Cute but weaker than it should be

I purchased the Warm and Toasty upon moving into a small apartment in April 2004 (it's April 2005 now). It was a new product and I thought the whole concept was very cool! It is... Unfortunately, the execution is cool as well. This machine will not even pop popcorn! It pops a few kernels and burns the rest. It takes a long time to heat anything and is used basically to warm soup and leftovers. For toast - it simply dries and warms bread. Previously, I used my microwave to thaw frozen foods, cook vegetables and boil hot water as well as other things. I now have purchased a stove top pot, a steamer, a toaster (I was trying to save counter space with one appliance but that didn't work) and try to plan better for thawing. The toast feature leaves crumbs that are very difficult to clean up. I've had it about a year and will probably replace it within another year.

It DOES look very nice in our kitchen area - there's no doubt about its stylishness. It has a little curved design on the front that looks a bit deco and matches the style of my Cuisinart 12-Cup Brew Central Programmable Coffeemaker DCC-1200 and our Solis Maestro Conical Burr Coffee Grinder. We got a Cuisinart Metal Classic 2-Slice Toaster which is lovely and replaces the toasting of the Sharp Warm and Toasty. If you see those, you'll see how it fits the decor! But function in this case did not match form.