One year later and it is still my dream toaster | Back to Basics TEM4500 4-Slot Egg-and-Muffin Toaster

Caution!Caution!Caution! | Back to Basics TEM4500 4-Slot Egg-and-Muffin Toaster

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	• Back to Basics TEM4500 4-Slot Egg-and-Muffin Toaster Back to Basics Back to Basics, 2008 average customer review:based on 110 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great invention

We love our egg and muffin toaster. It doesn't take too long to prepare a morning breakfast meal. We have used it on the weekdays before work since it does not take too long to prepare or cook. It is also easy to clean up. We just throw everything in the dishwasher and it is ready for the next use.

One year later and it is still my dream toaster

Besides our refrigerator and dishwasher, this is the most used appliance in our kitchen. We have owned it for two weeks short of a year and have enjoyed every moment. I make anywhere from two to twelve slices of toast a day (our family has three growing boys) since we have owned it. I have also made poached eggs in it countless times and boiled all kinds of eggs (soft, medium, hard). I have also put english muffins, bagels, homemade bread slices, pop tarts, kaiser buns, hamburger buns, etc... in it. Short of learning the setting that works best for each thing, repeated success has occurred with each use. Here is my list of pros and cons:

Cons:
-When poaching eggs and making toast at the end of the cycle the toast is cold. (I fix this by waiting until the egg is done and then toasting my bread)
-When boiling a large amount of eggs the water can seep out of the machine. (I just keep a towel handy and wipe it up)
-It is not always fun having to clean all the parts after cooking eggs. (This is more about my desire to eliminate work than the toaster)
-If not in use it needs to be unplugged. The egg part is slightly warm to the touch even when it hasn't been used.

Pros:
-Makes bread very evenly toasted on both sides.
-Settings are very sensitive and give great amount of variance in darkness or lightness of toast.
-Toaster part is easy to clean with two removable bottom trays.

Other people have had problems with the egg trays losing teflon. This has not happened to us at all. Generally that happens because of metal utensils coming in contact with the surface like a spoon or a fork. You shouldn't use either one to get the eggs out. I spray it with cooking spray and flip it over and tap it on a plate. I have only had an egg stick once, and only part of it did. I always wash the trays by hand and use at the most a plastic scrubby to get grime off. Every time you cook an egg I recommend wiping it out before it cools down, it is a lot easier to clean when warm. I can't give any feed back on the return policy or customer service because I have never had a problem. I would recommend this product with out reservation.

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Caution!Caution!Caution!

This is such a cool concept and it makes mornings sooo much easier. HOWEVER like many of the other reviews have said...1.) the left side of the toaster doesn't work and 2.) it does have a weird mechanical like smell, but it's not bad enough that you can't eat your food. I haven't tried to exchange or send back this product b/c I don't want to have to pay for shipping etc. (the right side works) and I haven't contacted amazon or the sender about it. I would suggest buying it from a local store if you can find it, in case you have the same problem, which is seems as though it's possible!!

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Screw You Mcmuffins

Looking for an easier way to enjoy a "fast food" breakfast without styrofoam eggs and plastic cheese? This thing is a breeze, easy to clean, cooks eggs perfectly over-easy or Hardboiled it does it all! The only downside is it isnt the most powerful toaster, i find that it struggles with thick crumpets or english muffins, but with a thin slice of wheat toast it turns into a furnace and burns it to heck! So be wary of doneness settings on the bread but otherwise prepare for a home cooked delicious breakfast sandwich that doesnt cost you 5-6 dollars.

The Back to Basics 4-slot Egg and Muffin Toaster toasts bread, English muffins, bagels or croissants at the same time it steam-poaches the egg and warms the pre-cooked meat. In about four minutes, this multi-function toaster makes a delicious egg and muffin sandwich at home. Also hard- or soft- boils up to 8 eggs at a time.

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