It works fine as a basic toaster. One side does not brown to the same degree. The disappointment comes from the function buttons. The bagel button only adds time, not single sided browning. The other buttons only add time. Might as well label them add 5 secs, 6 secs, 7 secs because that's all they do. The cancel button is useful. Leave the buttons off and sel for half the price it would have reasonable value.