A:AnswerYes, there are heating elements above and below. Rack should be in the center slot for even toasting. The air circulation does make the toast pretty dry so I usually select a lighter toast.
A:Answer23 1/2 with doors open and 17 1/2 with door closed, but I will say you need some breathing room for air circulation, the back of this unit gets really hot
A:AnswerElectric heater element works like electric convection oven to reheat food. Recommend covering top with foil to avoid drying food. Be careful to secure foil or it can get sucked up by convection fan.
A:AnswerIt does show up but you have to dig a little deeper to find it. I also wanted to purchase more racks but they do not list them in the parts section
A:AnswerIf your drip tray is the crumb tray at the bottom of the unit, there is no need to worry. Those rods get very hot on heating that nothing will stick to them. It will burn off.