Toaster Oven Recommendations - OT

WeberWho

We currently have a hand me down toaster oven. It has to be from the 70's. It's a pile of junk. I've never owned any other type of toaster oven. Any brand recommendations or features that you like with yours? Thanks for the help!

blasting

I noticed last week my Costco had added a sharp looking toaster oven.  Sorry, didn't notice the brand.

SmokeyPitt

I know a lot of people really like the Breville smart ovens. I was eyeballing the smart oven air, which is a toaster oven and an air fryer...but it is pretty pricey. 

I have a cheap Hamilton Beach. It has been fine for a couple of years but has a mechanical timer that sticks and I think the heating elements might be going (they take a long time to warm up). When I replace it I will go with something with a digital timer. I would also like one that is designed to slide the grid out when you open the door. 

mEGG_My_Day

I have a Breville Smart oven and love it.  I don't have the one with the air fry feature, but that looks interesting.  This oven heats up very fast and has convection.  It has a bunch of settings and I like having an internal light.  I cook everything from bacon, whole chicken and even bread in it.  We rarely use the range oven anymore.  The toaster oven, grills and stove top do about 90+% of our cooking. (there are only two people in our house)

Here is an old thread on this topic.

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1212982/new-kitchen-fav

Rascal

Ditto here on the Breville Smart Oven!  Love it!!  Best deal is probably at BB&B with one of their 20% off coupons.

55Kevy

Double ditto the Breville.  Their toasters are da bomb, too!

Carolina Q

Aside from this thread, I have it on good authority that the Breville Smartoven is nice, though I don't own one. Sounds like others agree. It is also a convection oven and can function as an Air Fryer, to some degree.

Mine is a GE. $50 from walmart (not convection and no longer available, but I assume the GE brand is). Does a nice job as an oven, I use it to re-heat stuff all the time as well. Never tried toasting anything in it. It also has a rotisserie feature large enough for a couple of game hens or a small chicken. Does a great job as a spinner!

I bought it because I was looking for an auxiliary oven tall enough to do popovers while something else was in the regular oven at a different temp (long before I bought an egg). Anyway, I bought my egg in 2009 so the toaster oven has held up for a while now.

JRWhitee

We have a Breville and love it.

Hub

We use our toaster oven more than our oven.  For years we have used a model we bought at Sam's Club, but now am thinking of getting this Cuisinart combo air fryer/toaster oven.

odie91

I have a Cuisinart steam oven.  It has a toaster function but I mostly use it as a steam oven.  Cooks meat fast and keeps it moist.  

BGEChicago

I have this one, bought it to replace my 12 year old Cuisinart, this thing is solid and works great!!! Highly recommended 

Jstroke

Depends I suppose on what you do with one. Mostly toast or mostly bake? 

WeberWho

Jstroke said:

Depends I suppose on what you do with one. Mostly toast or mostly bake? 

It would be more for my wife. Truthfully I wouldn't even know how to work my current oven. I've never once turned it on the 8 years I've lived here. The oven takes longer than my eggs take to get to temp. So I've always just used the egg when I'm cooking. 

I figure if I can get something a little smaller and quicker to heat up it might be worth looking into. Our current toaster oven is a headache to use. It's small and cramped. All around a terrible design.