Toaster Oven

I asked the same question a while back. Look in the archives and you can see what they wrote on mine. I ended up getting a hand me down from my mom who bought one from Macy's. It's a Haier and it works pretty good.

I have had my Black & Decker toaster oven since I got maarried 12 years ago. My parents just replaced theirs with a new one about 2 years ago. Their previos one was from 1987! I like that it has a toaster switch seperate from the oven temp knob. My mother in law has a delonghi which has lasted, but I find that the knobs are a little confusing and I tend to under cook or overcook in it. My 7 year old daughter can work mine, both as a toaster and an oven, it's that simple. Hope this helps.

During the summer I am the toaster oven queen so let me share what I know.

$200 toaster ovens don't work any better than $50 ones, sometimes worse.

Think of what you may want to do in your toaster oven (I bake everything including chicken, roasted potatoes, cookies, muffins, etc... during the summer months so my oven and air don't compete)

Find ones in your price range and start comparing. I know I want my next one to have convection as well as regular heat, and have found many in the $100 range. Make sure you can fit a full size frozen pizza in there, a mid size cookie sheet, etc... Look for interior height. My current toaster oven has a rack that is reversable so I can cook close to the top elements, or far from them simply by turning the rack over.

Stick to a name brand (Black and Deckers last forever, Oster is good, etc... I have had nothing but bad luck with DeLonghi)

I agree with Tiffaney M. I have the exact same one, the Hamilton Beach Toastation, and I love it! I have used it almost every day for over 2 years. It is awesome and it looks nice so it can be left out on the counter. Mine is black and stainless (maybe they all are? not sure if it comes in other colors) and it goes great in my red and black kitchen.

I got my nice little Oster toaster/convection oven at Walmart. It works very well. I don't remember the price, though - sorry.

I recently got a Hamilton Beach Toastation and I LOVE it! It has the toast slots on the top so morning english muffins or waffles are simple and don't need to be monitored while toasting. It also has the standard front door so you can bake in it. It looks nice in my kitchen too since it's stainless and black. Plus, it generally costs $50 or less at Target, so it's not one of the high end models.

http://www.hamiltonbeach.com/toasters-toastation-toaster-...

I love ours - it a toaster oven and convection oven all in one: DeLonghi Convection Toaster Oven

This one doesn't look exactly the same, but I think it's the same one, just updated (mine is about 2-3 years old) - http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&...

I've used this oven for cooking everything - it's awesome for frozen pizzas, too - doesn't look like it would fit a good size pizza but it does. It truly functions like a second oven to me.

I got mine at Bed, Bath & Beyond - looked it up online but the local store didn't have it - but found out that they could order it and I was able to use one of their 20% of coupons. Hope this helps!