The Breville Die-Cast 4-Slice Smart Toaster is a high-end toaster with quite a few extra features, including buttons instead of levers for pushing the bread down and countdown indicators so you can tell when your toast will be ready. As a four-slice toaster, it's on the bulkier side, and its aluminum design makes it quite heavy.
Our Verdict
- Fantastic toasting range.
- Cycle countdown indicator.
- Inconsistent between batches.
Changelog
- Updated Apr 24, 2026: We've updated this review to Test Bench 1.1, which includes several new tests, including Capacity, Features, Crumb Management, and Toasting Speed. You can read more in the Changelog.
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Updated Mar 19, 2026:
Compared its toasting range to the Dualit Design Series 4 Slice's in the Popular Comparisons box.
- Updated Jan 04, 2024: We've retested the toaster's Toasting Evenness performance, and the score has changed from 7.6 to 8.2. The original lower score was due to texture issues with the bread, and when we repeated the test with different bread, it performed better.
- Updated Dec 15, 2023: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Breville Die-Cast 4-Slice Smart Toaster comes in one aluminum style. You can see the label for the unit we tested here. The manufacturer also makes the Breville Die-Cast Smart Toaster, which is a long-slot toaster that we've tested separately. There's also the Breville Die-Cast 2-Slice Smart Toaster, which we'll be testing separately in the future.
If you encounter another variant, let us know in the forums, and we'll update our review.
Popular Toaster Comparisons
This 4-slice toaster has several extra features and offers a good overall performance. Its slots are wider than the Smeg 4-Slice Toaster's, which can help it fit thicker slices of bakery bread or bagels.
It toasts evenly but not very consistently, so you may need to adjust the shade setting if you're making multiple batches. Its preset settings provide a fantastic range of shades, so if you like well-done bagels or multigrain bread, you might prefer it to the Wolf Gourmet Four Slice Toaster. That said, if your usual breakfast includes denser breads like rye, you might prefer the Dualit Design Series 4 Slice, which has more settings that produce well-toasted or charred bread, so you're less likely to have to run another cycle.
Check out our recommendations for the best 2-slice toasters, the best 4-slice toasters, and the best toasters.
The Breville the 'A Bit More' 4 Slice and the Breville Die-Cast 4-Slice Smart Toaster are both very good options, but they have different strengths to consider. Get the 'A Bit More' 4 Slice if you like to toast longer items that don't fit in a regular toaster slot, like focaccia or sourdough slices. It toasts faster, leaves your toast slightly softer, and drops fewer crumbs on your counter. Go for the Die-Cast 4-Slice Smart Toaster if you prefer bagels to toast. While both options offer one-sided toasting, this model is better at toasting one side of a bagel while keeping the other side soft. It also toasts more evenly, and you can operate the slots independently, so it's a good choice for busy mornings when every family member wants their carbs toasted to a different shade.
If you're looking for a 4-slot toaster and trying to decide between the Breville Die-Cast 4-Slice Smart Toaster and the Dualit Design Series 4 Slice, go for the Breville. Although it takes longer to toast and dries your bread a little in the process, it toasts much more evenly than the Dualit, leaving each slice evenly browned on both sides. It's a better choice for bagels, too, since it toasts only the cut side more effectively, leaving the outside of your bagel soft. The Breville also includes a cycle countdown indicator, so you know approximately when it's time to start buttering. And while it leaves a few more crumbs behind than the Dualit, the crumb tray does a decent job catching them.
Test Results
Unlike a lot of toasters, it has cycle countdown indicators. The bars of LED lights above the sliders illuminate depending on your chosen setting, with one light on for the lowest setting and all the lights on for the highest. They switch off gradually during the cycle so you can tell approximately when your toast will be ready. You also get a button for the 'A Bit More' function, which you can press before, during, or after a toasting cycle to run an additional short cycle. Finally, the 'Lift and Look' feature lifts the slots so you can see if your toast is ready without interrupting the cycle.
The photo above shows the results for one slot, but you can see a full montage showing all the bread toasted here.
The photo above shows the results for one slot, but you can see a full montage showing all the bread toasted here.
