Tefal Avanté 53278 4-Slice Toaster

Pros: Durable, easy to use, stylish, great for the common toast lover.

Cons: Slices go down 2 at a time, leaving one slot on with toast in it.

The Bottom Line: Perfect for toast, english muffins, hot cross buns, bagels... This toaster is quality all around.

Review: I have to admit it. I eat alot of toast. Either a light snack, or an early meal, theres nothing better than a crispy piece of golden brown toast. This toaster suites me well. It takes a max of four slices and a minimum of one. It has two sides with ...

Pros: Looks great, crumb tray, social status

Cons: Weak elements; buttons and levers no good--does not work!

The Bottom Line: Take a picture of it and stick to your "old reliable"

Review: As a gift, this was a great surprise--we could use a toaster like this. We've been using (and still are) an old basic toaster we got for $5 at a garage sale or somewhere like that. Yes, this is a very cool looking kitchen acquisition, and if you want ...

Pros: 4 slice

Cons: flimsy handles, questionable electronics, right side low heat

Review: right hand side never heated high enough to do more than tan toast even at highest settings. now (about 1-1.5 years) left hand side does not go down fully and a blue electrical type spark when you push toast down. the small arms in middle to push toast ...

Pros: Pretty,Stop Button, Easy to Clean

Cons: Doesn't Toast!

The Bottom Line: Looks great, doesn't toast, buy something cheaper.

Review: When my old Toastmaster finally died of old age I went shopping and fell in love with the look of the Avante. It's a beautiful-looking toaster and several of my friends swear by Tefal pot and pans so I purchased the Avante. Big mistake! In all ...

Pros: none... hey, how difficult can it be?

Cons: looks good

Review: This toaster looks good, but it drys out toast and takes forever to toast anything. There are much better ...