Toasts fine but strange design
597881
Nothing wrong with it's toasting ability, but the plug is on the side/front so that the lever to toast the bread is awkwardly positioned when it is in use (almost facing away from you).  Cord is also very short, which exacerbates the problem.  But, it toasts fine so I will use it until it stops working.  Would not recommend, however.
627651
The toaster does its job well, but the settings and controls are on the end, thus necessitating turning the toaster each time you need to change the settings or the toasting. A design flaw that is very annoying.
967491
Sometimes when you push the button down to toast the bread, it doesn't start toasting.  And the top of the toaster is very hot, so it is difficult to get the toast out at the end without touching your hand on the hot surface.  Not a big fan of this toaster.
2779608
For a top rated toaster, where both sides of the toast holding grill are supposed to close, one side of one slot didn't move. The person I gave it to mostly does toast, not bagels, so I manually forced it into position. One side still toasted more than the other.  Rating said it would toast evenly, I assumed both sides. With my adjustment it will be ok, but I wasn't thrilled.
1018731
I bought this toaster because I wanted a 4-slice toaster, the black color matched my other kitchen appliances, and because it was more attractive and subtle in appearance than a lot of other toasters I looked at.  But it's true; it only toasts one side of the bread! When we make toast, we have to toast it on one side, and then take the bread out and turn it around to toast it on the other side!  Another minor thing we don't like about the toaster is that the numerical settings for how light/dark you want the toast are orange numbers that light up.  That tends to grab your eye, making the toaster more of a focal point in the kitchen than one might want it to be.
669399
I have been using this toaster for the better part of a year. I buy Cuisinart because I expect quality from their brand. However, I have to say that I'm sadly dissapointed with this toaster. This toaster does have some nice bells and whistles, which are all great, but it suffers from the one thing a toaster should not suffer.

Inconsistency.

Each slot on this toaster toasts differently. A level 4 on the far left slot will toast differently than the slot on the far right and not just slightly. Also, it doesn't just toast different depending on the slot; each side in the slot toasts differently as well. One side will burn while the other side will be hardly toasted at all.

My sister bought one of these as well and has the same problem. Sometimes a brand name will carry a product over how well it actually functions. Unfortunately, I believe this to be one of those times.
4640341
use it daily but the toaster feature needs to be done twice in order for your toast to be done well
3177093
I was excited to upgrade to a modern toaster after my ex took my old-fashioned two slicer away.  It certainly looks sharp as it sits on my counter.

However, I am a bit disappointed in its ability to make toast.  When making two slices in the left half of the unit, I'm finding that they are not cooking evenly.  One is dark and one is light.  And sometimes, a slice will be much darker on one side than the other.  My old 1980's model did not have these problems.
3316275
I like the fact that it plays an electronic beep just before popping up the toast, so you don't flinch like with every other toaster. Never had a toaster that did that. It also looks nice in red, and the toast slot openings are extra big.

I knocked one star off simply because the two levers sit unevenly together, even right out of the box. In fact I just noticed that even in the product description photos on amazon they look uneven too... Why???
4848390
We bought this toaster because it was well reviewed. However it is just not doing the job. With a setting on 3 the bread white or rye is almost burnt on one side and hardly toasted on the other. If I put the setting on 4 one side is really burnt and
the other is brown. Can you help us? I would be glad to return it if you would send me another one. Any suggestions?

Sandy and Les Leonetti
sandyles@zoominternet.net
4052589
The toaster has a very nice exterior but unfortunately it produces an uneven browning.
125839
Good toaster, bread is consistent in color.  The only issue is that the cord plug does not fit flat under the toaster.  This makes the toaster sit crooked in storage.
3252822
Sounds weird but it's a great looking toaster. Has the larger slots for bagels and works great.
2972511
It works; It toasts! Some unevenness in toasting but it seems to be getting better. Like the ability to raise the toast for easy removal. Hope it lasts for years.
3662418
the toaster works ok but no matter how I set the buttons it toasts one side of the bread much darker, like it is permanently in bagel mode.
2192873
It toasts fine. Fast enough with even browning. The problem is fishing the toast out. It does not pop up high enough. Good enough for most bread but bad for English muffins or small size bread. You sometimes have to excavate with a fork to retrieve it. The sides stay cool but the metal top gets very hot and will burn you while you are trying to retrieve your toast.
2919270
Bought this a year ago as a backup toaster, started using it recently.
For starters, when you touch any button this toaster emits a rather loud obnoxious beep that is eerily similar
to my PC UPS in the adjacent room.  So when I hear it at the end of the toast cycle, my first thought is that
I've tripped an electrical fuse or something.
Secondly, it toasts unevenly, burning the edges while leaving the center parts much less done.
I'm looking for a replacement now and once found will return this back to backup status.