Cuisinart CPT-420 Touch to Toast Leverless 2-Slice Toaster

Probably because of the large number of reviews it took a long time to pick out a new toaster. We finally picked the KRUPS KH734D, but that turned out to be wrong – you can read my review here on Amazon. So, we now went with the Cuisinart CPT-440. We picked it from the reviews here and also from reading Consumer Reports. I’m happy to report this time we got a great toaster! I was a little concerned about the automatic up/down feature for the bread, but so far it’s worked great, and I don’t have to worry about the children man-handling a manual lever and breaking it. The overall toastyness of the bread is pretty consistent. I have noticed that if I put in bread that was frozen in the middle but only cold on the outside, as expected the bread gets darker on the outside and lighter on the inside. If the bread/bagel/waffle/etc is pretty much the same temperature thought then the color is pretty even. If I remember I’ll take some pictures next time. I have used the defrost feature and it work pretty well. Sometimes I just nuke the frozen bread or bagels and then put them in the toaster, and other times I just let the toaster handle it. For frozen waffles I just use the toaster. I like the Bagel feature where it will just toast the cut side of the bagel and just warm up and leave chewy the other side. My son commented, twice, that “this toaster sure does a good job on bagels”. If you like your bagel toasted on both sides then just press the toast button instead. I kind of like the cut side really toasted, and the remainder just slightly toasted, so I start it in bagel mode (heat only on cut side) and then looking at the countdown display about3/4 of way through I switch to Toast mode (the heating element then comes on both sides). Yum. I tried English Muffins in bagel mode and toast mode, and I like them in 100% Toast mode. It weighs around 7 pounds, and has stampings on the top for bagel direction and one slice of bread toasting. Come to think of it I haven’t toasted just one slice of bread yet. As others have commented the beep doesn’t seem offensive to me, and when my wife uses it and I’m still in the bedroom I don’t hear it. The sides don’t seem to get overly hot when it’s in use – I’ve moved it a few times when it’s on and it wasn’t hot. I haven’t used the reheat button yet – I seem to eat it before I need to reheat. Maybe I’ll give it a shot some day to see how it works.

Everyone knows the best way to toast bread is in an irons skillet over the top of a (preferably) coal fired stove. Sure it's a process, as you have to get up early in the morning to gather kindling and newspapers, get the coal and place it evenly in the firebox, then wait about an hour or so for the stove top to reach temperature, then another half hour for the skillet to get to the proper toasting range. Yes, my great aunt cooked with a coal fire stove for her family for 65 years in Appalachia until she died in the 1980s. BEST FOOD EVER!! Or.. you can put aside your first world problems regarding ever-so-slight variations of unevenly toasted bread exterior, and appreciate the fact that the CPT-440 is a marvel of modern engineering that can simultaneously toast two sets of two, at different levels of toastiness. Gone are the days of straining down a small lever against the leaf-springs extracted from a Dodge Power Wagon, just to get the appliance to accept your lousy two slices of toast. Gone are the days that your toast is catapulted across the kitchen skyline in your vain attempt to catch them. Unlike the coal fired stove, you simply need add 1-4 slices of toast, muffins, waffles, etc, push the button/s, and watch the grain based products sink slowly and quietly into an already preheating toasting box. A couple of minutes later, as the appliance digitally counts down the progress, your grain product is amazingly elevated back into real life, toasted to varying degrees of perfection... depending on your tolerance and reasonable expectations of such things as weighted against the ROI of your product investment (price). In other words, it toasts as good as any other toaster for far less, or far more money. If you like stainless steel, 4 slots, push button operation with motorized action, multiple preset button settings, and LCD display... then this toaster can't be beat for the price. I like it. My significant other loves it and uses it constantly, as intended. We've had no issues or defects, though it looks like some folks have had some apparent issues with consistency, though it clearly doesn't hold with the mass of the purchases.

