ExpandSo where did we land on the toast front? The only way I think I'll ever be able to swing one of these is as a bonkers unnecessary upgrade to our toaster oven (which, frankly, isn't very good at making toast in the first place). Toast-making wouldn't be its primary selling virtue, but it would be our only toast maker / bagel toaster. Not that we eat that much toast (or that many bagels). I only know that I don't have room enough for both the Anova AND a standalone toaster...
I like the toast from my APO. I never was thrilled with CSO toast. It should be said I don't bake sandwich bread, which probably toasts differently.
APO toast is not dark. There probably is a way to get darker toast out of the APO, however I am just using the pre-programmed toast recipe.
Let me suggest you could store your toaster in the APO.