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Looking at 68 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers appreciate the quality of some products, particularly toasters, and highlight the longevity and repairability of certain items. Reviewers also frequently praise the customer service, noting quick responses, helpful staff, and effective resolutions to issues, often receiving replacement parts or repairs free of charge. This positive interaction with customer support contributes to a sense of satisfaction and a willingness to purchase more products from the company. However, some customers also noted significant dissatisfaction with the price of products, feeling they are too high for the quality received, especially when items fail shortly after purchase or warranty expiration. There are consistent complaints about the durability of kettles, with issues like cracks in glass viewing windows, leaks, and switches malfunctioning, leading to a perception of poor quality and a lack of repairability despite the company's claims. Some people were dissatisfied with the repair service, citing long wait times and high costs, which make repairing products uneconomical.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

After many years buying toasters which worked well but we discovered were usually Chinese made we were determined to buy British and were delighted with our Dualit Lite 2 slice toaster. Unfortunately... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Bought a Dualuit kettle and large toaster some tears ago. Both stopped working, our local repair cafe fixed the toaster but couldn't do the kettle. It just sat, but I decided to spring into action... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We have deducted one star because we have had to return two kettles of the same model with the same electrical fault in one month. There is an issue and therefore should be a product recall on the ite... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The toaster is very reliable but the kettles are poor quality. Our first Dualt kettle failed just out of warranty. One reason we bought it was it was billed as repairable but we would need to post... See more

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Company details

  1. Kitchen Supply Store
  2. Appliance Parts Supplier
  3. Appliances Customer Service
  4. Electronics Manufacturer
  5. FMCG Manufacturer
  6. Food Manufacturer

About Dualit

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Dualit

Dualit

  • Kettles
  • Toasters
  • Food Prep
  • Dualit Baby
  • Coffee Machines
  • Coffee Capsules

Founded in 1945, Dualit is a British brand that has built its reputation by making innovative, stylish products that are high on functionality and reliability. Dualit toasters remain at the heart of the brand and are sold worldwide, recognised as the best in the business. Dualit product collections include toasters, kettles, food prep, catering equipment, coffee machines, baby products, coffee bags, coffee capsules and the innovative EcoPress Aluminium Capsule Recycler. We want to offer our customers something they can’t find anywhere else and we spend years refining the details to make every kitchen a happier place to cook.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb Service

I have had my Dualit Copper Classic kettle for 10 years and its still the best kettle we have ever bought albeit on the more expensive side.
I broke the knob on the top but this was no problem to Dualit a new lid came out the next day. Superb service. Thank you Dualit

22 October 2025
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Thank you for your review. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb service from Dualit

Received superb service after contacting Dualit's Customer Services human being answered telephone line. I spoke with Sally who immediately accepted my report of a missing Drip Tray cover on my Pod Machine and immediately posted me the missing component with no cost to me.

17 October 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First class service

Purchased Dualit New Gen toaster July 2024, as with a lot of electrical products two wee ago it packed up, just out of warranty. I contacted Dualit to arrange repair and was surprised when I mentioned it being out of warranty I was told not to worry, they have a 6 month grace period. They supplied a pre paid return label it was away 7 days and returned by courier repaired and working. Excellent product excellent service from an excellent company.

4 October 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

£90 kettle broke after five years

£90 kettle broke after five years. Dualit only repair the classic kettle. Ours was dome. They said 'kettles are only meant to last 3-5 years'. So buy a £10 kettle from Tesco as it'll last the same time and do the same job. Terrible customer service.

25 September 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that you were disappointed to find out that your Dualit Dome kettle could not be repaired. As you were advised, only some of our products are fully repairable (the Classic toaster & Kettle, for example). The average lifespan of a domestic kettle is 3 to 5 years. It is our aim for our kettles to last as long as possible but sadly that cannot always be the case. Please accept our apologies for the disappointment you have incurred. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful Dualit

I have alot of Dualit products but after my experience with their dreadful downright dangerous Air Fryer and utterly disgraceful so called customer service I will never buy their products again

Bought their Air Fryer from Amazon last year and from day one I knew the handle would eventually break given that the drawer is ridiculously hard to open requiring the pulling force of starting a petrol lawnmower or outboard motor to open

The handle did break away injuring my finger with a sharp piece of plastic in the process

Contacted Dualit they said they would send a replacement drawer when available but none arrived and when I enquired they then said “ we are voiding the warranty because this was an Amazon Resale Item so the 12 month statutory warranty is void”
This is a lie all Amazon Resale Items are opened but unused and are legally covered by the UK Statutory 12 Month Guarantee

I contacted Amazon informing them of the disgraceful behaviour of Dualit Customer Service and they fully refunded me

I have now returned this piece of garbage to Amazon and advised them to categorise this item as dangerous

I will also be reporting this to Trading Standards

I will NEVER!! buy from this disgraceful company ever again

Five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to Amazon 0 stars to
Dreadful Dualit

⚠️This Product Is Dangerous ⚠️

This Company Is Absolutely AWFUL!!

