Guest blog by Paul
Water and bread, staples of everyday life, so easily become that quintessentially British wonder: tea and toast. Be it a light breakfast, a mid-morning snack or an afternoon pick-me-up, tea and toast always hits the spot and it’s just got a makeover, thanks to the Russell Hobbs Illumina range!
The Russell Hobbs Illumina range lets you know exactly what’s going on – so no more tepid tea and cheerio charred crusts!
The Russell Hobbs Illumina toaster has many features to achieve perfect toasting. It has a specially designed 1000w heating element giving you up to 55% faster toasting than a standard toaster!
The Illumina toaster with its sleek stainless steel housing will fit seamlessly into traditional and contemporary kitchens with its embossed soft square pattern & Russell Hobbs logo.This Russell Hobbs toaster saves you precious time in the morning having a Frozen Bread feature so you can toast bread straight from the freezer without having to defrost it first. It also has 6 settings to control the browning level so you can choose to make lightly toasted slices or deep golden toast.
Now for the clever bit… Its innovative Illumina light strip changes colour during the toasting cycle so you can tell at a glance when the toast is done to your taste, this unique light strip changes colour to indicate four stages of the toasting cycle….
• Blue indicates Just Starting • Purple Half Way There
• Red Almost Done • Green Toast Ready!
Moving onto the Illumina kettle. Housed in brushed stainless steel with an embossed logo, this kettle will look great in any kitchen. If you’re serious about tea and coffee then you’ll want your water to reach the right temperature. The Illumina Kettle features a unique light ring that changes colour as water heats up so you’ll know when the water reaches the right temperature. (The ring also changes colour as it cools down.) You will be able to see that’s it’s just the right temperature for your particular drink… For example, Green Tea tastes much nicer when made with water that’s heated to 70°C, whereas black tea lovers enjoy a much richer flavour when water reaches boiling point. These four set temperatures are controlled via the buttons on the kettles base.
• 70°C (Green Tea) • 80°C (White Tea)
• 90°C (Coffee) • 100°C (Black Tea)
The Illumina Kettle has a viewing gauge so you can also see exactly how much you’ve filled it. It also has a ‘perfect pour’ spout designed to give a precise single stream when pouring, even to the last few drops, and prevent boiled water spilling or splashing onto hands or work surfaces. It has a push to open lid, 1.7 litre capacity and sits on a 360 degree base.
Treat YOUR tea and toast with the kettle and toaster now available online or visit your local store today.
