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Question: Does the 4 slice toaster work O.K. with only 1 slice?Is it O.K. when bread is cold (i.e. from refrigerator?
Document: This toaster did not ompletely or evenly toast fresh loaves of bakery bought bread  Purchased two 4 slice toasters and sent them both back. Usually these Calphalon products are outstanding, i.e. cooking pots/pans. Just not provide enough heat to toast properly. Would up getting a Cuisinart CPT-142.
This makes toaster No. 5 in my search for a toaster that will actually work. Day 1 it made great toast, actually it was the best toast I have had. Toasted on the outside mostly even, soft in the center and fast. This is day 4, toast was very unevenly toasted so looked at the elements that were all red when I first received it and there were many not getting red anymore. So back this one goes!!!! Next toaster will be a Dualit.
Big disappointment. I read the reviews and it sounded ok but I found 2 big probs. First, manual says it you toast just 1 slice it will not toast evenly. Really? What a joke. Second, it looks cheap and is impossible to clean. Outside looks like a sheet metal air conditioning vent. Instructions said use metal cleaner but that didn't work, full of fingerprints. Out of the box yesterday, going back today.
This is a substantial toaster. Everything about it show that you got what you paid for. I got tired of buying $30 'good deals' from Wal-Mart that lasted 6 months and didn't work well on their best day. Only reason I didn't give it a full 5 stars is that it still takes (1.5) trips to fully toast an english muffin. However for standard bread it's very even and the controls hand very well.
I bought this toaster because it was top-rated by Consumer Reports. What a disappointment. For bread slices that fit the slots, it works fine. But the toaster seems to be optimized for bagels, which are fairly thick but also fairly small. A slice of Pepperidge Farm pumpernickel which is 5 1/2" wide would not fit in the slot. Hardly any slices of quality bakery bread will fit, let alone pita rounds. Very poor testing by CR in my judgment.
It looks like a very good toaster; I chose it because with simple controls and no LED foolishness, I thought it would make more consistent toast than the others which have collected bad reviews for inconsistent performance. Alas, I will never know because my homemade German Multikorn Pumpernickel bread will not fit in the slot.This is not a free-form loaf, it's baked in a bread pan specially designed for ryes and pumpernickels. I need another 1/4 inch of slot length.
We bought this model over a year ago. It is the worst toaster we've owned. We've had a few over the past 50 years. The browning occurs on only half a slice; you have to toast halfway then flip it upside down to finish. That's true in all slots. The left hand slots work like a bagel toaster when you set it on the &#34;Defrost&#34; option so only the insides are 'defrosted.' The bread curls to the warm side.
The Calphalon does it on the first try at the  mark setting, both sides perfect.If I were going to make a wish it would be that Calphalon incorporated this toaster's features and performance in a 4 slice long slot toaster. But that's not a knock against this one. I'm very happy with this toaster and recommend it to anyone that is tired of being frustrated by a simple kitchen appliance that only has to do one thing. Toast a slice of bread.
Buy this now! Why?1. It's so pretty - shiny and sleek. Very modern looking appliance.2. It has dual crumb trays (one for each side) that slide out of the back for easy cleanup.3. There are many choices for how light or dark you want your toast. This is helpful with my family of five that like it all different ways.4. Slots are large enough for the bigger slices of bread we like (Oroweat).5.
The Calphalon 4 slice toaster is a beautiful stainless steel toaster. Upon opening the package I was excited to see it had a good weight to it and was well packed.First several uses: The toasting results were consistent according to the lightness/darkness selected, but there was a chemical smell coming from the toaster and it did give the bread a funny taste.After about 5 uses:  The chemical smell was gone but so were the consistent toasting results.
Answer: I have the two slice toaster so can't answer that but I can tell you that my toaster doesn't toast both sides of the bread evenly. One side is quite a bit darker than the other no matter which side of the toaster I put one piece in or even if I put in two pieces or if it is cold or frozen the result is not what I want. Hope this helps.