Thread: Toaster Ovens

> Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost or
> if
> it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
> works.
>
> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused. For
> instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they ever
> owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>
> After all these years I would have thought that some company would have
> made a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of my
> research, it doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out seemed
> to have it's share of problems and it's share of people who were unhappy
> with it. I know you can't make all the people happy all of the time. Can
> someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
> Frank
>

Here's the one we have:

http://tinyurl.com/2pxr9l

I believe it was on recommended list at Cook's Illustrated. The one that
was their favorite was a Krups (I think), but it was $200 and not available
locally.

I have one complaint about my Oster. I think they could have done a better
job designing the racks. Unless you're careful it's pretty was to burn
yourself when you take something out. Otherwise it does a pretty good job,
even on toast.

> Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost or
> if
> it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
> works.
>
> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused. For
> instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they ever
> owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>
> After all these years I would have thought that some company would have
> made a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of my
> research, it doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out seemed
> to have it's share of problems and it's share of people who were unhappy
> with it. I know you can't make all the people happy all of the time. Can
> someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
> Frank
>

Here's the one we have:

http://tinyurl.com/2pxr9l

I believe it was on recommended list at Cook's Illustrated. The one that
was their favorite was a Krups (I think), but it was $200 and not available
locally.

I have one complaint about my Oster. I think they could have done a better
job designing the racks. Unless you're careful it's pretty was to burn
yourself when you take something out. Otherwise it does a pretty good job,
even on toast.

On 2008-06-18, Frank103 <[email protected]> wrote:

> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused. For
> instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they ever
> owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.

I've had no good luck with Delonghi anything.

> someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.

It's pretty much a crap shoot, anymore, everything being made in china,
anyway. No one gives a damn about efficiency and quality, only sales and
profit margin. Sales are upped by useless gimmicks and features. So what
most toaster ovens are the size of a mini-cooper and have four knobs and 6
lights and 4 warning buzzer/bells. None of them toast worth a damn. I
bought a Welbilt cuz it got good reviews and was actually small. I got it
for toast and buns. It worked pretty well, but still didn't toast bread
evenly on both sides. I could have done worse.

I'd also stay away from Toastmaster. Mom has a toaster and waffle maker
(she had it hidden away!) by them. Both are junk.

nb

On 2008-06-18, Frank103 <[email protected]> wrote:

> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused. For
> instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they ever
> owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.

I've had no good luck with Delonghi anything.

> someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.

It's pretty much a crap shoot, anymore, everything being made in china,
anyway. No one gives a damn about efficiency and quality, only sales and
profit margin. Sales are upped by useless gimmicks and features. So what
most toaster ovens are the size of a mini-cooper and have four knobs and 6
lights and 4 warning buzzer/bells. None of them toast worth a damn. I
bought a Welbilt cuz it got good reviews and was actually small. I got it
for toast and buns. It worked pretty well, but still didn't toast bread
evenly on both sides. I could have done worse.

I'd also stay away from Toastmaster. Mom has a toaster and waffle maker
(she had it hidden away!) by them. Both are junk.

nb

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:12:05 -0700, "Frank103" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost or if
>it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
>works.
>
>I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused. For
>instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they ever
>owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>
>After all these years I would have thought that some company would have made
>a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of my
>research, it doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out seemed
>to have it's share of problems and it's share of people who were unhappy
>with it. I know you can't make all the people happy all of the time. Can
>someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
>Frank

I've got a Krups #553 that I've had for about 5 years. I was very
happy with it. It actually toasted bread well but I only used it for
browning garlic bread. A month or so ago we stumbled across a box
sale and picked up an almost new Euro-Pro TO-289 toaster/convection
for 5 bucks and we grabbed it.

http://tinyurl.com/5pr36a

The reviews I read said it was't so good for toasting bread, but with
the two levels I can't see how it would be good anyway. It's a bit
larger than the Krups. We kept the older one but so far we're very
happy with the Euro-Pro. And with the hot Chicago summer upon us I'm
sure it's going to get some use. I'd recommend either of these. If
you just want to toast bread for your breakfast the Krups would be the
best. We use a regular toaster and don't do much toast anyway, so we
like the Euro-pro. I like a toaster oven for browning the cheese on
french onion soup much better than a traditional oven.

