Kitchen

[Happy Elizabeth]

I have the Breville mini, and I like it a lot. But, I only use it to make toast and frozen French fries for my dogs.

[tkins]

On 5/13/2014 jordan2 said:

On 5/13/2014 tkins said:

Yea and another vote for the Breville Smart Oven. Have always had a toaster oven and would not be without one. I had Cuisinart Toaster/Convection Oven, that I loved, but they don't make that particular model any longer. My husband surprised me with the Breville Smart Oven for Christmas, when he noticed the Cuisinart was not browning/toasting/working as well as it used to. In the Cuisinarts defense, it was over 12 years old and used multiple times everyday. As other posters have mentioned, you can do so much with them now. There are two of us, aside from the usual toast and such, it is great for small batches of cookies, pot pies, openface toasted cheese sandwiches, french fries, onion rings and so much more and the best part is that it does not heat up the kitchen in the warmer months.

tkins

tkins do you have the large oven or the mini one? I'm thinking of getting a Breville but not sure which one to go with. Each one has their good points so I'm unsure which one to get. Price isn't a deciding factor for me. If the oven is good it will be worth the price.

I have the Breville Compact Smart Oven Model #BOV650XL/B It has a pretty small footprint 16 1/2 inches from left to right and 11 inches from back to front not counting the handle. I absolutely love it, it is really versatile and pretty user friendly, didn't take long to get familiar with it. We made a small batch of cookies to get a feel for it and then I read in the directions that there is a one time process to prepare the oven oops, I did do it after the fact anyway. Let me know if you have any other questions, I will check back in the morning.

tkins

[Jordan2]

On 5/13/2014 tkins said:

On 5/13/2014 jordan2 said:

On 5/13/2014 tkins said:

Yea and another vote for the Breville Smart Oven. Have always had a toaster oven and would not be without one. I had Cuisinart Toaster/Convection Oven, that I loved, but they don't make that particular model any longer. My husband surprised me with the Breville Smart Oven for Christmas, when he noticed the Cuisinart was not browning/toasting/working as well as it used to. In the Cuisinarts defense, it was over 12 years old and used multiple times everyday. As other posters have mentioned, you can do so much with them now. There are two of us, aside from the usual toast and such, it is great for small batches of cookies, pot pies, openface toasted cheese sandwiches, french fries, onion rings and so much more and the best part is that it does not heat up the kitchen in the warmer months.

tkins

tkins do you have the large oven or the mini one? I'm thinking of getting a Breville but not sure which one to go with. Each one has their good points so I'm unsure which one to get. Price isn't a deciding factor for me. If the oven is good it will be worth the price.

I have the Breville Compact Smart Oven Model #BOV650XL/B It has a pretty small footprint 16 1/2 inches from left to right and 11 inches from back to front not counting the handle. I absolutely love it, it is really versatile and pretty user friendly, didn't take long to get familiar with it. We made a small batch of cookies to get a feel for it and then I read in the directions that there is a one time process to prepare the oven oops, I did do it after the fact anyway. Let me know if you have any other questions, I will check back in the morning.

tkins

Thanks for the feedback. The reason I'm leaning towards the larger oven is it is a convection oven too,I don't think the mini is. Also the larger one comes with a baking pan, broil pan, and pizza pan. I also think the rack comes forward when the door is opened. I wonder if the convection featured is really that important?

[peachesncream]

I had one for awhile. I seldom used it. DH prefers a toaster for toast, so we had both.

I felt it was something that took up counter space. It also baked unevenly. I gave it away.

My daughter's family has always had a toaster oven. They wouldn't be without one. They've had several models over the years.

They get a split decision in our family.

[Hershey2]

On 5/12/2014 house_cat said:

I hate mine! I've had a series of them all throughout my 30+ years of marriage and I am so ready to trash the latest one. I never use it. I would prefer a smaller, less obtrusive traditional toaster. DH an DS don't want to get rid of it because we order pizza on Friday nights and they like the toaster oven to reheat the leftovers.

If it were up to me it would be out the door.

You might have them try to reheat pizza in a covered frying pan on low heat, works great, better than toaster oven, IMO.

[stevieb]

I have one that is also a convection oven and I use it all the time for so many things. Personally, I think it's a great investment.

[Desertdi]

I have a countertop oven. Never used the one in the stove. I live in PHX and don't need any extra heat.........

[debcakes]

I use mine a lot. In fact, for a couple of years, I did not have a full size oven. If I could not do it in the toaster oven, I didn't need it. I do have one of the bigger, more expensive ones.

[debic]

I can't remember when I didn't have one. Use it all the time. Haven't had a regular toaster for 25 years.

[NanaS]

I have never owned one but have thought about having one many times. My question is would I use it enough to make the counter space it would take up reasonable?