BLACK+DECKER 2-Slice Toaster, TR1278B, Extra Wide Slots, 7 Shade Settings, 850 Watts, Frozen and Bagel Buttons

I bought this toaster for my girlfriend and she loves it. The slot to put bread in the toaster is wide enough to handle a muffin or bagel. It has two settings for each side of the toaster and I like my toast slightly done and she likes it a little crisper.With this toaster we have the best of two worlds. If you are in the need for a toaster look no further.

Love this toaster! Perfect and just what i was looking for!!!!

I’ve owned this toaster for over 8 years now. I really don’t have much negative to say about it. The controls are very simple. It’s not complicated to use and if you ask me, 8 years of usage and only one side of the toaster just gave out is pretty amazing to me, especially since it’s a cost effective toaster. I liked this toaster so much that I just replaced the original one with the same model.I really like the fact that it’s a simple unit. Four slots for bread, two handles to press down, two knobs to adjust how toasted you want your bread and each knob has a button to press to pop your toast out. That’s it.I’ve always had the knobs set to either “3” or “4”. For me, it’s the happy medium of a slight crisp to the outside of the bread, but still soft on the inside. The heat level is not bad at all. You can hold your hand above the slots and be fine, which goes hand in hand with the toasting ability. The toasting takes roughly 2 minutes at the 3 or 4 setting which to me is very reasonable. Anything that’s toasts too quickly comes with some type of downfall.Cleaning it is simple. It’s got two “trays” under the toast slots that can be pulled from the bottom that the crumbs and seeds from your bread fall to that can be dropped into the trash or where ever you dump it. The outside of the toaster is slick so a dish rag or damp sponge can easily glide over it to clean.Other than that, the only improvements I could see being made or potentially made is to make the bread slots a little wider to allow say, Texas toast! I’m not overly picky when it comes to colors but for the average person looking to compliment their kitchen, it wouldn’t hurt to have a few more colors.

Just what we wanted, a working toaster that takes two bagels at one time.

Toaster worked perfect, amazing value for the money

Classic.

The toaster looks nice and does toast the bread. But there are 3 key issues...1st - The slots are wide enough, but they aren't deep enough. The extra lift is useless as a bagel, or a frozen waffle doesn't pass the coils when you press it down. The top 1/4 of the bagel, bread, or waffle doesn't get toasted at all.2nd - The crumb "drawer" is more trouble than it is worth, it's not a drawer it is flap. The cleanest way to get to the crumbs involves turning the toaster upside down, sending the crumbs all over the counter. You have to do it over the sink to avoid a huge mess.3rd - I've only used it a couple times but there is a pretty pungent factory odor when toasting, that hopefully will dissipate over time but who knows.Overall, it is an average toaster for average bread but not much else.

I just bought this toaster and so far so good.