This is a perfect little toaster, I was skeptical at first, however, it works great on the run. I originally had a toaster oven, that takes almost 5 minutes to produce one slice of toast. This little handy toaster from Cuisinart is especially nice because it does not have a manual handle to drop the toast or bagels. it automatically lowers the toast or bagels and even pop tarts for my children, and it rises within a couple of seconds, based on your selected browning settings which go as high as four. There is an illuminated screen that shows how much longer the toast will take to finish, and if you are in a complete rush and can’t wait the remaining few seconds, you can also cancel, and it will pop up. Good purchase, thus far, and I will continue to use it for quick toast. If anything happens to change my opinion on this side of I will repost. At this point I’ve been using this item for about a week, and it works perfectly. Update: Now that I’ve been using the toaster since January and it is now The middle of April, I can honestly say that this Is a must have in the kitchen space. Toaster ovens are great for larger items such as grilled cheese, and items that require more preparation. This toaster is absolutely perfect, for toasting bagels, and getting that chewy inside and crisp and brown on the outside. Toast is perfect, and the best part is it doesn’t take more than a few seconds For a quick on the go breakfast, from the package to the table. My toaster and my coffee maker are side-by-side and I have toast and coffee within minutes. If you’ve ever had to pry Your toast out of a toaster with a manual handle when it does not completely rise after browning, you will especially love this automated toaster. Well, worth the purchase. Enjoy!

I ordered this toaster to replace a fully automatic toaster I had for around 16 years. The elements finally gave out, so time for a new one. I knew I wanted another leverless toaster, so that narrows the list pretty quickly. It was either this or a similar Kitchen-Aid model. After a bad experience with a Kitchen-Aid Pro Line coffee maker, since discontinued (for a reason), I decided to try Cuisinart for the toaster. Have to say I'm quite pleased. Would a less expensive toaster still toast your toast, yes. But there are some nice features on this model. The positives: - leverless, just push a button to start and it smoothly glides back up when done. Although I thought it would be fully automatic to lower the bread / bagel (my old toaster was - it had a little lever in one slot that the weight of the bread would trigger to start the lowering), the button is actually nicer. The automatic on the old toaster required use of a specific slot when toasting just one slice and would occasionally require pressing the bread down to get it to start. - bagel setting, the cut side gets toasted, the outside does not (nicer texture for your toasted bagel) - the countdown bar - gives you an idea how much longer until the toast is done (my 3 year old son loves counting the bars) - the beeper: when you're across the kitchen, the little "beep beep" is great so you know to get your toast / bagel while it's still hot. Some have complained that the beeper is too loud. Maybe they've toned it down since then, but I find it just right and a very nice feature. - the darkness setting, very obvious and straight forward - not fiddling with a knob -the little centering cages work well -just plain does a good job of toasting The negatives: - the slots are a little shy on the long dimension for some larger breads - cord is a tad on the short side Overall I think it's worth the price. If you're on the fence, I'd go for it.

I'm very happy with this toaster so far. It seems like it's very difficult to find a decent quality toaster these days without spending quite a lot of money. My first toaster lasted me through college and the first 18 or so years of marriage. That toaster cost around $15. Since then (the past 6 years), I've probably owned at least another 7 toasters, all of them fairly inexpensive...under $40. It never fails that one of the sides quits working. Even a super cheap appliance should last more than a year. So, this time I decided to try a more expensive appliance. I do notice the difference in the quality of the build. This toaster is quite a lot heavier than my other toasters have been. It really has a lot of weight to it. I mainly toast English muffins and notice that I don't have to turn my muffins around in order to get them to toast evenly, like I had to do with my previous toasters. This toaster seems to have more even toasting. I also like the bagel function. Very smart that it actually only toasts on one side of the bagel. My previous toaster had a bagel function also, but it still toasted both sides....never worked properly. I will say that it would be extremely rare for me to actually toast a bagel. Bagels belong in the oven, IMO, but my son will toast a bagel if he's in a hurry. :) I also like the leverless function. I went for this model because so many people had complained about their toasters (various brands) having the levers break off. The toast moves up and down without trouble and the toasting function reliably turns on and off. My mother has the manual version of this toaster (or at least very similar), but it doesn't seem nearly as sturdy and didn't toast as nicely. Regarding the "beep" when the toast is done...it's definitely not overly loud or intrusive. Sometimes I don't even notice it. It's definitely not loud enough to disturb someone in another room, which was reported with some of the other toaster brands. Basically, just a short reminder that you had something toasting. Overall, I'm very pleased so far. Hopefully this toaster is as good quality as it seems to be. Just ordered a new Cuisinart coffee pot since the carafe on the old one broke and replacement pots aren't available. We're counting on Cuisinart quality. Will update if anything changes, but so far we're enjoying perfect toast from this machine.

