Black & Decker Toaster Oven - Classic Toast-R-Oven Reviews
Rating Summary
“I grew up using one, wouldn't do without it”
- looking for convenience, budget conscious
- Pros
- cheap and useful, one appliance toasts and bakes, Convenient to use
- Cons
- Burns food, It started smoking
Black & Decker Toaster Oven - Classic Toast-R-Oven —
Though not always been a Black and Decker (I think the previous one I've bought was made by GE, maybe they sold the line?), one of the first appliances I bought when I went out on my own was a toaster oven...great for singles as well as families. That GE one lasted quite awhile, I replaced several heating elements and did other small repairs before it finally got replaces with this Black and Decker Toaster Oven. The GE one was chrome and black, with "woodgrain" control panel, this one still has the chrome, but is white, and grey replaced the woodgrain control panel, but otherwise works similarly. I'll be the first to admit that the appliance is a compromise; for toast, a regular toaster is made for that purpose and does a better job and undoubtedly uses less energy (since the heating elements are closer to the bread your are toasting). However, you can also use the toaster oven to bake and brown moderately sized portions of food, which saves you from having to use a regular oven..probably saves some energy (don't like turning the main oven on much especially when the air conditioner is working overtime to cool the house in the summer). It has a thermostat you can set the temperature you want the item to bake at, and a tray to place it upon.
Things do tend to drop onto the burner, but that's one of the limitations of any toaster oven, so you have to keep the crumb tray empty to avoid burning of breadcrumbs and other debris.
I've only had to replace the cord on mine, eventually the cord bent near the plug and deteriorated, but I've had mine awhile and with any heating item the cord can take a beating, so I don't think that's unusual...I haven't had to replace any heating elements so I think I'm happy with the durability aspect of the oven.
One issue I've had is that sometimes it won't turn on if the door is ajar, so you have to make sure it closes. Previous toaster ovens had a latch that held the door closed (it had kind of like an overhead garage door mechanism, this one has a drop-down door that uses spring pressure to hold closed.
Black & Decker Toaster Oven - Classic Toast-R-Oven
