The BELLA 2-Slice Slim is an affordable toaster designed to fit in small spaces as part of BELLA's 'Fits-anywhere' lineup. It has a single long slot with room for two slices of sandwich bread or one longer slice of homemade or bakery bread. There's a dial with six shade settings and a cancel button, but beyond that, this simple toaster doesn't offer any extra features, including the typical bagel and frozen settings found on most toasters.
Our Verdict
The Bella 2-Slice Slim is a middling option for everyday use despite offering solid toasting performance. Since it's a long slot toaster, there's room for longer slices of homemade or artisan bread, but the slots aren't very deep, so taller slices may stick out the top. In terms of features and settings, you'll find a dial with six shade settings and a button to cancel the toasting cycle, but that's it. There's no way to see when your toast will be ready, to toast just one side of a bagel, or to quickly add extra toasting time for frozen items. Having said that, it toasts quickly and evenly. Your toast comes out well-browned on both sides, though you'll notice some differences depending on where you place it in the slot. When you're finished toasting, you'll have to clean some crumbs off your counter, since this model isn't very good at containing them.
Toasts evenly on both sides.
Toasts quickly.
Doesn't contain crumbs well.
Lacks quality-of-life features.
Taller slices of bread may stick out of the short slot.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The BELLA 2-Slice Slim Toaster comes in 'Oatmilk,' 'Plum,' 'Surf,' 'Blossom,' and 'Seaglass.' We tested the Blossom variant, and you can see the label for our unit.
If you come across another variant, let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.
Popular Toaster Comparisons
The BELLA 2-Slice Slim Toaster is a simple, budget-friendly toaster with just one long slot, giving it a narrow, space-saving design. It's even more compact than other one-slot toasters, like the Dash Clear View Long Slot, but its design also leaves room for fewer quality-of-life features. It has a shade selector with six options and a cancel button, but unlike the Dash, it doesn't have buttons for toasting bagels or frozen items, or a way to see when your toast will be ready. In terms of toasting performance, however, these models are very evenly matched. They both produce evenly browned toast quickly and offer a wide range of shade settings, so you can have your toast just the way you like it. Many standard two-slot toasters produce even better toast, however. The Black+Decker 2-Slice Toaster T2569B, for example, toasts bread more similarly on both sides and finishes toasting a bit faster. If you're looking for a compact, affordable 2-slice model that toasts more evenly than the BELLA, the Hamilton Beach 2 Slice Toaster with Extra-Wide Slots 22217 is one option, though it takes a little longer to finish toasting and might not fit longer slices of homemade or bakery bread.
To find out what we recommend, see our picks for the best 2-slice toasters, the best compact toasters, and the best budget and cheap toasters.
Test Results
This toaster has a very narrow, plastic body. Before use, the user manual recommends running the toaster once without bread to burn off any manufacturing residue. During this initial run, we noticed that the plastic in the center of the toaster started to bow outward, likely due to the heat.
