KitchenAid 5KTT780BER

...then I saw it: a KitchenAid toaster! I mean, I didn't even know they made toasters, since I'd never seen one. But I had just bought a wonderful stainless KitchenAid dishwasher, and I was crazy about it; so I figured, why not?

And the result? It works nicely. It has little grippers which keep the bread very secure, so nothing ever falls to the bottom.

There are some other neat features, too: It has indicator arrows to ...
...it also has a special setting for bagels, and a warming button: I eat one piece of toast, and can rewarm the other in seconds.

I don't recall reading it in the literature, but I think this model has a microchip to keep the even settings for the done-ness of the toast. The bread is perfectly toasted across the entire surface - every time.The outside stays cool, and it blends in perfectly with my new kitchen. So now, I'm back to Square ... more

I never really thought too much about toasters. After all, they're a fixture in every kitchen, and their job is a simple one: to make toast. No, I never really thought about them.. until they started to break.

I had a nice Toastmaster for about 5 years. Then it just quit working. Period. Aha, I thought: Now I'll get a stylish one. I did, but it stopped working so soon that I've long since forgotten the brand name. So, I figured a toaster oven would do both jobs, but I was wrong again. (I mean, have you ever tried to pull toast out of a hot toaster oven with your bare hands?)

Two more 'cheapies,' with two more 'cheapie' results. One was particularly memorable for dropping to bread onto the element, setting off the smoke detector daily!

Then, I finally settled on a nice Cuisinart. It did everything right, and I loved it. But the relationship soured last year when I remodeled my kitchen. Somehow, that long white rectangle looked hopelessly out of place on the counter among all that new black granite and stainless steel. So. I started shopping again.

Cuisinart makes a black toaster, but I couldn't locate one. And then I saw it: a KitchenAid toaster! I mean, I didn't even know they made toasters, since I'd never seen one. But I had just bought a wonderful stainless KitchenAid dishwasher, and I was crazy about it; so I figured, why not?

And the result? It works nicely. It has little grippers which keep the bread very secure, so nothing ever falls to the bottom.

There are some other neat features, too: It has indicator arrows to show which side of a bagel to face in; it also has a special setting for bagels, and a warming button: I eat one piece of toast, and can rewarm the other in seconds.

I don't recall reading it in the literature, but I think this model has a microchip to keep the even settings for the done-ness of the toast. The bread is perfectly toasted across the entire surface - every time.The outside stays cool, and it blends in perfectly with my new kitchen. So now, I'm back to Square One: I don't have to give the toaster any thought again! 

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