I replaced my perfectly good toaster because it toasted slow and uneven and cost twice as much as this  2 slice toaster.  This toaster, being cheaper, I was assuming this unit would be the same, BOY, WAS  I WRONG. This unit toast very fast and even, and you can actually see the toast getting darker.  It toast with a single bar low in the toaster, not with the wires I was expecting.  I could not be more pleased with this product.