This is definitely the best toaster we have ever had! First, as you can see the chrome and black matches our decor/granite countertops perfectly. Second, we love the extra-wide slots because most of our toast is either bagels or English muffins. The wheat bread was a little harder to figure out what setting made the *perfect* slice of toast, but, for us it is setting #4. My husband even enjoyed his crispy toast on #6! One of the other features we like is that you can stop toasting your bread by pushing in the button on the dial rather than using the lever to pop the toast. It looks like it will be easy to clean which is one reason we discarded our previous toaster. This is the best toaster on the market, no doubt. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]