Breville Die-Cast Smart Toaster - 2-Slice

I bought this toaster because I was tired of taking the toast out and turning it to try and get a slice of bread evenly. I only got this yesterday and I hope it is going through a breaking in stage because the toast so far is not good. I think it is worse than the three toasters I was replacing that cost a fraction of this. I've toasted 5 slices of bread and each one has had to be turned because of uneven toasting! The last slice was better than the first four but still not worth the price of this. If it does not improve pretty quick I will be exchanging it, hoping this toaster is a lemon. If it does improve I will submit another review.

Ok, so it's a bit pricey… but it is entirely worth every penny! No worries about getting the toast to stay down like I had on my last machine. The lights would be too bright if they stayed on constantly, but they only appear when you adjust the settings or use the toaster and then completely turn off. By far though, the best feature is it's "A Bit More" setting. If your food isn't quite toasted enough, just press the a bit more button and it will literally only toast it a bit more. I can't tell you how many times in the past that if my toast wasn't toasted enough I'd go to retoast it and I'd burn it! Trust me, you'll love this thing! It's quite amazing!

I knew this was a great toaster, but every now and then you get one that "acts up" and this one did. A thin bun was toasting. When it was done, the Breville would not move the bun up, and all the lights flashed. According to the instructions, this was due to a stuck piece of toast and is a safety feature to prevent fires. Good. Then we unplugged (as stated in the manual), but then the next day--same thing happened with a completely different bread. We returned that one and got another. The toasting is wonderfully even, on both sides, and the toaster is built like a tank, except ours had a tread missing or something. Anyway, would not hesitate to recommend.