Cuisinart - Custom Classic Toaster Oven Broiler - Stainless-Steel

I would recommend this toaster oven. It's rare that I use my regular oven which saves on heat in the kitchen and electricity.

When I got this home I was a bit nervous about using it because it seemed more complicated than previous toaster ovens. Once I got my act together I found how easy it is to use and the controls are so easy to use by sight and by feel (did I mention I'm old?). Anyway, I'm glad I purchased this item and I LOVE Best Buy.

I've had this oven for about 4 months now. It does a really good job for quick, smaller portion items. Used it to toast bread and bagels and it works great. I've used the bake function many times as well with great results for things like tater tots, french fries, reheating leftovers, etc. It heats to desired temp much faster than our regular oven and uses less energy. I also like the size. I wanted something fairly small so it wouldn't take up a lot of space on my countertop and this worked great. Some of the ovens I was looking at were pretty large. To address my "What's not so great" comment...the sides and top are black which is fine, I guess. For looks, I wish it was stainless. Additionally, it comes with two racks for different methods of cooking. When I'm using the oven, I take the unneccecary rack out and put it on top. The paint is still fine but I worry if I do it long enough, it may scratch the paint on top. My recommendation is that if you don't have a regular oven, get a bigger convection toaster oven but if you already have a regular oven and just wanted something to replace a toaster but can also be used to reheat or cook small portion items...then this oven is for you. Also, if you don't have a lot of space, this one is great as it is one of the smaller decent ovens out there.

The toaster worked fine for the first 6 months of use. A few minor design quirks, but I didn't expect perfection. After month 6, the door began to jam when one tried to open it. The mechanism that keeps the door open/closed was galling on the interior. Nothing we tried worked. Finally, in the 8th month, when trying to extract a bagel, I must have twisted the door a bit while pulling -- the door glass (safety-glass) exploded across the kitchen. While exciting, I didn't want that kind of crunch in my bagel. All in all, not a bad toaster except for the catastrophic door fail and early retirement to the trash heap. Sad.

Overall, happy with this toaster oven. Pros: -Makes perfect toast--most toaster ovens I have owned seem to toast unevenly -Rack slides out as door is opened, nice touch Cons: -A bit large, takes up a good deal of counter space -Unbelievably loud, annoying, beep when toasting is complete. Should be an off switch or volume control! But, the pros far outweigh the cons...willing to live with the beep. And can be avoided if you stop toasting before it gets a chance to beep.

Overall, I like this product. My Black and Decker Toaster Oven lasted for over 15 years so it was hard to adjust to new product. I do like the different options and the bread crumb tray is extremely easy to clean. I also like the larger size of this unit. We can fit a lot more in it. I would, and have, recommend this product to others.

I have used my toaster oven several times on many different items. It does absolutely wonderful. The only downfall is that the door hooks need to be a little more study in the way it hooks the tray.

This toaster works well. My only complaint is that my wife is an early riser and likes her bagels. This toaster emits 5 loud beeps when the toast cycle is over (no way to disable that I can find). Another problem is if you want to use the tray, you have to take out the grill part. Our old toaster, you could just slide the tray in under the grill. If I'm being knit picky, I wish the knobs had a white indicator to tell you where you are putting them. It's kind of tough if the lights are dim.