The heating elements were not working, such that the highest setting only warmed the bread not toasted.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from cuisinart.comBy Cuisinart, September 20, 2023
We are sorry to hear about your experience with your Cuisinart 4 Slice Compact Stainless Toaster. Cuisinart is committed to providing the highest quality products and consumer satisfaction. We would like to work with you to identify and resolve any potential issues. Please contact us at 1-800-726-0190 or via email to customerservice@cuisinart.com at your convenience so that we can get more information to help solve the problem. If you email us, please use the subject line ‘Cuisinart Review’.
I’m not happy with my new toaster. I replaced an old Cuisinart toaster with this one when it died. A toaster should toast, not warm bread. I have to run 2 cycles to brown toast. And, yes, I have the browning knob turned all the way up.
The toaster doesn’t always let the tab stay down. Even though it’s plugged in there are times when it won’t stay down and I had to unplug it and plug it back in and try again. It eventually works but I’m not sure what is causing the problem
We bought this to replace the exact same model we had for years. Unfortunately this new model seems sub par. It has a weak pop up and does not toast evenly.
For the price this toaster does not perform as well as I hoped. Left side works very well. Right side burns things on the inside element regardless of temp.