Tim's ToastersReviews of timstoasters.com

High quality work, his restoration process makes decades old toasters look and work like they are brand new. Expensive and can take some time, but worth it if you want your mid-century toasters to outlive you. The man himself is also responsive to emails and willing to communicate the current progress of your toaster restoration.

I received my 68-year-old T20B toaster back today! It has been in our family since the early 1950s. It looks perfect and works just like new! The new adjustment knob, electric cord, Sunbeam highlights and everything is spic and span inside. I am truly impressed by the care and work that you performed. The extra details you provide, like the custom box, instruction cards and the poster put it this refurbishment over the top. It is a great pleasure to find someone that takes great pride and care in what they do, you certainly exemplify that. If someone ever told me there was a craftsman for toasters and customer service I would have snickered. You turned that snicker into an amazed smile. I highly recommend Tims' Toasters!

For years I've been searching antique stores trying to find a vintage toaster for my 1950s kitchen that would also bring back fond memories of one from my childhood. Though I had seen some toasters that would look nice sitting on my kitchen counter, I couldn’t imagine actually making toast in them, as they looked pretty disgusting inside. I eventually gave up the search and settled on a modern, retro-style toaster, but it didn’t make decent toast – part of the bread would come out under-toasted while other areas were burnt. So the search continued. As luck would have it, I came across an ad for Tim’s Toasters and reached out to him to see if he had any restored toasters for sale. Tim was incredibly friendly and helpful, sending me pictures of some that he had ready to go. After some wonderful e-mail exchanges, I decided on a T-20-B and I couldn’t be happier! Tim quickly shipped the toaster and when I opened the package I was surprised and delighted by the personalized and retro graphics on the box containing my toaster. As for the toaster itself, it is absolutely stunning! It looks brand-new and makes the most perfect toast I’ve ever had. It is obvious that Tim puts a lot of love and pride into his work, as he goes that extra mile to make sure every detail is as perfect and authentic as possible. After working with Tim, I feel like I’ve made a new friend. I am so in love with my new toaster that I’m now looking to buy a T-35 from him!

I bought a VT40-1 off ebay. When the toaster arrived it was obvious it needed to be cleaned and restored. After a quick Google search I discovered Tim. All I can say is wow. Tim did an incredible job restoring & cleaning my toaster. It came back looking like new and it works great. Tim was very professional and kept me updated on the entire process. I feel like I made a new friend! Thanks Tim!

Like many other people, for most of my adult life I have cycled through numerous cheap, flimsy toasters that don’t toast well and have knobs that fall off. All the while, I had a dim memory going all the way back to my earliest childhood of my family having a toaster where you just put the bread in a slot and it went down on its own. I also remember sitting at the kitchen table as a pre-schooler and knowing that when I heard a “click“ sound I could get up and walk back toward the toaster because the toast was going to come up. Nobody else seemed to remember this and I couldn’t find any evidence of it… until I stumbled on Tim’s website. And that led me to YouTube videos that described how the Sunbeam radiant control toaster worked. And that led me back to Tim’s website to see if I could purchase one. He was helpful, kind and knowledgeable and of course had a toaster to sell. What was even better was that Tim had come up with a solution for some models that he has restored that was an alternative to re-chroming the toaster and that was to use a color powder coating instead. And one of the toasters that he had was red, which is my favorite color and matches every small appliance that I have in my kitchen. So, not only did I get an excellent toaster, I got one in my favorite color! Dropping the bread in in just the right way was a slight learning curve for me but once I did it it has worked perfectly just like I remember it. For years I have been convinced that there is a consumer advocate whose sole job is to follow me around so the retail establishments will quit carrying things that I like. So to have this experience was kind of like the opposite of that.

I sent my burnt corded Sunbeam T35 to Tim for a refresh. He upgraded the cord and renewed the guts and exterior chrome and bakelite with a level of care that was truly remarkable, also providing updates along the way. Special packaging upon return was the icing on the cake. Toaster is better than new. Very highly recommended.

My Mom and Dad would be pleased. This toaster was a wedding gift to my parents back in 1954. Sometime in the 80s it stopped working and was taken apart (somewhat) and put in a box labelled "Sunbeam Toaster, needs repair". I found it when I cleaned out her house after she passed several years ago. I could force the heating elements to come on but the raising mechanism was shot. Enter in Tim's Toasters. Every aspect has been restored, including the original cloth wrapped cord. Tim is a man who fulfills his chosen niche to the nth degree! The label on the return box is a hoot. The point here is that things can be made to be repaired rather than junked. This throwaway society we live in now has emphasized short term profit over craftsmanship and common sense. Anyhow, the toast is in and five-year-old me is just waiting for it to pop up "automatically beyond belief".

My new toaster is a shiny perfection! It looks fantastic on my counter. It instantly became a focal point in my kitchen and everyone is asking me about it. Bread comes out perfect. You can customize the darkness and I do not miss the popping sound that my old toasters were making. I am so impressed with Tim's Toasters. Everything was perfect from selecting the right toaster for me with Tim's expert advice, to lightning fast shipping and perfect packaging. Thank you Tim! I am one of many happy customers.