This gives the ability to slightly raise the bread carriage, allowing you to remove smaller items such as crumpets and bagels without burning your fingers!
Dry bread toasts faster than fresh bread. Frozen bread toasts even more slowly. With the browning level selector, you can adjust the toasting to your taste.
Yes for bread containing cereal. No for bread containing dried fruit, in fact toasting it will give the bread a bad taste and may transform the fruit into embers, which could lead to material damage.