Cuisinart TOB-175BC Convection Toaster Oven/Broiler, Brushed Chrome
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Cuisinart TOB-175BC Convection Toaster Oven/Broiler, Brushed Chrome
Customer Review: Love it Love it Love for More than 3 years now
Summary: 5 Stars
I've own Cuisinart Convection Toaster Oven for more 3 years now and I can't recall any failure from it. I usually use it at least 5 times a week for toasting (breakfast food in the morning), baking frozen chicken strips/cheese sticks for lunch and baking cookies for desserts...I have 2 kids and they are constantly hungary and this oven works great and can satified their hungar in less than 15 minutes (Cheese sticks than come out crispy outside and soft inside) For 15 minutes, you can't even pre-heat your oven to 425 degree!
The only drawback is that the top coating is coming off (maybe I put things on it) So, I'm thinking to get another just for the cosmetic reason. Other than that, I've used it to broil fish, bake chicken, pork chop, pasta, lasagnea, cookies, kid's craft, melting crayon, reheating food .... I don't mean to abuse it but I just can't live without it.
Customer Review: get a delonghi
Summary: 1 Stars
why i returned my cuisinart toaster oven and bought a delonghi digital airstream oven:
the absolute deal breaker: the oven does not turn itself off when the timer runs out.
PITA: cuisinart crumb tray comes out the BACK, and the cord is short so you will have to move the unit closer to the outlet in order to spin it around and get out the crumb tray- or unplug it and reset the clock everytime you clean it.
PITA: pushing BAKE to begin using the oven defaults to 100 degrees, so everytime you have to use the oven you have to hit UP, UP, UP, UP like 7 times to get it to the temp you want before you hit start. the delonghi defaults to 350 when you hit bake, and normally that is about the temp you want anyway- so you just hit start. The same thing applies to the timer, so I bet those UP arrow buttons are the first to fail on that membrane switch.
Customer Review: Superb toaster oven, intuitive, easy to use, and well-made!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This toaster oven, with intuitive keypads, is extremely easy to use, and to clean. It is the Consumer Reports (CR) top rated toaster oven , NOT one of their CR Best Buys. But after I read online comments about the latter, I decided to pay extra and purchase the Cuisinart. I use it as much as I use my microwave oven, keeping my bigger wall oven for when I cook for more than 4 people. I roast my potatoes and grill my veggies in it, bake my fish in it, and heat up my frozen banana bread in it, and use it at least twice daily. I am very happy about product and my decision to go with CR top rated toaster oven.
FOLLOW-UP: I bought this toaster oven in 2007, and now in 2010, after 3 years of constant daily use, it is still performing well. I love this toaster oven. I also thank Consumer Reports for its work in evaluating and rating merchandise with objectivity and honesty.
Customer Review: Highly Recommend
Summary: 5 Stars
I extensively researched toaster ovens before purchasing this one. I have no regrets, and am very happy with my purchase. From the overall looks to the quality and performance, I would recommend this toaster oven to anyone. I've always had a problem with previous toaster ovens not evenly toasting, and burning the bottom of the bread. When placing the rack in the middle, the toast comes out almost perfect (it's a little lighter on the bottom). I love the looks and the ease of use of the controls. The smooth push button control panel is also very easy to wipe clean (no knobs to deal with). I was a little concerned that the oven might be too big, but it's the perfect size. My previous ovens have been smaller, and I've seen bigger, but this one is just perfect (for me at least). The timer and display is a nice convenience. This oven is a bit pricey, but it is worth it.Customer Review: Nice Toaster Oven
Summary: 4 Stars
This toaster oven has replaced my GE, which only lasted about 4 years. It is way better quality, but you pay for it. So far, it has worked very nicely. My complaints are that the crumb tray comes out from the back, which is a pain. Also, if you set the timer and it goes off but your food still needs more time, you have to set the controls all over again including bake, temp., up/down, timer, up/down. Seems it would be easier if it had a memory and you just had to set the timer again. Definitely not major issues though. I am very pleased with the way it cooks. I like that it is large enough to fit a plate or small casserole dish. It takes up less space than my GE and opens from the top instead of from the side like my GE. I like this MUCH better. I also like the way it looks, and REALLY like the digital feature rather than manual knobs. I would recommend it.