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As others have reported, this toaster breaks all to quickly. Both latch knobs (the part you press down to lower the bread) broke much too soon. So, I took it apart to see whether I could fix them. It turns out that Cuisinart uses a thin piece of plastic to connect the latch knob's arm inside the toaster. Over time, the plastic becomes brittle from heating-cooling cycles. In other words, it appears that Cuisinart engineers the toaster to fail some time after the warrantee lapses. I had a similar issue with a Cuisinart coffee maker, so I think engineered-to-fail is a Cuisinart company goal.