7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A Solid Little Oven,
December 28, 2006 L. Newell (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
This is a great little toaster oven! Heats up pretty fast and even, toasts pretty even & not too slow (about 3 - 4 minutes for medium) and broils such things as fish sticks and chicken nuggets quick and crispy. And unlike MANY toaster ovens, the door closes tight. Love the removable crumb tray and adjustable rack. My last oven was a B&D and it lasted 12 years. In reading many toaster oven reviews I am amazed at the number of people that really don't understand what a toaster oven is for. It's pretty simple. If you want fast toast, get a toaster. If you want to bake great, use a large oven. Toaster ovens are for those in between jobs. And this one has performed great for the last 4 months.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
bad bad toaster...,
June 6, 2006 Bilingual Tot Tutor - See all my reviews
I got this toaster oven in black (not white) & have had a *few* problems with it...
Problem #1: after cleaning the toaster oven the first time, almost all of the numbers and markings rubbed off
Problem # 2: the door handle detached from the glass door within 2 weeks
Problem #3: the toaster oven and the sides of the handle get quite hot (which, aside from posing a fire hazard, is a big deal when the handle falls off when you are checking on food--you have to put it back on...)
Problem #4: there have been at least 2 fires inside the toaster
Problem #5: the baking mechanism broke so I can only toast (the blue indicator light does not light up when the oven is on bake & the toaster does not bake)
Problem #6: the toaster alternates between taking forever to toast a piece of toast and quickly burning it
Problem #7: the toaster toasts unevenly (I flipped my bread over half way through the cycle to make sure the...Read more
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Not so good......,
September 3, 2006 P. Cyr - See all my reviews
My old Black and Decker toaster oven died after 5 years (shouldn't they last longer!?) but we liked it ok so I went to find another. I bought this newer model hoping for similar performance and a longer lifespan, but I am sad to say that we'll never find out about the lifespan because we returned it after just 3 weeks. Like so many of the reviews I've read for other ovens, it baked ok, but toasted unevenly. It has two rack levels, but one is too high and the other too low for toasting. Also, the timer ticks so loudly that it is an annoyance. Where oh where is the quality, Black and Decker????
I would look elsewhere, this is not well designed.
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