My parents were given a toaster when they married in 1981 and gave that same toaster to me when I went to college. I kept that toaster when I moved into my own home five years ago. I didn't like using that toaster and found ways around using it. A recent houseguest didn't know that, and the next thing I knew my house was filled with smoke. 

So I bought this new toaster. Settings are clear, easy to understand, and are still visible because they haven't been rubbed off through the decades. I can make bagels the way I was meant to, without filling the house with smoke. And they're delicious. Looks like clean-up - when I finally get around to doing that - won't be terrible, either.