Lou

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:12:05 -0700, "Frank103" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost or if
>it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
>works.
>
>I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused. For
>instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they ever
>owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>
>After all these years I would have thought that some company would have made
>a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of my
>research, it doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out seemed
>to have it's share of problems and it's share of people who were unhappy
>with it. I know you can't make all the people happy all of the time. Can
>someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
>Frank

I've got a Krups #553 that I've had for about 5 years. I was very
happy with it. It actually toasted bread well but I only used it for
browning garlic bread. A month or so ago we stumbled across a box
sale and picked up an almost new Euro-Pro TO-289 toaster/convection
for 5 bucks and we grabbed it.

http://tinyurl.com/5pr36a

The reviews I read said it was't so good for toasting bread, but with
the two levels I can't see how it would be good anyway. It's a bit
larger than the Krups. We kept the older one but so far we're very
happy with the Euro-Pro. And with the hot Chicago summer upon us I'm
sure it's going to get some use. I'd recommend either of these. If
you just want to toast bread for your breakfast the Krups would be the
best. We use a regular toaster and don't do much toast anyway, so we
like the Euro-pro. I like a toaster oven for browning the cheese on
french onion soup much better than a traditional oven.

Lou

"Frank103" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:WKf6k.1393$[email protected]..
> Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost or if it's a
> convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually works.
>
> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused. For instance,
> 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they ever owned. Others
> thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>
> After all these years I would have thought that some company would have made a
> toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of my research, it
> doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out seemed to have it's share of
> problems and it's share of people who were unhappy with it. I know you can't make
> all the people happy all of the time. Can someone point me in the right direction.
> Thanks in advance.
> Frank

My mom has a Black & Decker, and she loves it. She had one problem with it, but when
she called, they told her they would send her a new one and to send the broken one
back in the box the new one came in. No hassle, nothing. And it arrived within the
week.

kimberly

"Frank103" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:WKf6k.1393$[email protected]..
> Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost or if it's a
> convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually works.
>
> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused. For instance,
> 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they ever owned. Others
> thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>
> After all these years I would have thought that some company would have made a
> toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of my research, it
> doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out seemed to have it's share of
> problems and it's share of people who were unhappy with it. I know you can't make
> all the people happy all of the time. Can someone point me in the right direction.
> Thanks in advance.
> Frank

My mom has a Black & Decker, and she loves it. She had one problem with it, but when
she called, they told her they would send her a new one and to send the broken one
back in the box the new one came in. No hassle, nothing. And it arrived within the
week.

kimberly

Chris Marksberry said...

>
>> Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost
>> or if
>> it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
>> works.
>>
>> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused.
>> For instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they
>> ever owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>>
>> After all these years I would have thought that some company would have
>> made a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of
>> my research, it doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out
>> seemed to have it's share of problems and it's share of people who were
>> unhappy with it. I know you can't make all the people happy all of the
>> time. Can someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
>> Frank
>>
>
> Here's the one we have:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2pxr9l
>
> I believe it was on recommended list at Cook's Illustrated. The one
> that was their favorite was a Krups (I think), but it was $200 and not
> available locally.
>
> I have one complaint about my Oster. I think they could have done a
> better job designing the racks. Unless you're careful it's pretty was
> to burn yourself when you take something out. Otherwise it does a
> pretty good job, even on toast.


My Cusinart toaster/convection oven/broiler with "Exact Heat" can't make a
better slice of toast than my $20 toaster! It does convection oven cook
steaks and some roasts fast!!! It depends on how a given roast plumps up
vs. how tall the toaster oven is, shelf height, etc.

It's a counter space hog.

I'll put it in the original box and put it into the geo-cache hunt list!
And there'll be a geo-cache clue to a chateau briand inside it. Just geo-
cache winter truffles and Beluga caviar in return!

Andy

Chris Marksberry said...

>
>> Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost
>> or if
>> it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
>> works.
>>
>> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused.
>> For instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they
>> ever owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>>
>> After all these years I would have thought that some company would have
>> made a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of
>> my research, it doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out
>> seemed to have it's share of problems and it's share of people who were
>> unhappy with it. I know you can't make all the people happy all of the
>> time. Can someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
>> Frank
>>
>
> Here's the one we have:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2pxr9l
>
> I believe it was on recommended list at Cook's Illustrated. The one
> that was their favorite was a Krups (I think), but it was $200 and not
> available locally.
>
> I have one complaint about my Oster. I think they could have done a
> better job designing the racks. Unless you're careful it's pretty was
> to burn yourself when you take something out. Otherwise it does a
> pretty good job, even on toast.


My Cusinart toaster/convection oven/broiler with "Exact Heat" can't make a
better slice of toast than my $20 toaster! It does convection oven cook
steaks and some roasts fast!!! It depends on how a given roast plumps up
vs. how tall the toaster oven is, shelf height, etc.

