George M. Middius > wrote:
> sf wrote:
>
>>> A hundred a pop for a toaster oven? P.T. Barnum was right.
>>>
>> PT Barnum didn't make any money off me. It was a DeLonghi and it was
>> a long time ago. I only bought it because of the raving reviews it
>> got here on rfc, but I've learned in the mean time that the men of rfc
>> spend too much money on gadgets and then vociferously try to justify
>> the purchase here. Up to that point, I thought they knew what they
>> were talking about, but now I know they don't. And that includes you.
>
> I love toaster ovens. Some features would justify a premium price,
> like digital controls and convection (internal fan). But I'd stick to
> a premium brand, not the low-end fillers like JCP and Delonghi.

It should be obvious that the smaller it is, the faster it can heat up.
Some are less than 1500 watts, and some are more.

They all seem to get too hot on the exterior.

First called turbo ovens in late 70's, some marketing genius decided to
call it convection. It's fan operated.

This is what I'm talking about with handle on Pull out basket. Every time
they come on eBay, you get over a dozen bids. Never have to put hand into
oven.
From preheat, brown and split dogs in 6 minutes.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...1-20/ref=nosim

Greg