Cuisinart CPT-740 4-Slice Digital MemorySet Toaster, Stainless Steel, Silver

I really like this toaster. For years, we’ve been using our Smart Oven (essentially a fancy toaster oven) as a toaster, but I finally gave in to convenience and got a toaster. I wanted something nicer than the bare-bones, super cheap model, but I didn’t need one of the expensive models that had 75 different options and toasting styles that’s I’d most likely never use. That’s unnecessary, complicated overkill. I did some research and I like that America’s Test Kitchen rated this model really high and said it toasted evenly. They were right! Whether I put in a bagel, simple sandwich bread, a banana, a pop-tart or more, everything comes out evenly toasted with no light spots or burnt edges. It has a nice group of choices for bread types or sweets (without going overboard) and I like the defrost button for frozen items. I haven’t found anything yet that toasted poorly with this toaster. I also like that I can do multiple toastings - one right after another - without it getting too hot or toasting unevenly. Since it’s only my husband and I in the household, I don’t need the large footprint of a 4 slice toaster, so it’s nice to know that when the grandkids come over, I can do multiple rounds of toasting without any issues. I love how fast the toaster works. I was used to the long waits of a toaster oven, but just about everything I’ve made gets done in 5 min or less. I also really like the fact that it was easy to figure out. I didn’t need any directions to start using it. Overall, it’s a great toaster at a reasonable price.

Best toaster I have ever owned! Multi-functional, attractive and reasonably priced!

I thought we'd like the memory feature but we find we don't even use it. There are only two of us and we like toasting in similar fashion. I can see it more useful in a larger household with many differences desired. There are quite a few toasting presets for various types of breads as well as the ability to increase or decrease the toasting time for exactly the amount of toasting desired. The footprint is a little larger than our previous two-slice toaster and the weight is a little lighter. The one thing that doesn't quite work for me is the crumb tray which runs down the center bottom. Crumbs that fall into the center bottom can be removed with the tray, but more of the crumbs seem to land on the shoulders outside the width of the tray. To get those out, I have to tip the toaster left and right and then clean those up from the counter. Not a deal breaker but a wider tray would be more helpful. Overall, we are happy with this purchase.

Honestly I don’t know why there is not a single good toaster out there. Every one of them have problems. The problems with this one are it doesn’t toast the sides, the slots are big enough for normal bread sizes. Any long or tall ones will have to be cut in half. I also don’t know why it has 10 toast settings. Anything above 5 will burn any bread. The single side option does work but you have to click on it before pressing down. But it will toast it slightly anyway. Memory settings are good but I find it useless. I would trade the memory settings for a bigger slot.

The perfect toaster. The display is great and love the countdown timer. Toasts comes out even on both sides.

After seeing both positive and negative reviews for this toaster (like other products), I decided to take a chance and order it. However, my experience was a clone of poor, unfortunate souls (cue Ursula, the Sea Witch). My first try was an english muffin. I set the toaster for "english muffin" and, among 7 degrees of toasting, I started with 4. The muffin turned out warm but without any browning. I cranked the toaster up to 5 and immediately retried with the same muffin in the same slots. After another 2 minutes, it emerged as I desired. On my ancient, two-slice toaster, that thing would have been rightly crispy-crittered. My second attempt was a single slice of white bread. I set the toaster on "white bread" and the degree of toasting on 5. I inserted the bread into the far right slot (marked on the toaster for a single slice). It came up untoasted. I inserted a fresh slice into the same slot, upgraded the setting to 6 (one shy of the maximum). As you can see in the photo (slice on the right), it was barely browned on both sides. I inserted one more fresh slice on the far left slot and set the toaster to 6 (as on the right side). The slice came out properly and evenly toasted on both sides (left slice). Peering down the slots during each toasting attempt, I noticed that one side of each slot did not have all the heating elements glowing red. A few elements glowed only halfway across. Judging by reviews, getting a decent Cuisinart unit is a crapshoot. As I type this, I'm waiting for this appliance to cool off, so I can pack it up and return it . Yes, this thing is toast.

The toaster was fine for two years, but the stay down tab suddenly stopped working. You do not what get you paid for with this item. Cuisinart should produce a more durable product.

Great buy! Love the digital screen

exelent

Well, it worked great for just over a year now it’s completely stopped. Don’t waste your $$$

Muy buen producto, hace su función muy bien, llego muy bien empacado.