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Kitchenaid Ktt570wh 4 Slice Digital Functions Image

Kitchenaid Ktt570wh 4 Slice Digital Functions Photo

Kitchenaid Ktt570wh 4 Slice Digital Functions Picture

Kitchenaid Ktt570wh 4 Slice Digital Functions Photo

46 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
It’s about time…
By Steve
KitchenAid finally develped a toaster with the automatic lower and raise features. This was a notable feature on the Sunbeam Toastmaster toaster of the 1950s. I grew up with this toaster and still use it. I purchased another on Ebay for a back up. Anyone who has followed these on Ebay knows how much people value these features. I’ve been amazed that the toaster companies have not caught on sooner and developed a version which KitchenAid finally has. This toaster has some improvements over it’s older predecessor. It has a very nice blue readout of the heating time which is adjustable with the front knobs. It also has wider slots for bagels and English muffins. I made an English muffin last night, and it was perfect. It also has reheat and defrost settings which I have not used yet.
The auto up and down features work well. No more toast jumping out of the toaster. I have read other reviews complaining of the beep informing you of the toast being done. This is no different than my microwave or coffee maker’s beep notification. It is not overly loud or long. Just a nice notification beep.
Like all modern toasters with wider slots, the heating elements are further away from the toast, and I suspect the safety requirements have changed, so it takes longer to toast than with my Sunbeam, but it toasts evenly. Unfornately, longer toasting time means slightly drier toast, but it is still good. I’ve only used mine twice for toast so far. 5 was too dark. I used 4 this morning, which wasn’t bad, but I think I’ll try 3 next time. It may make the toast a little less dry.
KitchenAid should be touting this toaster, but they just now put the 2 slice version on their website. I emailed them (twice) to ask about it, and they said they did not want to compete with their retailers. C’mon KitchenAid, you can advertise and show your wares without offering to sell them on your site. Just offer links to the retailers who have them. With that type marketing strategy, I would recommend buying this toaster before it goes the way of the Sunbeam. In the mean time, way to go KitchenAid.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
How to fix the super loud beep problem on an otherwise excellent toaster
By Brian
It would seem that the perfect toaster has not been invented but this is close… Here’s some stats and info. On a setting of number 2 (1-7) it will take about 2 min 30 seconds to toast your average piece of bread. Setting 4 would be required for an english muffin that would take about 4.5 minutes. The slots easily accommodate the popular 5.25 in. wide bread that is common today. The slots are 5.5 in. by about 1.25 (the slot is wider but that’s the usable dimension).

The heating wires really don’t glow red except if you look at them in the dark. This sort of design is meant to use a lower temperature to get a more even “toasting” vs. the glowing red, quick toasting variety. The idea on this unit is that the entire heating surface becomes warm versus just the wires. The heating wires are flush against their mounting surface. I think this contributes to durability of the heating elements and safety. The unit does a pretty good job of toasting evenly. The bread itself is a factor in this area.

The mechanism that raises and lowers the bread is very smooth and dependable utilizing two low rpm servo motors that quietly move the toast rack up and down on rails. The servo doesn’t spin like a motor so they will last a very long time. The unit appears to be well built and the electronics are well made. There are four circuit boards in the unit. Two with relays, one for each set of slots to control the heating elements, motors and one sounder-beeper. There is also one for the display and one for the controls. There is one IC that supplies the brains. In order to open the unit you would use a regular slotted screwdriver that you’ve cut a notch in the center of to fit the security screws (Dremel tool grinding wheel).

The sounder that makes all that noise is smaller than the radius of a dime and is mounted on one of the vertical relay boards (left) that is mounted in the front of the base closest to the controls. Its hard to see because its below a couple of white connectors.Placing a couple of pieces of black electrical tape over the sounder will reduce its volume significantly. This should be standard practice at the factory based on customer feedback.

If your an electrical wiz you could take the unit apart but there is a simpler way for the handy among you. If you turn the unit over you will see the words “la corriente” on the bottom toward the front. If you were to drill a hole or use a Dremel tool to cut a hole in this area (right through the letters “nte” as a center) you’d be positioning yourself right under the sounder. If cutting just use the minimum depth required to get through the case and the cardboard shield, don’t go deep or you’ll run into trouble. A less than dime size hole would allow you to see the little round black sounder and use something small to place a piece of tape over it. As with all hacking, if you don’t know what you are doing don’t try this and never work on the unit when it is plugged in. I disavow any and all responsibility for this modification. You proceed at your own risk…

I can now enjoy this toaster without the sound of a tractor trailer backing up in my kitchen.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
So Impressed With This Toaster
By J. White
I am so impressed with this toaster! It works better than any toaster I’ve ever owned. We toast things every single day and sometimes multiple times a day. This toaster toasts evenly. I’ve never had toast come out so perfectly.

What I like most about this toaster are the multiple features. I like the automated “push down” and “coming up” feature. There’s no “digging” down and burning your fingers trying to get what you’ve toasted out of the toaster. I love that this toaster doesn’t have any cheap levers to push down (ours always seem to get cracked or break off completely). I love that there are multiple cooking options (defrost, bagel, reheat, etc…). The countdown on the display is very helpful too.

My only complaint is the beeping sound. It’s SO loud! It beeps once when you put the toast in and beeps three times when the toast comes up. I wish there was either a volume setting or a way to shut this feature off all together. This is my own personal issue and in no way reflects the way this toaster functions (obviously).

I use the number 2 setting, but if you like things “crunchier”, go with number 3 as it doesn’t make the toast that much darker, but does crisp it up a bit more. I couldn’t imagine going darker. I’m not sure why there are so many settings to toast on when the lower settings are sufficient enough.

You definitely can’t go wrong with this toaster. It works incredibly well and looks very classy too.

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