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- 4-slice metal toaster offers 1-1/2-inch-wide slots with self-centering racks
- Even-Heat system with sensor ensures consistent toasting; shade-control knob
- Easy Lift lever cancels cycle and raises toast; reheat setting; bagel setting
- Dishwasher-safe removable crumb tray; cool-touch exterior; cord storage
- Measures 12-3/5 by 11 by 8 inches; 1-year replacement warranty
Product Description
The KitchenAid 4 Slice Metal Toaster is an attractive and durable addition to any kitchen. Toast the thickest bagels and English muffins perfectly using the industry’s most advanced bagel toasting function. Baker’s Bagel¿ Toasting gently browns the bottom of the bagel while toasting the sides that are sliced. One-touch button automatically sets toaster for warm function to warm previously toasted items without additional browning. The easy to use dial knob with det
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Note: I was not able to change the rating from my first review which was based on a defective toaster. The new rating should be 5 stars. We’ve discovered the best bagel toaster ever!
In my first review I said I’d be back when KitchenAide sent a replacement toaster. Not only did the one I ordered from Amazon not toast, the stainless steel stained with fingerprints and smudges of all things. That was three weeks ago. The replacement came last week, and I’m quite satisfied with the new one. It does not retained smudges and fingerprints and, more important, it toasts just fine. I especially like the way it handles bagels — crisp on the outside, toasted on the inside.
It still has a minor “problem” with English muffins which I don’t understand, and buyers note that you have to use the “bagel setting: to toast English muffins. Still, they need a higher setting, perhaps because they’re thinner than bagels and regularly sliced bread.
Why not 5 stars? Because it takes so long to toast anything, or seemingly so. Up to two minutes for some breads, not that I don’t have two minutes to spare in my lifetime, but timing eggs and other breakfast items so that the toast is ready at the same time will take some getting used to.
How soon we forget: I can’t remember how long it took to toast in a toaster over, so this may be unfair to KitchenAide. In fact, I’ll go 4.5 stars because on top of the design (classic rather than full of gadgets – I half expected another timer and clock to be in the kitchen), it has really good stainless steel AND the sides remain cool even while toasting. Yep, 4.5 stars. What would it take for 5 stars? I miss the old “Ping!” when toast popped up on our last toaster. That was 35 years ago, so maybe that was my imagination.
One last and very important note: We did not return this toaster to Amazon. We wanted a toaster, so we called KitchAide, and KitchenAide deserves a 5 in customer relations. They sent a new toaster and a prepaid UPS return label. There were no questions, no third degree. Just good old-fashioned customer relations, and I do mean OLD-fashioned. (P.S. I rate very few companies for that kind of customer relations: the “new” Dell; Amazon; and now KitckenAide.)
Rating: 3 / 5
This is one toaster thats a bargain for the money. Very well constructed with quality stainless body, removable crumb tray, oversized controls, and thick commercial electric cord. This is no small toaster! Toasting different breads was easy, and it toasted to perfection. I have found the best setting of shade control (10 settings) at 4 for perfect results. I have looked at almost every toaster in the 20-100 dollar range with disapointing results, until I seen the Kitchen Aid. I highly reccommend it!
Rating: 5 / 5
At first glance the price kept me away from this toaster. Being a Kitchen Aid Nut kept bringing me back. The five star rating isn’t unusual for Kitchen Aid Products. The moment my wife saw the order(ed) form, she nearly passed out. She fussed for a few days,(the one hundred dollars for a toaster was unheard of) even AFTER testing the toaster for a few times. Now that her blood pressure is about normal (food usually tastes better when our body is functioning normally) she agrees that the toaster is worth the money. WOW!!! THAT in itself is a story worthy of the evening news! The toaster is great,the variation of settings is wonderful and the quality is, of course, Kitchen Aid. English muffins are the best ever!!!
Try one for yourself, you’ll like it and may even be proud of yourself. It truly is worth the money.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have tried them all, good brands, brand x, expensive, cheap. For nearly 30 years, I have been unhappy with every toaster I have tried until this one. What could one reasonable expect from a toaster? That it browns evenly on both sides of the toast without flipping mid-cycle? That bagels fit? That it stays cool? Well, this one delivers the most basic of my requirements. It is large and solid, but I would build a room for it, if necessary. You can’t go wrong with this one.
Rating: 5 / 5
Apparently, toasting a slice of bread evenly IS rocket science. After trying too many toasters, we purchased this Kitchen Aid model and our search is over. It does exactly what it was meant to do, toast bread evenly and handles bagels easily.
Rating: 5 / 5