There are many things we love about this toaster. The long slot (for artisinal breads), the view window, the clearly defined stages of browning (although this varies by type of bread, so be conservative (lower browning temp) until you know how the bread browning varies. We also like the reheat option for just a shade more color or because we got distracted and now the toast is cold. What is in dire need to change are 2 things:1. when the toast is finished and the machine pops it to the top, it is so forceful the some breads are actually launched OUT OF THE TOASTER, so make sure you have this on a counter or you will find your toast on the floor.2. the metal strip that holds the bread is insufficient for many breads - especially delicate breads. the notches are too far apart and the strip is not wide enough so sometime smallish slices fall beneath the toast holder strip. If this happens it is a MAJOR PRODUCT to remove the dropped piece. this limits the size and type of bread we can toast forcing us to use an air fryer or oven for those kinds. Plus it is a painful learning curve. I write this in the hopes that the designers will improve these 2 aspects of the toaster. If done so, we would rate it a 6 stars.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love the look of this toaster. It looks great sitting on our kitchen counter. It makes the perfect bagels and toast every time. I’m impressed with how easy it is to clean and like how I can view my food item through the clear glass as it cooks.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love the design of this toaster and it is super easy to use. My kids are at the age where they like to make their own toast and waffles. I like that this raises up high enough when done toasting so they do not burn their fingers when removing food. Also they think peaking through the window is the greatest thing!

After my 12 year old Breville finally gave up I went in search of a new toaster. I previewed several prospects and have discovered that buying a new toaster is not at all an easy task. Toasters run the gamete from cheap to super expensive and have several features such as defrost, bagel and reheat, etc. Paying more does not guarantee better performance. Seems most new toaster can not "toast" bread! They either don't toast, burn your bread, toast unevenly, and are not consistent. Ran across the Dash ClearView and found it to have the features I wanted...wide and long slots (1.5 x 10.5) defrost, bagel and reheat functions and a very cool see through window. My Mother had a glass front see through toaster back in the early 80's Don't re,ember the brand and don't see anything like it. Thought I would give the Dash a try and glad I did. My search is over! Toasts perfectly, and is consistant! Ran some tests with white, multigrain bread and English muffins and they were perfect. I like my toast on the lighter side and found the #4 to 4.5 setting to be perfect and the shade matches the illustration in the Dash user manual. DO NOT believe the negative reviews! As far as the "launching" of the toast out of the toaster, I had no such issue. And with the lever not latching and staying down it is "user error" The inner removable glass has a safety switch on the right side of the glass channel if glass is not properly reinserted and switch not engaged, circuit will not complete and toaster will not function. Dash has included an additional instruction sheet describing this. Also, this toaster uses quartz heating tubes, not nichrome ribbon wire. Quartz tubes are more even heating and are more durable than nichrome wire. The only other toaster i have ever seen with quartz tubes was a Krups, and I believe they are no longer made. Bottom line, this toaster does what a toaster should do! Buy it. You will be happy.

Product works well so far - nice appearance

Works well

I like the window.

Works great

We love this toaster

Bigger than the picture