Emerson Stainless Steel Toaster Oven

This appliance reminds me of why it's never a good idea to save $20 and go for the cheaper one.

Let me start by saying that it is very short, leaving no room to reach your hand in to do anything without burning yourself. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, with a removable tray, but this tray will not budge. The entire thing heats up to an untouchable temperature on the OUTSIDE, so don't even think of trying to pull out that tray for at least half an hour. It toasts very unevenly, turns a bright pulsing orange inside which is just weird, and to top it all of the door is now not shutting tightly.

It receives an extra star for working and not bursting into flames... yet.

Very Unsafe!
although it toasts fine, the outside (including the handle)
gets extremely hot and it's virtually impossible
to retrieve your food without getting burned.
if you choose to buy this you should also
invest in a good burn cream-you will need it for your
fingers!

Before we realized how dangerous this toaster was, it just plain ol' regular sucked. Instead of the typical oven-knob and toaster-settings, this has a knob that you can set as oven temperature or to TOAST. The second knob is a timer. The switch is on and off. So to toast, you have to set the oven to TOAST, and set the timer for whatever length of time you believe to be appropriate.

It takes approximately 5-8 minutes to toast bread.

The oven door is not connected to the grate, so opening the door doesn't pull out your toast or other food - you have to go in and get it. You will burn your hands.

The door is also bordered with metal. Metal is a conductor and will get hot. You will burn your hands.

That's just the DESIGN. Now for the FLAW.

After two months of ownership, the timer started to malfunction. Setting to toast for 5-10 minutes, it would get to the end and not shut off. There would be no "ding"...Read more