The dial to set the amount of heat is very loose and I had to tape it to keep it at the setting I wanted. The unit does not toast things evenly. The bottom half will be toasted but the upper half is barely toasted. The spring on the ejector is very weak and often does not push out the toasted item all the way. It's like everything on the unit is weak and cheap. I am really disappointed. I expected more from a name like Cuisinart.
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Overall, a nice looking, functional toaster. No different than a dozen other similarly priced toasters, but fine. However, it has one big shortcoming: the range of toasting degrees is not very well calibrated. When the dial is turned all the way up to 'High', an English Muffin will only be mildly toasted, at best.
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com