AVOID!!! 😡😡😡

UPDATE 30-09-2925
With regard to the disgusting reply below by Dualit the one thing missing is any response or comment from them to the fact that this is a dangerous inherent manufacturing defect ie a virtually impossible to open drawer requiring a ridiculous level of force which has been experienced by numerous other customers that purchased this downright dangerous item
Dualit reply can be judged by what they don’t say rather than what they do say with regard to this rubbish and downright dangerous Air Fryer

Don’t take my word for it go on Amazon and view the negative reviews regarding the ridiculously hard to open drawer

DISGRACEFUL!!!

Avoid This Awful Company & Their Equally Awful Air Fryer 😡😡😡😡

23 September 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments. Obviously, we are very sorry that you have had this experience with the Air Fryer. We were not aware that you had sustained an injury as, when you reported that the handle had broken, you stated that you had 'very nearly' injured your hand. Although we were perfectly happy to supply a replacement drawer for you, the stock was not available to do so. We therefore advised you to return the item to Amazon. This item was purchased from Amazon Resale, which Amazon states on their own website 'sells returned and used products'. The Amazon order confirmation that you provided stated the condition of the goods as 'Used - Mint'.

In terms of the warranty, Amazon also state the following:
'All Amazon Resale items sold to consumers are covered under statutory legal warranty. If your item becomes defective after the Amazon return period, Amazon will repair any defective item, and if a repair is not possible, we will refund the purchase price in accordance with Amazon's Returns Policy.

Because Amazon Resale items are returned products, they may not benefit from the manufacturer warranty, which can be limited to the original owner. However, all Amazon Resale items are covered under statutory legal warranty. If repair is impossible or disproportionate compared to a refund, Amazon will issue a refund.'

Because this was sold by Amazon Resale as a returned or used item, we directed you back to them for your refund.

Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience (and injury) that you have incurred. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

All Dualit kettles cannot be repaired, it's a myth…

Bought a Dualuit kettle and large toaster some tears ago. Both stopped working, our local repair cafe fixed the toaster but couldn't do the kettle. It just sat, but I decided to spring into action to once again gave the matching kettle.
Just rang. 'That model cannot be repaired.'
I am furious. The only reason I bought such expensive products was because Dualit is known for being sustainable, for being able to repair everything. They should have a large warning notice on such products saying if this stops working, this will hit landfill the same as a cheap product and is unfixable.
Buy a £20 kettle which will look pretty and hit landfill not one costing over £50 from Dualit. There aren't words for how disappointed I am.

9 September 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that you were disappointed to find out that your Dualit kettle could not be repaired. Only some of our products are fully repairable (the Classic toaster & Kettle, for example) and we only state that they are repairable if they truly are. We make no such claims for the ones that are not. Please accept our apologies for the disappointment you have incurred. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’d expect for the cost of my kettle it…

I’d expect for the cost of my kettle it should have been constructed of pure gold - lasted 3 years then stopped working …..pretty much told to go away by dualit. Clearly their claims of high quality are just smoke and mirrors. My $5 Kmart kettle lasted longer …

DO NOT BUY DUALIT

5 September 2024
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments. We are sorry that you encountered this issue with your kettle after 3 years of use. We are aware that you have been in contact with customer services and you were most certainly not told to 'go away'. You were informed however, that the kettle model you had chosen (the Architect) was not a repairable model and therefore we would not be able to get that fixed for you. Please accept our apologies for the disappointment you have incurred. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We have a $300 kettle that according to…

We have a $300 kettle that according to Dualit customer service has a service life of 3 to 5 years. We even paid extra for the architect series color panels. The kettle failed after 18 months and Dualit basically said "unlucky" its out of warranty. A $25 kettle from Walmart lasts longer and does the same job - what a waste of money Daulit was.

3 September 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments. We are sorry to hear that you have had such a disappointing experience with your Architect kettle. Only certain items within the Dualit range are designed to be repairable and the Architect range is not a repairable range. Please accept our apologies for the disappointment that you have incurred. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Unreliable and poor customer service

We bought a kettle and two slice toaster set direct from Dualit, together costing around £400 thinking we were buying well made, UK manufactured reliable products. Oh how wrong we were! Both became faulty within 6 months and reported to Dualit. We asked for an exchange for both considering the short time period, a not unreasonable request we thought but they were not willing to do so. In fact I was told on the phone that if I had bought them from John Lewis instead of direct from them John Lewis would have exchanged them! But not Dualit themselves? Bizarre.

