The finish on this toaster is a brushed stainless steel and looks stylish and sleek near my brushed stainless steel kitchen sink and other items in my kitchen that are trimmed with a similar finish.  It's a very recent purchase, so I've only used it a few times, but so far, it's done everything a toaster would be needed to do.  All of my major appliances are the GE brand and I've been extremely satisfied with all of them, so buying a GE toaster was an easy choice.  I did do my homework and browsed other brands, but nothing impressed me any more than this GE.  It was the clear winner and I'm very happy with this purchase.