Black & Decker T4500 4-Slice Toaster, White

 (16 customer reviews)

I've used this toaster daily for a couple of weeks now, and the only thing it has going for it is looks and price. I read Amazon reviews for everything else, don't know why I didn't in this case.

The first problem is that it doesn't toast evenly. Some of the "coils" don't seem to get hot (red), so there are bands in your toast that aren't browned. It has to be turned up very high to get the whole piece, then the rest is so hard it's unpleasant. Plus, that makes the cooking time much longer. Secondly, when the toast is finally done, the bread doesn't come out far enough so that for even a regular sized slice of bread your fingers have to touch the hot toaster to get the piece out.

I absolutely do not recommend this toaster.

I should have read the reviews BEFORE buying it, but I was in a hurry. This is probably the worst toaster I've ever had. It takes forever to toast and it doesn't pop up enough after it's finished. I always have to stick my fingers down inside the toaster to try and pull out a regular size piece of bread. Also, I have trouble with the staying down in the "toast" mode sometimes.

I'm trashing this and looking for a different brand.

This toaster has so many problems it is hard to know where to begin. It takes FOREVER to toast even something small like an English muffin. Forget something solid like a bagel. It would be quicker to build a camp fire and toast it on a stick.

The ejector doesn't lift small items (like the aforementioned English muffins) high enough to get them out. I have to slap the ejector upward and catch it in mid air.

I gave this 2 stars, because as bad as this toaster is, it still makes toast.... eventually.