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Toaster-oven recommendation

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 May - July: Buyers Banter (ARCHIVES): Toaster-oven recommendation users admin

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Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Saturday, February 28, 2004 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I want to get a toaster-oven. Don't want to heat up big oven for little stuff. (Save on that electric bill.) Am looking for recommendations on makes and still-available models, features to look for, etc. What do you like / not like about yours?

Lkunkel
Member

10-29-2003

Saturday, February 28, 2004 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Color: We have a Philips Deluxe Electronic Bake & Broil that I bought on 90% clearance at Target for $12.97.

I love it. We do 98% of our oven cooking in it. Things to look for: easy-clean interior; adjustable rack; easy outside controls; an interior that will take a cupcake pan; stable interior temperatures; and a safety stop feature.

When I replace our current toaster oven, I'll probably go with the Cuisinart TOB-175 Convection Toaster Oven since I am looking to continue doing most of my cooking in it.

Look at the features before you look at price. I know that you can get toaster ovens for $30; however, if you are planning on doing a lot of cooking in it, spend the money for quality. It will be worth it in the long run!

Hootyhoot
Member

12-18-2001

Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 7:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have a Home Essentials toaster oven ... I believe it came from Kmart. Do not buy one ... I am not happy with it. It seems to be okay for warming, but it is terrible for toasting. It takes forever to warm up, it always makes the top of the bread dark and the bottom light, and if it finishes toasting and you want to brown it a little bit more, it takes forever for the element to heat up again.

Kstme
Member

08-14-2000

Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 7:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Color, I just bought the Cuisinart TOB 175 Toaster/Convection oven about a month ago! I LOVE IT! I did a search to find the BEST I could because I hated our old one. It is rated #1 and is worth EVERY penny! Don't let the price scare you! You can find it for $178. I got lucky at Amazon...a coupon brought the price to $150. No shipping, handling or tax. Good luck!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 9:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Or you could have Juju get you one at a garage sale. I have a girlfriend who is quite literally a starving artist in Seattle. We just got back in touch with each other a few years ago after a many years separation, and she has sniffed out that I am a good bargain hunter. So she requested me to find her a toaster oven at a garage sale.

So I went to a garage sale last week, and there on the floor was a toaster oven. Girlfriend told me they cost about $40 new. I had not done any research. Woman had a price tag of $10 on it. I chatted with her about it. It belonged to her mother who has been dead five years, and the oven has not been used since then, but it worked perfectly, it was expensive, and it was purchased at the top department store in town, she says. Well, I didn't really want to pay $10 for a ten year old $40 toaster oven, so I offered her $5, and she balked, and I threw in some other stuff I was buying for Bigdog, and eventually got it for $5.

It is a DeLonghi. Came home and looked it up on the internet. $125 oven, no longer available, but top brand and the older ones are better than the newer ones. LOL, now I feel guilty about the $5.

Brenda1966
Member

07-03-2002

Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I had a toaster oven and threw it in the trash. They get VERY hot and a few times, crumbs and stuff in the bottom would catch on fire.

I friend of mine's house burnt to the ground because her toaster oven caught on fire. So, please be very careful with it and be very vigilant about keeping it clean.