Externally, the device reminds me of my childhood. The idea of missing out on a modern device a retro look is not new, but still interesting. The exterior is not dull, as it appears in the photo, but high gloss. Who does not like that should take from buying this Toasters distance. Mir is the exterior is not as important as I do not admire the unit, but consume the want, what comes out there. The toast slots are very nicely laid out wide. Because of my favorite big sandwich slices easily fit inside. The warming rack is firmly and does not shake what I have already experienced quite differently. For functionality: The device can be adjusted to 6 different tanning levels. The first 3 you can forget for my taste. they make the sandwich slice a bit crispy, without browning them. In the 4th stage of the toast is lightly browned out, then it gets darker and darker, but never black !! In the light of my favorite tanning (stage 4), the sandwich plate comes after 1.30Min. out. I find ok. My old toaster took me a minute longer. Almost as luxury can the additional functions "warm" and "thawing" denote compared to conventional toasters. Here you can warm up and defrost frozen bread slices his bread without toasting it completely. Additionally, there is an eject button for urgent users who can think too late, that they have chosen a level that will take longer than your time allows. Overall a very stylish and functional toaster that has gone down well in our family. Five points I have not forgiven, because the price seems a little high at around 60.00.