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Cuisinart CPT-122 Compact 2-Slice Plastic and best dual slot Toaster

Cuisinart CPT-122 Compact 2-Slice Plastic Toaster

This inexpensive, regular-looking toaster browned bread more evenly than almost any other model we tested. Toasters aren’t known for their durability, so we’re glad the Cuisinart is backed by a three-year warranty.

Cuisinart CPT-142 Compact Plastic 4 Slice Toaster
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This four slot toasters’ browned bread as evenly as its two slot counterpart. However, if you have the space, we recommend opting for a more versatile toaster instead.

The Cuisinart CPT-122 2-Slice Compact Plastic Toaster and its four-slot version, the Cuisinart CPT-142 4-Slice Compact Plastic Toaster, both produced some of the finest, most evenly browned loaves of any toasters we tested (this was true in several test rounds over several years, with more than one same model). Offering a wide range of settings and easy-to-use controls, the Cuisinart’s stay cool batch after batch. We know from research we commissioned that the heating element wires in modern toasters’ ovens are not as strong as they could be, making them more prone to breakage over time. We’ve also read some customer reviews that suggest there might be some quality control issues causing the Cuisinart’s to toast unevenly (although we’ve had no issues with the four models we’ve tested long-term — two since 2018 and two since 2020). However, none of these issues are unique to Cuisinart toasters – most competing models appear to be similar, even the more expensive ones. And the Cuisinart’s are backed by a generous three-year warranty (as opposed to the one-year warranty that comes with most other toasters), giving you the option to return yours if you end up getting a lemon.