I've hesitated to post about this toaster, because it could be, it just could be, that my toaster search has ended. (At least for now.) The Krups toaster is not perfect, but it is at the very least satisfactory, and that's a darn sight better than I've seen in months. The satisfactory part comes in the sexy styling, easy operation, evenly browned toast, and so on. The not perfect part is the bagel function, but I'm the first to admit that a good deal of the problem lies in the fact that I store my sliced bagels in the freezer. Asking a toaster to defrost a bagel, warm the outside, and toast the cut side all in one maneuver is kind of a tall order. I'm aware of that. So I'm busily fine-tuning a two-stage bagel operation in which the bagel is fully defrosted and then toasted (cut-side only, natch). But so far I'm happy. I have only the littlest bit of tension when I face it every morning, and that stems from my many months of toaster anxiety, not from any problem with the Krups model itself. Healing takes time.
Indeed, so happy and fuzzy-feeling for Krups was I that I bought their electric tea-kettle as well, even though my Russell Hobbes was in fine working order. How sleek is this? Damn sleek.
I have had a Krups espresso machine for the past 11 years, and it is fabulous. I heart them too!
Posted by: Margaret | May 31, 2006 at 11:59 PM
We need a new toaster that can handle bagels, so I have been watching this space closely.
Posted by: James | June 01, 2006 at 08:28 AM
Ohhhhh I want that teakettle. That is SHARP.
Listen, I've hesitated to bring this up... but I have the toaster solution for your bagel angst. Two words: toaster oven. I don't even OWN a toasted anymore.
Posted by: Mir | June 01, 2006 at 11:49 AM
To toast or not to toast that is the question!
Posted by: Paul | June 01, 2006 at 12:37 PM