Cuisinart CPT-435P1 4-Slice Countdown Motorized Toaster, Stainless Steel

Wow! This is a true toaster. This is a “ set it & forget it toaster “. So the aesthetics is absolutely beautiful. My old toaster has seen better days, it was literally burning my toast at a setting number 2. This one is amazing, first you place your toast select what type of bread your toasting, the darkness, lightly press the little lever down and BAM 😃 it lowers your toast down into the chamber very slowly and then…. Just walk away. The toast pops up when it reaches your desired doneness. It lets you know it’s ready by a beep. The stainless steel is absolutely gorgeous, looks very expensive ( which honestly it was a bit on the pricey side ) but it looks like it’s going to last a looooong time. At first glance it looks very heavy but it’s not. I’m a kitchen anything freak 😂. It’s a very sturdy beautiful accurate toaster. I’m very very happy with my purchase. Of you’re on the fence bc of the price try it and you won’t regret.

I had been using the automatic toaster version, it lifts and lowers the bread automatically, for about 15 years. I got it free with points. It finally started to wear out, only toasting one side of the bread in both slots. Picked out the manual version which is identical to the automatic version in features, except for the much higher price. After using both, I prefer the manual version. It actually has one more convenient feature; when the toast is done, the lever pops up, but you can lift the lever up further to raise the toast so it is easy to pick up (no more tongs)! Even if they were both the same price, I now would pick to the manual one. Just hope it lasts as long!

I have grown weary of toasters that have near invisible settings on the knobs. Not that it mattered much, the dang things refused to do the same thing twice unless it was the wrong thing.I wasn't impressed by the weight of this toaster when unboxing it. It seemed too light to be very sturdy. Not what I expect from Cuisinart. Other than that we love this toaster. The LCD screen is bright and easy to adjust. A #4 setting delivers absolute perfect toast every time for me toasted evenly on both sides.It also performs well with my wifes gluten free breads which are sometimes refrigerated. Popup is MEH. We will see how the springs hold up over time.We have not used the push button functions. The only one that we may ever use is the bagel setting so I cannot testify on their functionality.The cord length is adequate. The crumb tray removes from the back which is not optimal.The main takeaway is I never thought I would actually say, "Wow! This is really good toast!"

I prefer dark toast but it never comes out the same. I replaced this one with the identical one I had because it finally died. Too bad, first one was better.

This is a nice and great performing 2-slice toaster. It browns toast very evenly. It has a nice little beep when toasting is done. Thermostat seems accurate. I would suggest starting out on 2. It goes up to 7. The biggest thing I don’t like is that the sides get VERY hot after using. It would definitely burn a child! The second thing is be sure and remove the sticker over the display. Mine showed 4. I didn’t know it was a sticker and kept trying to change it but it still showed 4. I thought it was defective but it’s not. After peeling off the sticker I could see that it was indeed working properly.

Apologies for the length of this review, but...We, a Cuisinart household, started this review with a sense of anticipation. After our trusty old Cuisinart toaster finally gave up, we were eager to try out the new 4-Slice Motorized Toaster-CPT-540. The top controls were a promising feature we were excited about.That's where the excitement ended. We went through the warranty process after a few weeks because of all the burnt bagels on BOTH sides. On the old toaster, the bagel setting was great because it only toasted the cut side of the bagel, which we found to be the perfect balance of crispiness and softness. We used a setting of four and only toasted one side. The bagels turned out great. With the new toaster, we used caution and a level two setting. It burnt BOTH sides AGAIN, and I had to throw the bagels away. We tried a setting on one and got the SAME result. We returned it.Now, we find ourselves in a situation we never expected—having to use our LG oven to toast our bagels. Even our wheat toast, when set at four, comes out burnt. We've had to adjust to a setting of two for our toast, which is not what we signed up for when we bought this toaster.Our disappointment with the drop in Cuisinart's quality is profound. This experience has not only left us with burnt bagels and toast but also led us to seriously reconsider our loyalty to this brand. It's a pity, they used to be so reliable.I had your previous motorized four slice motorized toaster, and the bagel setting only toasted the one cut side of the bagel. This one toasts both sides when a bagel has been selected.

The Amazon box was in fine shipping shape, but the Cuisinart Toaster Box inside was considerably beat up! I reluctantly opened the Cusinart Box to find the toaster inside was saved by the packing. I plugged the toaster in and it worked without a problem. Phew, I lucked out.