Café - Specialty 2-Slice Toaster - Matte White

Great toaster!! Beautiful color. Wanted this to go with the GE CAFE appliances.

The Café Specialty 2-Slice Toaster is a stylish and well functioning toaster. The build quality on this toaster is nice and it feels solid. This is a stainless steel with rose gold accents. It doesn't show finger print smudges which is really nice. One thing I think that was well thought out is the placement of the power cord and that there are 4 feet on the bottom. This allows you to have the freedom to chose where the cord goes to plug in in order to fit your space as best possible. There are 8 doneness levels and 4 setting buttons; bagel, reheat, frozen, and express finish. All work fairly well and I was really happy with the express finish. This is where additional heating elements are activated to toast your bread much faster than on regular setting. Another neat feature is that there is an LED light on the darkness selector dial. It changes brightness depending on time left so you have a visual estimate on when the toaster will finish. I do also like that there is an easily accessible crumb tray that pops out with a slight push. The bread slots hold whatever you put in it securely and it toasts nice and evenly. Overall, I would say that I am happy with this toaster as it is a well build, nice looking, and a well performing toaster.

The Café - Specialty 2-Slice Toaster is meant to be a high-end small kitchen appliance and does not disappoint. Its distinctive looks, smooth rounded edges, copper accents around the bottom edge, buttons and crumb tray add a unique style only found in the GE Cafe line of appliances. From a functionality stand-point, it works very well, toasts quickly, quietly and evenly. It has the common Baggle, Reheat and Frozen settings that most toasters have. Additionally it has a more unique “Express Finish” setting that still makes great toast in about half the time, just under a minute, for those days when you’re in a rush. The buttons light-up in a white LED color when pressed and there is also a white LED ring around the adjustment knob that gets brighter as you increase the toast darkness level from 1 to 8. It will also stay lit a little while after toasting is complete to indicate a hot surface. The crumb tray is quite special, copper colored, fairly small and on the bottom middle right-side. It’s spring loaded, so you push it in a bit to pop-out. Other than the high price and larger overall size, this is a very nice toaster, if you can afford it..

The Cafe Express Finish Toaster is a great addition to any kitchen's small appliance collection. It comes in 3 main colors (matte black, matte white, and stainless steel) and adds a touch of class to the area. The package comes with the toaster and the owners manual. It comes with a 1-year manufacturer's warranty. PROS: ----------- * Easier to use than a mini toaster oven, and more importantly, easier to clean * Toasts extremely fast * Extremely sturdy with it's solid/sticky-like rubber feet * Easy to empty crumbs from the pop-out crumb tray. * The toaster holds the bread in place by condensing the sides onto the bread when the lever is depressed (see picture, OPEN/CLOSED) * It allows to toast ONE-SIDED pieces of bread (ie. bagels, hamburger buns). The toasted section should face outward as shown by the diagram on the top of the toaster (also pictured). CONS: ----------- * Does not toast evenly on both sides. The food item gets significantly toasted more on the inside sides (facing the center of the unit). * Instructions do not state the exact function of the "Reheat" button. * Frozen is meant for frozen bread; however, I have not seen much difference in toasting with that setting vs the express setting. I didn't see the real need for the frozen setting. * Based on this product toasting bread and perhaps waffles, using levels 5-8 appears to burn whatever food is placed in the unit. I'm unsure what else these high levels would be used to toast without burning. SAMPLE RUNS: (see attached pictures for mode and doneness) 1. Level 1: 0:38 on Express mode, bread, lightly toasted 2. Level 3: 0:50 on Express mode, bread, almost burned inside, the other side toasted ok 3. Level 4: 2:09 on regular mode, bread, burned inside, the other side toasted ok 4. Level 4: 0:58 on Express mode, bread, slightly burned inside, but outside face toasted ok 5. Level 4: (did not get time) on Express mode using bagel mode, hamburger buns, toasted just enough before burning OTHER OBSERVATIONS: ----------------------------------- * There are 8 levels to pick from; however, at level 4, the toast will start to burn at that point. Having a regular piece of toast in there for levels 5-8 would char it. * Each of the 3 color options include the trim which is called "bronze". If you want to have a better idea of what this trim looks like, think "rose gold". That's probably a better description of what they state as "bronze" trim. * The power cord is long enough for most locations in a kitchen, 3 feet long. It has a 3-prong plug. * After you use the toaster in a specific mode, that mode clears the next time you use it. So if you want to make 3 pairs of toasts back-to-back-to-back, then you'll have to enter express/frozen/bagel each time. So if you choose bagel the 1st time, make sure you select bagel the subsequent times or both sides will get toasted instead of just the outside/cut part. * The light around the knob lights up more as you go from level 1 to level 8. When 1 of those 4 buttons are depressed, there is a small LED that lights up so you know that function is active. CONCLUSION: =================== There isn't much to this item. It toasts. That's it. I like that it can toast quickly with the added elements in the unit, but I don't like how both sides are not toasted the same - ever. One side is always more done than the other for some reason and I'm not sure why OR if that's how it was designed. I like that the crumb tray is very easy to remove and the unit as a whole is easy to clean. If the irregular heating gets corrected, it will be a five-star product in my opinion.

The Cafe Specialty Toaster will look stylish on any kitchen counter and the three colors available means you can match your kitchen counters and/or appliances. We’ve made toast, bagels and English muffins and all have come out exceptionally nice. If you’re looking for a toaster that is as good looking as it is effective then look no further. We have the stainless steel color version and it looks incredible in our kitchen. It’s also available in white or black. The cord is also nice and long which was notable as some toasters were have had in the past had relatively short power cords. Looking forward to breakfast tomorrow as I’m sure you will be if you add this toaster to your kitchen.

The Cafe Specialty 2 Slice Toaster in Matte Black is not just a 2 slice toaster. It is a beautiful enhancement to the kitchen. The Rose Gold embellishments beautify the Black Matte finish. It goes beautifully and completes the other Cafe kitchen appliances. This toaster isn't just a beautiful addition to the kitchen. It also is reliable, works efficiently and quickly to brown the bread or bagels to a perfect shade of gold. It is easy to clean and maintain. The Matte Black finish is perfect as it does not display fingerprints. This toaster is a perfect addition to the Cafe Collection of appliances. We just love having the Cafe line in our kitchen.

Bold and beautiful. Makes perfectly toasted bread and never burned.

Very nice , and it sits out on my counter , I've never wanted my toaster out on my counter. I especially love the express finish option.

There are little things in your life you may need upgrades on because you use them everyday but never think to get a better one. A toaster is one of those! And this Cafe Speciality Toaster is an excellent upgrade! PROS: - Unboxing and setup are essentially non-existent because well its a toaster! You take out it, you plug it in, and boom its all set up! Very easy and nothing complex. - Of course a big selling point of this is the look of this toaster and it is very elegant and classy! Nothing about it seems cheap and just overall it feels very modern. It’s a nice benefit as some people don’t like leaving small kitchen appliances out on the counter but have no where else to put them, so the stylishness of this toaster really helps make a modern effect for your kitchen. - As a toaster, it performs really well! Easy to operate, has nice controls to get the perfect shade of toast, and even has buttons to speed up the operation. Overall its just a very well put together toaster! CONS: - The only thing I don’t like about it is the cord. It does not have a retractable cord to help manage it, instead it has the notches that you wrap it around on the bottom of the toaster. Overall I just don’t think it works as smoothly as a retractable one does. BOTTOM LINE: - A Toaster is something people can use on a daily basis, so why not have one that looks great and works great?! The Cafe specialty toaster is a great looking piece for the counter top and overall just does it’s job really well. You will not be disappointed!