( 95 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 17 2009
I've had this oven for about a month. I'm an enthusiastic home cook, and I've used my big Thermador convection oven - sometimes only to thaw and brown dinner rolls, sometimes for scones and a standing rib roast - several times a week for the past 15 years. After recently replacing my large appliances, I decided to buy a small countertop oven both to save energy and to keep my big new fancy-pants range from getting trashed from daily use. This little Cuisinart bakes and broils as well as the big guys. Enchiladas, mac & cheese, whatever. It preheats in a flash, it's quieter than my big oven and it heats evenly. Plus, it looks great. I was temped to write a review a couple of weeks ago, but decided to wait until I'd tried something that required a bit of precision. Today, I baked a perfect, beautiful peach pie in this Cuisinart. It is now officially my default device for baking and broiling. Does it make toast? I don't know. I use a toaster for that.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Aug 7 2009
We bought this toaster oven when our old, cheap one gave out. We researched all the reviews and consumer reports and discovered that very few had favorable ratings from buyers. This was the biggest exception. It was in truth, considerably more than many that were available, but the toaster oven is an appliance we rely upon heavily. It is used at almost every meal. So we went for quality. So far we got it. The oven works beautifully. For the first time I can make toast without having to run the oven twice, hovering over it, and getting it either burned or not done. Set up, press start and forget. No more smoke alarms. It also bakes light meals extremely well, again start and forget. Things come out precisely cooked without error. It is bigger than most, we had to re-arrange the counter top, but the oven is more versatile (such as cooking pizza). The build quality and workmanship is outstanding. The only caveat is that the rack and some of the metal parts get very hot, however that is to be expected given what it puts out. Do not let small children operate. Worth the price.
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Posted: Aug 1 2009
I am a widow and wanted something that I could use to bake a small serving in so I wouldn't have to heat up the whole oven. Have used this for baking and toasting and it has been great! I looked at this model online at various places but the best deal was right here on Amazon. I have purchased other items from Amazon in the past and have always been pleased with their service.
