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Expensive and a little disappointing
We were looking for a wide-slot 4-slice toaster to replace our older model that wasn't designed to toast bagels and such. After doing a lot of research online and reading reviews, we settled on this model. It was more money than I'd ever want to spend on a toaster, but since we'd received a gift card and there was a manufacturer's rebate, we decided to go ahead and get it. Well, the toaster is nice but it's been a bit disappointing. First, only one of the sides has the "bagel" switch, so if you're toasting more than one bagel, you can only do them one at a time. Second, with the "bagel" switch selected, only one side of the warming rack heats up. So, each time you put in a bagel, you have to remember which way to face the side you want toasted. Even with the "bagel" switch selected, the bagel doesn't toast evenly. The "pop up" switch is nice, so you don't have to dig out your toast/bagel/etc. from the inside of the toaster and there are several toasting selections so just about anything can be toasted how you want (although it takes trial and error to see which temperature setting is appropriate for various items) but overall it's a very pricey toaster that really isn't worth the money.
[Saturday, April 12, 2008]
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Toaster
I thought I had done adequate study before buying what one would think should not be so difficult a purchase. First day- the toast traveled about the kitchen before landing on the floor--- awful design!! does not toast even and just plain sucks.
[Saturday, March 22, 2008]
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uneven toasting, too-small slots
Caveat: Read this review with the possibility in mind that the one I received was defective. That seems likely since the other reviews are all very favorable. However, ...
Firstly, this toasts very unevenly, making it useless as a toaster. I mean unacceptably uneven: nearly burnt on one side, white on the other.
Also a problem is that the slots are really too small. Anything other than a smallish slice will have trouble (we had trouble with an Arnold's brand bread, nothing outlandish).
I would recommend against it, since either the quality is uneven or the toaster is.
[Saturday, March 15, 2008]
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