Cuisinart 2-Slice Toaster, Compact, White, CPT-122

Not as good as the old ones
How old are the two of these hoping that at least one was not a mistake but both of the ones that I bought only toasted one side of the bread and while looking into the toaster while it’s on you can see that not all of the heating bars were working. I am very disappointed. I’ve always had a Cuisinart toaster until the spring when my old toaster decided to only toast on one side. Now all of the new toasters that I’ve ordered only toast on one side even when you put two slices in only one side of each slice gets toasted .

With a name like Cuisinart, I thought this toaster would be good.
My wife and I had used the same toaster for years and years and were kind of bummed when it finally bit the dust a few months back. We LIKED that toaster. We were perfectly happy with that toaster! But now we had to buy a new one.
Perhaps we were out of practice in shopping for toasters. Or maybe we thought all toasters were like our old toaster–You put bread in, it gets brown, it pops up, you butter it and enjoy.
Not with this toaster. For starters, finding a proper setting is exceedingly difficult (and rare). Right now, the flimsy, cheap-feeling “doneness” dial is cranked up almost as high as it can go and we still have to push the bread down a couple of times. But then we have to watch it so it doesn’t burst into flames.
It’s also very sensitive to how thick or thin the bread is. If it’s thin, it WILL start to smoke before it pops up…apparently because it’s on that higher setting from when we put in a thicker piece of bread?
I used to marvel about our old toaster. I once asked my wife, “How is it, no matter what kind of bread we put in, it toasts it just the right amount and then pops it up? How does it know when it’s done?” Well, now I’m learning that our old toaster must have been a freak of nature, because what I’m learning from this QueasyShart toaster is that, not only does it NOT know when toast is done, it doesn’t really care. When it pops up looking like a piece of bread, this toaster seems to say, “Is the bread hot?” “Then eat it, nerd!” Or when it overcooks the bread: “Is it burnt to a crisp? Man up and shove it down your pie hole. I’m not here to do your bidding. I am the captain now!”
Oh…and when the plumes of smoke in our kitchen set off the smoke alarm and our cats are totally freaking out, you CAN’T just lift up the handle and have the toast pop up. No, that won’t work. You have to push a tiny dedicated button (at the bottom of a row of buttons) labeled in tiny letters: “Cancel.”
I didn’t know it was possible to loathe a toaster, but I am truly rooting for this one’s early demise.

Does not toast both sides evenly
Although this toaster was rated highly on the NYT, is does not toast evenly. The outside sides of the bread are toasted well, the sides closest to the middle do not toast as well. The uneven toasting does not seem related to the setting. It is disappointing to have a piece of bread toasted unevenly, with one side dark and the other side lightly toasted.

Basic Perfection
The design is simple, easily cleaned, and the few functions work as anticipated. This is a good, basic, no fuss appliance. It includes a slide out crumb tray. The plastic cladding stays cooler to the touch then a metal wrapper would. The slots are wide enough for half a bagel. And, by lifting the lever, most breads will extend above the top of the toaster for easy access.

Nunca funcionó, intenté de muchas maneras hacerlo trabajé y ninguna funcionó, me tenéis que tener si tenido la palanquita para poder que trabajara y de repente también dejaba de calentar

Ok