Customer Reviews

Oster 6332 Inspire 2-Slice Toaster, Black

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(21)

 

 

With this toaster, actually very hard.

For plain, standard-size bread, this toaster performs so-so. The toasting is not very even- almost as if one or two of the heating elements aren't actually heating. I've looked inside while the machine is active and all *appear* to be functioning, but alas, it just doesn't even come close to toasting evenly.

The real issue with this toaster is the carriage, the little ledge that raises and lowers the toast. I guess someone at Oster decided that they could save money by making the metal piece slightly smaller, but what happens is that whatever you're toasting (pop tarts *especially*) slide off one side and then become impinged inside the toaster when the carriage pops up. This usually results in ten minutes spent digging out pop tart chunks with a fork. (After the toaster had been unplugged, of course!) Some of these chunks then stay caught in the unit because they are too big to filter down to the crumb tray.

Also worth mentioning is the "frozen" feature. It's worth mentioning because it is useless marketing fluff. I can't tell any discernible difference between standard toasting and "frozen" toasting.

All-in-all I don't know why it took me so long to get a new toaster. I highly recommend avoiding this toaster at all costs.

Bought one of these toasters couple of years ago and works fantastically well. We liked it so much that we bought another one recently for a family friend. The size is a bit small i.e. only for 2 toasts at a time but for its price its value for money. In conclusion, highly recommended toaster.

Bought this toaster a year ago and have had problems with it since the very beginning. When making toast, it would feel like the lever wasn't catching and so wouldn't work. Today, it finally gave out. I won't buy another one. Also, a bright blue light on the front face of the toaster is annoying, especially at night. And was bright enough to shine right into my bedroom. I usually left it unplugged.

This thing is hungrier for Pop Tarts than I am. Even with precision placement, the ejection of the Pop Tart sends it hurdling upward only to land wedged between the guide rails and the toast carriage. Once stuck a full cool down period is in order for a complete and safe removal. The toast carriage is not sufficiently wide to fill the width of the slot allowing narrow items to slip by. It's also designed for bagels, but don't cut them to thick or they won't fit. If you wanted your toast evenly toasted on both sides, then you better look elsewhere. The heating coils are definitely hotter on the outside than the center and this affects both slots. It has nice blue lighted buttons and they are great for guiding in small aircraft to you countertop. Another nice feature is the spark you get when plugging it in, and that's when it off. Glad to see they were able to get this to work on 120 volts rather 240 volts that's usually required for all these fine features.

We bought this about 6 months ago and it stopped working around a week ago. The pop-up mechanism is very flimsy. Sometimes it brought the toast up when the cycle was complete and sometimes it didn't. We'll be looking for a different brand next time. Very disappointing.

Owned this toaster for less then a year and it only toasts on one side, difficult to get lever to catch, cannot get toast out without fork or someother device! Save your money don't buy! Gave it one star because there is not an option for zero stars.

I purchased this identical toaster by Oster in white. I figured that the name would count for something. I was wrong. I only wanted this toaster for bagels. When I put the bagel in, hit the 'bagel' button, it started to heat up. The problem came about when I walked away to do something else. When I returned, the bagel button had switched over to 'toast' and it was STILL toasting my bagel. For some reason, the lift up lever does NOT pop up if the bagels are thick. I only use the thicker bagels, so this toaster is useless to me. To prove a point though, I sent an email to the company that owns Oster to 'complain' about this toaster. To my complete surprise, they emailed me back and told me they were sending me a NEW unit, at no cost to me whatsoever. Within a week, I received the 'new' one and alas, it was the SAME model I complained about. I was hoping they would send me a different one, since I complained about this one. Oh well, what I ended up doing was keeping the new one and giving the other one to my son. So I did end up getting the toaster for free. I just have to make it a point NOT to walk away when I put in a bagel to toast. I like the way it toasts the bagels and it seems to be pretty even toasting on a low setting. I figured if I spent the extra money on a brand name that I would be okay, but I was wrong apparently. I would NOT recommend this toaster to anyone, but the customer service rocks!

this toaster caught on fire while in the OFF position 6 months after i purchased it. it started buzzing and flashing and flames shot out of the top. if i had not been home to unplug it and throw it in the sink under running water it would have set the whole house on fire. BUYER BEWARE.

I bought this toaster a few months ago and now when it pops up the toast the light stays on but luckily the burner part is not on. It seems that one of the pop up parts doesn't want to slide up and down evenly. I guess you buy cheap stuff this is what you get. I should have kept my old toaster which was missing the little plastic handle.

This is a terrible toaster. I bought it when it was $20.99 and feel like I was cheated. How in the world can Oster put this little failure on the market and not be concerned about their reputation? Don't they even have a testing lab?

I mainly toast bagels and wanted one wide enough to handle a thick cut. It's wide enough...just not deep enough. Now I have to rotate and flip to get an even toast (meaning I have to babysit this thing to get a decent result). I have no idea if the blue lights on the settings mean anything because nothing changes (marketing gimick?). The dial for light to dark is totally inaccurate and never produces a consistent result. Bagels and toast get stuck and have to be pried out. Don't waste your money. I was going to give this away after owning it for one week but I just can't do that to someone.