Customer Reviews

Sunbeam 3823-100 4-Slice Wide Slot Toaster, White

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I am not a toast expert that many seem to be regarding reviews. All I wanted was a toaster that did a good job. First tried a Dualit ($108), and returned it since many of the elements either with not heating equally, or were not lit up at all. Then I tried just a two-slice Kitchen Aid ($70). It worked OK, but the housing was so big, there was almost 2 inches from the front of the toaster to the edge of the toast opening. I returned it too, really wanting a 4 slice. I took a chance on the Sunbeam, have had it for about 3 months, and it toasts very good. I found it toasted the edges better when you laid the bread down, rather than standing it up. I have not tried the bagel option yet. It has consistently toasted the bread the same each time at the same setting. I have been setting it at 4.5. I also like the "interrupt" button just below the setting knob. Just a light touch pops the toast up. I had a previous toaster where I had to push very hard to make it work (sometimes!)

I've been using this toaster for over a year now and have been very happy with its performance. It toasts bread evenly and the bagel setting works great. It also has an extra 'boost' built into the dropping mechanism to help you get the bread out. Love it.

The levers are much easier to push than my old model and they stay down the first time. I did notice a strong "new electronics" smell the first couple of times I used this toaster, which I suppose would be the case with any toaster, and it was temporary.

The toast turns out great in my opinion-crisp but not too dry which is much better than the model I'm replacing, and when you set the two dials to the same number, both sets of toast turn out pretty much the same. With my old toaster, the darkness settings were not created equal and a five on one meant dry white bread, and on the other it meant dark brown. As for the individual slices, sure, I noticed a slight difference, top versus flip side but it was not something that would actually impact the taste of the toast, and not something with which I was concerned.

I'm very happy with the purchase.

The second time I went to use this toaster, the slider on one side would not go down. It felt jammed with nothing in the toaster. Looking inside I could see that the guts of the toaster were off the track. I don't know how that happened. Working with a knife while the toaster was unplugged, I was eventually able to get the slider straightened out. It works now, but for how long I don't know. The darkness selector knobs have a poor indicator. I used permanent marker to darken the arrow so I would know where it was set. The electric cord comes out the side toward the front of the toaster. Seem like an odd location. Should come out toward the back where it is out of the way. I would not recommend this product.

We have used this toaster almost daily since recieving it, about 4-5 weeks ago. (For a family of 10, this is a lot of use) It has worked great so far. We have no complaints. It's nice to be able to do 4 slices at a time.

This is a horrible toaster. It burns toast and bagels on the third setting (out of 10!) I hate to think what would happen if I pushed the setting past 4. Settings 1 and 2 do not cook the toast completely in one cycle so you have to stand there and watch it. BUT if you use the third setting, you still have to watch it because it will burn. IF you check your toast mid-cycle, DO NOT walk away! This toaster has no sensors and operates on timers of some sort so if you put a half done piece back in, it will sit for another complete cycle and come out black as coal.

This is exactly what my wife and I were looking for when our old toaster bit it. This Sunbeam makes great toast, english muffins and bagels.

Who cares if the toast is not done quite so much on one side?? Life is too short to concentrate so much attention to things like that! People, the thing is, the toaster works just fine! And it does so as it says it will...time after time, and for this price can we please drop the petty complaints! I am even impressed by the bagel feature, which I thought would be a bogus add-on, but mine functioned perfectly. (Use this setting for English muffins, by the way). All in all, 5 stars for being what it says it is, usability, ease of maintenance, and product functionality. HIGHLY recommended.

I picked this toaster so my young daughter could make toast without getting burned. She can pull up on the push button and the toast pops up higher from the hot surface. What is frusterating is the cord is short and off to the side so I have to have it sideways on the counter to plug it in. It looks and feels cheap but most stuff does these days.

Used this toaster for only the 2nd or 3rd time. About 10 seconds after starting the toast, it popped loudly and started smoking. I was able to unplug it before it burned down the house. I am extremely glad I hadn't left the room.