Compact and loaded with electronic controls, this 0.5-cubic-foot countertop convection toaster oven/broiler has room to toast four slices, roast a 4-1/2-pound chicken, bake a 9-inch pie, or broil several steaks. Because it circulates hot air, the 1500-watt oven cooks faster and more uniformly than a conventional oven. For easy cleaning, the interior is nonstick and a slide-out tray catches toast crumbs. The exterior is steel painted white. The oven measures 14 inches wide, 9-1/4 inches high, and 17 inches deep, weighs 20-1/2 pounds, and carries a three-year warranty against defects. It comes with a rack that fits in two positions and a baking pan with a broiler insert. For safety, the oven automatically shuts off after 4 hours.
A touchpad control panel runs the width of the oven and offers many options, including time and temperature, for all cooking methods. Toasting controls, for example, include buttons for number of items, defrosting, and bagels. Up to seven customized settings can be programmed into the toaster's memory so they can be conveniently recalled. Combining, say, the four-slice option, the defrost option, and the bagel option in the memory allows for defrosting and toasting four frozen bagel halves to a desired shade at the touch of a button without having to reprogram the toaster. --Fred Brack
Customer Review: Please read the manual.
This appliance does a lot of things. To do this the control choices can be complex. It is not an appliance that is intuitive to use in my opinion. That said, I have baked, convection baked, toasted, and broiled on this oven successfully. It fits my need of living as a single person in an apartment perfectly. READ THE MANUAL, don't just give it a quick overlook and dive in.
Broiling for example. Don't forget to do the warm up sequence with the door closed,(It will alarm when it hits broiling temperature) don't forget to put the 1/4 cup of water in the drip tray. Don't forget to open the door of the oven to the first 1 inch detent to vent the oven after you put the meat in. Don't forget to also set your timer for the amount of time to cook one side, flip your meat, then set the timer for the remaining time. This procedure is why there is not an automatic off for the broiling option. On the other hand, since it toasts both sides of the bread, it has a timing shut off function for toast.
Customer Review: Great product but hard to clean
Love the little oven and it really saves me from using my main oven for a household of 1 person. However, the white front edges to the opening got a permanent burnt color and the inside is incredibly hard to clean. The elements don't even pop out to help get access. Since I use this to broal steaks, I think I might have to replace it to keep a clean look in my white appliance kitchen. However, I wouldn't replace it with anything but another Cuisinart Toster oven.
