Don't know what happened to this brand, but the body of the toaster is nice, seems solid, but all the dials and button are cheap, loose fitting plastic... they don't work, and the darkness scale is meaningless

But if you're looking for a decent non-plastic appliance, this will do.

It also has made our home smell like burning plastic for the past 3 days

Over time, the plastic becomes brittle from heating-cooling cycles

It looks prettier than a crappy old plastic toaster, but works terribly

It is good looking but the base has a cheap plastic look

It also has made our home smell like burning plastic for the past 3 days

Cheap ass s***. Buy anything else