Bad Design : Sunbeam Quantum 4 Slice Chrome Toaster

The Sunbeam 'Quantum 4 Slice Chrome Toaster' is a quality toaster with a robust build and reliable toasting cycle.It features; four deep bread slots, cool touch body, electronic browning control dial, high -lift lever, frozen bread setting, cancel button, removable crumb tray AND self-centering EXTRA wide toasting slots.

"It truly is the flag ship of the mid-budget toaster fleet" - Chris Bull

However, although the 'Quantum' delivers nearly perfect toast almost everytime, I still feel it could perform at its maximum capabilities with a few minor adjustments.
For example - One of the Quantums main selling points is its "Cool Touch" shell. Which works perfectly fine but does not serve a direct purpose. I mean who ever needs to pick up the toaster 1. when its on 2....by its sides 3.?

The real issue when dealing with the hazards of toast is the capture and extraction of said toast from the toaster once it has been toasted. The center strip of the Quantum is is a 15mm wide divider constructed of stainless steel. I feel Aluminum would have been a better option as it retains heat a lot less than steel.

The second danger within the extraction procedure is the so called high lift lever. Due to the 'Quantums' deep toasting slots the design also includes a so called high lift lever, which in truth is a high cut bread lever. Meaning that it does not compensate for the standard square of mighty whitey wonder bread and leaves the user with a burnt set of fingers and the need to invert the toaster to reclaim their toast.