Customer Reviews

Oster 6325 2-Slice Toaster, Brushed Stainless Steel

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

What is wrong with the toasters they're manufacturing today? This was the second brand of toaster I had to return - also returned a Black & Decker - both would only toast one side! Seems like they'd have it right by now. I finally bought one of the refurbished Cuisinarts (an $80 toaster for $30), thinking I could put a spotlight on it and use it as a display piece if it didn't work, but the Cuisinart is a great toaster! I guess you get what you pay for (unless you buy refurb ;)

Of all things weird - I felt strongly enough about this toaster to write my first review. I checked on a lot of toasters and this seemed to have everything I needed - or at least I thought so. I ultimately chose it because it had the longer slots that would work better for the organic and oval-shaped breads that I toast. Longer slots - yes, but the bread falls down into slots and there is no pop-up button, so I've burnt my fingers a number of times. I thought my old cheap toaster was bad, but this thing is really irritating. I'm not terribly picky about toast, but the bread is never toasted evenly. Some spots will be quite dark and others will be untoasted. Yesterday two slices were dark and two done right after that were barely brown. One last thing - the toast cycle takes forever. My pot of tea or coffee is ready before the toast is done. I guess the only advantage is that it looks nice.

Out of the box, toast would not eject; even on the minimum setting, bread begins to burn. Trying to toast a single slice, which is how we prepare our toast. Tried single slice on either side so as to make sure that this might matter. Waiting for it to cool to return it. Yes, it looks nice, but if it doesn't eject the toast what good is it? This doesn't reassure me about their quality control or testing...

I purchased this toaster and very disappointed, the slots are too deep, darkness settings don't work, can't get the toast out, have to unplug and use a knife then the toast is torn into pieces and some stay in the bottom and burn, constantly setting off the smoke alarm

This toaster looks great, but it is incredibly slow, much slower than the cheapo toaster I owned before this one. It takes 2-3 minutes for a piece of bread to toast. It does seem to toast evenly, though.

It features a removable crumb tray, but the "shell" of the toaster is one piece, so there is still a solid bottom beneath the crumb tray. If crumbs fall off the crumb tray they are trapped at the bottom of the toaster. I have a couple of large crumbs stuck in the bottom of the toaster that I cannot get out. Fortunately, they do not burn or smoke when the toaster is in use.

I would rate this toaster high on looks, low on performance.

Nice look but cheap parts (tin, plastic knobs, etc). The toast does not pop up high enough to easily pick it out so you'll get burnt fingers.

The top tin gets really hot so you'll get burnt fingers trying to pick out the toast or electrocuted using a fork if you forget to unplug it.

The toast comes out uneven, some parts are black, others untouched. Takes a long time to toast the toast. Fat bagels don't fit.

First toaster I've ever owned that needed a Fork to dig out the toast. $40 wasted. Now you know why the picture shows the toast standing on it's end, I guess a little untoasted bread is better than the fork idea. :-)
Bill in Las Vegas

I was looking for a toaster with long slots for larger pieces of bread, and found this one by googling. The slots aren't quite as long as I expected, but the toaster has functioned well so far (about 1 month). It took longer than expected for delivery (2 1/2 Weeks). Overall I am satisfied.

It's funny, but the last time I bought a toaster from a brand I normally think of as quality, it stunk too. That was a Krups ToastSupreme Compact.

To look at the other reviews, I'd guess that Oster is having significant quality control problems here. My toaster has a darkness knob that doesn't appear to do anything, and toasts so light at the highest setting that I have to toast everything but Pop Tarts twice. The lifter needs too much force for the weight of the toaster -- you'll lift the toaster itself instead. A good portion of the time the element doesn't turn on when I push the lever down; it requires a good sharp motion to work. And once, when I accidentally pushed down too hard on the toast trying to flip it out -- the slots are a little too deep for my favorite bread -- one of the things the bread rests on got knocked out of its track. It was easily fixable, but it shouldn't have happened.

It's difficult to adjust the darkness dial.

the slots are too deep for some breads, especially english muffins.

Looks good though !