Russell Hobbs Sandwichera 24540-56

Good sandwich toaster but doesn't automatically switch off when lid is lifted. Must be switched off at the plug . Both my husband and daughter left it on . Daughter left it on overnight. So that was slightly worrying. Otherwise a good toaster makes lovely toasted sandwich

The outside of the toaster gets extremely hot - dangerously so. There's no switch on the toaster itself to turn it off, it has to be at the plug - we haven't yet forgotten to unplug it but if you did, I would imagine the risk of fire is quite high. The bottom of the toaster has broken already after less than 2 months of very intermittent use.

Badly designed and almost impossible to clean. The design means that food is baked onto the rough plastic with many edges and screw holes. Also very badly made. The clasp broke as I got it out the box, so now that its sharp enough to cut fingers, and a screw in the top was sheared through and fell out.

Love it, all plates are easily removed for cleaning. I use the panini plate for sandwiches and paninis as they toast evenly and you dont end up with the nasty hard dry bit that you get using the sandwich plates. Cant beat grilled cheese

It's okay for toasties although any excess cheese can get underneath the heating plates and you can smell the plastic. I attempted making waffles three month after buying the devise and it was a disaster. It takes about 10 minutes to cook them and because it is on for that long the screws in the base get so hot they melt the plastic around them. That resulted in the base falling off. Amazon directed me to the producers website and after filling in a very long questionnaire I'm am awaiting Russell Hobbs reply. They aim at 5 days but could be longer. You would expect more from the company like this both in terms in quality and customer services.