Cuisinart Cool Touch CPT-20 - 2-Slice Toaster Manual

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:

1. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
2. DO NOT TOUCH HOT SURFACES. USE HANDLES OR KNOBS.
3. To protect against electrical shock, do not place any part of the toaster in water or other liquid. See instructions for cleaning.
4. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
5. UNPLUG FROM OUTLET WHEN NOT IN USE AND BEFORE CLEANING. Allow to cool before cleaning or handling.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug, or after the appliance has malfunctioned or has been dropped or damaged in any way or if it is not operating properly. Return the toaster to the nearest Cuisinart Repair Center for examination, repair, or mechanical or electrical adjustment.
7. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by Cuisinart may cause injury.
8. Do not use outdoors.
9. Do not let cord hang over the edge of the table or countertop or touch hot surfaces.
10. Do not place toaster on or near a hot gas or electric burner or in a heated oven.
11. Do not use this toaster for other than intended use.
12. OVERSIZE FOODS, METAL FOIL PACKAGES OR UTENSILS MUST NOT BE INSERTED IN THE TOASTER, AS THEY MAY INVOLVE A RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK.
13. A FIRE MAY OCCUR IF THE TOASTER IS COVERED WITH OR TOUCHING FLAM- MABLE MATERIALS, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS CURTAINS, DRAPERIES AND WALLS, WHEN IN OPERATION. DO NOT OPERATE UNDER WALL CABINETS.
14. Do not attempt to dislodge food when the toaster is plugged into electrical outlet.
15. TO AVOID POSSIBILITY OF FIRE, DO NOT LEAVE TOASTER UNATTENDED DURING USE.

NOTICE

This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). As a safety feature, this plug will fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not attempt to defeat this safety feature.

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations! The purchase of this Cool Touch Toaster means that breakfasts at your place are going to be bigger and better than ever before. The wide, self-centering slots will hold bagels, thick homemade breads, muffins and even thin sliced baked goods securely, toasting them to perfection – up to four slices at a time!

This is one toaster that is sure to please everyone, with a Browning Dial that goes from light to dark, and the Always Even^™ Shade Control to monitor temperature for consistent toasting, slice after slice. English Muffins will come right to the top with the high lift carriage, and cleanup is simple with the slide-out crumb tray. You can even defrost and reheat. There are easy-to-use, easy-to-clean buttons right on top. With your new Cool Touch Toaster, good things just keep popping up!

Like all Cuisinart^® appliances, this toaster was designed to bring you years of great toasting and is backed by a 3 year limited warranty.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

MODEL CPT-20

1. Extra Wide & Long Toasting Slot:
   1-1/2" Wide Toaster Slot. Allows for toasting a wide variety of breads, bagels and pastries.
2. Easy to Use Browning Dial:
   Sets desired toast color from light to dark. Turn Browning Dial counterclockwise for lighter toast and clockwise for darker toast. The color band around the dial indicates the level of brownness – the darker the band, the darker the toast.
3. Start / Carriage Lever:
   Lowers bread into slot to start toaster, and pops up automatically at end of cycle. Also use to pop up toast before end of cycle.

Controls: Easy to clean panel for special settings. LED Indicator lights when a Setting is selected.

4. Defrost Setting:
   One-touch button control automatically defrosts, then toasts frozen items by adding time to the toasting cycle.
5. Reheat Setting:
   Button control reheats without further browning.
6. Cancel Control:
   Button control interrupts toasting process and cancels special settings.
7. Always Even ™
   Shade Control: (not shown) Electronically monitors and adjusts toaster's internal temperature to provide consistent toasting results from one use to the next. Heating elements deliver even heat for uniform browning.
8. Self-Centering Bread Rack: (not shown)
   Centers breads of all shapes & sizes in the middle of toaster chamber for more even toasting results.
9. Cool Touch Housing (not shown)
10. Extra-Lift Control Lever:
    Brings the toast close to the top of the toaster, making it easy to remove even small items like English muffins.
11. Slide-out Crumb Tray:
    Removes easily, so crumbs can be cleaned from bottom of toaster.
12. Cord Storage: (not shown)
    Conveniently stores excess cord and keeps countertop neat.

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 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 Start / Carriage Lever.
   

There is a color band around the dial to select the browning setting.

The browning guide is as follows:

3. Begin Toasting.
   Press the Start / Carriage Lever down until it locks into position. The toaster will start.
4. If desired, Select a Special Setting on the button control after the Start / Carriage Lever is pushed down. If no Special Settings are selected, the toaster will brown your toast based on the selection you have made on the browning dial.

If you desire a Special Setting, press one of the following buttons:

Defrost - for defrosting, then toasting.
Adds time to the standard toast cycle for defrosting.
Reheat - for reheating pretoasted bread.

