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Best Review on Stonewall Kitchen Cinnamon Pancake 16 Ounce

I loved the total control over the toasting process. I could turn the bread over at any time while toasting and decide what shade of toast (readiness) I preferred. I could also add some sandwich fixings when I chose to make a hot sandwich. Although, the operating instructions warn against toasting items that may be particularly prone to melting such as pastries, I made a sandwich with plain lettuce and cucumbers which turned out perfect.

The dial could use a dot to indicate where the control was pointing to. For example, if you set the the dial to toast to number 7, there is no dot or color on the dial that quickly reaffirms your selection at a glance. Instead, the dial is all one flat black color. There is an indentation on the 'selection' side of the dial but you'd only know it by running your fingers above it.

The grill is sturdy and well made. Another advantage is that you can clean the entire toaster having access to the inner workings. And it is stainless steel so I expected to be able to clean and maintain it for at least a few years.

To my surprise, even with only three heating elements running the length of the toaster, it toasted bread very well. It is more suited for two slices of toast not four as stated in the manufactures description.

The machine is not too cumbersome and weighs minimally. It takes about as much room as a coffee maker. You should exercise some caution because it is an 'open-faced' toaster and the heat is unopposed thereby anything other than toast (or the like) coming in contact with the top-side grill can burn (I think of household animals or children's small but inquiringly little fingers).

Members of my family did not like that it had no timer bell for when the toast was done. Since I like to gage the readiness of the bread it posed no inconvenience. Everyone else in my household was relieved when the toaster failed to turn on the next morning! I was rather sad to see it returned to the box. I was out-voted when the machine failed simply because if quality was an issue, it was more than likely the replacement toaster would fail again prematurely. There's no arguing that.

I loved the toaster and gave it five stars for its toasting ability--the one day I was able to enjoy it. A wonderful product and would buy again if I was reassured it would work somewhat long into the future.

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