Waring Professional Cool Touch Toaster

Bottom line

The Waring Professional Cool Touch Toaster is highly rated by expert and consumer reviewers for being a simple toaster that does its job well. It has bagel and defrost settings with LED light indicators and 1.3-inch-wide, self-centering toasting slots for different bread sizes. Its high-lift carriage feature brings toasted items above the top of the toaster for easy retrieval. Some consumer reviewers say toasting evenness varies and they wish the toaster had a cancel button.

Performance

Wide, self-centering toasting slots. The Waring Professional Cool Touch Toaster is widely praised for being a good appliance that toasts evenly, though some consumer reviewers say toasting is uneven. It has two 1.3-inch-wide, self-centering toasting slots and a high-lift carriage feature that brings small items above the top of the toaster for easy retrieval. In addition to bagel and defrost buttons, it has a knob to adjust the light/dark shading and to cancel toasting. Consumer reviewers say they wish it had a cancel button instead so they do not have to keep resetting the shading dial. It has a one-year warranty.

Ease of use

Slide-out crumb tray. Cleaning the Waring Professional Cool Touch Toaster is as simple as wiping the exterior with a clean damp cloth and then drying it. The slide-out crumb tray makes it easy to remove crumbs. The toaster's controls are simple to use -- the bagel and defrost settings are indicated with LED lights. The light/dark shading is set with a knob. When you turn that knob counterclockwise, it cancels toasting, but some consumers would prefer a simpler method. A high-lift carriage (bread lifter) brings small items above the top of the toaster for easy retrieval.

Appearance

Retro look. Made of plastic with stainless-steel and chrome accents, the Waring Professional Cool Touch Toaster is a sturdy appliance that some consumer reviewers say has a "retro" look. Perhaps because of its cool-touch housing, some consumer reviewers say the toaster is a bit bulky, with dimensions of 11.75 by 7.25 by 8.25 inches. No mention is made in the owner's manual of cord storage. This toaster comes in black and white