I probably use my toaster oven everyday. No reason to have a regular toaster. I buy whatever is on sale at Target and they always last at least 5 years. Right now I have an Oster that was probably around $70...I have had it for years. I don't see an advantage in paying top dollar. I don't have a big space so whatever fits works for me.

If space is a concern, consider a toaster oven that flips away for storage.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Ninja...P100/161426484

Yeah, don't put it next to your wind turbine :rolleyes:

Get one with that has convection baking, you basically get an air fryer for free

We have the Brevelle, which is one of the larger toaster ovens. I'm waiting for it to conk out so I can replace it with the one that includes an air fryer setting.

This is true except they are usually bigger with the convection. I agree if he has the room for it.

We bought a Black & Decker toaster oven at Kohl's for $5 about 5 years ago (using my MIL's Kohls Cash...I think it listed for $35) and it works just fine.

Pro tip: put a sheet of foil on the bottom of it to catch crumbs and spills.

Delonghi from Costco. Bought in 2009. I’ll get my next one at Costco.

Or for Delonghi, price compare to Saks with the AMEX credit.

We've had the Cuisineart with the convection feature for almost 10 years now. We love it, especially for baked potatoes. It's deeper and taller, but it fit into the same counter position as our old Black & Decker.

Just like toasters, there should be a pan that catches these "droppings" that slides out to be clean. Your tip will make it easier to clean, but will absorb some of the heat put out by the heating element and will cause cooking times to be longer.

A few years ago, my SIL gave my wife a toaster oven that has an air fryer setting. It looks exactly like the toaster oven we already had, but I decided to replace the old one on the counter and stored it in our garage. She started using the air fryer feature when toasting and found that it gave a better and faster "toast" than our regular 2 slice toaster. I have used it to air fry Totinos frozen pizzas and it comes out more crispier and faster than the regular oven.

“Air fryer” is just a gimmick. The convection setting cooks pizzas unevenly and you have to manually turn them during cooking.

I have the Cuisinart TOA-60. It is large but I use it probably 4-5/week. It’s a lot quicker than turning the oven and and waiting for it to preheat when I’m making small things. I really didn’t think I’d use it as much as I do.

Unless you're getting a tiny inexpensive toaster oven, go for one that also serves as a convection oven (unless you already have a convection oven).

We have the small one and absolutely love it. It's just the right size to reheat leftovers for two of us.

There is a slide out pan, but I don't want to spend time scrubbing spills off it. A sheet of aluminum foil has a negligible thermal mass and has zero effect on cooking time.

I am not sure what I would do with aan air fryer, or even a convection oven. My cooking is not all that complex.

That's the beauty of the Brevelle. It's a real toaster over with regular oven, and has bake, broil, bagel, and toast. But it is on the expensive side, even for the small one, but it really works well as an oven for small portions.

Every toaster oven I have had does all those things but convection (which I have managed to live without) is especially good for baked goods. If I had the room I would get a convection but I do all of the above without one.

I use my Brevile toaster oven every day. I can toast a bagel or roast a dish of vegetables. It's a great appliance

Even if you have a full size oven with convection baking, I would still get convection toaster oven. It is not only more energy efficient but it preheats faster. I can fit a half serving tray in mine and do everything except a turkey or multiple cakes
I hate my full size non-convection wall oven, takes forever to preheated and in the summer releases a ton of heat into my kitchen

I would say there is something wrong with your wall oven or its ventilation. Mine don't leak any heat. All surfaces are cool to the touch as well.

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I have the Cuisinart with convection. I believe I bought it refurbished for maybe 2/3 the price of a new model, and it is definitely one of the most-used appliances in my kitchen. I love having a toaster oven, even though a straight-up toaster makes better actual toast. This one is essentially a small oven, which for a two-person household is often plenty. It gets up to temperature WAY faster than my actual oven, and the convection feature is very useful for reheating things like fried chicken, pizza, etc. I think I’ve had it for about 10 years already and it is in perfect shape.

Thinking about RHW of NY and Sonya Morgan’s toaster oven company

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I have the Breville Smart Oven Air (BOV900) with the convection fan and the air fry function and love it. It's pricy for a toaster oven but the ability to fit a full size 9"x13" pan or 13" pizza is super helpful for being able to handle whatever we throw at it. We use it for everything except cooking sourdough boules (which require a heavy Dutch oven to steam-bake, and which does not fit inside the toaster oven).

Now I’m thinking of her photo sessions for the toaster oven. Hot hot hot. Tres corky.

What??? LOL
Sonya Morgan ? :D

I believe it’s Sonja Morgan.

yes, I think you are correct.

My Panasonic NT-860U infrared toaster/oven/broiler with a removable crumb/spill tray is probably more than forty years old, it is built like a tank and is still going strong (mine is much cleaner than the one that is listed for sale on eBay).

From 2008. Funny to see this old thread get resurrected. Still have the same toaster oven, and it wasn't brand new then. One of the longer-lasting small appliances we've owned, I guess.

I don't suppose anyone here (or your family or friends) has a June Oven. I heard about them a few months ago, signed up for their email list, and have gotten three open window emails so far. They're manufactured in small batches. If I had a thousand dollars laying around and my Breville was slowing down, I think I'd buy one.

https://juneoven.com/

what makes it 8 times better the $120 edlp toaster oven at Costco?

Or 10+ times more than most toaster ovens at Target?

esp when they last for years (now on year 12 for our toaster oven, which is loved and used on average bi/daily).

I just can’t fathom a $1000 toaster oven because there’s not much tech improvement for an oven. At least a fridge can dispense water and make round cubes.

Bought a toaster oven for my rental property guest house 10 years ago and it's still going - but that's probably because I have used it only once and thought it was a ridiculous gadget and I don't think the renters have ever used it. I can't see the point. It's useless as a toaster and useless as an oven.

I disagree...I use it both as an oven and toaster. It won't bake a cake but I have roasted veggies, chicken, meats, reheated many things, toast nuts or bread or waffles, made bacon, baked potatoes etc.

I love toaster oven for thick toast or bagels, which don’t always nicely exit a traditional toaster.