Seren vs Lakeland Crux - Toast challenge

From sausage rolls to samosas, the Seren toaster claims to be able to toast just about anything. But the question is: can it toast... well, just toast? In this week's episode we pitted it against the Crux Lakeland toaster, which is more modest in its claims, but still has extra wide slots and a bagel setting, enabling it to toast a relatively diverse range of baked goods. In this challenge we compared the two model's toasting skills at sliced bread, muffins and bagels. The Lakeland Crux was the clear winner, toasting each item quickly and evenly. The Seren left deep grooves in the bread and muffins and failed to toast consistently, leaving some bits burnt and some bits pale and soft. It was also very difficult to remove smaller items from the Seren without burning our fingers. We decided to give it one more chance with a few of the more outlandish food items it claims to toast - sausage rolls, samosas and fish fingers. Alas the sausage roll was cold in the middle, but the samosa and fish fingers were cooked through. However the difficulty in removing them from the toasting rack meant it failed to regain many points. This was of course just a fun challenge. When we test toasters in our independent labs, we make three rounds of toast in each toaster using fresh bread in controlled conditions, inspecting slices for any untoasted or overdone areas. We use the manufacturer’s recommended toasting level - if none are provided we'll try various settings until we get the closest to golden brown, to give each toaster the very best chance. Find out more about how we test toasters https://ift.tt/2MmVMQt See which toasters we recommend https://ift.tt/2kBpxBS Challenge Wednesdays is a weekly show where we pit two high profile products against each other to see which one triumphs at our chosen task. Tune in every Wednesday when we release a new episode, and if there are any products you'd like to see go head-to-head let us know in the comments. Which?: http://www.which.co.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/whichuk Facebook: https://ift.tt/1fAOmna