It's a counter space hog.

I'll put it in the original box and put it into the geo-cache hunt list!
And there'll be a geo-cache clue to a chateau briand inside it. Just geo-
cache winter truffles and Beluga caviar in return!

Andy

Frank103 <[email protected]> wrote:

>Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost or if
>it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
>works.

I'm very happy with our "Cusinart Classic Toaster Oven Broiler",
about two years old.

Steve

Frank103 <[email protected]> wrote:

>Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost or if
>it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
>works.

I'm very happy with our "Cusinart Classic Toaster Oven Broiler",
about two years old.

Steve

"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
> Chris Marksberry said...
>
>>
>>> Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost
>>> or if
>>> it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
>>> works.
>>>
>>> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused.
>>> For instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they
>>> ever owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>>>
>>> After all these years I would have thought that some company would have
>>> made a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of
>>> my research, it doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out
>>> seemed to have it's share of problems and it's share of people who were
>>> unhappy with it. I know you can't make all the people happy all of the
>>> time. Can someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
>>> Frank
>>>
>>
>> Here's the one we have:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2pxr9l
>>
>> I believe it was on recommended list at Cook's Illustrated. The one
>> that was their favorite was a Krups (I think), but it was $200 and not
>> available locally.
>>
>> I have one complaint about my Oster. I think they could have done a
>> better job designing the racks. Unless you're careful it's pretty was
>> to burn yourself when you take something out. Otherwise it does a
>> pretty good job, even on toast.
>

I took this one out of the box and checked it out the other day, and it
does look nice. I need a new toaster oven too, ours is a fire hazard.
(I keep a set of light-duty oven mitts and potholders near mine ...)

"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
> Chris Marksberry said...
>
>>
>>> Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost
>>> or if
>>> it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
>>> works.
>>>
>>> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused.
>>> For instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they
>>> ever owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>>>
>>> After all these years I would have thought that some company would have
>>> made a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of
>>> my research, it doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out
>>> seemed to have it's share of problems and it's share of people who were
>>> unhappy with it. I know you can't make all the people happy all of the
>>> time. Can someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
>>> Frank
>>>
>>
>> Here's the one we have:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2pxr9l
>>
>> I believe it was on recommended list at Cook's Illustrated. The one
>> that was their favorite was a Krups (I think), but it was $200 and not
>> available locally.
>>
>> I have one complaint about my Oster. I think they could have done a
>> better job designing the racks. Unless you're careful it's pretty was
>> to burn yourself when you take something out. Otherwise it does a
>> pretty good job, even on toast.
>

I took this one out of the box and checked it out the other day, and it
does look nice. I need a new toaster oven too, ours is a fire hazard.
(I keep a set of light-duty oven mitts and potholders near mine ...)

In article <WKf6k.1393$[email protected]>,
"Frank103" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost or if
> it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
> works.
>
> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused. For
> instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they ever
> owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>
> After all these years I would have thought that some company would have made
> a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of my
> research, it doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out seemed
> to have it's share of problems and it's share of people who were unhappy
> with it. I know you can't make all the people happy all of the time. Can
> someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
> Frank

Check Consumer Reports' annual buying guide. You'll find the most
objective reviews of consumer products there. They are online also.

In article <WKf6k.1393$[email protected]>,
"Frank103" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can someone recommend a good toaster oven. I don't care about the cost or if
> it's a convection oven. I just want one that is well-built and actually
> works.
>
> I go to Amazon and read reviews and it just leaves me more confused. For
> instance, 75% of the people said a Delonghi model was the best they ever
> owned. Others thought it was the toaster oven from hell.
>
> After all these years I would have thought that some company would have made
> a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free. But from all of my
> research, it doesn't seem to be the case. Every brand I checked out seemed
> to have it's share of problems and it's share of people who were unhappy
> with it. I know you can't make all the people happy all of the time. Can
> someone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
> Frank

Check Consumer Reports' annual buying guide. You'll find the most
objective reviews of consumer products there. They are online also.

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:12:05 -0700, "Frank103" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I would have thought that some company would have made
>a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free

Dream on....

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:12:05 -0700, "Frank103" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I would have thought that some company would have made
>a toaster oven that was relatively trouble free

Dream on....

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:47:59 -0400, "cybercat" <[email protected]>
wrote:


>I took this one out of the box and checked it out the other day, and it
>does look nice. I need a new toaster oven too, ours is a fire hazard.

I'll bet your kitchen needs lots of things. Including someone who
knows how to cook.

Lou