"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:48:50 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> > On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:45:06 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> > wrote:
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>> >> I like mine nice and cold so I refrigerate overnight, but dh likes it
>> >> warm.
>> >> YMMV
>> >
>> > I love it toasted for breakfast - toasting banana bread is one thing a
>> > toaster oven can do better than a regular toaster.
>>
>> Yes, I don't have a regular toaster anymore. My small Black and Decker
>> toaster oven does toast really well, but the bigger one doesn't.
>>
> Agree that a two slice toaster ovens toast just like a regular toaster
> (+ it bakes), but I haven't owned one in years. What I did have were
> GE or whatever brand it was that spun off their small appliance
> division and sold it to Black & Decker. When B&D put a two slice
> toaster oven out under their name, it was just a piece of crap for a
> very long time and I didn't want to waste my money on them. Then I
> noticed a few years ago that their 2 slice toaster ovens seemed to be
> better made, but my kids had grown up and I had no desire for a
> toaster oven anymore.

I would love to have a kitchen that was big enough to hold a lot of small
appliances like that. The only place I lived that could have housed those
things was in Alameda where I had a strange section of counter top between
the counter and the stove. Perhaps it was intended for the microwave but I
wound up putting that in the corner so that Angela wouldn't mess with it. I
kept my Crock-pot there. Only had two in those days. I larger one and a
small one for dips. Also the toaster and a coffee pot which was rarely
used. Oh yes and the blender. I used to make a lot of smoothies in those
days. But there was plenty enough room to have put a food processor, stand
mixer and even a toaster oven.

Right now some of my small stuff isn't even in the kitchen. Some is in the
dining room.