I love to make homemade bread and i love to buy fresh bakery bread. The slices are larger than the average store bought bread. I looked and looked and tested various toasters for the size of the slot. This is the only toaster I found that has large enough slots for specialty  bread.The slots on this toaster are approximately 5.4" long, 1.4" wide, and 4.5" deep. This is also a very nice looking toaster. So far it toasts wonderfully whether the bread is homemade/specialty or just the average  store brand.   It also works great for bagels and waffles.  I feel it toast faster than our previous toaster and seems to heat the item better so if it is frozen there aren't any cold spots.