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Technical Details
- Adjustable shade control and cancel function
- Defrost and Bagel LED indicator lights
- Commercial-style brushed stainless steel housing
- Self centering 1.3 inch wide toasting slots with removable crumb tray
- High-lift carriage feature
Product Description
Now you can enjoy English muffins, toast, breakfast toaster pastries- even bagels- toasted to perfection, thanks to the self-centering toast slots, adjustable shade control and the special Bagel control that toasts on just one side. Designed with 1.3"- wide toasting slots, this toaster is ideal for thick slices of artisanal breads. Watch frozen items like waffles or bread heat up in a flash with the Defrost function. The high-lift carriage feature means you never have to struggle to remove your toast, and the removable Crumb Tray makes cleaning a breeze. Commercial-style brushed stainless steel housing fits into even the most sophisticated kitchen!Similar Products
Customer Reviews
2010-09-29
By Doreen M. Marciales
Don't hesitate to buy this toaster. It is great quality, stainless steel throughout with no cheap plastic sides like so many stainless models. It toasts evenly with light to dark dial. It has a very nice defrost feature which actually defrosts, not toasts.Wide slots for bagels with a bagel toasting feature that will toast inside but not exterior of the bagel. It is a bit large and industrial looking, which I like. A really well made stainless steel toaster at a reasonable price.
2010-09-24
By Stirring it up
I have had several toasters in the last few years and they were all junk and not worth bringing home. After doing some research online and at local stores I decided to try the Waring. I am ecstatic! It is well built and big enough to handle all types of bread.
2010-09-14
By Sean Marrone (Shanti on a mountain)
This was purchased at a local department store, and as I was comparing this toaster to others in similar price ranges: Oster, Black and Decker, I needed to find a specific aspect of the Waring Pro WT400 that justified the most expensive price tag there. There needed to be something that could be picked out on the display models that said to me: "this is the better one at least because...". I would not have bought it otherwise.
So as I am writing you this review, I guess it is obvious that there was something that I picked out because I did indeed buy it. As I was feeling around these couple of toasters, they all had the same weight, and aside from the stainless steel covering of the Waring, looked pretty alike in their basic functions. However, there were a few things that were noticeably of a higher quality on the Waring, and thus justified the higher price tag for me. They were the metal housing on the inside of the toaster and the metal holsters that clamp against the bread you insert in. The difference was that on the other toasters, any pressure on these two things by my fingers would cause them to bend in, whereas on the Waring, there was no bending on either of them, even from fairly hard pressing. For me, where there is going to be prolonged heat numerous times during the life of the toaster, I felt that a thicker metal would be more conducive to a longer lasting toaster. Usually if you are paying more money for something you expect: "More Money = Better Parts", and in this case that seemed to be where the extra money was going.
As you can see by the picture, it is fully stainless steel, with a Bagel and a Defrost button. If it did not already look like it was leaning towards a modern looking appliance, the blue LEDs should more than satisfy in that regard (when the Bagel or Defrost button is used).
The toasting needs the least amount said for it, because one word describes it: evenly. I usually toast bread that is anything but even, but yet what I get from this toaster is evenly toasted toast. Is it magic? I do not know, but I know I am getting evenly toasted bread everytime I use it, on every setting.
I knocked off one star because of the defrost setting. I usually buy my bread in bulk, so the majority of it stays in the freezer. I was excited to see how this toaster defrosted bread after it had thawed just a little from being frozen but it did not perform how I was hoping. For example, I let some bread thaw out just enough so I could split them, and then stuck some pieces in the toaster and turned the defrost on. After a while (the instructions say that defrosting warms the bread then proceeds to toast), it finished and I was left with bread that was burnt on the outside and cold in the middle. Sounds like some kind of horror that would only come from a microwave. I then had to put the toast back in and re-defrost it. The result came back with an even blacker toast and the middle part being palatable. Was not impressed with the Defrost, needless to say.
So, if you find yourself in a department store with this being the top-shelf toaster, I would say that the price is justified because it seems like the Waring is a better quality product, that does work very well. However, be weary if you are eating your bread in the Arctic, or pulling it out of the Arctic.
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