I like my toast like this: Not blackened, but not white. I like some darkness, not a lot, not so that it's pale, I enjoy a crunchy toast, but not too crunchy, and if it's not crunchy enough, then I go crazy. Mum has a bad habit of changing the dial where I have it preset for my toast...so occasionally, I get a bad piece of toast, and I blame her...well that's pretty much how my toast style is. A model for people to live by