My previous toaster is several years old and very basic so in comparison this toaster has many great features. The toaster is attractive and lightweight especially for it’s size. Especially like the defrost feature as well as the ability to toast longer slices of bread as well as bagels and thicker slices of bread.   Self explanatory and easy to use controls for all features. Appreciate the ability  to instantly stop toasting by pushing a button. The outside of the toaster does get a little warm which is surprising. At times the toast was a little darker on one side or the other but not drastically different.  Like that the toast is done fairly quickly.