We bought this toaster as we were making bread in the bread machine and finding it hard to get the bread into our 2 slice toaster. We had to chop the tops of as it makes bread a bit bigger than standard. It did the job as far as that was concerned. Worked fine as a toaster - as previous reviewers have said it doesn't quite push up enough for getting smaller things out of it - but this wasn't a big prob for us - just get the little tongs out when necessary. After many years - can't remember how long - it sparked the other day and is now broken. I am on here looking for a new toaster now and seriously considering just getting another one of these because it has done us so well. The only thing putting me off really is that I fancy a change, so would def recommend it to anyone else.