Chef Pepin CH48555 Stainless-Steel Toaster Oven with Broiler Function, Metallic Red

Chef Pepin CH48555 Stainless-Steel Toaster Oven with Broiler Function, Metallic Red Pepin left Cuba in 1960, and without forgetting his roots, he settled down in South Florida where he began working as a chef for a local Marina. Soon after, he opened a distribution center of fast food and sandwiches for local restaurants in the area.After attending gastronomy school and gaining invaluable knowledge and experience, Chef Pepin discovered that he not only had a vast array and still growing pool of personal recipes, but by combining his incredible sense of humor with the art of cooking, a magic seasoning was created and his TV career was launched in 1988.Chef Pepin has had years of success in the kitchen and is now proud to introduce a line of appliances for you to bring into your own home.Features Include:Stainless-steel 1000-watt toaster oven with broiler function Use for baking, toasting, and grilling12-liter capacity Selection switch for choosing between upper and/or lower heat Adjustable temperatureTimerrack and baking pan included.
Customer Review: Good basic product
The oven portion of this product works much better than others I've had. The toaster is also good, but because there's so much interior space, toast takes longer than usual(and you set a timer, rather than a scale from "light" to "dark"). The directions are badly written, and it took a while to realize that all three dials (including the timer) need to be on for it to work. It has a reasonably small base but it's fairly tall, which makes it appear larger than it is.
Customer Review: Great Product; Stinky Manual
Overall, I am very happy with this product. It works well and looks great. My only negative comment would be that the manual could use to be a bit more specific. You have a choice of using the top or bottom heating element, or both. But, the manual does not tell you what you should be using for broiling vs. baking, etc. I had to find this out by trial and error. But, once I got the gist of it, I love it.