In article >,
sf > wrote:

> >Only if the BTU input to each oven is the same. A well insulated, self
> >cleaning oven uses less electricity to do the same amount of cooking
> >than a poorly insulated oven, all other things being equal. This is the
> >same principle as a well insulated house using less fuel than a poorly
> >insulated house.
> >
> I'm saying a toaster oven is poorly insulated and manages to heat the
> room as well as what's inside. I see no useful purpose in using one.

It depends on the toasty oven. I have a toastmaster model that is so
well insulated, I can set a loaf of bread in its plastic bag on top
while I bake a casserole of Mac n Cheese, and the plastic doesn't melt
at all. All the heat is properly contained within this particular model.

jt