Most toasters that hit the market you see have thermometers within the Toaster to decide when to flip the bread up.  This is useful in the sense that it reads each type of bread and sends it up when they are done.  The problem is, toasters with a thermometer often tend to have that thermometer degrade over time, leaving the bread to either be toasted to oblivion or constantly popping up early before being done.

The Breville CT70XL Ikon 2Slice Electric Toaster alleviates this issue as it has a strict timer.  So if you set the toaster to one minute, it’ll be the same amount of time the first day you buy the toaster and 2 years after you buy the toaster (unlike thermometer-toasters, which change after use of toaster).  This requires some estimated guessing on your part when you first put the piece of bread in, but after you learn how long the toaster needs for any given bread, it’ll be easier for you to maintain that consistency.   As stated below the Breville CT70XL Electric Toaster is about 80 dollars listed at Amazon but amazingly there are eBay deals for 30-35$ for each toaster.

While you are using the toaster you can hit the half-raised button to put it up a little and look at it to see how much longer you have to go.  Or use the defrost button if you are getting it out of the freezer.  Oh, and the Breville CT70XL Ikon 2-slice Electric Toaster looks nice too.  Normally this top end toaster is listed at 80$ but is now 59$ + Free SHIPPING on Amazon for a time.  Remember when you are finished to unplug it to save energy (the manufacturer advises this).

Further Reading:

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My brother eats so much toast it’s crazy. Naturally, I got him a new toaster for Christmas. This was necessary because he likes to toast artisan, bagels, english muffins and other types of thick bread, and a lot of smaller / cheaper toasters would break down or not be able to toast the bread.

The KitchenAid KMTT400SS 4 Slice Toaster caught my eye since it was KitchenAid and the reviews / price indicated we had a top of the line product here. Plus I already got him a blue willow KitchenAid Blender so the blue willow KMTT400SS toaster would match perfectly.

As far as functionality, you can tell this is the usual stainless steel KitchenAid quality when you lift it - this thing is a monster. The crumb racks come out for you to keep your toaster clean and you get bread toasted perfectly on both sides - great balance. To top it off there was a KMTT400SS Rebate in addition to the 30$ off and FREE SHIPPING from Amazon and I was sold to buy KitchenAid KMTT400SS 4 slice toaster.

If you are not looking to spend that much on your toaster there are some deals on Amazon. The Cuisinart CPT-120 Cool Touch Toaster has been on sale the last few days for just over 50% off (60$ list, now 29$). Available in white or fashionable red, this 2 slice toaster has some handy features available. There is a ‘bagel’ button, obviously for thicker bread, and a ‘defrost’ button that many rave about.  If you don’t want the white one, you can buy red Cuisinart CPTR-120 Cool Touch Toaster for the same price.

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