BLACK+DECKER 4-Slice Toaster, Stainless Steel, TR4900SSD

Just a good solid functioning toasterToast quality:GreatSize:PerfectEase of use:Simple to use

The best thing about this, in my opinion, is that each side has its own setting for toast and it's NOT digitized. It has real knobs so I can choose a setting between the main number settings. If I want to set my toast just a smidge past level 5, I can do it and the machine won't stop me. It does leave grill marks on the toast, so if you want your toast 100% even, perhaps this isn't the way to go. It looks pretty, and it doesn't bother me at all. I find that when the bread toasts, both sides get toasted and the inside stays slightly soft (depending on how high the setting is of course). High settings get it various levels of crispiness, losing that soft center. My son makes his toast a perfect golden brown and he remembers the setting he needs to achieve that every time. There's a bagel setting for toasting bagels. It toasts one side of your bagel and not the other. So when you slice a bagel, it will toast only the sliced side, or only the rounded side, depending how you decide to put your bagel in. In my house, we much prefer a completely toasted bagel, so after the first few days, we stopped using this function. The function works well, we just don't care for it.We make toast in our house at least once a day, and it took about a week for the new appliance chemical smell dissipated entirely. I think that's reasonable. The crumb trays open from the back, which is fairly common in toasters. It also has an emergency POP button that you can push if you need to eject your toast in a hurry. There is one on both sides of the toaster, to eject each side as needed. The button is located in the center of the setting knob, so some may miss it if they're not searching for it. Overall, I'm very satisfied.We've been using it for about a month (I think?), and we've used it pretty hard without any issues. I should also say, I hesitated to buy this toaster because of the chrome/stainless steel finish to it. I really can't stand wiping fingerprints all the time. But actually, I find I really don't have to buff it much at all. I wipe it down sometimes because we use it a lot, but never for fingerprints. I really like this toaster! It's simple, looks nice, and I can choose the exact setting I want. Five stars for sure.

Excellent product for the price.

I really like this toaster it looks modern. It is functional and it tastes really well on each side and the spaces are wide enough for thick bagel slices.

We got this toaster after having had one for 20 years. Even though this is just a toaster, we had a bit of trepidation in getting a new one. He get used to the quirks of a 20-year-old toaster. Holding it down a little longer, knowing when to pull it back up because the dial doesn't work as well as it used to, etc.I was a little concerned after I read some of the reviews about the way that it browns the toast evenly unevenly not at all etc. However, it works like a charm. We have used this for naan and toast bread so far. Even oversized bread like rye works in here very well. On ours, it seems like there is a little bit of a point between not getting enough browning and getting too much. But once you know where that is, you can adjust it the way that you want to.I really like the the cancel button in case you've done something. With my old toaster I had to flip it up and work with it that way. This time I just press a button and everything is swell.It is a very substantial machine. I don't mind as some reviewers have pointed out that the crumb catcher is in the back. I don't leave my toaster out on the countertop anyway so the look of it didn't really matter. It's more the function.If you don't want to spend a lot on a toaster, buy this one.We had bought a Frigidaire retro looking one before this one, and we had to return it because it didn't work. So kudos to these people for actually building something that works out of the box.

Easily, my most favorite toaster I've ever owned.

beautiful toaster! Does a good job with the toast also but takes a while longer than my old one. But that's alright the looks makes up for it.

We bought this toaster in October 2024, and it toasted great until 3/19/2025. At that time, the left side of toaster would not stay down. I am very disappointed in this product, as Black and Decker appliances have always been reliable in the past. We would like to have it replaced with a new fully working toaster. At that time, we will update our review to reflect your responsiveness to our concerns. Thank you.UPDATE 3/22 - I connected with Black & Decker customer service with minimal problems. I answered a few questions, and they confirmed product was under warranty. To obtain a replacement, I had to cut the cord a few inches from plug, send them pictures of this and the front of the plug, along with a copy of the original receipt, which I did via email. Within a couple of hours, they confirmed receipt and advised they would email me a tracking # once the order was mailed. All representatives were polite and responsive. My only complaint was that they told me I could expect to receive the product within 7-14 business days. Since we received a faulty product, I would have expected a quicker turn-around time, which will cause a minor inconvenience to us as we love our toasted bagels in the morning! I will update this post once we get the replacement.04/01/2025 - Our new toaster arrived today in perfect condition and works great! Thank you.07/10/2025 - Once again, we are having problems. After only three months, the left side of our Black & Decker replacement toaster received through Spectrum Home Appliance does not work. To me, this indicates a manufacturing defect and/or distributor sending defective products. I would not recommend this toaster and will again be contacting Spectrum Home Appliances.