Elite GourmetECT4400B# Long Slot 4 Slice Toaster, Countdown Timer, 6 Toast Setting, Defrost, Cancel Function, Built-in Warming Rack, Extra Wide Slots for Bagel Waffle, Stainless Steel

Broken after two years

Nice toaster. Bought this because I hated when I had longer slices of bread that I had to toast on it's side because it wouldn't fit. This is perfect. You can toast more slices at 1 time. Saving time as well. Has a warming rack that you can put up or down. Defrost mode, and timer that let's you know how long till done.

Equipment was well built and attractive. However, as others have noted, it mostly toasts on one side of each slot. Would be great if I wanted to toast a bagel, but I don't!I usually take the 1/2 toasted piece out, turn it around, and re-toast for only a few seconds.Would look a little further for a toaster that works on BOTH sides.

The adjustable dial lets you decide how much time you need to toast; not just light or dark.Bagels and Texas Toast fit just fine, and the bagel feature insures you don't over brown the outside of bagels and english muffins. The surprise feature is the lift up rack that holds your hamburger or hot dog rolls above the heat and warms them just right. It's especially helpful for refrigerated breads and rolls.Two of my kiddoes have ordered this toaster and both give it two thumbs up.

Randy K said it best....I read reviews....but I guess I read more of the good reviews and not enough of the not so good ones...as that is what we are experiencing...We kept trying different times/options to no avail...back to Amazon it goes and on to try to find a new toaster. Not sure how there are so many good reviews...unless it is only when you are using a larger piece of bread...but that is the main reason I bought this toaster! Sourdough bread..."With all the great reviews, I really wanted to like this product. It fit where we wanted to store it and it looks nice. Unfortunately, that is all I can say that is good about it.In testing it for the first time, I noticed that the toasting elements were not getting uniformly hot (see photos). You can see in the photos that many of the wire segments are not red, which means they are not getting hot enough to toast those areas of the bread.We thought we would try this out for a few days and could not find a setting that would toast the bread but without scorching it in spots. Sadly, we could not find such a setting. We have used it every day since we received it. While it is a nice looking product, it has failed in its primary job which is "toaster".I cannot tell whether this is a result of poor design, poor quality control or both. Either way we will keep looking for a different solution. I am returning this one for a refund."

Arrived when expected.Works as intended.Fits kitchen aesthetics will

The pop up warming rack is an unusual feature that can come in handy. The bagel and defrost options are essential and seem to work fine. I was disappointed that the two sides of bread don't toast evenly, with the side closest to the center of the unit getting a darker toast than the side facing the outside of the unit. Also, the black browning control knob has a black raised pointer which is difficult to see from most angles - I painted the pointer white so that I could see it.

I highly recommend this toaster, it will hold the longest slices, (which is why I bought it, homestyle slices) side by side or it will do four regular slices or four regular size slices that are thick bread, and it has a lot of adjustability the quality is very nice, very well made, it has a digital readout and there's an instruction guide for how much time and how dark to make the toast, worked perfectly the very first time. You can adjust the temperature on the fly once you set the bread in the toaster and you can cancel the toast at any time with the push of a button. Takes up a lot of counter space though just be aware.