BLACK+DECKER 4-Slice Toaster with Dual Shade Controls

The best thing about this, in my opinion, is that each side has its own setting for toast and it's NOT digitized. It has real knobs so I can choose a setting between the main number settings. If I want to set my toast just a smidge past level 5, I can do it and the machine won't stop me. It does leave grill marks on the toast, so if you want your toast 100% even, perhaps this isn't the way to go. It looks pretty, and it doesn't bother me at all. I find that when the bread toasts, both sides get toasted and the inside stays slightly soft (depending on how high the setting is of course). High settings get it various levels of crispiness, losing that soft center. My son makes his toast a perfect golden brown and he remembers the setting he needs to achieve that every time. There's a bagel setting for toasting bagels. It toasts one side of your bagel and not the other. So when you slice a bagel, it will toast only the sliced side, or only the rounded side, depending how you decide to put your bagel in. In my house, we much prefer a completely toasted bagel, so after the first few days, we stopped using this function. The function works well, we just don't care for it. We make toast in our house at least once a day, and it took about a week for the new appliance chemical smell dissipated entirely. I think that's reasonable. The crumb trays open from the back, which is fairly common in toasters. It also has an emergency POP button that you can push if you need to eject your toast in a hurry. There is one on both sides of the toaster, to eject each side as needed. The button is located in the center of the setting knob, so some may miss it if they're not searching for it. Overall, I'm very satisfied. We've been using it for about a month (I think?), and we've used it pretty hard without any issues. I should also say, I hesitated to buy this toaster because of the chrome/stainless steel finish to it. I really can't stand wiping fingerprints all the time. But actually, I find I really don't have to buff it much at all. I wipe it down sometimes because we use it a lot, but never for fingerprints. I really like this toaster! It's simple, looks nice, and I can choose the exact setting I want. Five stars for sure.

Very nice toaster

This is the best toaster I have ever used. It’s no frills with great, uniform, quick toasting. I haven’t had any issues with the toaster whatsoever. Having the 4 slots makes it so much faster for my family breakfasts. I bought the Cuisinart 4 slice toaster with the led screens before this, and the toasting quality of the Cuisinart was beyond poor. If you’re comparing options, just stop here!

Good toaster. Has all the features I needed and the defrost setting is a plus. Toasts to the level of brownness selected but doubtful the toaster will last as long as the U.S built appliances from the 40s and 50s.

We got this toaster after having had one for 20 years. Even though this is just a toaster, we had a bit of trepidation in getting a new one. He get used to the quirks of a 20-year-old toaster. Holding it down a little longer, knowing when to pull it back up because the dial doesn't work as well as it used to, etc. I was a little concerned after I read some of the reviews about the way that it browns the toast evenly unevenly not at all etc. However, it works like a charm. We have used this for naan and toast bread so far. Even oversized bread like rye works in here very well. On ours, it seems like there is a little bit of a point between not getting enough browning and getting too much. But once you know where that is, you can adjust it the way that you want to. I really like the the cancel button in case you've done something. With my old toaster I had to flip it up and work with it that way. This time I just press a button and everything is swell. It is a very substantial machine. I don't mind as some reviewers have pointed out that the crumb catcher is in the back. I don't leave my toaster out on the countertop anyway so the look of it didn't really matter. It's more the function. If you don't want to spend a lot on a toaster, buy this one. We had bought a Frigidaire retro looking one before this one, and we had to return it because it didn't work. So kudos to these people for actually building something that works out of the box.

We love it.

This is a really pretty toaster. I do think it takes a little longer to toast but not too bad

We bought this toaster in October 2024, and it toasted great until 3/19/2025. At that time, the left side of toaster would not stay down. I am very disappointed in this product, as Black and Decker appliances have always been reliable in the past. We would like to have it replaced with a new fully working toaster. At that time, we will update our review to reflect your responsiveness to our concerns. Thank you. UPDATE 3/22 - I connected with Black & Decker customer service with minimal problems. I answered a few questions, and they confirmed product was under warranty. To obtain a replacement, I had to cut the cord a few inches from plug, send them pictures of this and the front of the plug, along with a copy of the original receipt, which I did via email. Within a couple of hours, they confirmed receipt and advised they would email me a tracking # once the order was mailed. All representatives were polite and responsive. My only complaint was that they told me I could expect to receive the product within 7-14 business days. Since we received a faulty product, I would have expected a quicker turn-around time, which will cause a minor inconvenience to us as we love our toasted bagels in the morning! I will update this post once we get the replacement. 04/01/2025 - Our new toaster arrived today in perfect condition and works great! Thank you. 07/10/2025 - Once again, we are having problems. After only three months, the left side of our Black & Decker replacement toaster received through Spectrum Home Appliance does not work. To me, this indicates a manufacturing defect and/or distributor sending defective products. I would not recommend this toaster and will again be contacting Spectrum Home Appliances.

Simply wanted a toaster that was 4 slice and focused on even toasting not any other fancy bells and whistles. After reading review this one fit the bill. Got it for a great price, and when it arrived I was skeptical. From a build perspective it seemed fragile with the thin metal skin, but then again ... it's a toaster. Once put in use we found it to be a great toaster --- we get even toasting and after a couple tries have the dials down pat to where we like it and figured out bagel setting. That's all we use it for .. not for warming stuff or anything outside toasting. For that it works fine, has all the features we wanted/needed, and looks OK to boot. Longevity ... we will see.

Just bought this so cant give it 5 stars yet but will revise my review after Ive had it for a while. My first time making toast it worked really well however there is a terrible chemically smell that fills the air when using it. Im hoping its because its new and disappears after using it a few more times otherwise I may have to return it.

Best toaster of 6 best known brands between $270.00 and $59.00. Toaster quality is obviously not that of a $270.00 toaster but is good for the money and does what you buy a toaster for .... toasting. Highly recommend.

Ce grille-pain Black+Decker à 4 tranches est exactement ce qu’il me fallait pour la cuisine. Il chauffe rapidement et grille le pain de manière uniforme, que ce soit du pain tranché, des bagels ou même des tranches un peu plus épaisses. Les commandes sont simples à utiliser, avec plusieurs niveaux de brunissage, une fonction décongélation bien pratique, et un mode bagel qui chauffe d’un seul côté. Les fentes sont assez larges pour différents types de pain, et les leviers sont solides et faciles à manipuler. Le design en acier inoxydable est sobre et moderne, il s’intègre bien dans la cuisine. Et le nettoyage est facile grâce aux deux tiroirs ramasse-miettes. Très bon rapport qualité-prix pour un usage quotidien. Je le recommande sans hésitation à ceux qui ont besoin d’un grille-pain fiable et spacieux pour toute la famille.

Stainless steel toaster (4 slices). I use it every day. Good price. I recommend.