Hamilton Beach 2 Slice Toaster with Extra Wide Slots, Shade Selector, Auto-Shutoff, Cancel Button and Toast Boost, Black

Simple toaster we all grew up with. Works fine.

Great buy! It's doing what It's supposed to do!

I returned the more expensive Cuisinart toaster which toasted very unevenly. This one does not do perfectly even toasting, but it's pretty good. And a good deal. It was on sale, priced at $20 when I bought it, $10 less than the Cuisinart it replaced. No fancy buttons, but those buttons on the Cuisinart seem entirely redundant to the shade knob. I don’t miss them at all on this toaster. Basic shade knob, cancel button, swing-down panel to clear crumbs. I might prefer a slide-out crumb tray, but this design should be fine too.

Amazing!

This is the worst toaster I've ever used. It never toasts anything. It always stays like warmed soft bread.The darkness controls are loosey-goosey and useless, yet apparently every micromillimeter is important:At 1 hair before #4, the bread isn't even browned at all, just warm & soft.At #4 exactly, one side is browned, but not the other, and it's still just warm & soft (not toasted).At 1 hair past #4, one side has crunchy charred black edges, the other is nicely browned, but it's still just warm & soft (not toasted).You can't raise the # enough to get it truly toasted when it's charring at 1 hair past #4.I went the cheap route this time, and I got what I paid for. All the controls are flimsy. All the materials are dollar-store quality. It feels like a (cheap) toy.I expected more from Hamilton Beach, but they've deteriorated. I've learned my lesson here. I doubled my toaster budget to get one that actually toasts the bread.

OK for cheap toaster. Works okay. No complaints for the price.

Has not stopped working yet. Maintains that perfect toasted crisps.

This toaster is the best I've had yet.My family doesn't usually spend a lot on toasters (think $15 walmart toaster) but I finally had enough one day. I was trying to toast a bagel for my mom and the toaster we had was a few days away from offing itself. It would only toast on one side and I had to hold the handle down to toast it. The handle also didn't lift up so we could grab english muffins or mini bagels out. Often when I visited my parents, my dad had to unplug the toaster so he could pull something out with a fork.After all of this I got frustrated and began my search for a new toaster. I didn't want a fancy touch screen or one that popped toast aggressively enough to hit the floor, but I wanted it to WORK. This one is amazing! There isn't a battle to get the handle down, the heat settings are accurate, and I can safely toast mini bagels without issues.I'm actually writing this review months after purchasing and my parents still love it. Every time one of us uses it we still bring up how awesome it is compared to past toasters.