KitchenAid toaster raises and lowers the bar (in a good way)

The KitchenAid Pro Line Toaster is a feature-rich kitchen appliance worthy of a space on the counter.

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Toasters often get overlooked in the kitchen. Counter space, being the limited creature that it is, has room for only so many appliances. While this may bode well for strong multitaskers like toaster ovens, regular toasters often get left out in the cold. (Or at least left in the back of the cupboard.)

The KitchenAid Pro Line Toaster ($299) aims to elevate the once-grand appliance back out from under the counter. Sensing that there is only one direction to go but up, the toaster rises to new heights by incorporating a motorized lifting mechanism. Not afraid to dunk below the surface, the gadget also senses when bread is placed in the slots and automatically lowers the slices to initiate toasting.

Despite their diminishing numbers, or perhaps because of it, higher-end features in toasters have a market. Here, the body features heavy-duty die-cast aluminum construction and, of course, the slots are wide enough for thick-sliced breads or bagels. A defrost function is helpful for dealing with frozen goods, while an LED timer displays toasting progress. Additionally (and this is perhaps the neatest feature of all), the toaster has a keep-warm setting that automatically kicks in after the bread has been toasted, keeping the item butter-ready for up to 3 minutes -- because sometimes in the rush of the morning, even the toast itself can get overlooked.

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Kitchen appliances come together to form a breakfast cube

Breakfast, cubed.

(Credit: Princess Household Appliances )

The Princess Compact4All kitchen appliances (available this month) come together to form a "breakfast cube." Designed by Jan des Bouvrie for the Dutch firm Princess Household Appliances, the four countertop appliances each measures 20 centimeters cubed. (To American countertops, that would be 7.87 inches all around.) Composed of a juicer, a kettle, a toaster, and a coffeemaker, the modular set can be stacked together or moved about the kitchen just like any other appliance.

Sometimes finding the unexpected in a collection of appliances only involves putting them all together. In this case, the juicer hides a secret. Acting as the central figure in the set, the juicer has three plug sockets (220 to 240 volts) for which the other appliances could be plugged into. The set forms a cohesive whole not only in styling and design but also in utility.

Since this is breakfast we're talking about here, the merging of form and function is of no small importance; foggy mornings become clear when everything comes together. Facilitating this transition into the day are standard features one would expect to see in such a collection of appliances: yes, the toaster has browning control; yes, the coffeemaker has a removable water reservoir; yes, the kettle is cordless. But it's the cool efficiency and fun design that comes together to not only create a smooth breakfast experience, but to give it a whole new shape, too.

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