Cuisinart TOB-165 Convection Toaster Oven/Broiler, White Review

I have just started using a toaster oven, so I’m still getting the hang of incorporating it into my everyday life. This little appliance works great! It is easy to use and doesn’t take up much counter space.

I don’t use it nor intend to use it for toasting bread (I have a regular toaster for that). I purchased a toaster oven so that I could still do oven cooking without heating up the entire kitchen in summertime. Where I live it is nothing for summer temperatures to exceed 100 degrees plus and this is just what I needed to accomplish the small oven tasks. The convection is a nice feature also. I have not used the broiler setting, but so far this great little appliance does everything I had hoped for!

When cooking is done, I find the alarm is loud enough. Some things that I’ve seen people complain about are no light inside (like a regular oven) and when timer goes off the oven should turn off – these may be useful, and perhaps would be options on higher-end appliances, but I think this toaster oven works fine.

I do have to remember that the entire outside of the oven gets hot though – the cool white paint can be deceiving. I would recommend having enough space on your counter to give it ample ventilation for any cabinets above as well as on the sides.

I also purchased the drip tray liner also to help with clean up and everything so far is working fine.

Cuisinart TOB-165 Convection Toaster Oven/Broiler, White Feature

• Ideal for fast countertop baking, roasting, broiling, and toasting
• 1/2-cubic-foot capacity fits 4 toast slices or a 9-inch pie
• Touchpad controls include toast-browning memory, defrost, bagel, and reheat
• Nonstick interior and slide-out crumb tray for easy clean up; includes baking pan with broil insert
• Measures 17 by 14 by 9-1/4 inches; 3-year warranty against defects

Cuisinart TOB-165 Convection Toaster Oven/Broiler, White Overview

Why a convection oven you ask? The answer is simple: cook up to 30% faster and cook foods more evenly. A fan gently circulates the heat. The Exact Heat sensor maintains precise oven temperature for baking and broiling while the shade control memorizes up to seven brownness settings for toasting.

Cuisinart TOB-165 Convection Toaster Oven/Broiler, White Specifications

Compact and loaded with electronic controls, this 0.5-cubic-foot countertop convection toaster oven/broiler has room to toast four slices, roast a 4-1/2-pound chicken, bake a 9-inch pie, or broil several steaks. Because it circulates hot air, the 1500-watt oven cooks faster and more uniformly than a conventional oven. For easy cleaning, the interior is nonstick and a slide-out tray catches toast crumbs. The exterior is steel painted white. The oven measures 14 inches wide, 9-1/4 inches high, and 17 inches deep, weighs 20-1/2 pounds, and carries a three-year warranty against defects. It comes with a rack that fits in two positions and a baking pan with a broiler insert. For safety, the oven automatically shuts off after 4 hours.

A touchpad control panel runs the width of the oven and offers many options, including time and temperature, for all cooking methods. Toasting controls, for example, include buttons for number of items, defrosting, and bagels. Up to seven customized settings can be programmed into the toaster’s memory so they can be conveniently recalled. Combining, say, the four-slice option, the defrost option, and the bagel option in the memory allows for defrosting and toasting four frozen bagel halves to a desired shade at the touch of a button without having to reprogram the toaster. –Fred Brack

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