Cuisinart CPT-90 SERIES manual USE and Care, Helpful Browning Notes

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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