Never had more perfect toast. Wife especially likes the defrost feature. Four stars for durability. We haven't had it that long and so can't comment on how long it'll last but up to now we're perfectly satisfied
Other reviewers toasters seem to do good toasting at different settings.Mine, however, doesn't actually toast with color at setting number 5. Seems odd in that it has 13 settings. #5 is the ninth setting; they have half numbers. But it does a good job of even toasting, even if two-thirds of the settings are useless unless one only wants warm bread. So I give a three as I regard it as average.
Response from geappliances.comBy Mike@GEA, GE Appliances, October 21, 2021
Greetings,
Thanks so much for taking the time to review your toaster. We're quite sorry to hear that it does not toast as well as it needs to and understand how annoying that is. If you believe that your toaster is not functioning as it should, then please consider making a warranty exchange. Information can be found on page 7 of the manual.
This toaster has a couple of settings which can be interchanged if needed. The frozen feature is a plus, as most of my bread is kept frozen. It took a bit to find the "browning sweet spot" but once it's set all is good. However the brown indication varies among the density of breads and therefore may appear darker or lighter for the selection that is set. Montior for a couple of times to ensure the toast is to the darkest of choice..