KitchenAid KCO111OB Countertop Oven, Onyx Black

 (21 customer reviews)

This is the first KitchenAid product I have purchased that I would NOT recommend. The oven door does not open completely flat. Hard to get anything out without burning yourself on the upper element.

Never in my life have I ever taken an instant dislike to a household appliance. The mechanical timer ticker is loud. Incredibly so (I am so not kidding. This is my main complaint). This doesn't so much toast as make bread stale to the core, then burn it. The heating elements take a very, very long time to heat up. Then, in a 15 second window the bread goes from dried to the core to burnt, which sets off the smoke alarm. Every time. It is solid, well made, the door doesn't squeek, and is NOT attached to the grill (unlike other designs!). It will probably do a wonderful job of baking, broiling, or heating. However, a toaster OVEN is what we wanted. It is also NOT going to stay here, and IS going into its' box and BACK to the store where we bought it.

I have never written a review of anything online but this appliance was so terrible that I felt compelled. The biggest problem with this toaster oven is that it doesn't toast. But that is not the most annoying feature...the ticking of the timer is enough to make you develop a nervous twitch. After 2 weeks of eating warm bread (not toast) and hearing that damn ticking I packed it back in the box and returned it to the store. DON'T BUY THIS product. Kitchenaid should be ashamed.