"Steve Wertz" > wrote:
> As you even said so yourself, "It seems as if no one makes
> under cabinet mounted units these days", and I proceeded to offer
> an explanation as to why - because they can't make them cheap and
> safe at the same time.

The Black & Decker kit is a simple piece of sheet metal that couldn't have
cost more than $2 to make. I don't remember the exact selling price, but it
was reasonably inexpensive at the time. It's not a cheap and safe issue,
it's an issue of whether they think the market is there. One of the issues
is that the toaster oven was designed to hang in the mount. This presents
certain styling problems, which I am sure are important. I'm certain a lot
of toaster ovens are bought on styling alone.

Last night I used my toaster oven for about 45 minutes at 350 degrees. The
increase in the temperature of the cabinet face was not really detectable.
The cabinet bottom, on the outside the cabinet and above the toaster oven
was the slightest bit warm. Even at full broil for an extended period I
would doubt it would reach a hazardous level.