Does a nice job on toast, but stinks when it comes to bagels. I also toasts the back side of the bagel resulting in it burning the back. No other toaster I've had has done that including previous Cuisinart toaster. Other than that disappointment, it does the job on toast.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
This toaster is a pleasant, retro design giving the image of old fashioned quality. It functions well and toasts in all 4 slots evenly. Two disappointments.... I wish there was a retractable cord or an easy cord wrap system as we always store this unit when not in use.... secondly, I would like to see a mechanism to lift the finished toast beyond the unit's top surface. Other machines accomplish this by physically raising the lifting level gaining an extra 0.5" The only way we have discovered to 'eject' the toast when finished is to spring the handle and attempt to catch the toast as it shoots up.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
Fast toasting, easy to clean, wide slots, but bagel mode toasts both sides of the bagel, not just the cut side. Read many reviews of this toaster before purchase and also viewed videos. It was one of the videos that said the bagel feature only toasted one side. But the toasting speed, after having a new 4-slice toaster oven that took over 5 minutes to toast bread and was too small to hold 2 bagels, is this toaster’s best feature. We are learning to enjoy crispy bagels.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com