Toaster, 4 Slice Retractable Bagel

After reading a number of reviews on various 4 slice toasters, I was a little worried about purchasing one. I was pleasantly surprised by the Oster 3905. The unit performed admirably toasting all 4 pieces of toast evenly and QUICKLY. I would recommend this toaster for anyone requiring a 4 slice toaster and on a budget.

Pros: FAST toasting, retractable cord, bagel feature, price, wide slots.
Cons: One set of toast may not toast at the same rate as the other. Who Cares....adjust the darkness setting accordingly!

I bought a Dualit toaster with some gift cards from my wedding. I'd heard this toaster was top-of-the-line and not to be missed. I was so excited about that toaster. I was heartbroken to find out for myself that it was nothing short of an expensive piece of junk. It would only toast one side of the bread, it often smoked and overheated, and it finally just flat out died only a year and a half after I bought it. I actually did the happy dance around the kitchen when I could toss it into the trash. I decided I was really going to do my homework when buying my next toaster. So I read umpteen reviews and I heeded Consumer Report's reviews of toasters. Based on Consumer Report's word, I bought their lauded Haier TST850DS. I thought for sure I had finally found a winner. Nope. The Haier toaster only toasted at one level -- super light, bread still semi soft -- no matter what number you selected on the dial. I turned that sucker up to the highest level and still got the same result: chewy,...Read more

I got this toaster a little bit over a year ago and I've never been happy with it. Once you get it working, it does toast evenly, but the levers don't work well at all.

I like the wider sort of store-bought bread ("country white", etc.) and I hoped it would fit in this toaster - it doesn't. In order to get it in the toaster, I would smoosh the bread sideways a little so it would fit. Even then, it was hard to get the lever to stay down. I've tried many different types of bread - only wonder bread or "sandwich" bread will fit.

I'm also a big fan of frozen french toast, which takes a while to toast (in any toaster) and usually requires more than one toasting. In the past, I've had to wait for the toaster to cool down before I could do a second toasting. This Oster toaster works on a timer, so it'll immediately start toasting again. For a while I was eating frozen french toast every morning - so the toaster got a good amount of use.

After using the...Read more