Sage Appliances Launches Eye Q Toaster with Colour Sensors to End Burnt Toast
Sage Appliances has introduced the Eye Q toaster, which is equipped with patented sensors that track the toast's color up to 10 times each second, automatically ejecting the bread when it reaches the selected hue. Tom Groundes-Peace, the research lead, remarked that "time is the wrong metric" for the toasting process. This toaster is designed to handle all bread varieties, including sourdough, without requiring any adjustments for thickness. The development of sensors suitable for high temperatures posed significant challenges, leading to 10,000 test toasts. The user interface features a start/stop button and shade controls to reduce manual adjustments. It also includes a toast-lowering mechanism, a non-stick ceramic-coated top, and a retractable cable. The two-slice and four-slice models were reported by Dezeen on 16 September 2026.
Key facts
- Sage Appliances launched the Eye Q toaster, which uses sensors to measure colour change instead of time.
- The toaster monitors toast colour up to 10 times per second and automatically ejects when the desired shade is reached.
- Tom Groundes-Peace is head of research at Sage Appliances.
- The sensors are patent-protected and were developed because no existing component could perform optical food colour sensing in a hot environment.
- The toaster includes dedicated settings for white bread, rye, sourdough, and crumpets.
- Sourdough's crust and fluffy interior was the biggest challenge for the toaster.
- The interface features a prominent start/stop button and a row of shade buttons.
- Additional features include a toast-lowering mechanism, a non-stick ceramic-coated top, and a retractable cable.
- The toaster is available in two-slice and four-slice options.
- The product was reported by Dezeen on 16 September 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Tom Groundes-Peace
- Kasey Hou
Institutions
- Sage Appliances
- Dezeen
Sources
- Dezeen —