T-fal Avante Icon 2-Slice Toaster (Brushed Stainless Steel body)

This toaster is beautiful in its brushed metal finish ... and it works as well as it looks! Everything is easy to use - the adjustment is simple and easy for really nice looking slices of toast. There is even a small lever on the right side to lift the bread out when it is finished toasting. Only one complaint ... the opening for the bread could be a little larger since my whole wheat bread needs to be pushed in since the opening is slightly too small for it to just slide in by itself; a small issue since with a little push it works anyway.

I really like my toaster. It does toast quickly which is awesome. You can put a single piece of toast in either side. I use it exclusively to toast gluten free bread. My only complaint is that the middle of the bread does not toast as nicely as the outer edges. However, that could be the nature of the g/f bread. When I broil g/f bread in the oven the edges burn and the middle stays pale.This T-fal High Speed Toaster is a far better alternative to broiling and much faster!! I have the same toaster in the 4 slice style for regular bread which is what prompted me to buy this one for gluten free toast.

the quality of the toaster was good , but sometime it doesn't toast as well as it should for the quality i expected out of t-fal toaster, the first t-fal toaster i got , i had for over 10 years, no problem. At times it didn't toast as well as it should an even times not at all, but most of the time it does toast good an even , but i have to say i am disapointed. I realy did expect better. Its well made an nice to look at. thats it.

Paid $8.00 extra for two day ship but that ended up being two days after packaging I guess. So it took longer than 2 days to get here. It was urgently needed !Bought this more expensive toaster because it was the same as my old one which worked perfectly for at least 10 years. Guess manufacturers don't want things to last that long any more. So much for Brand Loyalty. It must be flawed, as on setting 5 it barely toasted anything including bagel which were COLD on the back side, and BURNED both sides of bagel on setting 6 (the highest). Called Manufacturer, they offered to send pick up, return and then exchange. A lengthy process, and since it was needed ASAP chose to return to seller. Ordered B&D ($23) + or - got within two days. it is ok, nothing special but it does toast as advertised (This time I first checked out all the settings with cheap bread). Should have thought of that before! It burns on setting #3! and does both sides of bagel OK and bread also. item toasted is slightly apt to get stuck in toaster but easy to remove. It is longer front to back than the TFAL.

We had an earlier generation T-fal toaster. After nearly 15 years, it died. As stainless is all the rage, we thought we would upgrade. The positives, the toaster looks really sharp and is easy to use. The negatives, the dials feel cheap, the lift assist lever barely pushes anything up out of the toaster (you still have to dig in there with a fork to retrieve muffins and bagels), and it doesnt toast as well. Lastly, we unpackaged our toaster, it was missing the crumb tray; fortunately, the manufacturer was able to send one, no questions asked. In short, I think T-Fal needs to go back to the drawing board on this unit.

After trying this toaster for a month, I returned it because of it's consistently sub-par performance. Produced dramatically uneven toasting for one in any price range. One side comes out nicely toasted while the other side is only warm with little noticeable browning. A nice feature is the little lever on right side which gives your slice a final lift so you don't have to stick your fingers (or other dangerous object) in to retrieve your piece of toast. Unfortunately, it doesn't lift the piece of toast quite far enough for smaller sizes of bread. Overall, a nice looking poor performing toaster if it were only twenty dollars, but at this price range, your paying a lot for that stainless steel look.Don Brown

My family is all about food and design.We all agree: This toaster is the very best.Design: slick and clean. Provides easy access to the toasted bread since the toaster is angled and easily accessible, even when located on a counter under a kitchen cabinet (as is often the case in modern kitchens.)Function: Flawless -- speedy heating, accurate controls, pops finished toast up well above the frame so you can easily access without danger of burning yourself! We love it!

This toaster does an excellent job of toasting if you use the correct setting. The "Stop" pop up feature allows you to toast a bit longer and stop whenever you like. The style and look is excellent and the extra wide slots are perfect for larger foods like bagels and thick sliced bread. Also, the price is excellent and I would recommend this to anyone.

This is my second Tfal toaster. The first time my toast landed on the floor was a surprise, but I just aimed the slots at my plate and it became a morning joke. I remember I Love Lucy had an episode where Ricky had his face buried in the newspaper. Lucy was serving him breakfast, while he continued reading. She aimed the toaster at him. The toast shot through the air, he raised one arm, caught the toast all while continuing to read. I'm happy with how it toasts, the speed of toasting and I would buy a third Tfal again.

I bought a toaster about a month ago. Cost $60.00. Used it for a week. Cheap and not even browning the toast evenly. I bought this a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely perfect. Sturdy and well worth the extra money.

Decent quality for $50. I've tried toasters costing hundreds of dollars and ones costing $15. They can all burn your toast. Compared to the $15 toaster, this has a higher density and more even spacing of the heating element wires, however, I noticed that some of them were flat to the non-conductive backer board, and some were raised off. Unfortunately this creates uneven heating because the wires that are pulled flat against the backer board don't heat up as quickly and don't seem to get as red hot as the ones that are raised off and not touching the backer board. The solution I found was to use a thin and slim bladed pairing knife to gently pry all the wire loops evenly off the backer board so that they all look the same (note: with the toaster unplugged!). I took about 30 mins, and I had to check my progress by plugging in the toaster and looking to see which wire sections were still not getting as red hot as the others. And, I was careful not to forget to unplug the toaster before resuming the "toaster surgery". I just wish companies that made toasters would put a bit more effort into making them heat up evenly. In the end, I managed to get all the heating wire elements to be about the same so that the heat is even throughout.Bagel button: Otherwise, I like the bagel function which turns off the outside heating elements in both toasting slots so that you can prevent the outside of a cut bagel from burning before the exposed inside portion gets properly toasted.Reheat button: This seems to just initiate a shorter heating cycle that bypasses the main timer. All the elements come one, but for less time.Stop button: The other button on the toaster is a "Stop" button, which is the only way to end the toasting cycle prematurely. However, hitting the stop button also releases the catch that holds the toast slots down. It does not gracefully rise, it launches upward rather abruptly. It's not launching my toast out, but I wish it had a slow rise mechanism that wasn't so violent and loud. There is also no way to raise up the toast mid-cycle to check on its progress, you have to hit stop and then restart it if you want to continue. The "raise toast" lever (the smaller one on the right side of the toaster) is only for when the toast is at the top and the cycle is off. It also doesn't raise the toast up by very much so I don't find it very useful.The finish on the toaster is good looking though, stainless steel. I expect to get quite a few years out of it. It's definitely better than my last $15 toaster, but marginally. The crusts on my bread still burn before the insides toasts, but that is more likely due to the type of bread. We have smart TV's and smart phones now and I think it's time for a digital "smart" toaster that toasts to perfection without burning any portion.

This is an excellent toaster. It's simple and functional, makes perfect toast, bagels, English muffins, even frozen waffles! The slot is wide enough for bagels or buns. Its sleek, narrow design is perfect for the space on my counter. I would highly recommend this.

It works ok, but the shape takes up too much space and doesn't really help with taking bread out. For some reason it doesn't really toast homemade bread very well, but does fine for commercial bread. Since I make my own bread it is a disappointment.It does spring up quite powerful, but it doesn't rocket out as others say.I just don't find it impressive.