Do you love your toaster oven?

[liliaceae]

I'm looking for a good toaster oven to reheat food. I'd prefer one that is NOT non-stick. Any recommendations?

[BetsyS]

I have a cheapish, but decently large toaster oven. It's this euro pro one.

It doesn't make good toast. But, it does good for reheating. I have a pyrex dish that I often use in it.

I also cook with a Le Creuset french oven that fits well in there.

And, of course, the tray that it came with (though that is non stick) and some small metal pie plates that I use for small amounts.

I use the toaster a lot during the summer, to keep my kitchen cool. It really helps, as it is much less heat than the big oven. I actually took my favorite Le Creuset with me to the store when I picked out the oven to find one that would allow it to fit easily. For me, cooking was a more important feature than toasting, so I didn't worry about that aspect as much.

[liliaceae]

Thanks for the response! Anyone else??

[carfreemama]

Yup. I have a Cuisinart convection/toaster oven. I think I spent $200 CDN. It's almost paid for itself in electricity costs in about 2 years. I bought it because it got the best reviews for heat retention and even cooking. I use it every day. I don't just reheat food, though. I use it as a second oven when the big oven is full. It can fit 2 smallish bread pans when I want to bake a small, or extra batch of bread. I can bake a pie in it. It bakes and crisps potatoes to perfection. I toast nuts and seeds in it and they don't burn. And on and on. Oh yeah and it toasts bread. There's usually just the 3 of us, so I can go days without turning on the big oven and I cook and bake A LOT.

[sunnysandiegan]

Even though ours is old and nothing special, we it! It is a Black & Decker under-the-cabinet style from the mid or late 90s. They don't make it anymore. It toasts well and it cooks/bakes like PPs have discussed, but ours is smaller than what theirs sound like. I do a lot in it because I am often preparing food for just me now that DD is in school and DH is at work. DH cooks more family meals than I do.

[mags]

I have a model that isn't very special either and love it. I grew up in a household with a toaster oven (no toaster), so to me it's just a, "normal" part of a kitchen. We use ours pretty regularly. The only thing I hate is that it takes up a lot of counter space and looks like an eyesore.

[oiseau]

i just got a Breville SmartOven about a month ago. I really like it. I've used it for toast, reheating food, baking bread, roasting veggies.... It's done a good job with everything I've used it for. I got it because we live in an apartment without an oven. It may be overkill if you have a regular oven.

[Elecampane]

Originally Posted by carfreemama

Yup. I have a Cuisinart convection/toaster oven. I think I spent $200 CDN. It's almost paid for itself in electricity costs in about 2 years. I bought it because it got the best reviews for heat retention and even cooking. I use it every day. I don't just reheat food, though. I use it as a second oven when the big oven is full. It can fit 2 smallish bread pans when I want to bake a small, or extra batch of bread. I can bake a pie in it. It bakes and crisps potatoes to perfection. I toast nuts and seeds in it and they don't burn. And on and on. Oh yeah and it toasts bread. There's usually just the 3 of us, so I can go days without turning on the big oven and I cook and bake A LOT.

This is the one I have, too. I love it and use it multiple times a day. I got my at Costco for a decent price and it's one of the best kicheneare investments i've made. The rack and baking tray are not nonstick but I'm not sure about the actual body. The only thing I don't like is the size; it takes up a lot of valuable counter space in my tiny kitchen, but I can live with it.