Cuisinart TAN-4 Tandem 4-Slice Toaster

We recommend this toaster highly! Our experience has been that it browns the toast quickly and evenly, has great settings(defrost, bagel etc.), a slide out crumb tray and gives the option for 2 or 4 slices (if 2 slices is chosen, the other side is shut off). We love this toaster!

This is a fantastic toaster that actually toasts the bread evenly ALL THE TIME! Have also used it for frozen pastries and french toast and it's perfect. Can be counted on for a great breakfast toast whether it be plain bread, Texas style bread, raisin bread and bagels. All are perfectly done.

I had a single slot Cuisinart toaster for about 10 years before it died (circuit board failure). That toaster was the best toaster I ever had with simple electronic controls that seemed "intelligent" and seemed to make perfect toast every time from bread, bagels, english muffins, waffles, each frozen or not. I was sad to see it go. I was doubly sad to find that they no longer manufacture that toaster so I bought this as a substitute. The controls on this new toaster are mechanical - a selection dial (for toast, bagel, reheat, defrost), push buttons (labeled 4 slice or 2 slice to heat both slots or the front slot only), and a darkness dial. I have several problems with this toaster that leads to my less than enthusiastic evaluation. In general, I find that it is hard to find the "sweet spot" to get consistent browning from this toaster - the toast is either underdone or burnt. The side of the toast that is against the center element is invariably more done than the side facing...Read more