[marssaxman]

The office I work in has that brand of toaster. The countdown timer is a nice feature, but the push-button interface seems needlessly fussy. People routinely need to be shown how it works the first time they encounter it.

Perhaps a mechanical twist-timer like this would make a nice toaster interface:

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/twist-timers/wall-mount-ti...

[adamomada]

There is another brand that works like you want it to, Breville smart toaster. It generally gets the toast to a consistent toastiness, but if you want a bit more you just twist one of the two wheels on it