Hamilton Beach 31125 6-Slice Toaster Oven with Broil Function

Toasts and bakes well. I just toasted an english muffin and it came out fine. (didn't understand review about not toasting). Makes nice, crispy (not burnt) waffles. Oven gets hot fast (less pre-heat time). Compact size (I live in an apartment so that's important). I gave it only 4 stars because it's not too attractive. But, it works well!

After shopping carefully online and off, I bought this item at JC Penney on March 25, 2006. Penney's stated regular price is $69.99, with a sale price of $49.99, the same price Amazon is currently charging.

It replaces a 10-year old Black & Decker, primarily because I read several reviews suggesting a dramatic drop in the quality of B&D small kitchen appliances and that Hamilton Beach was performing well. I also have several other Hamilton Beach small appliances and all of them function well at what they are designed to do. This seemed my best choice for a reasonably priced toaster oven, since I am not looking for a cheap convection oven, just an acceptable toaster large enough for baking a potato now and then or some other small item too large or the wrong shape for a slot-style toaster. In shopping I found no current toaster ovens with a lever to press for toasting - all now have some variation of twist dial for this purpose.

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I just bought this item and it seems to work fine. The dial toaster function is different from a push button but is is just as handy, plus you can more easily set the toast time to your preference. Another handy feature of the timer is that it can be used as a TIMER ONLY. Just set the temperature to zero and use the timer for up to 30 minutes, a real bonus in a small kitchen with limited counter space.