards. If you can find the means in any way, don’t put up with a toaster (or a partner) who treats you terribly. I’ll never settle again. And if I remarry I’m putting this toaster in my pre-nup.

Reviewer: Vahidreza Koocheknia
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: It’s working well.

Reviewer: Basic black trellis/arbor
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Love that it works like a toaster should. Was a gift and pricepoint was high. At least toaster works

Reviewer: Autoworker
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This thing has all the bells and whistles, Its like your in a George jetson cartoon, with all the led’s lighting up when you touch the slider or any button, and it tings when the toast pops up. We have used it around a dozen times and toast-bagels-english muffins have always come out perfect. Love the touch button to automatically lower and raise the toast, and its very easy to clean. If this lasts 20 years then it will be worth the tremendous cost to purchase. But we were fed up with crappy cheap toasters so went with this very expensive one. We do have a few other breville kitchen appliances and both have served us very well over the years. We bought the cast silver 4 slice model and looks good on counter.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: great product as always. Love Breville products