Works Great
I received this as a gift to replace my old toaster oven that went up in flames (literally). Initially I was hesitant because of the reviews of the previous model and saved all of the packaging thinking there was a good chance I was going to have to return this. After using it for about a month I have been pleasantly surprised to find that it has met all of my expectations off a toaster oven, exceeding them in certain circumstances.
As with most appliances, the "getting to know you" period was a bit frustrating. Some things that you may want to consider are:
1- the print on the dials is very small,
2- the bake/ toast setting are the same on the dial,
3- there is no timer to automatically shut the oven off,
4- the first/lightest setting for toast begins with turning the dial at least one third of the way but is difficult to set because the print is difficult to see and in an unusual position. Darker settings are even more difficult to determine,
5-...
IT'S A KEEPER
I've been using the TOB-60N pretty much daily for 4 weeks now and am quite pleased. This is my 4th toaster oven over 36 years; and since it's used so often, I was lost when my last one gave out. I was used to having a large interior oven, and the inside measurements on this oven are 12 wide X 11-1/2 deep (12-1/2 in bump-out back of the center area of oven) X 6-1/2 high, which holds most of the everyday baking pans I use. The oven works great; and since this is my main reason for having a toaster oven, I'm thoroughly satisfied with my selection.
It takes about 5 minutes to preheat to 350 degrees. time used to prepare the food for baking. As has been pointed out in some of the reviews I've read, there is no timer on the oven; but since none of my past toaster ovens have had a timer except for toast, I'm used to that and have a regular kitchen timer close at hand. It should be pointed out that the top and sides of the unit do get extremely hot, but the door handle stays...
Wanted to like this one
I bought this on Black Friday as a gift for myself as a quicker way to make my picky toddler some crispy fish sticks and chicken nuggets. I paid $50 for this thing and am going to return it, never would pay $90+ for it.
Pros:
-It is pretty sitting on my counter top (which is why I really wanted to like it)
-Compact, yet is still large enough on the inside
-Convection
Cons:
-This thing gets INCREDIBLY hot on the outside, so hot that it heats the kitchen more then running the actual oven
-Temperature knob is so awful, it is really lose, which makes it really hard to actually set the temp where you want it
-Toast Shade and Stay On Knob is really hard to turn, I can just barely turn the knob
-Personally I am not a fan of the crumb tray
Like I said, I really wanted to like this thing because it is very nice looking, But the biggest downfall for me is the heat it puts off. I really feel this thing puts off more heat then...
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