Everytime a designer doesn't give you a red option and/or a "stealth" option to turn it off, a kitten gets pushed off a cliff into a woodchipper. Think of the kittens.

Why not?

@@joewoodchuck3824 Blue light ruins night vision and is one of the primary reasons for eye strain with extended computer use. As a result, unlike red LEDs which don't stimulate your retina as much in the dark, blue LEDs are almost impossible to ignore. I use self-adhesive dark tint film to cover blue LEDs. You can still see the light, but it isn't blinding when you're playing games with no lights on, just the monitors.

@@kdawson020279 You're correct in principle and there are places blue light shouldn't be used, but the small amount of light from such an item as a toaster is too small for it to affect night vision. Let's face it. You just dislike the color blue.

I'm always leery of new appliances, because I know they likely won't be as reliable as whatever they're replacing.

@@3DegreesOfTheo Rule of thumb - NEVER buy anything that has electronics in it if at all possible. Mechanical is generally the most reliable.

​@@crazysquirrel9425 Which is dumb because the whole idea of electronics is that there's little to no moving parts to make them more reliable and last longer, yet they scrape the bottom of the barrel for every last penny making them complete garbage

Is that build up of heat any more than standar mode with both sides heating?

@@3DegreesOfTheo Doesn't really matter, if it can be avoided then it should be avoided to reduce the wear on the parts. But we don't know the temperature of the elements in bagel mode compared to normal mode either so it could be different.

Maybe it's time things change.

@@loullipop123 Yes, and also... maybe not.

Can you back up "almost all"? I haven't reviewed all toasters, but of the several i remember, and the first few i found online, this is the first that toasts bagels face out

@@3DegreesOfTheo well, get out more often.

Sorry to disappoint

This comment is silly.