They did offer to repair both but gave us a time frame of 21 days which would have necessitated buying replacements. How ridiculous is that? What would be the point in repairing them in that case?

For the price they are certainly not worth it (although they look great) from a reliability point of view and the poor customer service

UPDATE: we sent an email to Dualit officially complaining and without further prompting they sent us a replacement kettle and a new element for the toaster. Now we have both working so kudos to them for finally sorting this out but I would still recommend avoiding buying from them as the products are obviously unreliable

24 August 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you have encountered issues with your Dualit products. Both items are repairable and were specifically designed that way due to customer feedback asking for us to make more repairable products. It is therefore the intention to repair them whenever possible. John Lewis are aware of which of our products are repairable and will send them to Dualit for repair under warranty.

We are very sorry that you have encountered these issues and we are aware that your discussions with Dualit Customer Services are still ongoing. We will therefore leave it to them to assist you further with this matter. Best regards Dualit

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Two items two vendors two returns

In space of two weeks we bought and returned a small Dualit lite kettle £54 and Dualit classic toaster £160 from two separate vendors. The Made in Korea kettle issue was a faulty thermostat switch and with the Made in England toaster it was a faulty selector switch. Sad really as the design aesthetics of both is excellent especially the toaster, the toaster is repairable and why I bought it but if the components are substandard therefore it was not a good long term investment.

19 August 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments. We are very sorry that you experienced these issues with two Dualit appliances. You have been extremely unfortunate and we apologise for the disappointment & inconvenience that you have suffered. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought a Dualit kettle with ‘whisper…

I bought a Dualit kettle with ‘whisper quiet’ technology which has proved to be the worst kettle I have had in the last 55 years. It is no better than the £10 plastic body kettle I have been using previously, it is extremely heavy, the lid is hard to open and the metal body gets so hot it is dangerous to touch

1 August 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you are disappointed with your Classic kettle. The kettle weight is listed in the specifications shown on the relevant page of our website and most of the retailers websites. The tightness of the lid opening is adjustable and instructions on how this can be loosened are listed in Point 2 of the 'Filling your Kettle' section of the instruction manual. The stainless steel body will get hot after boiling. The kettle has an insulated handle, finger guard and ring pull lid handle so that you may operate the kettle without touching the metal sections. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

after being fobbed of before.

after being fobbed of before.
Now used the oven top cooker.
Set temperature for 180 went to 210
Set temperature to 220 went to 250.

I thought better of this make. Cheap options far better than this.

15 August 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments. We are assuming that you are referring to the Dualit Mini Oven. This oven is an analogue rather than a digital oven and that means that the oven temperature that you set it to will not be precise to the very degree. The way in which the thermostat works in this oven is that it will pass the temperature that you set it to in order to ensure that temperature is reached. It will then allow the temperature to drop to just below the set temperature, at which point, it will start to climb again. It will continue this cycling process throughout the cooking time, ensuring that it stays around the required temperature. We are sorry that you were disappointed with your experience with the Mini Oven. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really poor after service and at that price!

Bought a toaster and kettle to replace our old one which was also dualit. Paid £100 per item which was pricey. Toaster won’t toast both sides of bread. Had to send pictures of various types of bread being toasted to dualit. Eventually agreed to courier back. Then they said they tested and worked fine! Won’t refund even though it clearly doesn’t toast both sides. I cannot understand. Have never had this issue with faulty product. Absolute joke.

Update - as Dualit have said themselves. The toaster that costs over £100 cannot toast one slice of bread evenly. So you have to pop it out and turn it and pop it back in. No issue then. Except the £10 toaster with 2 slots doesn’t have this issue 😂

12 August 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments. We are sorry to hear that you were disappointed with your Dualit 4 slot Lite toaster. We are aware that the toaster was put through the testing process and the results were as we would expect. On this model toaster, the slots cannot be set to work independently of each other. There are two ejector levers; one operates the 2 slots on the left and the other operates the 2 slots on the right. 
 
If you are toasting either 1 or 3 slices of bread in this toaster, this means that there will be an empty active slot with nothing in it to absorb the heat generated. Most of the heat will be lost but some of it will be absorbed by the bread in the adjacent slot leading to uneven toasting. We call this heat transfer. We believe this may have been what you were experiencing. Heat transfer can only be avoided by toasting either 2 or 4 slices which would mean that there would be no empty but active slots. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Abysmal quality

Although I purchased one of their 'Lite' models, at £90 it was still 3-4 times the price of your typical toaster and I expected it to outlast me quite frankly. Could not have been more wrong. The plastic casing developed a small crack at the top within a few months but a short while after the whole thing is about to fall apart with a massive break on one side. This appliance is subject to almost zero physical force (like a blender for example) but the materials are shockingly cheap for the price.

