Up until very recently, we had an extremely ancient Kenwood toaster, that we used to toast our bread. It was about 30 years old and had a few quirks, and one of the sides was hanging odd precariously, but it made good toast how we liked it. Unfortunately, after we had our shiny new kitchen, the battered old toaster really looked out of place and we did the unthinkable and "retired" it. This led to the inevitable dilemma of finding a toaster that could live up to our exacting standards of toastiness! I researched a few toasters on Amazon, and the Philips HD2628 seemed to fit the bill. It was made by a reputable company and had received reasonably ...  Read the complete review