Bought this to replace a 70 year old Sunbeam T20 that had started getting a bit cranky -- the automatic start when you drop a piece of bread in the slot wouldn't always work and the wife was getting frustrated. I wanted to buy another "leverless" toaster like the T20, and the Cuisinart seemed to be about the only option, plus it had good reviews. We're please with it -- not expecting it to last 70 years, but hopefully more than 7 or 8 which would be much longer than the average ones we had bought prior to finding the T20 in an antique store some 30 years ago. We like the wide slots for bagels and homemade bread. Toasting is very consistent slice to slice -- you just need to experiment a time or two to get the setting you like depending on different breads. We've used many toasters over the years, and none of them ever toasted both sides exactly the same. The T20 for example had different style heating elements on the sides, so I was happy to see that the elements in the Cuisinart looked identical, and I was expecting equal "brownness" on both sides. Not the case -- one side is always a bit browner than the other for some reason. The clean out trays are convenient, but they don't collect all the crumbs that have fallen down -- even after turning it upside down and gently shaking it (per instructions), you can't get all the crumbs out. No different than any other toaster we've owned, but it just seems something could be done to improve cleaning, so I only gave that 3 stars. We're please though with the purchase -- looks nice on the counter, has nice functionality with the various options, and performs as well if not better than other's we've owned.

First off, we love this toaster. Just since January 2021 we have tried 5 toasters, no lie. We wanted one like this but with long slots, or slot, for wider bread. Not out there, at least not one that works right. Most of them can't toast a bagel right to save their little electronic lives. Or they eat poptarts, or throw the toast out on the floor. The last one both burned one end of the bread, not one side, AND then threw it on the floor when it popped up. At least it knew where it belonged. So we gave it a last shot and purchased this toaster even tho it isn't a long slot. And boy are we happy we did. So far perfect bagels, toasted on the cut side and warmed on the uncut side, good poptarts no broken corners, and yay! no more toast on the floor. Best things are the leverless bit and the fact that it beeps when the toast is done. So you can be doing something else. Cons: Only that it's not a long slot and my lazy behind has to cut the bread.

So far this toaster has been perfect in every way. It toasts evenly and consistently based on the selected level. The chassis is solidly built and the sides remain comfortable to touch immediately after use. Beyond the basics, the electromechanical carriage travels smoothly and once in the toast position the side retaining bars move in to gently hold the item in precise position. Of the cycle modifiers I have only had a chance to use the defrost setting, which has worked just as advertised on frozen waffles. I especially like the countdown graph that allows you to see how close the cycle is to being complete. When the cycle is complete the carriage moves up smoothly and then the unit beeps. No more jack-in-the-box toaster pop-up startling here. Thankfully, and this was something I couldn’t find in the manual or in the various reviews I found, the LCD backlights and button status lights do turn off after a period of three minutes of button inactivity. The control panel lighting timeout is independent for each side of the toaster, so if you see video reviews where one display is lit and the other is not, this is why. Before purchasing the unit this was my only clue that there was a display timeout. Since the thought of having a toaster with bright lights glowing continuously or having to unplug it after use was not desirable I almost passed this unit over. I am very glad I gave it a chance but suggest Cuisinart at least document the behavior in the manual, if not advertising it as a feature elsewhere. Bottom line: This is the toaster I would point to if asked to describe the perfect toaster.

This replaced an older one that we had. We like the automatic feed feature. ANd it does what it's suppose to do! Toast bread! And bagels! And it does it evenly, and nicely. So far, we are very pleased with the purchase.

Muy bueno, silencioso y tuesta perfectamente al gusto

Ce grille pain est génial il va super bien et grille bien je l'adore

el paquete llego en tiempo y excelentes condiciones. tiene 7 niveles de tostado, y una función especial para solo tostar solo un lado del pan. no usa resorte para bajar o subir el pan, es motorizado. no es barato pero lo considero una excelente compra. estoy muy satisfecho con el y a mi familia le encanta

I obviously like this toaster. We have one at our summer house. When we got rid of the space hog toaster over, I wanted another one. I like pushing a button and watching the bread go down.