KRUPS2 Slice Toaster with 6 browning levels and 4 easy-to-use functions, Stainless Steel, Silver

I did a lot of research on toasters here at Amazon before deciding on this one. Reviews are all over the board for this and every other toaster. The biggest selling point for me was the generous size of the slots. I wanted to be able to put my organic seed bread in without having to bend it or shove it in. I also wanted to be able to fit a bagel in without shaving off some of it first. Everything I've put in this toaster has fit easily. The bagel setting does a wonderful job of toasting the cut side while warming the outside. The defrost setting is perfect for toaster strudels. It defrosts them, then toasts them so when they come out they are done throughout, and not still hard and cold in the middle. English muffins can finally be toasted in one pass instead of two or more. A complaint people seem to have about this toaster is that it gets too hot...it's an appliance so yes, it does get rather warm, but I've never had an urge to fondle my toaster while it is toasting, so there is no reason for the warmth to bother me. It also has a high-lift lever so you never need to touch the toaster to remove your item. The only drawback to this toaster for me is the settings dial, which goes from 1-6. I like lightly browned toast and to achieve that I have to go to 4.5, so the lower settings are useless to me. If you like dark toast, this will not do the job, but if you're fine with light to medium toast, this is a great choice. If this toaster lasts more than a year, I will up the rating to 5 stars. The longevity would make up for the lack of variety of the settings dial.**UPDATE** I've had this for over a year, and I love it even more. The settings dial I mentioned previously is actually totally dependent on which breads you use. If you was use a white or potato bread, you can get a nice toast on a lower setting. It has consistently made wonderful toast, bagels, english muffins, pop tarts and toaster strudels for my family of five. It gets used at least once a day, if not more, and the toast is fairly even on both sides (I've never had a toaster that was perfectly even in terms of toasting). I use the same setting day after day for my favorite bread, and the results are always consistent. It still looks shiny and new, it's easy to clean with the removable crumb tray and/or shaking it upside down outside. The cord is very long for a toaster, which I love, and it has a built-in cord wrap on the underside to keep excess out of sight. This is, hands down, the best purchasing decision I've ever made on AmazonUPDATE: It’s been more than nine years, and this toaster is still AWESOME! It toasts everything perfectly for everyone’s different preferences. This just might be my best Amazon purchase ever!

I love this toaster! It's beautiful and toasts evenly and priced in the mid-range. I tried a cheaper toaster and it didn't even fit bagels. We've had it 8 months now.

I, like many others, have spent a ridiculous amount of time researching review comments trying to find a simple toaster that actually works. It almost seems like such an animal doesn't even exist anymore. I noted the new Krups KH732D50. Some of the older Krups toasters didn't get quite the negative reviews of other brands. I hoped that the Krups engineers may have noted the improvement needs and developed a better product. So I decided to roll the dice and order it. I've only had it about three weeks, but so far it is looking good. It actually makes nice, evenly-browned toast, consistently. It works for bagels, browning on one side only. I have not tried the Defrost or Reheat settings. The unit itself is attractive in appearance. It is light in weight, but appear solidly built. The slots fit standard commercially-available bread perfectly. They may not fit long slices or thick-cut homemade bread. The slots measure 1 in wide by 5-1/2 in long by 4-1/2 in deep. The unit gets quite warm when operating, but not exceeding hot. You would not want a little one to touch it. The family cat is likely to nose it only once. The dial is basically a timer, so some adjustment will be necessary if you use bread differing in moisture content. The crumb tray does its' job. The cord is 39 inches in length, not bad for today's small appliances. So why a rating of 4, not 5? As any reader of toaster review comments knows, many units start out working just fine, and then fail within a few weeks or months. If this keeps running as it is now, I'll come back and kick it up to a 5.

Before buying this I read the reviews. Some folks complained this toaster didn't toast the bread evenly. Some thought it did. I decided to take a chance because this toaster has wide slots and I love the occasional toasted bagel, and I also love the look of this toaster. Also, some folks complained that this toaster gets quite hot, but I haven't found that to be true. Yes, the very TOP might be warm, but not super hot, and the sides are not hot at all when it's toasting.Well, my HUSBAND, who rarely notices anything, commented on how beautiful this toaster is. I've found it toasts bread beautifully (I usually get large sized bread to make sandwiches, so didn't want a small toaster slot), and does bagels, as well. I did look at another toaster that comes in many colors (I am a sucker for color), but the slots were small, so I finally realized it wouldn't work for what I like to toast.This toaster has several different buttons on the side (you can see them from the picture) and I use the "cancel" button all the time (the one at the top) to stop the toasting. The dial on the right is for how brown you like your toast. I leave it turned up to high, then hit the "cancel" button when I think the toast is done. I used the "bagel" button once, but I like both sides of my bagel to be hot, and with the bagel setting it only toasts one side (makes sense), so I just use the toast setting for bagels. This would be a personal preference, I think.The under tray that catches crumbs is a tiny bit fiddly to take out, but once you do it you will get how it works, and it DOES come out and you can get rid of the crumbs. I found it went back in very easily. Quite a good toaster, and very, very attractive if you like a shiny, silver contraption on your counter top. It looks somewhat retro, too, which I find appealing, in lieu of the many colors I'd been dreaming of!

Out of all the other toastes i order. This is my number 1.I like everything about this toaster.

I didn't think there was such a thing as a perfect toaster but this little gem is awesome. It toasts both sides evenly, you can get a lovely golden brown from edge to edge top to bottom and on both sides with only pushing it down once! Absolutely ridiculous how happy this little toaster has made me.

Funciona perfecto, tamaño adecuado, acabados elegantes.

For $100 I'd expect a lot more substance to a 2-slice toaster. This is a very light model and, we're in the early days but, it seems adequate.

J’ai utiliser mon autre grille pain kumch 20 ans mais pas le nouveau fait en Chine et pas Allemagne domage