Flimsy crap not worthy of Cuisinart brand
Mine died after 6 months - half the heating elements stopped working, toasting only one side of the bread. Took it apart - no loose or broken wires, so must have been the circuitry. Chucked it in the garbage.
While it was working, it would jam easily. The push-down handle has a flimsy metal tang that twists easily (when kids or oafish adults use it). The tang then rubs against the slot, incinerating the toast.
Junk, pure and simple
It's guaranteed for 3 years whichis great. But mine broke after one year. I used it about once a week for bagels. The popper no longer pops up the toast. You have to pay for shipping and handling to get it fixed. No way! Either buy a really good one from Waring or Williams Sonoma or like the earlier post, buy a K-mart special. More wast for our landfills, tsk tsk.
The worst toaster ever
Terrible product. On the exact same setting, and exact same bread, one will be burnt and the next will be under done. Then if you want to toast it more it won't stay down. Nothing on this toaster works correctly. Plain and simple...a piece of junk. You're better off buying a 15 dollar K-mart special.
It broke in 366 days
I did not buy this exact toaster, but one very similar (a slightly different Cuisinart model). The toaster I bought (from Amazon) was $59.00. It broke one day after the one year warranty. I will not buy a Cuisinart toaster ever again.
Does Exactly What Its Supposed To Do
I recieved this toaster as a Christmas gift. I could not be more pleased. It does a great job, with the toast evenly browned on both sides of the bread. It beats the heck out of my 25 year old toaster oven that I was using prior. Some haven't been happy with their purchase, but I have. Take it, for what its worth.