Elite Gourmet 4-Slice Long Slot Toaster
Stated at 10 by 1.5 inches, with a warming rack. Manufacturer figures, not measured ones.
The measurements
- Brand
- Elite Gourmet
- Model number
- ECT-3100
- Slots
- 2
- Slice capacity
- 4
- Controls
- Dial, six settings
- Lift
- Standard carriage
- Functions
Best for A budget long slot where the maker at least states two of the three axes
Watch out for The 10 x 1.5 figure is the manufacturer’s own and has not been independently checked
Published figure, not independently checked. Source: Manufacturer listing. Manufacturer slot figures are usually taken at the widest point of the opening; an independent measurement is usually taken where the bread has to pass.
Elite Gourmet states two slots at 10 inches by 1.5 inches, which if accurate puts it exactly on the bar for length and in normal territory for width. Depth is not stated. Six browning settings, plus reheat, defrost and cancel, and a warming rack over the top for pastries.
The reason this row is marked as published rather than measured is that the figures come from the seller. That is not an accusation; it is a different level of confidence. Manufacturer slot figures are usually taken at the widest point of the opening, and an independent measurement is usually taken at the point where bread actually has to pass. Those two numbers are not always the same.
Treat 10 inches here as the claim rather than the finding, and if you are choosing between this and a model with an independently measured slot of the same length, the measured one is the safer buy.
What this slot takes
Judged on length alone, against the slot figure on record. Width and depth decide whether a thick or tall slice clears, and where those are blank we cannot answer for them.
- Sandwich slice4.5″ Fits A standard supermarket slice, laid flat.
- Two slices, side by side9.5″ Fits The reason the shape exists. Needs about 10 inches with room to load.
- Bagel half4.5″ Fits Length is easy. Bagels fail on width, not length.
- Sourdough round slice8″ Fits A slice off a large boule, cut across the widest point.
- Bakery batard slice10.5″ Too short The slice that defeats almost everything on the market.
Have a figure we are missing, or one you think is wrong? Send it to us and we will publish it with the source named.