When you press one of these Special Settings, a red LED light will come on above the selected feature button.

5. 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 Start / Carriage Lever to stop the cycle. Pressing the Cancel Button will also cancel the Special Settings.

Helpful Browning Notes:

Toasting is a combination of cooking and drying the bread. Therefore, differences in moisture level from one bread to another can result in varying toasting times.

For slightly dry bread, use a lighter setting than you normally would.

For very fresh bread or whole wheat bread, use a darker setting than normal. Dense, moist breads may also require a darker setting.

Breads with very uneven surfaces (such as English muffins) will require a higher (darker) browning setting.

Thickly cut pieces of bread (including bagels) will take longer to toast, sometimes significantly longer, since more moisture must be evaporated from the bread before toasting can occur. For moister breads or very thick pieces you may need to make the toast setting darker than you normally would. Very thick pieces may require two cycles.

Before toasting bagels, slice into two equal halves.

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 pieces from falling into the toaster or sticking on the guard wires in the slot.

A single slice of toast requires less toasting time than two slices of bread. To prevent overtoasting of a single slice, set the browning control to a lighter setting than you normally would. Each chamber is designed for 2 slices of bread. By lowering the toasting time for a single slice, your bread won't get too brown.

Notes on Specialty Uses:

Toaster Pastries: Exercise caution with toaster pastries; the filling can become quite hot long before the surface of the pastry becomes browned. A lighter setting should be adequate. Never leave toaster pastries unattended while toasting or warming. Avoid iced pastries. The icing can melt onto inside of toaster or burn easily.

Muffins:
Require longer toasting time than regular breads. Slice muffins vertically and remove paper wrapper before toasting.

English Muffins & Thick Sliced Breads: Require longer toasting time than regular breads. We suggest that you increase the darkness setting on the browning dial to increase the toasting time.
We recommend that thick slices be kept to a maximum of 1-1/4".
Thick sliced Italian or Portuguese loaves normally require a lighter shade control setting than other thick sliced breads.

Long Slices of Bread:
If your bread slice is so long that a toaster slot can only accommodate a single slice, we suggest that you set the browning control to a lighter setting than you normally would.

Croissants:
Croissants should not be more than 5" long. Slice in half horizontally. Use a light to medium setting for toasting.

Frozen Breads
The following breads and pastries should be defrosted and warmed using the Defrost button:

Frozen Waffles, Pancakes, French Toast and Bagels:
Press the Defrost button when defrosting and toasting waffles, pancakes, french toast and bagel halves. For best results, use a few toasting cycles at a low setting. A longer toasting time can result in waffles, pancakes or french toast that are toasted on the outside but cool or soggy on the inside.

Tips:
Never force foods into the Toasting Slot. Foods should fit freely between the guard wires.

Do not place buttered breads or frosted pastries in the toaster, as this could create a fire hazard.

Uneven toasting is usually due to bread slices of uneven thickness.
Never insert hard objects into the toasting slot.
After use, unplug your toaster from the electrical outlet.

SPECIAL SETTINGS

Defrost Button
The Defrost Button is designed to first defrost and then toast the bread, which extends the toasting cycle slightly.

1. Insert slice(s) of bread:
   Be sure the carriage is in the up position.
2. Set the Browning Control:
   Select desired browning with rotary browning dial.
3. Press the Start / Carriage Lever down until it locks into position.
4. Press the Defrost button.
   The LED will illuminate when this feature is selected.

To stop cycle:
When the Defrost Cycle is complete, the toaster will raise the bread. If you wish to stop the cycle before it is finished, simply press the Cancel Button to interrupt.

Reheat Button
The Reheat feature allows you to reheat toasted bread without browning.

1. Insert slice(s) of bread:
   Be sure that the carriage is in the up position.
2. Press the Start / Carriage Lever down until it locks into position.
3. Press the Reheat Button.

To stop cycle:
When the Reheat Cycle is complete, the toaster will raise the bread. If you wish to stop the cycle before it is finished, simply press the Cancel Button to interrupt or lift up on the Start/Carriage Lever.

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

Always allow the toaster to cool completely before cleaning.

1. Always unplug the toaster from the electrical outlet.
2. Do not use abrasive cleansers. Simply wipe the exterior with a clean damp cloth and dry thoroughly. Apply any cleansing agent to a cloth, not to the toaster, before cleaning.
3. To remove crumbs, slide out the Crumb Tray and discard crumbs. Wipe clean and replace. Never operate the toaster without the Crumb Tray in place.
4. To remove any pieces of bread remaining in the toaster, turn the toaster upside down and gently shake. Never insert any hard or sharp instruments into the slot, as this could damage the toaster and cause a safety hazard.
5. Never wrap the cord around the outside of the toaster. Use the cord storage cleats on the underside of the toaster.