Cuisinart CPT-190 Brushed Stainless Steel 4-Slice Toaster with Countdown Timer

Bought the Cuisinart CPT-170 2 slice toaster after reading many dozens of reviews of all types/brands of toasters online. Came to the realization that every product has negative reviews for one reason or another, so decided that the Cuisinart had the fewest and those were not a concern to me. Since I have received it, it has been a terrific toaster for me. It suits my tastes and looks good, too. Stainless steel and a blue LED count-down timer. I have toasted bread and english muffins without a problem. Browns evenly on both sides of the bread. Thanks for the pushup lever (for small items). It's easy to keep clean, also. Enjoy!

Unlike the below reviewer, I've had a horrible experience with a Hamilton toaster model recently. As a replacement, bought this brand model after doing quite a bit of research, and my husband and I couldn't be happier so far. We've used it for about 2 months now, so this review may be premature as far as the potential reliability is concerned, but the toaster is absolutely beautiful and it seems to do what it's supposed to do well - toast breads. I think a lot of people are disappointed by today's toasters that have wider slots that accommodate thicker breads/bagels, and mistakenly assume that it doesn't toast thinner breads evenly; I could be wrong, but this toaster was a definitely satisfying purchase, and I'll update if it proves otherwise in the future.

I thought this was going to be the perfect toaster. However, once again a toaster misses the mark.

I particularly like the countdown timer, because I always wonder how much longer it will take to toast my bread, but it would be nice if the counters only lit up when the toast control is pushed down. They do make nice night lights in the kitchen, though.

Deficiencies:
1. The slots are wide, but they are short, so thick bread will go in just fine, but not some wider bread types. 12 grain breads in particular tend to be wider, and the slices end up caught on the ends of the slots.

2. The first thing I noticed was that the center elements of the toaster did not get as red as the outside elements. Thus I was worried that the bread would toast darker one side than the other, and that was the case.

3. One side (2 slots) of the toaster refused to work on the third attempt. It would not latch down.

4. I had to...Read more