Had a Black and Decker toaster which did a good job with toast. Only problem was that it took very long time. I could drop the toast, then fry my eggs over hard, brown my sausage and hash browns and still have to wait for the toast to pop up. I bought a new toaster which is much faster. I will keep the old one for backup. Only paid $17 for the new one so hard to say how long it will last.