purchased a Cuisinart because of the brand reputation. The unit works fine, but the placement of the electrical cord in the front of the toaster is very odd. I would question the design of this element.
For those consumers who find evenly toasted bread boring and predictable, this toaster is for you! There’s no telling how much Cuisinart spent on research and development to make a toaster that only toasts on one side. It’s not really a problem, except for the burned fingers, if you interrupt the cycle and flip the slice halfway through the toasting process.
I'm back to using a standard toaster, again. It's much faster than my old toaster oven and you get a much more even toasting. I have other Cuisinart products and love them all. I highly recommend this toaster.
Spent more time buying a toaster than I did buying my car. After buying three different brand name toasters (and returning them), chanced buying your product...and guess what, it works!!! It toasts on BOTH sides, unlike the others. Two sided toast...what a novel idea!!!!