This review is from: Black & Decker TO1675B 6-Slice Toaster Oven, Black (Kitchen)
I’ve owned my toaster oven for over a year and I use it nearly every day in my SOHO (computer room/Small office Home Office). I too bought it from a Mart with very high Wals as another reviewer mentioned. He gave it only two stars based upon a prior bias but listed no pros so I shall list the things that I found useful about this oven as well as a few cons.
Pros:
1. It’s a convection oven that means quicker and more even baking. It’s great for small roasting (2 – 3 pounds)tasks without turning (but it’s still recommended for larger food items like whole chickens and hams/rump roasts), chops and ribs. Its fan is quiet. 2. The temp is accurate even if it takes nearly a 15 minutes to attain 450 degrees. Not too many foods require that temp (pizza comes to mind though). I keep an oven thermometer in it to check for accuracy. 3. Top can be used as a food warmer and to heat up breads wrapped in foil while baking. 4. Light weight (14.5 lbs) compact size with a small footprint. Fits nicely on a 10″ wall shelf and still has a 1 3/4″ wall clearance. 5. Very portable and not too heavy means that it’s easy to relocate. 6. Broiler performs better than expected for open face sandwiches and steaks or browing, etc.. 7. Pies, breads and cupcakes take a little longer to bake than a conventional oven but still remains moist. 8. Has a keep warm feature. Reheats pizza, fish, meats, poulty pieces and casserole items quickly. 9. The timer has 60 minutes and is very accurate. It’s not hard to add more time as necessary. 10. It toasts on both sides of breads at once and does so quickly although it sometimes needs to be turned over because the top finishes first. Breads with high sugar content toast very fast and can go from light to very dark in a matter of seconds so be careful and attentive. 11. 9″ pizza or 6 slices of toast. 12. It’s easy to find small baking pans that fit the oven’s inner dimensions. 13. Great for student’s dorm rooms. 14. Exterior wipes cleans easily. 15. It’s reasonably priced for a small convection oven since $50 hardly buys a tank of gasoline for a medium size car nowadays.
Cons:
1. Toast (at least whole grains types and low sugar breads) need to be turned for an even browning on both sides even with the grate in the center position. 2. Short cord length for those who plan to station oven far from an outlet or up on a high shelf . 3. Preheating seems to take long if you want to cook or reheat at 450 degrees (about 15 minutes give or take depending upon the ambient temperature). 4. Heating element protector covers are perforated and hard clean after drips are baked on. 5. Convection fan is nice but maybe not adaquate since the bottom of pie crusts, breads, roasts, etc. still seem to cook much faster with potential to burn or dry out even with rack in center potsition. 6. Rack does not pull out when door is opened (safety feature?) which may cause a potential for burn in the tight space provided. 7. Crumb tray doesn’t allow for easy external access. When door is closed and a hot oven there is a potential for burns and easier to spill debris inside and out. 8. Exterior gets very hot (duh!). 9. Children should have adult supervision to avoid burns ( a few adults as well…). 10. If you intend to bake at 450 degrees for longer than an hour you might consider using a conventional oven to avoid fires. 11. Set it and forget it isn’t a good option for any small appliance that uses high temps to cook greasy foods.
I recommend this oven to anyone that wants a backup to their conventional oven. I’d buy it again unless I went to a larger size. I’ve trusted Black & Decker for over 50 years and you can’t go wrong with them even if they have moved manufacturing facilities to China. I do buy American and Canadian when possible but sadly, most products sold in the US are now made overseas. Even GM imports cars to sell in the US. It’s a global market nowadays and no one country can make everything it needs or even survive as a government, workforce or business operation with just domestic markets. Quality and reliability is still of foremost importance in my mind and this little Black & Decker oven has served me well.
UPDATE 3 03 2014: My trusty B&D toaster oven has been been replaced. The fuse blew during a wind storm that caused electrical power surges in my home. I cut the power immediately but outside the power lines glowed orange for several minutes before the transformer blew. When the power was restored the oven didn’t work. The fuse isn’t easy to get to so I donated it to Goodwill with a note explaining that it needed a new fuse. Let them worry about changing it. I replaced it with a Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven which is amazing. I might write a review of it if Amazon ever sells it. I like it so much that I have trouble thinking of it…
This review is from: Black & Decker TO1675B 6-Slice Toaster Oven, Black (Kitchen)
It’s an okay toaster.et me just start off by saying…there is NO way this is a six slice toaster! Maybe a four slice. Totally false claim. I’ve included some pics, so you can see for yourself. As you can see, my bread is the regular size. I expected the inside to be bigger.
