dooie55

7 de julio de 2026

Best, prettiest toaster ever

Love the look and performance of this toaster. The bagel setting is a nice bonus. It toasts a bread slice on both sides, which my previous toaster did not. Highly recommend. I have several Cuisinart appliances and they all perform beautifully.

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MKO

26 de julio de 2026

Excellent quality

Very please with quality and looks. Works great.

24 de mayo de 2026

They don't make them like they used to..

To be honest, I am a little disappointed with this toaster. It's $10-$20 more expensive than some other brands, and I expected it to be better quality. The plastic knob that adjusts the browness of the toast is loose and sloppy. It gets the job done, but for how long, I will have to wait and see.Ver más

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Ruby Slippers

28 de mayo de 2026

Unreliable and Cheap Performance

This toaster was very disappointing. My mom mentioned she needed a new one, so I suggested this model, assuming Cuisinart's reputation for quality and liking its reheat feature. I ended up buying the same one the following week, but it was a huge letdown. We both noticed similar issues: you need to press the lever multiple times to keep the toast down, which is absurd, and it toasts unevenly. The knob feels cheap and loose, making it feel unreliable while using it. I returned my unit, but my mom is stuck with hers since they were out of town for a memorial and missed the 30-day return window. When I visited her this week and made toast, I had to push the lever four times to keep the bread down, so frustrating. I expected much more from Cuisinart.Ver más

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Bern

Love My New Toaster!

A very nice toaster with a traditional look. I’ll be keeping this one! Although not as heavy as toasters in the past, it still has a sturdy enough feel. I don’t expect perfection with how it may toast bread (evenness) etc., so I’m sure it’ll be just fine for me - I’m okay with a little unevenness!Ver más

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Lindguini

19 de enero de 2020

Looks good, but feels cheap and can't toast evenly

The main issue with the modern toaster is achieving even toasting on both sides of your bread. Believe what you read in the reviews: most toasters struggle to provide even toasting, usually resulting in scorching one side and barely browning the other at regular settings.We recently thought to replace our 22 year-old Cuisinart 2-slice toaster that has worked perfectly and has always produced evenly-browned toast. The older Cuisinart has that classic, chrome toaster design (think 1950's) with solid controls, but we thought a more modern, brushed stainless toaster would look nicer with our other newer appliances. We first tried out the latest 2-slice Cuisinart toaster (CPT-160). It looks nice but feels cheap with its loose temperature knob and wobbly toast lever. Worse, it can't produce a uniform piece of toast to save its life, unless you prefer to have only one side of your toast done the way you want it.Looking through all the reviews of major brand toasters, uneven toasting is the most common complaint. So, what is it about the modern toaster that makes its primary function so difficult to achieve? The problem with most modern toasters is this: In order to design lighter-weight, lower-cost toasters, the bread slots have been made narrower, placing the heating elements closer to the toast. Perhaps this is an attempt to speed up the toasting process for impatient consumers but it has unpredictable results. Case in point: the distance between heating elements on our 22 year-old Cuisinart CPT-70 toaster is 2.5-inches per slot and it produces perfect toast every time with any kind of bread. The new Cuisinart (similar in low-cost design as most modern toasters) has a reduced 2.1-inch spacing and cannot produce even toasting on both sides of the bread. The whole concept of toasting is for radiant heat (as opposed to direct contact) to brown the surface of the bread. If the radiating elements are too close to the toast, the heating is more intense and the browning process is unpredictable. Compared to classic toasters from decades ago, this "new, improved" reduced spacing is why modern toasters struggle to perform their simple job. The problem is aggravated by breads of different types and moisture content --which is why the "gentler" toasting provided by wider heating element spacing is more successful.Not satisfied with the CPT-160, we tried the Calphalon 2-slice Intellicrisp toaster.? It has wider heating element spacing similar to our old Cuisinart and does produce more evenly-toasted bread than other modern toasters. In addition, the controls on the Calphalon have a good quality feel. The temperature control has a unique design and a countdown timer. However, the Calphalon also has slightly deeper toasting slots than most toasters and this results in the toaster being over 8-inches tall, at least an inch taller than other toasters. Its boxy, rectangular design looks more massive than its dimensions would suggest. The darker grey color only emphasizes its large size. Unfortunately, this massive "box" did not look good in our smaller kitchen. If you have a larger kitchen with plenty of counter space, the Calphalon should look fine and will likely provide you the best toasting performance among competitors.The Calphalon is about $20 more expensive than similar mainstream toasters but it is worth it for good toasting performance and I recommend it highly above competitive toasters. In the end, the Calphalon was too big for our liking so we're sticking with our 22 year-old Cuisinart which is simply a better design than most modern toasters, including even the latest from Cuisinart.

vioSyl

It gives a touch of elegance.

Let me start the detailed review of the Cuisinart CPT-160 Metal Classic 2-Slice Toaster. The first thing I want to highlight is the remarkable speed of delivery. After placing the order, I was pleasantly surprised to receive it within five hours, a testament to the company's efficiency. This was particularly impressive as my old toaster was no longer performing at its best.After spending about two hours researching the right toaster, I decided on this Cuisinart CPT-160 2-Slice Toaster. I was right, as it has left us with a pleasant impression.The Cuisinart CPT-160 2-Slice Toaster is crafted from high-quality stainless steel, a material known for its durability and sleek appearance. The brushed stainless steel color adds a touch of elegance to any kitchen. Its dimensions are 7.13" deep x 10.75" wide x 7.13" high, and it features a convenient small sliding crumb tray at the bottom left.I will describe the functions of the beautiful toaster:• The Bagel function heats only the top half of the bagel so that it is crispy on top and soft on the bottom.• Toast: for regular and toasted bread• Defrost: first defrost and then toast frozen bread• Reheat: allows you to reheat toasted bread without browning or burning it• Cancel: stops all toasting operationsThe shade control setting offers toasting options, allowing us to toast our slices of bread as we like; we use it on the 3-4 medium toast setting.The first thing we did before using it was blowtorching it with an air gun to remove dust. I put it in toast mode but without bread to burn, dust, or any other material, and if it smelled something like it was a new product, after a few minutes and when the new smell disappeared, we put the first slices of bread, in the 1-2 setting the toast was light brown I changed the setting to 3-4. The result was perfect; I like a medium brown tone, and the toasted bread was delicious.In summary, the Cuisinart CPT-160 Metal Classic 2-Slice Toaster not only adds a touch of elegance to our kitchen but also offers a user-friendly experience. Its shiny stainless steel color sparkles and its shade control setting allows us to toast our slices of bread just the way we like. The bread was delicious with a perfect medium toast, and the toaster arrived in our kitchen ready to toast many slices of bread for a long time. Based on my pleasant experience, I highly recommend it.My primary goal in reviewing this product is to provide an unbiased opinion and assist other customers in making informed decisions about the Cuisinart CPT-160 Metal Classic 2-Slice Toaster.

Chico Susie

1 de agosto de 2026