This toaster is great! We didn’t have any issues with it toasting unevenly. Everything is coming out nice and even. The outside of the toaster does not get too hot, which is important for us because our kids use it. The slots are nice and wide. It’s definitely an upgrade from our old toaster!

We’ve had the toaster for a couple of weeks and so far we love it. No issues with toasting etc. I read other reviews that said it didn’t toast well on one side but we’ve not had that issue. The toaster has a BAGEL option button as well as CANCEL button to pop up toast. If you press BAGEL the toaster will toast more on the flat side and less on the crust side of bagel. Maybe the one-sided issues are people are pressing the BAGEL button?

Beautiful toaster that works well !

Had a sleek look to it and does what it’s intended to do. Toasts the bread good 👍

really looks wonderful in our kitchen works well..

Looks nice on the countertop. Fingerprints and smudges easily wipe off but I'm slightly disappointed with the mechanics of the toaster. Must set the browning level high to get a slight color (about 4) and if set at 5 the toast burns. Also takes longer to toast. Toasting bagels is fine as long as level is set on 5. I do like the high lift lever since I can retrieve the bread without using a utensil. The sound at end of cycle is also a nice feature when busy fixing other items for breakfast.

Considering this is a KitchenAid appliance, I was expecting better quality. Overall, it gets the job done, it toasts bread, bagels, PopTarts, etc. However the levers really need to be pushed and held down for the toaster to engage, and it feels cheap; I anticipate the kids breaking the knobs sooner rather than later. The dial for toasting needs some adjusting: selecting 2 on the dial doesn’t fully toast a piece of sandwich bread, but selecting 3 toasts one side of bread perfectly but the other side is BURNED. This is the same for either slot used. Being able to select a ‘toasting time’ between the numbers on the dial would be great. There’s not many options on the market for reasonably priced 4-slice toasters, this KitchenAid gets it done, but I’m not in love with it (but I’m also not willing to spend over $100+ for a higher-end option).

We went through a number of toaster reviews, and actually tried out a few in the flesh before settling on this one. The hang-up was even toasting on both sides across all 4 slots. This one has the problem of overtoasting if you toast only one piece, but we figured we could deal with it by setting back to 2 instead of 3 for 1 piece. I wish my old Hamilton Beach hadn't crapped out.

Takes a while to toast the bread- when kids are hungry in the morning, feels like they are waiting forever

That activator arm to start the toaster does not work. It keeps popping up. It doesn't attach at the bottom when you first put the toast in very frustrating for a brand new toaster.