Breville Eye Q Toaster Review: Neat Sensors, but Less-Than-Perfect Toast
The Breville Eye Q toaster uses optical sensors to monitor toast doneness, but it fails to justify its high $300 price tag. While the technology is innovative, the actual toasting performance does not outperform cheaper alternatives.
Why it matters
It highlights the trend of 'over-engineering' household appliances with unnecessary tech that increases costs without providing significant functional improvements.
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WIRED A good-looking toaster with a big helping of tech that helps it determine when your toast is done. A wide range of settings, with special functions for bagels and sourdough bread. Comes in two-slot and four-slot models. TIRED At $300 for the cheapest version, the toasting quality should be better than the competition, and it isn't. The first time you try Breville's new high-tech toaster , do it in the dark. Along with the subtle green lights on the front face and the mellow orange glow of the wires, what will be impossible to miss are the rapidly blinking laser-green lights emanating from the left slot, disco dance style.
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