KitchenAid 2-Slice Toaster KTT340 review

I won't lie to you -- I am a sucker for a great piece of toast, a personality trait which has become more pronounced since I retired and have been eating more breakfasts and lunches at home.  For more than eight years -- through good times and bad -- my dear old Krups Sensotoast Compact Model 288P has been at my side, faithfully browning my bread until recently when I began to have trouble getting the bread rack to stay down.  Occasional flashes were another ominous sign that trouble was brewing.  Then I remembered those old Home Depot gift cards that I had accumulated for the kitchen redecorating that never happened.  On a hunch, I poked around in the H.D. site and found just the ticket for a toast lover -- the KitchenAid Two Slice Extra Wide Slot Toaster Model No. KTT340WH which cost $49.99.  There are probably more upscale toasters out there but no amount of money could have bought an appliance that makes better toast than this.

The KitchenAid Two Slice Extra Wide Slot Toaster Model No. KTT340WH has nine shade settings, extra wide slots, self centering bread racks to ensure even toasting on both sides, special "Warm" and "Bagel" settings, and a removable stainless steel crumb tray which is dishwasher safe, all sheathed in a sleek, sophisticated white polycarbonate outer housing which stays cool to the touch -- an important consideration if counter space is limited or you have young children "helping" to fix breakfast.  The power cord is designed to nest into the bottom of this appliance for convenient storage or carrying.  Aside from everything else, the KitchenAid Two Slice Extra Wide Slot Toaster Model No. KTT340WH is one of the loveliest counter top appliances I have ever seen and you don't need to be a "techie" to understand the instructions or how to work the gol-darned thing.

MY VIEWPOINT: 

My instinct was right about the poor old Krups 288P which died completely the day after the KitchenAid Two Slice Extra Wide Slot Toaster Model No. KTT340WH arrived.  Let's hear it for Home Depot who accepted my gift card in an online transaction and threw in free shipping as well.  Here's another tip -- if you buy something from the Home Depot website, make sure you enter through MyPoints and you will earn five points for every dollar, including those paid for by a gift card.

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