THIS IS TRULY A NOVELTY ITEM1
For those of you who like to prepare grilled cheese sandwiches ... stick to the old-fashioned way. It's a great deal quicker in so many ways.
Problems with the Nostalgia Toaster:
1. Contrary to what they say, you DO need thin sliced bread.
2. Cheese must also be thin-sliced, as well
3. Some of their suggested combination sandwiches in the owners manual
    would be extremely messy ... if you could fit them between the rack holders
    that keep your intended sandwich together during the toasting process.
4. Cleanup is an arduous task if you're a neat freak like me. Melted cheese
    can, and does, seep out from between the bread and gets into the hinged
    area of the racks and requires scrubbing with a fine tooth brush to remove
    melted cheese drippings. This, alone, is a time-consuming task that makes
   the whole process of using this product again, questionable.