I unpacked this toaster at home and tested it with room temperature bread. I plan to use this toaster in my camper. It is a lightweight, compact, beautiful little unit that can toast bread, bagels, English muffins, and buns. The included instructions say under TIPS: "Room temperature bread may toast to a medium color on a medium setting. The same type of bread that has been refrigerated may require a darker setting to reach a medium color." This toaster is NOT recommended to be used for toaster pastries, frozen prepared foods or rice cakes. I was surprised but bread & bagels are my normal items for a toaster so this issue with toaster pastries is not a problem for me but is the reason for my 4-star rating. It is recommended to cycle the toaster PRIOR to first use (without bread) in case there is an odor (normal) and doesn't affect performance.