Breville Eye Q Toaster Review: Neat Sensors, but Less-Than-Perfect Toast
The Breville Eye Q uses optical sensors to measure the darkness of your toast. Cool tech, but the toasting quality needs improvement.
The Breville Eye Q toaster employs optic sensors to monitor toast doneness, blinking green lights to indicate progress. This high-tech toaster features seven doneness settings that range from light to burnt, with seven representing very burnt toast. The design is intuitive, with easy-to-use buttons for adjusting doneness levels and a crumb tray that tucks away neatly behind the unit.
The toaster also includes a sourdough mode, a timer setting for frozen foods, and a power cord that tucks neatly into the back of the unit. Despite its advanced features, the Breville Eye Q toaster has mixed reviews, with toast often being unevenly toasted and the top of the toast sometimes darker than the bottom. Some users reported inconsistent results, even after multiple tests, and the toaster struggled to toast store-bought bagels evenly.
While Breville's toaster is considered a recommended favorite by America's Test Kitchen, it still struggles to match the quality of a traditional toaster.
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