Cuisinart TOB-40 Custom Classic Toaster Oven Broiler
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: CuisinartBrand: Cuisinart
Model: TOB-40
Color: One Color
Product features:
- 1800 Watts to toast, bagel, bake and broil with a full size interior holds 11 inch pizza and 6 slices of toast
- Stainless steel front with rubberized easy grip dials and cool touch handle with easy clean nonstick interior and a front removable tray
- Always even shade control monitors the temperature and adjusts timing to consistently toast to the shade selected every time
- Convenient auto side-out rack for hands free loading and easy removal of cooked foods and automatic shutoff safety feature
- Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Cuisinart TOB-40 Custom Classic Toaster Oven Broiler
Customer Review: LOOK OUT NO TIMER!!!
Summary: 2 Stars
I just ordered this unit based upon the three glowing reviews, especially about the toasting performance. Then I started to think about, hey, I didn't see a timer on this thing! So I went back on the site, zoomed in on the picture, an no timer. That's why the reviewers commented on "no ticking sound." So you put in your meal, crank up the temp, turn it to broil and get sidetracked. The only way you'll remember is when you discover the kitchen is on fire? Not good. It is downright dangerous, if not stupid, to not have a timer on a small appliance like this that gets as hot as any toaster oven does.
Si I canceled the order and I'm back to spend another hour or two trying to find a toaster oven that doesn't have a bunch of one-star reviews. How hard could it be to build a decent toaster oven? Our present one is a KRUPS, five years old, works like new, is amazing. BUT we have had to replace the touch-pad three times already and it needs it again. So guess what? The number one complaint on every Krups toaster oven is the the touch pads fall apart. They just keep on making an inferior part like that?
Still looking.
UPDATE:
OK, so I agonize over reviews before buying something as simple as a toaster oven. I guess I mush like doing that or I wouldn't do it. It was dismaying to me to read the reviews on literally dozens of toaster ovens only to discover that not one was devoid of some pretty major issues. I would think that after so many years of designing such a simple appliance, somebody would have gotten it right by now, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Back to the Cuisinart in question, I did finally buy this one, but only because it had the fewest complaints. One reason for this might be that it had only three reviews, all from people who were using it as a toaster and not as an oven. One ever remarked that one reason for her choice was the lack of a "ticking timer." I assumed that the timer was electronic rather than mechanical like on similar Cuisinart models, but alas, rather than electronic or mechanical, the timer was simply absent.
So here's my update: This thing is a terrific toaster. Bagels, toast, open-face sandwiches, whatever. It toasts evenly and just does it right, as proclaimed in the other reviews. The oven part works fine, too, and we kind of got around the no-timer issue by leaving a kitchen timer with a loud bell right by the toaster oven. So now I just make sure I am within hearing range of the timer when I do my 12-minute pizza.
I still hold that the missing timer is a HUGE design flaw, but one that I would rather deal with than having one of the others that either catches on fire, the glass door cracks, the handle gets hot enough to cause serious burns, it burns everything you put in it, the touch pad falls apart in a few months, ad nauseam. One other issue with this one, just as a caution, is that the back of the oven gets hot enough to melt the insulation off of the power cord, so make sure you don't bunch up the cord behind the oven and push the oven up against a wall. Actually, you need to intentionally NOT push it up against any surface that is intolerant to extreme heat, because (another flaw?) this oven does not have the protrusions on the back that keep the hot back panel away from a wall as many other toaster ovens do.
I changed my one-star to two.
Description of Cuisinart TOB-40 Custom Classic Toaster Oven Broiler
Cuisinart's custom toaster oven broiler is large enough and smart enough to present a full range of menu options. Toast 4 bagel halves, bake a 11 inch pizza, or broil two big open-faced sandwiches. And when the cooking is done, its easy clean with reflective nonstick coating on oven's interior that wipes clean in seconds, which enhances heat efficiency and ensures even toasting.Toaster Ovens
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