Toaster looked very nice on my counter. My problem was the bread I used (Pepperidge Farm butter bread had to be cut to fit into the slot on the toaster. The #1 setting did not brown at all. The #2 and # 3 settings were a nice brown but very similar in color. If you toast only one slice of bread it will burn on # 3 setting. The bagel I toasted was very nice in color.