31 January 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments and we are sorry to hear that this has been your experience with the Lite toaster. As this has happened within a few months of purchase, the item will still be under warranty. It is always best to report any issues you may have as soon as they occur. We would therefore recommend that you contact the retailer from whom you purchased it or Dualit customer services. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Premium cost for mediocre quality.

My experience of Dualit products is - they cost a premium, but provide mediocre quality at best. This seems to be consistent, across a range of products.
My honest [and accurate] feedback would be - buy a Smeg, Bosch or similar, as you'll get much better value for money.

1 August 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your experience of Dualit products has been less than you had hoped for and we apologise for the disappointment. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Delight followed by disappointment.

After many years buying toasters which worked well but we discovered were usually Chinese made we were determined to buy British and were delighted with our Dualit Lite 2 slice toaster. Unfortunately that has been short lived as after 9 months it packed up. Tried all the trouble shooting advice but to no avail. John Lewis have replaced it immediately under their guarantee which was great but of all the toasters we have ever had this was the most expensive (by far) and has lasted the least time. It's taken the shine off our delight in buying a British product. Disappointing!

19 July 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments. We apologise that you have experienced this issue with your Dualit Lite toaster. Despite our best efforts, sometimes things do go wrong and we are sorry that you have been one of the few to encounter a problem. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience that you have incurred. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

dangerous dont buy

I brought a new toaster over £200 that could have burnt down my home if I didn't return a few minutes later
it did not turn itself off its burnt the underneath of my kitchen cupboard
I'm dyslexic and didn't read the turn off appliance that is on the timer . my old one didnt have warnings on it so I just thought that this century they will be safer than ever
why sell a product that dosent turn off and could burn your home down DONT TAKE THE RISK your kids could use it to make toast next minute your homeless
I called instead of sending some one round to collect as matter ofvurgency they told me to go find a box and send it back so im going to papers to warn every one

the toster was brand new only used once wear and tear on a 225.oo toaster WOW thermal cut out why is my cupboard bottom burnt and why was is still on 15 mins after I went out and luckily came back before it burnt my house down

1 July 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments. We are sorry that you have experienced problems with the timer on your Dualit Classic toaster. The timer on this product is a mechanically wound part and, like any mechanical part, it can be susceptible to wear. It is for this reason that we do recommend in our Instruction Manual (and on the appliance itself) that the appliance is not left unattended during use and is switched off at the socket when not in use.

Dualit toasters do have a thermal protection device which will cause the toaster to shut off if it detects that it is overheating. To prevent nuisance tripping through normal use however, this will take longer than just a few minutes to activate. As stated in the manual, a toaster should not be used near flammable items i.e., overhanging cupboards, curtains etc.

We are aware that you have been in communication with customer services and they have outlined the options open to you, which include assisting you in sending the toaster back to Dualit. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful- not worth the money

Similar problems involving the switch with a second replacement kettle – after four years the switch now doesn’t stay down at all and having had correspondence with Dualit they basically don’t want to know – they’ve offered me 25% off a new/replacement kettle – that’s not good enough – a free replacement would have been nice – this is the second replacement one I’ve had – an expensive appliance such as this should last for years surely? Also the plastic strip which covers the measurement of water on the side of the kettle has been slowly breaking off– sharp shards of plastic- dreadful quality – looking around on the Internet, dozens of people have had trouble with these kettles – particularly with the switch not staying down – really terrible quality – I wouldn’t buy another Dualit kettle
And this is the reply from Dualit who as I said, do not care at all:
Reply from Dualit
Thank you for your comments. We are sorry to hear that you have had a disappointing experience with your Lite kettle. Only certain items within the Dualit range are designed to be repairable and the Lite range is not a repairable range. Please accept our apologies for the disappointment that you have incurred. Best regards Dualit.

8 July 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments. We are sorry to hear that you have had a disappointing experience with your Lite kettle. Only certain items within the Dualit range are designed to be repairable and the Lite range is not a repairable range. Please accept our apologies for the disappointment that you have incurred. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional Customer Service

The speed and efficiency with which Dualit responded to my query about our 4 slice toaster not working and pointed to the cause of the problem with a straight forward 'fix' was second to none.
It is well worth buying Dualit products when this level of customer service comes in the package.
Could not speak more highly of the level of service that I received.
Many Thanks

9 July 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments. Best regards Dualit.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have given the Dualit Customer…

I have given the Dualit Customer Service team a 5 star rating with respect to the swift reply and excellent advice with respect to a minor issue with my new Dualit kettle. Prospective buyers ought to know that our old Dualit kettle lasted over 13 years…well worth considering! The minor issue mentioned was to do with the very tight fitting lid. The lid is designed with customer adjustable lips to either loosen the lid or tighten as required. All sorted now!

8 July 2025
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Reply from Dualit

Thank you for your comments. Best regards Dualit.

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