Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today I tested a £100 “smart” toaster from Amazon...the Keenstone digital touchscreen toaster and things got interesting very quickly.
It promises memory settings, six modes (bread, bagel, waffle, pastry, English muffin and more), alongside futuristic touch controls. What it actually delivered was inconsistent browning, mysterious timing decisions, and a cancel button that sometimes just… didn’t wanna help me out!
To be fair, it does have longer slots which are handy for homemade sourdough. But when you have to switch a toaster off at the wall because it won’t stop… that doesn't feel that smart to me.
I also tested all six browning levels and brought back the toast battleship chart to see whether it could actually produce consistent shades.
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Kitchen Gadget Testing playlist:
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Thanks to my Patreon supporters for helping make these experiments possible.
00:00 Intro The £100 “Smart” Toaster
00:23 First Impressions, Reviews & Setup
03:13 Sourdough long bread slice toast test
06:43 Defrost test
08:49 Bagel test
09:54 Waffle toasting
12:20 English muffin test
13:42 Battleships toast chart test
16:48 Final verdict
#SmartToaster #KitchenGadgets #BarryLewis
Today I tested a £100 “smart” toaster from Amazon...the Keenstone digital touchscreen toaster and things got interesting very quickly.
It promises memory settings, six modes (bread, bagel, waffle, pastry, English muffin and more), alongside futuristic touch controls. What it actually delivered was inconsistent browning, mysterious timing decisions, and a cancel button that sometimes just… didn’t wanna help me out!
To be fair, it does have longer slots which are handy for homemade sourdough. But when you have to switch a toaster off at the wall because it won’t stop… that doesn't feel that smart to me.
I also tested all six browning levels and brought back the toast battleship chart to see whether it could actually produce consistent shades.
Affiliate link (if you really want it): amzn.to/3Olj8u8
(Using this helps support the channel at no extra cost to you, not that I think you should get it!)
Kitchen Gadget Testing playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfItiEY3o1mua5cnCEz2ssWLQbS6ZiSIq
Subscribe:
youtube.com/@mrbarrylewis?sub_confirmation=1
All my other links:
https://linktr.ee/barrylewis
Thanks to my Patreon supporters for helping make these experiments possible.
00:00 Intro The £100 “Smart” Toaster
00:23 First Impressions, Reviews & Setup
03:13 Sourdough long bread slice toast test
06:43 Defrost test
08:49 Bagel test
09:54 Waffle toasting
12:20 English muffin test
13:42 Battleships toast chart test
16:48 Final verdict
#SmartToaster #KitchenGadgets #BarryLewis
