Black & Decker TRO480BS Toast-R-Oven 4-Slice Toaster Oven
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Black & DeckerBrand: Black & Decker
Model: TRO480BS
Color: Stainless
Product features:
- Large-capacity 1200-watt 4-slice toaster oven
- Bake, broil, bagel, toast, and keep-warm functions
- Adjustable temperature up to 450 degrees F
- 30-minute timer; slide-out crumb tray; baking pan included
- Measures approximately 10 by 8.5 by 16 inches
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Black & Decker TRO480BS Toast-R-Oven 4-Slice Toaster Oven
Customer Review: Good value. Some cooking adjustments required.
Summary: 4 Stars
It may be different from some toaster ovens in that the top element heats up even in bake mode. In regular ovens and some t-ovens bake only lights up the bottom element. That way nothing gets inadvertently seared on top. That might be a pain to get used to and could burn the top of something like a cake or brownies. However, for baking fish, meat, vegetables, pizza, or toasting sandwiches or bread, I find the top element heating up makes the little oven pretty efficient and more powerful for baking than it's wattage would lead me to expect.
Preheat time is very fast. No preheat finished indicator. You have to look at the elements and see if they've turned off to know when temp is ready, but most cheaper t-ovens are like that. It looks a bit small but it has bowed out sides to give it more room. It has a nice crumb tray. No digital temp adjustment, just dials. Mostly I have to put the dial about 25 degrees hotter than what a recipe calls for. Also, I let the baking tray preheat with the oven, otherwise the cold baking tray is enough to interfere with cooking. These adjustments make the oven pretty good, but without them it would require extra cooking time to compensate.
It has a very short power cord.
Update:
Once you tweak your cooking methods, this is quite a useful machine for a great price. But, if that's not your cup of tea, spend more on something more powerful.
For example, the top element is not strong enough to really broil -- too much temperature is lost. To work around this, when I want to broil, I put the tray in the broil position but then turn on the bake setting at max temperature, leaving both elements on. This is no longer technically broiling, but it achieves the same effect and can put a nice brown on top of your meat, fish, or poultry.
Also, the oven is very sensitive to the amount of food you put in it. Cooking time varies more than usual when you add another piece of food, especially if it's something that can be cooked directly from frozen. This makes sense given the small size of the machine, but takes getting used to. Once you figure it out the right adjustments, it's no problem.
I use this oven multiple times daily because it's great for cooking for two people and saves a lot of energy vs. using my regular oven. You have to be willing to use some trial and error to adjust your cooking methods to use it effectively though.
Two final caveats: 1. The baking pan quickly warped from the heat during normal baking (still usable, just bent). 2. It emits a faint plastic-ish burning smell when it's very hot. Nothing hot's touching the cord or anything else plastic or rubber so I'm assuming this has to do with the type of metal it's built out of or something else in its construction. The smell isn't strong enough to permeate the kitchen or the food and may be fading with time.
Description of Black & Decker TRO480BS Toast-R-Oven 4-Slice Toaster Oven
Breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks, this versatile toaster oven-toasts, cooks, broils and reheats a variety of foods. Enjoy your favorite muffins, individual pizzas, casseroles or small chicken parts-cooked to perfection right on your countertopToaster Ovens
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