I previously had a plastic and metal toaster and was horrified to realize the back side of the toaster had melted due to heat from my nearby oven.  I chose this toaster as it is all metal and it does the job beautifully.  All breads I have toasted in it to date have come out exactly as I would have wanted and the bread type dial is very easy to use.  I also appreciate the lift-up feature on the lever--no more hot fingers trying to extract a smaller piece of bread.