Cuisinart 4-Slice Countdown Motorized Toaster, CPT-435P1

Looks very nice on counter. Not totally even toasting but does a good job. Main thing I wanted was the top not to have extra grooves to have to clean nice smooth top makes it much easier to wipe off without using a brush or q-tip

Conforme aux attentes d’un produit Cuisinart
Aussi cuit le pain de façon uniforme
Je le recommande

I bought this toaster as a gift for my dad for Father’s Day to replace his toaster that was starting to go on the fritz after a decade of daily use. The box was completely smashed up. It looked so horrible that my first thought was that it may have been returned. The box was also unsealed. It hasn’t been used from what I could tell, but I was disappointed with the presentation given that it cost $120CND. I was even more disappointed with the materials used in manufacturing. It’s a very cheap material and half the weight of the previous toaster. I can appreciate why one reviewer stated that the toaster arrived with a dent. This material is seems “delicate” for a toaster! It also leaves a lot of fingerprint marks just touching it. The plastic smell which most new toasters give off was bad but dissipated after 4-5 tests of the toaster. It’s fine. It works. The digital features are very good and clear, hence the 4-stars. I’m questioning the quality and durability overall. If I picked this up in a store, I would likely have kept searching for a better manufactured toaster. That said, I read reviews for at least a dozen other toasters — on Amazon, Walmart, Hudson’s Bay, Consumer Reports — and, frankly, it seems that this was actually one of the better ones. We’ll see. I’ve stored the box and will update this review if it needs to be returned or replaced on warranty. Just very disappointed with the lack of quality I expect from my staple kitchen brand Cruisinart!

So happy I made this purchase. My family is not really what I would call a toaster crazy family. When my wife and I got married, we registered for a nice toaster. It lasted us 11 plus years and we never had a second thought about it. I mean, it’s a toaster right? It can make toast and take a regular bagel and make it awesome… so I was happy. Sadly it died on us one day. I thought we could go buy a new one and we’d be happy. Boy was I wrong. I purchased 2 other toasters in less than 2 years, both were decent name brand toasters. Both crapped out on my quickly and didn’t really even toast all that well when they were active. I’m not sure when building a quality toaster became so hard, but something happened where quality and durability just don’t matter any more. I read all the reviews, I compared all the prices. For my budget, I thought this looked like the best option. I have 2 young kids and a wife. So, on any given week our breakfast choices change 10 times over. Toast, a bagel, waffles, pop-tarts….. we use it more often now then the past. This WAS the right product for us. Nice features, even toasting, a nice count down feature, easy to use heat settings, all add up to a great appliance. I really like that it doesn’t pop up violently… it plays a nice tone instead. Also, you can list the handle to raise you bread out even higher to avoid any contact with the metal. Also very nice with smaller breads like small bagels and English muffins. I went with the stainless option because it looks nice and matches my kitchen. I noticed my work has almost the same exact toaster in our break room, just in white. That thing gets used probably 50 times a day and works like a champ. If you are on the fence like I was, you have done your research like I did, and this is one of your options…. go for it. I think you’ll be happy you did.

We keep the digital toasting numbers on 3. One side of the bread is toasted perfectly while the other side is toasted but lacking color – still white. Doesn’t matter – the toast is good and the toaster is really quite nice looking so I would absolutely recommend it.