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I took a lot of time to research other toaster ovens before I purchased this one. I was not disappointed. So far we have baked turkey breast, cookies, chicken nuggets, made toasted cheese sandwiches and pizza in it all with great success. You will not be disappointed if you purchase this product. Thank you to everyone else that has previously reviewed this product. It helped me make my decision and I was not disappointed with it. :).
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Very useful little convection toaster oven,
I’ve owned my toaster oven for over a year and I use it nearly every day in my SOHO (computer room/Small office Home Office). I too bought it from a Mart with very high Wals as another reviewer mentioned. He gave it only two stars based upon a prior bias but listed no pros so I shall list the things that I found useful about this oven as well as a few cons.
Pros:
1. It’s a convection oven that means quicker and more even baking. It’s great for small roasting (2 – 3 pounds)tasks without turning (but it’s still recommended for larger food items like whole chickens and hams/rump roasts), chops and ribs. Its fan is quiet.
2. The temp is accurate even if it takes nearly a 15 minutes to attain 450 degrees. Not too many foods require that temp (pizza comes to mind though). I keep an oven thermometer in it to check for accuracy.
3. Top can be used as a food warmer and to heat up breads wrapped in foil while baking.
4. Light weight (14.5 lbs) compact size with a small footprint. Fits nicely on a 10″ wall shelf and still has a 1 3/4″ wall clearance.
5. Very portable and not too heavy means that it’s easy to relocate.
6. Broiler performs better than expected for open face sandwiches and steaks or browing, etc..
7. Pies, breads and cupcakes take a little longer to bake than a conventional oven but still remains moist.
8. Has a keep warm feature. Reheats pizza, fish, meats, poulty pieces and casserole items quickly.
9. The timer has 60 minutes and is very accurate. It’s not hard to add more time as necessary.
10. It toasts on both sides of breads at once and does so quickly although it sometimes needs to be turned over because the top finishes first. Breads with high sugar content toast very fast and can go from light to very dark in a matter of seconds so be careful and attentive.
11. 9″ pizza or 6 slices of toast.
12. It’s easy to find small baking pans that fit the oven’s inner dimensions.
13. Great for student’s dorm rooms.
14. Exterior wipes cleans easily.
15. It’s reasonably priced for a small convection oven since $50 hardly buys a tank of gasoline for a medium size car nowadays.
Cons:
1. Toast (at least whole grains types and low sugar breads) need to be turned for an even browning on both sides even with the grate in the center position.
2. Short cord length for those who plan to station oven far from an outlet or up on a high shelf .
3. Preheating seems to take long if you want to cook or reheat at 450 degrees (about 15 minutes give or take depending upon the ambient temperature).
4. Heating element protector covers are perforated and hard clean after drips are baked on.
5. Convection fan is nice but maybe not adaquate since the bottom of pie crusts, breads, roasts, etc. still seem to cook much faster with potential to burn or dry out even with rack in center potsition.
6. Rack does not pull out when door is opened (safety feature?) which may cause a potential for burn in the tight space provided.
7. Crumb tray doesn’t allow for easy external access. When door is closed and a hot oven there is a potential for burns and easier to spill debris inside and out.
8. Exterior gets very hot (duh!).
9. Children should have adult supervision to avoid burns ( a few adults as well…).
10. If you intend to bake at 450 degrees for longer than an hour you might consider using a conventional oven to avoid fires.
11. Set it and forget it isn’t a good option for any small appliance that uses high temps to cook greasy foods.
I recommend this oven to anyone that wants a backup to their conventional oven. I’d buy it again unless I went to a larger size. I’ve trusted Black & Decker for over 50 years and you can’t go wrong with them even if they have moved manufacturing facilities to China. I do buy American and Canadian when possible but sadly, most products sold in the US are now made overseas. Even GM imports cars to sell in the US. It’s a global market nowadays and no one country can make everything it needs or even survive as a government, workforce or business operation with just domestic markets. Quality and reliability is still of foremost importance in my mind and this little Black & Decker oven has served me well.
UPDATE 3 03 2014: My trusty B&D toaster oven has been been replaced. The fuse blew during a wind storm that caused electrical power surges in my home. I cut the power immediately but outside the power lines glowed orange for several minutes before the transformer blew. When the power was restored the oven didn’t work. The fuse isn’t easy to get to so I donated it to Goodwill with a note explaining that it needed a new fuse. Let them worry about changing it. I replaced it with a Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven which is amazing. I might write a review of it if Amazon ever sells it. I like it so much that I have trouble thinking of it…
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