597221 Wed Feb 18 10:00:52 -0800 2009 14 41 Cookware 0 4428641 I have been using a Krups toaster oven for a few years and have been happy with the oven portion for baking small items. The toaster portion was passable but never great but now its barely working at all. Since the oven is fine, I am thinking of getting an old fashioned toaster and pull it out when I need it. Does anybody have a favorite brand that they would recommend for really good browning ? Thanks for your help Wed Feb 18 10:00:52 -0800 2009 15183 pasta 1 4432704 I don't know about brands that work well... Received a T-Fal 4 slice toaster as a wedding gift, it has never work right. The coils don't heat evenly, so bread toast on one side not the other, and the heat control is out the window, one time it burns the bread, the next it doesn't toast at all, on the same setting. Thu Feb 19 11:20:28 -0800 2009 4428641 259011 Demented 2 4433373 Equally demented here. I have a Cuisinart 2-slice toaster. A one-function appliance that can't perform that one function: bread toasts on one side but not the other. Didn't when it was new two years ago, doesn't now. A useless POS.... Bleh.... Thu Feb 19 14:10:15 -0800 2009 4432704 11069 fauchon 3 4436986 Weird- I have that toaster as well but it only does one side if it is on the "bagel" setting. I've never tried that setting because I still prefer the bagel to be toasted on both sides. Fri Feb 20 14:22:55 -0800 2009 4433373 107671 queencru 1 4432729 Don't laugh ... a Betty Crocker 4 slice toaster, very inexpensive, great had it for 7 years, still great, it is white. My mom has a very expensive one as a present ... hers died 4 years later. I primarily use it for bagles, toast, english muffins, etc. Not much else. Thu Feb 19 11:26:46 -0800 2009 4428641 232829 kchurchill5 1 4433618 I have a Breville Die-Cast 2-slice Smart Toaster that I bought a month ago after owning several other toasters that never toasted evenly. It was expensive but is the best toaster I have ever had. Thu Feb 19 15:21:58 -0800 2009 4428641 144246 barb2007 2 4436751 I have a Breville too. It does a great job. I love the lifting mechanism to assist with getting things out of it. My only complaint is the temperature adjustment dial. It is hard to read. They are redesigning them so hopefully that issue will be addressed in the new models. Fri Feb 20 13:26:23 -0800 2009 4433618 10285 Candy 1 4434548 I have a very, very basic Proctor Silex model that I believe was $8 at K-Mart about 10 years ago. I am really not looking forward to the day it dies, because every other model I see in stores these days seems to be ridiculously huge. Why does a toaster need to be nine inches thick? I simply don't get it. Thu Feb 19 20:52:29 -0800 2009 4428641 130151 dmd_kc 2 4434562 I second that. Probably why I like my little one. I love it. Simple easy, reliable, and it was cheap! I wouldn't trade it for anything until it dies. Hopefully not for a while :) Thu Feb 19 21:00:44 -0800 2009 4434548 232829 kchurchill5 3 4435622 kchurchill5: Do you know if the the Betty Crocker come in a 2 slice? The 4 slice versions are all so big ! I am not planning on keeping this on the counter, so storage space is also an issue. barb2007: how expensive was the Breville ? Fri Feb 20 08:43:14 -0800 2009 4434562 15183 pasta 4 4436630 My ex bought a T-Fal Avante toaster because it was stylish. Stylish it was, but it did a very poor job of toasting and was very uneven. I replaced it with a B&D T2560B two slice toaster. $ 19 at Wal-Mart. This toaster does a far better and more even job of toasting. Not as stylish, but I can live with that. It is noteworthy to report that for me, the cheap toasters at Wal-Mart, Target and the like have worked far better than the expensive T-Fals, Cuisinarts and the like from the kitchen stores. They can look gorgeous, but if it doesn't do an adequate job of even toasting, what good is it? Fri Feb 20 13:00:07 -0800 2009 4435622 90791 MillCreek 4 4437243 pasta: The Breville toaster cost $129.95. I purchased it at Williams-Sonoma. That price seems to be standard no matter where it is purchased. I believe they are also available through Amazon. I wanted to see and touch it before I bought one. Very pleased with it. Fri Feb 20 15:33:45 -0800 2009 4435622 144246 barb2007 1 4437335 Check out breville.com for more information. It is the Die Cast Smart Toaster - not the ikon. Fri Feb 20 16:04:21 -0800 2009 4428641 144246 barb2007 2 4437996 Sunbeam T-35, best toaster ever made. End of thread. Fri Feb 20 20:27:02 -0800 2009 4437335 255117 EscapeVelocity 3 4438165 Umm, well I've had a 3 slice Dualit toaster for about 10 years. Hideously priced but a real work of art. Makes perfect toast every single time. ** End of Thread** Fri Feb 20 22:12:47 -0800 2009 4437996 253318 toastnjam