1600-watt toaster oven for convection and conventional baking, broiling, warming, and 6-slice toasting
Easy-to-use digital control panel with custom settings; permanent clock; 90-minute timer
Temperature control from 150 degrees to 500 degrees; separate warming compartment
Safe-to-touch exterior; non-stick baking pan and broiling pan included
Measures 17-1/2 by 10-1/2 by 11 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Product Review
Product Description
Avant??'s unique best selling slanted design is displayed here beautifully with the new Avante Elite Convection Toaster Oven. The convection function ensures even, consistent cooking results (up to 30% faster than conventional ovens) . Circulating hot air cooks faster and more evenly than a traditional oven. It's also programmable, with a digital control panel and permanent clock, to warm, toast, broil and bake. Separate warming compartment with clear glass top is handy for warming bread or rolls. Accessories include: Enamel baking pan, enamel broiling pan and tongs.Additional Features:LED Screen, 90 minute timer, 6-slice capacity, fits an 11" oven dish (rack is larger than regular toster oven), Electronic browning control (9 settings) for consistent toasting slice after slice, Front access, CD-style crumb tray for maximum cleaning convenience. Exterior may get warm during use, though not hot.
Comment: I bought this oven two years ago (to replace the microwave) and for the most part it has performed well-enough for re-heating left-overs if you aren't in a hurry. If you want to toast bread though, use a toaster, it's faster.
My biggest complaint with this oven though, is that the rack slides out very quickly and there is NO SAFETY STOP on it. It not only slides out crazy fast, but it wobbles and tips down as it does so. Trying to remove a hot baking dish or tray with sizzling grease in the bottom is a burn hazard, even more so when one is trying to grip with hot pads and everything is unstable and awkward. The oven opening is shallow, just really difficult to get in there without sliding that rack, or accidentally touching the heating element on top. For the price, it should have been designed better.
Also, the inside is non-stick. I am trying to limit my exposure to this chemical coating, and was disappointed that the oven and the trays that came with it were all coated with what is essentially "teflon"..you can do your own research on that.
At the time of purchase, I was unaware of the "glass-shattering problem" and frankly, now that I've read so many reviews about it, I'm ready to toss this out now rather than wait for that to happen next. I'm surprised that there hasn't been a SAFETY RECALL--and that the unit is still being sold AS IS.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Plugged it in and found it inert 2010-07-20
Comment: I unpacked this item and plugged it into a wall socket. The little display lit but none of the buttons worked. No functions were available for use. I repacked the toaster oven and shipped it back to Amazon for about $22+ having printed a return label. Strangely, the return had to be paid by me with a refund promised. My refund from Amazon amounted to $10. I went to the local USPS office and found out that I could not have returned the toaster oven for 10.00.
I am a long time Amazon customer and have reordered a second toaster oven from Amazon. So, $12.00 is not all that much money ... I wonder why or what I missed cautioning me about using UPS (ground) for the return ... better yet, telling me the amount of the refund at the time of the printing of the return label. Oui??
Comment: We love this oven - our toast is great the 1st time, it heats quickly, looks great and except for the back, it's even cool to the touch. Highly recommend.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Love this useful kitchen tool!! 2010-06-30
Comment: This is my first toaster oven. I love it! It is easy to clean. Food cooks wonderfully in it. I just couldn't be happier. It is so useful to us, since we are down to just the two of us. We don't have to heat a big oven for a small amount of food. I mix a batch of cookies and cook a few each day so that we always have fresh cookies. The oven actually cooks the cookies more nicely than my big oven! Does a great job on everything! I have cooked potatoes, mini-meatloafs and many meats. I just couldn't like it more!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Terrific 2010-05-20
Comment: This is a great toaster oven. Im a single woman so it sucked to turn on the oven to bake one chicken breast - this oven is roomy and lives up to the expectation. Have not used the warming tray function but the cooking function is great.
My biggest complaint with this oven though, is that the rack slides out very quickly and there is NO SAFETY STOP on it. It not only slides out crazy fast, but it wobbles and tips down as it does so. Trying to remove a hot baking dish or tray with sizzling grease in the bottom is a burn hazard, even more so when one is trying to grip with hot pads and everything is unstable and awkward. The oven opening is shallow, just really difficult to get in there without sliding that rack, or accidentally touching the heating element on top. For the price, it should have been designed better.
Also, the inside is non-stick. I am trying to limit my exposure to this chemical coating, and was disappointed that the oven and the trays that came with it were all coated with what is essentially "teflon"..you can do your own research on that.
At the time of purchase, I was unaware of the "glass-shattering problem" and frankly, now that I've read so many reviews about it, I'm ready to toss this out now rather than wait for that to happen next. I'm surprised that there hasn't been a SAFETY RECALL--and that the unit is still being sold AS IS.