GE 2 Slice Stainless Steel Toaster, Extra Wide Slots for Toasting Bagels, Breads, Waffles & More, 7 Adjustable Shade Settings, Removable Crumb Tray, Countertop Kitchen Essentials, 850 Watts

After researching many brands of toasters at wildly varying price points, I purchased this model a few months ago. It seemed silly to spend $100 or more on an appliance that got reviews no better than cheaper models. This toaster works very well for us. All our bread is made from freshly milled whole wheat flour. After my baked breads cool, I slice, double bag, and freeze. This toaster does a great job of perfectly toasting frozen homemade whole grain bread, bagels, or English muffins that tend to be a LOT heartier than typical store bought white bread. I highly recommend this appliance. It’s fairly priced, attractive, easy to clean and use, and most importantly, it does a great job toasting the kind of bread we eat.

Just purchased this a couple of weeks ago and we were shocked by the performance: It actually makes good toast! This is our third toaster in the last two months (bought a KitchenAid and a Cuisinart locally) and both had problems. One would burn the bread no matter how low you put the dial and the other only seemed to really toast good on one side of the bread. I quickly got tired of toasting the bread, taking it out, turning the bread around and toasting the other side. This one costs a bit more ($40) than some other 2-slice toasters but it actually works! Imagine, something that appears to work as good as an old one that we have had for 20 years! Now let's just see how long it lasts.

It does a great job of evenly toasting bread when two slices are toasted. If toasting only one slice, one side will be toasted darker. This has been a common issue with other toasters I’ve owned, but one star was deducted as a result. It has an attractive design and takes up a small footprint on the kitchen counter.

Very smooth operation, toast levels pretty accurate and consistent. I’ve read other reviews saying toaster takes a long time , it does not take any longer than any other toaster I’ve had. Good price point. Good quality. Only negative I’ve noticed is the finish is susceptible to fingerprints. Body stays cool.

We're very happy with this purchase! The toaster looks good and works great! It browns the toast nice and crispy on both sides.

Our old Sunbeam toaster started to decline so we bought a pretty red KitchenAide toaster. It toasted so poorly that we returned it. We picked up a Cuisinart toaster. It didn't pass the toast evenly test either. Then we decided to do research. Ugh! Almost every review for nearly every toaster complained about toast being uneven. Our son found a YouTube video of a guy testing toasters. The GE toaster stood out as the best reasonably priced toaster. We highly recommend that you turn it on and let the nasty smell burn off. After that the toast has been perfect *chef's kiss*

The toaster works very well but leaves lots of crumbs on the counter. The 'tray' that is supposed to hold crumbs does a very poor job. Also, it is quite loud when the bread pops out. Otherwise it toasts well and holds various thicknesses of bread/bagels.

Every few years I seem to need a new toaster. I what one that toasts bread. I’m not a bagel fan and most toasters do bagels and the heat seems to only toast bagel shapes. I have high hopes on this one.