Cuisinart Brick Oven Classic Countertop Oven, Stainless Steel

 (31 customer reviews)

The good:

For making pizza or for baking small items, this works really well. If you want it just as a replacement for your toaster, then you'll be pounding a nail with a sledge hammer... Get it if you need both functions.

The not so good:

1) The printing on the function buttons (on - off) wore off after about a month or so. Not a big problem since we knew what the buttons were for by then.

2) It runs hot for baking, etc, so plan to run it ~ 25F lower than your recipe (also not too big of a problem, once we figured it out).

3) After about 3 mos, the top heating elements failed (big problem).

I just called Cuisinart's customer service. They will be shipping me a new unit (7-10 days), and I'll have to return the old one back to them (along with $20 for shipping both ways). Still, their response was definitely hassle-free. I'll post a few months from now to update...

This replaced out toaster oven. works great except it is missing a timer function. The toasting function is timed, but nothing for baking. Bummer.

The included baking stone does a great job with pizzas. the included pizza dough recipes came out great.

The unit does wobble out of the box, you have to adjust the one leg by twisting it to the proper length. Rock solid and level now!

This oven looks great and cooks great. Toast is done to perfection. If I could, I would add one other thing to it. Presently it only times food set on toast. It would be great if there was also a timer for bake and broil.
The oven holds a lot, and the items I baked in it (salmon, chicken) were cooked to perfection.