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97 of 101 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: Proctor Silex 31117 4-Slice Toaster Oven/Broiler, Black (Kitchen) You really can go wrong with this item - it's very affordable and designed decently for it's price range. The only issues I have with it are:
1. Once the rotary timer is set, you can't stop it - however, you could simply set heat = 0 and wait for the timer to end. 2. The food tray is apparently "wrapped" around another thin metal layer, which is a potential bacteria trap, since it's nearly impossible to clean without damaging the tray...so don't go naked...just use aluminum foil around the tray. Would recommend for studio apartments / college students and would buy again. Owned for 3 weeks at the time of this writing. 37 of 37 people found the following review helpful: By Bargain hunter "Appliance buyer" (Rockville, MD) - See all my reviews This review is from: Proctor Silex 31117 4-Slice Toaster Oven/Broiler, Black (Kitchen) Not fancy. But it does the basic jobs well. Minor concern - better at baking than toasting. Toasting takes a little too long and is not totally uniform. But for the price this machine can't be beat. 62 of 70 people found the following review helpful: By Dave E "Dave" (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews This review is from: Proctor Silex 31117 4-Slice Toaster Oven/Broiler, Black (Kitchen) I bought this item on one of the promotions before the holidays. The toaster ovens featured ranged from this price ($35) to the $80 - $200(!) range. I thought, "I'll never pay that much for a simple toaster oven" but in retrospect maybe I should have.
While nice and spacious, this unit is rather clumsy, and not really well designed compared to others we've owned. - most others I've seen are designed such that opening the door pulls the tray out a bit so you can access the food easier - not here. That's a burn hazard or you have to pull the tray out manually with something. - the controls aren't extremely intuitive, as, for instance, the timer clicks even when there's no heat turned on. I liked that the unit boasted a timer but it's a mechanical one and therefore you constantly hear this loud 'click' during the entire time. Making toast shouldn't make me anxious... - the flat crumb tray seems like a good idea at first (as opposed...Read more |