Our cuisinart toaster was showing signs of not toasting very well so decided to splurge & buy the Breville toaster. LOVE it!! It automatically lowers the toast/bagel/english muffins & 'dings' when the toast is done. If you want it slightly more toasted, just hit the 'little bit more' and it lowers the toast for a few more seconds.  We toast our bagels on 3 and the english muffins on 4 with a little bit more. It's pretty fun to use. Expensive but worth it.