Elite Gourmet ECT4400B# Long Slot 4 Slice Toaster, Countdown Timer, 6 Toast Setting, Defrost, Cancel Function, Built-in Warming Rack, Extra Wide Slots for Bagel Waffle, Stainless Steel

Very happy with this toaster: long slots fits our bread; strong and even toasting; dial settings for level of toasting; exterior does not get too hot.Bonus features that we didn't know we would like: digital countdown; reheat level of toasting; heating rack for indirect warming.Bottomline: we're surprised how happy we are with this purchase--surpassed expectations--super value.

Broken after two years

I highly recommend this toaster, it will hold the longest slices, (which is why I bought it, homestyle slices) side by side or it will do four regular slices or four regular size slices that are thick bread, and it has a lot of adjustability the quality is very nice, very well made, it has a digital readout and there's an instruction guide for how much time and how dark to make the toast, worked perfectly the very first time. You can adjust the temperature on the fly once you set the bread in the toaster and you can cancel the toast at any time with the push of a button. Takes up a lot of counter space though just be aware.

The media could not be loaded. Failure directly out of the box. I'll update if the second one they're sending me works, but at this time, I cannot recommend anyone buys this thing.Edit: So, it's been a few weeks with replacement, and it has been working well. The bagel mode is pretty decent overall, it's not very wide which is kinda disappointing with the shape of it honestly. Like, why flare it out if you're not going to utilize the extra space? At the end of the day, it toasts my bread, sometimes burns my buns in weird places due to the narrowness of it though. It doesn't work poor enough to give it three stars, but not anywhere near good enough to get five stars. At most, it deserves 3.75 stars out of five.

Randy K said it best....I read reviews....but I guess I read more of the good reviews and not enough of the not so good ones...as that is what we are experiencing...We kept trying different times/options to no avail...back to Amazon it goes and on to try to find a new toaster. Not sure how there are so many good reviews...unless it is only when you are using a larger piece of bread...but that is the main reason I bought this toaster! Sourdough bread..."With all the great reviews, I really wanted to like this product. It fit where we wanted to store it and it looks nice. Unfortunately, that is all I can say that is good about it.In testing it for the first time, I noticed that the toasting elements were not getting uniformly hot (see photos). You can see in the photos that many of the wire segments are not red, which means they are not getting hot enough to toast those areas of the bread.We thought we would try this out for a few days and could not find a setting that would toast the bread but without scorching it in spots. Sadly, we could not find such a setting. We have used it every day since we received it. While it is a nice looking product, it has failed in its primary job which is "toaster".I cannot tell whether this is a result of poor design, poor quality control or both. Either way we will keep looking for a different solution. I am returning this one for a refund."

Excellent item. Perfect size.

It doesn't toast even.

My 18yr old toaster finally died! This Elite Gourmet fit what I was looking for. I wanted two longer slots for my rye bread which is long & narrow. I also wanted slots wide enough for bagels. This is it. It toasts beautifully because it has a timer..love innovative items. This does everything I need it to do..without needing a masters to figure it out. It’s low-profile & sleek looking. Works perfectly sideways to the wall so takes up less prep space on my counter. I use it every day & I’ve had no issues at all with it. Good looking, good price..would recommend.