ZWILLING 4-Slice Toaster with Extra-Wide Slots

This is a very expensive toaster that does a TERRIBLE job. It burns one side of the toast while not toasting the other side. Even the toasted side is unevenly toasted. We had an Oster toaster before this and thought we were upgrading. Big mistake! Don’t waste your money on this! We just bought another Oster and this one is being relegated to the landfill. Pity.

This a physically heavy toaster and takes a little longer to toast but produces the most evenly toasted bread, English muffins of any toaster I have owned. Plus has a great warranty is easy to clean and the black color is great.

I tried this toaster for about two weeks to determine if there was a setting that would toast bread close to correctly. Unfortunately, the strips of heating elements do not heat evenly. The middle portion of the toast is untoasted and the outer edges are overcooked, to the point of burned. The only way I could get the toaster to toast properly was to toast in two steps, turning and flipping the piece of bread over between steps. Ridiculous. Also, I tried the defrost and reheat options and did not find they were any different than the regular toast option. Still looking for a toaster that toasts close to evenly.

I approached this rather expensive toaster with some hesitation. I’d had a Hamilton Beach for a decade that gradually failed to toast one side adequately, and then one day quit altogether, unless I was willing to hold the handle down through the entire toasting process. I read hundreds of reviews of other toasters, and so many shared my big complaint: One side browns, the other doesn’t. Or, if you like your toast toasted, one side toasted and the other burnt. Ugh.

I figured that if it took some more coin to find a toaster that consistently browned both sides as the setting indicated, it was cheaper over the long run that experimenting with a bunch of $20 disappointments. And in the comments I’d found online about this one, it toasts both sides about the same.

Amazon had the best price, and Amazon always makes shopping easy. So, I plunked down the dough and went for it. And it’s been soooo satisfying!

My toast is beautifully, evenly browned with no burnt edges, no squishy places, just terrifically reliable toasting. It works great for English muffins too. It gives great chewy with crunch there.

The toaster itself is beautiful. Understated, it blends in and compliments the rest of the kitchen like a nice piece of jewelry with a LBD. It’s easy to clean, and the drawer type crumb tray doesn’t flop open and deposit your crumbs across the counter or floor like the hinged types. It doesn’t make that loud heart attack pop noise when the toast is up, so you need to glance at it occasionally while making the rest of your breakfast. It keeps your toast well until you’re ready to grab it. The extra long cord is a nice feature, too; sometimes, counter space is iffy; and some toasters offer cords so short it’s difficult to get them out from under upper cabinets. This one offers lots of range for movement.

It’s solid and distinctively beautiful. And long after I’ve forgotten what I paid for something, I live with how well it works in my life. Do I love it? Does it work for me? Does it make my life a little easier, a little better?

Yep. It’s just a toaster. But it does the job with real excellence.

Perfect for toasting bagels unbelievably even toasty-ness All aspects feel quality The crumb tray even has a push spring load. If this thing is durable it will be well worth it.

I originally bout the breville “a bit more “ but after the bad reviews I returned it. It also didn’t look right in my space. I knew I should have purchased this one in the first place. I love it. The design is good. Looks great and sleek and no bells and whistles. Very simple but is good quality. You don’t need flashing LED lights and all that. I didn’t know I could love a toaster so much. I’m very happy.