A toast to toasters

Toast: the thin white line between millions
of young single men and starvation.
Photograph: GettyCrumbs, why can't toasters make good toast?" asks the Telegraph today, putting its buttery finger on a question that provoked a lively debate at the Guardian Unlimited water cooler.

The article details a new report by the consumer group Which?, which tested 19 toasters and found they were all in various ways rubbish except the Prestige Symmetry (not pictured left).

(Note: you need to subscribe to read the Which? report online. There's a two-month free offer you'll need to give your credit card details up front and remember to cancel in good time if you don't want to end up paying.)