VERY sleek and "spaceagey". Self adjusts to ANY size bread or bagel. Heats and toasts unremarkably to perfection !!!! My wife simply loves it. I decked her out on Christmas with Appliances that were brand new(gas stove, convection oven,can opener, and dishwasher), Stainless Steel and Black, and OF COURSE, the toaster fit right in with "the family" . Buy it, I did, and you WON'T go wrong. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]