"Elmo P. Shagnasty" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "brooklyn1" > wrote:
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>> Whether insulated or not *all* the heat they produce still ends up in the
>> house...
>
> yes, but insulation reduces the total amount of heat the mechanism needs
> to generate in order to get the desired result of "cooked food".

This is also true... which is why for the short time I did own a toaster
oven I only used it during the heating season. I don't like toaster ovens,
I don't think they are very safe.... I don't want something that creates
that kind of heat sitting on my countertop directly under my upper
cabinets... even the insulated ones throw out heat, and more heat because
they are larger and more powerful. I got rid of mine some 40 years ago when
nearly half my neighbor's house burned from forgetting a toaster oven was
left on, and it was from some greasy food igniting. A broiler in a stove is
dangerous enough, toaster ovens need to be outlawed. Never ever leave your
kitchen with your broiler on, deep fryer neither.