The GE 4-Slice G9TMA4S is a four-slot toaster. It has basic features, including settings for bagels and frozen items and dials to select your desired shade. You can operate each pair of slots with different settings. It's a little bulkier than some similar toasters, though, and you'll probably want to store it where you plan to use it.
Our Verdict
The GE 4-Slice Toaster is a mediocre choice for everyday use. The main benefit of this model is its capacity. With four decently wide slots, this model can handle thicker slices of Texas toast or sourdough, as well as busy mornings when two people want to use the toaster at once. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer very good toasting performance. This model toasts unevenly, so your bread comes out patchy and inconsistently browned on both sides. It also toasts pretty slowly, drying out your bread before it pops back up. Bagels don't fare any better, since the 'Bagel' button just adds extra toasting time instead of toasting on only one side. This toaster also leaves a lot of crumbs on your counter, so you have to sweep them up after each toast to keep things tidy.
Large capacity.
Counters must be cleaned after every use.
Toasts slowly.
Dries out food.
Toasts unevenly.
Doesn't offer one-sided toasting.
The GE 4-Slice Toaster provides subpar performance for toast. It toasts fairly slowly and very unevenly. Each slice comes out dry and patchy, with one side much darker than the other.
Toasts slowly.
Dries out food.
Toasts unevenly.
The GE 4-Slice Toaster is a middling choice for bagels. Although it has a button for bagels, it doesn't start one-sided toasting; instead, it just increases the timer, so your bagel comes out equally dark on both sides. This model toasts very unevenly, leaving your bagel darker in some spots and lighter in others. Bagels come out fairly dry, too, since it toasts somewhat slowly.
Toasts slowly.
Dries out food.
Toasts unevenly.
Doesn't offer one-sided toasting.
The GE 4-Slice Toaster offers poor performance when it comes to containing crumbs. Like most 4-slot toasters, it has two crumb trays, one for each set of slots, but plenty of crumbs make it past them and wind up on your counters. You have to clean up after every use of the toaster to keep things tidy.
Counters must be cleaned after every use.
The GE 4-Slice Toaster is very large. While that's to be expected given its capacity, this toaster is even larger than most 4-slot models. It monopolizes a lot of counter space, and its bulky design makes it tricky to move back and forth if you want to store it in a cupboard when not in use.
Large countertop footprint.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Jul 13, 2026:
We've updated the text in this review to reflect the changes in Test Bench 1.2.
- Updated Jul 13, 2026: We've updated this review to Test Bench 1.2, which adds three new test boxes: Size, One-Sided Toasting, and Moisture Retention. We also updated the Usage and Performance Usages at the top of the review to reflect the new tests and provide clearer buying guidance for users. You can read more in the Changelog.
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Updated May 11, 2026:
We updated the product name to 'GE 4-Slice G9TMA4S' to include the model number. We also added two new color variants, Onyx Black and Snow White, in the Differences Between Variants section.
- Updated May 01, 2026: We've updated this review to Test Bench 1.1, which includes several new tests, including Capacity, Features, Crumb Management, and Toasting Speed. You can read more in the Changelog.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The GE 4-Slice G9TMA4S comes in three colors: 'Stainless Steel' (G9TMA4SSPSS), 'Snow White' (G9TMA4SGYWH), and 'Onyx Black' (G9TMA4SGYBL). We tested the Stainless Steel variant. Here's our unit's label. There's also a 2-slice version of this model, but it may perform differently.
If you come across another variant or yours is different, let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.
Popular Toaster Comparisons
The GE 4-Slice G9TMA4S is a large, budget-friendly toaster with four slots. Unfortunately, it doesn't perform as well as other 4-slot toasters. It toasts very unevenly compared to other affordable models. For example, while the Black+Decker 4-Slice Toaster TR4900SSD consistently browns both sides of each slice, the GE leaves toast patchy and darker on one side. It also toasts more slowly than many other 4-slot models, including the Cuisinart 4 Slice Custom Select CPT-640. The extra toasting time makes it less convenient and leaves your baked good dry and overly crisp. This toaster also lacks the extra features found in pricier models, such as the Breville Die-Cast 4-Slice Smart Toaster. It has buttons that increase the timer for frozen foods and bagels, but it doesn't have cycle countdown indicators, and there's no way to toast a bagel or bun on just one side. If you're looking for a 4-slot toaster that provides better toasting performance and more features, you might like the Beautiful 4-Slice Toaster with Touch-Activated Display.
If you're wondering what we recommend, check out our picks for the best 2-slice toasters, the best 4-slice toasters, and the best toasters.
Test Results
This toaster doesn't toast very evenly. While it's not bad at evenly browning bread, one side comes out darker than the other, and you get different results depending on which slot you use.
This toaster offers a good toasting range, but it can't char sandwich bread in a single cycle, which suggests you may need to run it twice to properly brown denser breads. You can use setting five to make golden brown toast, though adjusting the knob to sit between settings five and six does a better job.