KitchenAid KCO1005ER 1/2-Cubic-Foot 6-Slice Countertop Oven, Empire Red

I love my KitchenAid toaster oven. Before I purchased, I read all the reviews. It wasn't rated very highly by many. I believe the reason for this is that it works more like an oven than a toaster. It does require a few minutes of preheating for perfect results.

Have you ever had old fashioned oven toast? It's different from toast from a toaster. Much better. This is the toast produced with this oven. I've had it for a couple of months, and I get perfect toast every time.

This goes also for everything else I've cooked or heated in this oven.

I read in one review that it had only 1 rack position. Take my word: It has 4.

I read in another that the exterior was faulty. Mine is perfect.

I read in another that the oven didn't go off automatically. It does.

I read in another that the rack slid out too fast and fell on the opened door. OOPS!!

I thought this was "operator error", and...Read more

I was so excited to get this product. I have several great KitchenAid appliances and didn't even think to check the reviews before ordering - big mistake. It burned the toast on one side and left the other virtually uncooked - no matter what setting was used. The elements did not heat evenly, it was angled forward (which looks weird) - we used a level to verify it was uneven, and I wasn't impressed with the baking cycles. It ticks the whole time it's cooking which was not desired. When I called KitchenAid and said I'd like to return this product, they didn't even ask why. Very disappointing.

Besides the great looking color, it is designed with an unexpected safety feature; all modes (bake, toast, broil, warm) run on a 30 minute timer so that you cannot easily burn anything... like your house.