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USE AND CARE
Unwind the power cord. Check that the crumb tray is in place and
that there is nothing in the toaster slot. Plug power cord into the
wall outlet.
1. Insert slice(s) of bread
Be sure that multiple slices do not overlap and that the bread
carriage is in the up position.
2. Set the browning control
Turn the rotary browning dial to the desired position. Toast gets
darker as the dial is turned clockwise from left to right. The
browning dial can be adjusted either before or after pressing
down the carriage/start lever.
Setting Color
1-2
light
3-4
medium
5-6
dark
3. Set slice control switch
If toasting one or two slices, use the front
slot. Set the 2-position rocker switch to the
1 Slice/2 Slice setting. When toasting
three or four slices, set the switch to the
3 Slice/4 Slice position. Switch is located
on the right side of the toaster above the
“Defrost” button.
4. Begin toasting
Press the carriage control lever until it locks into the down posi-
tion. The toaster will start.
5. Select custom settings
If desired, select the defrost or reheat setting after the
carriage control lever has been pushed down. If no special
settings are selected, the toaster will brown your toast based
on the selection you made with the browning dial.
Defrost - To defrost, then toast
Adds time to the toast cycle for defrosting.
Reheat - For reheating pre-toasted bread
When one or more of these special settings has been chosen, a
red LED light will come on above the selected feature button.
6. To stop toasting
When the toasting cycle is finished, the toast will be raised. If
you wish to stop the cycle before it is finished, simply press the
“Cancel” button. You can also lift up the carriage control lever to
stop the cycle.
7. To remove toast
Lift the extra-lift carriage control until it reaches its highest point.
This is especially useful when toasting smaller breads.
HELPFUL BROWNING NOTES
Toasting is a combination of cooking and drying of the bread.
Therefore, differences in denseness and moisture level from one
bread to another can result in varying toasting times.
• For slightly dry bread, use a lower setting than you
normally would.
• For very fresh bread or whole wheat bread, use a darker
setting than normal.
• Breads with very uneven surfaces (such as English muffins) will
require a higher browning setting.
• Thickly cut pieces of bread and bagels will take longer to toast,
sometimes significantly longer, since more moisture must be
evaporated from the bread before toasting can occur. Very thick
pieces may require two cycles.
• When toasting raisin breads, fruit breads, or fruit muffins, remove
any loose fruit, etc. from the surface of the bread before placing
into the toaster. This will help prevent fruit pieces from falling into
the toaster or sticking on the guard wires in the slot.
• Before toasting bagels, slice each bagel into two equal halves.
• Most 4-slice toasters generate so much heat that when only
2 slices are toasted, they can be overtoasted. By positioning the
slice control switch in the 1-Slice/2-Slice position , the
Cuisinart
®
4-Slice Toaster generates less heat and produces
better toasting results.
• A single slice of toast requires less toasting time than two slices
of bread. To prevent overtoasting of a single slice, put bread in
the front slot, set the slice control switch to the
1-Slice/2-Slice position , and set the browning control to a
lighter setting than you normally would. Each chamber is
designed for 2 slices of bread. If you lower the toasting time for
a single slice, your toast won’t get too brown.
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