I love that it has the longer slots because I make my own bread and quite often it is difficult to toast in a regular toaster.  However, I am not as happy with it as I hoped I would be.  No matter the setting, it tends to burn the bread around the edges, not just with homemade bread but with store-bought as well.  The outside of the toaster can get really hot also during use. I don't have small children around often but if I did, this could be dangerous.