Others say...

"broken after 3 days!"
I researched the best rated toasters and came up with this one. It worked fine for two days and made good toast. The metal parts that hold the bread are so flimsy that they actually bent and jammed the unit. Amazon was great about accepting the return without the packaging.

"As good as it gets"
I got sick of buying $20 toasters that didn't last. This has proven to be the best toaster I've ever had and well worth the difference in price Who said,"You get what you pay for."?

"Krups Toaster"
This is a really nice looking toaster, but I wasn't expecting to have to try a bunch of tricks to get a decent slice of toasted bread. The only way that the bread toasts well is if I push the defrost button, otherwise, it comes out sort of toasted on the bottom, toasted on the top, and unevenly toasted in the middle. I don't remember having this problem with my $9.97 toaster that finally burnt out after years of use.

When using the defrost feature for its intended purpose, it works well with unthawing and heating up frozen waffles. The slots are large enough to accommodate the width of the supersize waffles made with my Krups Wafflemaker. Krups FDD912 Expert Waffle Maker with Rotary System I do have to cut them in half because they are longer than the standard waffle. It will also accomodate large bagels, and it seems to toast those better than it does a slice of bread.

The toaster has 8 different browning levels, but in my opinion, using it on anything below 5 takes lightly toasted to a whole new level! I started out on 4 and had to retoast it because it was really light. I finally settled on 6.

I used the warming area once or twice, but since I don't keep the toaster on the counter it's easier to just wrap a croissant in a paper towel and heat it in the microwave for a few seconds.

The cord corral is a nice feature as long as you make sure it's fully extended before using the toaster, otherwise it may get singed or burned from the heat of the toaster. The other feature that I like is the crumb tray. It pulls out for easy cleaning, so yea! no more holding the toaster over the sink or trash to get the crumbs out.

The toaster has a few nice features, but if you are particular about your toast, you may want to try a different toaster because this one will probably cause you grief! I'll make do with it, but I wouldn't buy it again and would only recommend it with reservations.

"Best Toaster I have ever Owned"
My sons gave this toaster to me. They did a great job picking one out. The bagel settings are great(slots nice and wide too), love the defrost mode, great to hit with frozen items like waffles, then toast them, they come out perfect. The feature I like best is that you can make smaller items like english muffins pop up higher so that you don't have to use the "fork method". Another great feature is the drawer that slides out sooo easily to clean out the crumbs. With my old toasters I had to turn them upside down, unscrew the tray and shake the toaster to get crumbs out and what a mess! It's so easy to wipe down with wet cloth and always looks clean, goes great with other Stainless appliances too.

"Doesn't Toast Evenly!"
We have now owned this toaster for approximately two years and I AM SHOPPING FOR A NEW TOASTER! 1) The toast browns unevenly and it frustrates me every morning. The top of the toast is well browned and the bottom is white. 2) Also, homemade bread slices, no matter how thick, always have to be toasted twice to have them browned at all. 3) However, the most frustrating aspect of this toaster is that the risers that the slices of bread sit on inside the toaster are soft aluminum and are easily bent so that it is difficult to have the toast pop out of the toaster. The lever mechanism for getting the bread out of the toaster is often sluggish and difficult to operate. 4) The thought of warming something up on the recessed top piece is an interesting idea, however, it is stained now and impossible to keep looking clean.

This toaster feel poorly constructed. Perhaps the old adage is true - you get what you pay for. As I search for a new toaster, I know it will NOT be a Krups.

I did give it one stars because it does toast bagels well.