Oster 6292 Counterforms 1500-Watt 6-Slice Toaster Oven

Oster 6292 Counterforms 1500-Watt 6-Slice Toaster Oven An innovative design with Luminart??? finish! The digital toaster oven has specfic settings for your convienece ??? Bake, Broil, Toast, Bagel, Pizza, Dehydrate at the touch of a button. Convection technology with pizza fit, an interior light and variable broil for versatility. The 120 minute timer with auto shut-off and bell signal, auto-advance rack for safe and easy removal of cooked foods, and a non-stick interior are what make this machine so valuable. Three rack positions to accommodate a wide variety of foods from tall roasts to pizza. One removable/reversible chrome plated cooking rack and removable crumb tray for easy cleaning. 150??-450?? temperature range with cool touch handles and durable baking and broiler tray insert.
Customer Review: So far, so great!
With shipping and handling, the final price I paid OrangeOnions for this great little toaster oven was $83.00. That said...

I ordered the unit on the evening of September 1st. The first model arrived somewhat damaged on September 4th. I contacted OrangeOnions on September 6th and they immediately shipped out another one. Great service from them. I look forward to dealing with them again.

Second one arrived on September 11th(thanks OrangeOnions). The only defect was that a lens for the indicator light had popped out. I found it and popped it back in. Nuff said.

Since then, the thing has worked great.

Pros:
* No problems with it yet.
* It heats up very quickly and cooks a little quicker than our big oven.
* It has good interior space - enough to hold a 9x7 Pyrex glass baking dish. It has the bow out in the back to allow it to accomodate the small frozen pizzas also.
* The digital interface is very simple and my wife has had no problems with it.
* It cooks on time and rings a bell when done.
* Shuts down automatically.
* Light stays on while cooking - making it easy to see the food without opening the door (could be considered a negative if you are concerned with energy consumption).

Cons:
* The unit is light (some may consider this a plus) and feels a little flimsy maybe, but I'm not giving it the bounce test. It does what it's supposed to do and does it at a good price.
* I dont use these things for toasting, so I cannot speak to how well it would toast. Probably not that well if it compares to most toaster ovens.
* The unit does get very hot on the outside - on top particularly - not a problem for me, but it may be for some. I tell my young son not to touch it because it gets hot. It is an oven. He has not burned himself yet.
* Not a con per se, but I don't use the convection oven component and I have not used a convection oven before. Therefore I dont offer an opinion on the effectiveness of the convection oven feature.

It took us a while to get in the habit of using this oven instead of the big oven. Now that we use this one almost exclusively, I am waiting curiously to see what impact this will have on our electric bill.....

Regards,
Dan
Customer Review: Good Oven, Bad Controls
This oven does a good job cooking food. It has a fan which allows it to be used as a convection oven and cook the food faster. There is a pan that is easy to clean.

The controls are awful. The labels for the controls are beneath them, leading you to push the wrong buttons. The up and down buttons should be swapped. I'm not sure who designed this, but it's a pain to use. You need to scroll down to the oven selection you want (making sure to push the right buttons), then change the settings for that selection (again making sure to push the right buttons), then you can cook. What would have been nice (and they do this with their toaster) is to have a button for bake, a button for broil, a button for convection bake, a button for toast, etc. Then have buttons or a dial to change temp, time, etc. This has to be one of the worst interfaces I have ever seen while their toaster has one of the best. What's up Oster?