We have a Dualit toaster for toast, but I think I would like to have a
toaster-oven for baking/heating small frozen items, perhaps baking a small
sheet of cookies, etc., rather than heating the range oven for small or
convenience items.

I'm not concerned with its toasting ability or its energy consumption, but
I'm hoping to avoid the additional heat given off in the kitchen by a large
oven since we live in the desert.

Any opinions or suggestions for a fairly good baking toaster-oven?

TIA

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Wayne in Phoenix

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"Wayne" > wrote in message
...
> We have a Dualit toaster for toast, but I think I would like to have a
> toaster-oven for baking/heating small frozen items, perhaps baking a small
> sheet of cookies, etc., rather than heating the range oven for small or
> convenience items.
>
> I'm not concerned with its toasting ability or its energy consumption, but
> I'm hoping to avoid the additional heat given off in the kitchen by a
large
> oven since we live in the desert.
>
> Any opinions or suggestions for a fairly good baking toaster-oven?
>

Rather than a toaster oven, I would suggest that you look at a convection
microwave oven. Presuming that you already have a microwave, the new
microwave convection oven would replace an appliance instead of add another
one. If your microwave is very old, you will be pleased with the advanced
features of a newer one. There are a number of convection microwaves on the
market. I have one made by Sharp and I love it. www.sharpusa.com

"Vox Humana" > wrote in
:

>
> "Wayne" > wrote in message
> ...
>> We have a Dualit toaster for toast, but I think I would like to have
>> a toaster-oven for baking/heating small frozen items, perhaps baking
>> a small sheet of cookies, etc., rather than heating the range oven
>> for small or convenience items.
>>
>> I'm not concerned with its toasting ability or its energy
>> consumption, but I'm hoping to avoid the additional heat given off in
>> the kitchen by a
> large
>> oven since we live in the desert.
>>
>> Any opinions or suggestions for a fairly good baking toaster-oven?
>>
>
> Rather than a toaster oven, I would suggest that you look at a
> convection microwave oven. Presuming that you already have a
> microwave, the new microwave convection oven would replace an
> appliance instead of add another one. If your microwave is very old,
> you will be pleased with the advanced features of a newer one. There
> are a number of convection microwaves on the market. I have one made
> by Sharp and I love it. www.sharpusa.com

That's a good suggestion, Vox, but I have a Panasonic microwave that's
less than a year old and I love it. I'd rather not replace it, and I
have the extra space for a toaster oven. The other consideration in our
household is that while I might be baking something for 15-20 minutes or
an hour, I'd still probably want to nuke something at the same time.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

Big on natural foods?? 82.38% of people die of "natural" causes.

"Wayne" > wrote in message
...
> "Vox Humana" > wrote in
> :
>
> >
> > "Wayne" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> We have a Dualit toaster for toast, but I think I would like to have
> >> a toaster-oven for baking/heating small frozen items, perhaps baking
> >> a small sheet of cookies, etc., rather than heating the range oven
> >> for small or convenience items.
> >>
> >> I'm not concerned with its toasting ability or its energy
> >> consumption, but I'm hoping to avoid the additional heat given off in
> >> the kitchen by a
> > large
> >> oven since we live in the desert.
> >>
> >> Any opinions or suggestions for a fairly good baking toaster-oven?
> >>
> >
> > Rather than a toaster oven, I would suggest that you look at a
> > convection microwave oven. Presuming that you already have a
> > microwave, the new microwave convection oven would replace an
> > appliance instead of add another one. If your microwave is very old,
> > you will be pleased with the advanced features of a newer one. There
> > are a number of convection microwaves on the market. I have one made
> > by Sharp and I love it. www.sharpusa.com
>
> That's a good suggestion, Vox, but I have a Panasonic microwave that's
> less than a year old and I love it. I'd rather not replace it, and I
> have the extra space for a toaster oven. The other consideration in our
> household is that while I might be baking something for 15-20 minutes or
> an hour, I'd still probably want to nuke something at the same time.
>
>
The latter point is an issue here sometime. I would point out that we have
a small microwave in the family room for popcorn and re-heating snacks. You
might consider moving your Panasonic unit to another location although I can
see why this might not be appealing.

In article >,
Wayne > wrote:
>"Vox Humana" > wrote in
:
>
>>
>> "Wayne" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> We have a Dualit toaster for toast, but I think I would like to have
>>> a toaster-oven for baking/heating small frozen items, perhaps baking
>>> a small sheet of cookies, etc., rather than heating the range oven
>>> for small or convenience items.
>>>
>>> I'm not concerned with its toasting ability or its energy
>>> consumption, but I'm hoping to avoid the additional heat given off in
>>> the kitchen by a
>> large
>>> oven since we live in the desert.
>>>
>>> Any opinions or suggestions for a fairly good baking toaster-oven?
>>>
>>
>> Rather than a toaster oven, I would suggest that you look at a
>> convection microwave oven. Presuming that you already have a
>> microwave, the new microwave convection oven would replace an
>> appliance instead of add another one. If your microwave is very old,
>> you will be pleased with the advanced features of a newer one. There
>> are a number of convection microwaves on the market. I have one made
>> by Sharp and I love it. www.sharpusa.com
>
>That's a good suggestion, Vox, but I have a Panasonic microwave that's
>less than a year old and I love it. I'd rather not replace it, and I
>have the extra space for a toaster oven. The other consideration in our
>household is that while I might be baking something for 15-20 minutes or
>an hour, I'd still probably want to nuke something at the same time.

The problem with baking in a toaster oven is finding the pans that
will allow you to do what you want.

Look for an oven that will take standard size small sheet pans.


Chuck Demas

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"Wayne" > wrote in message
...
> We have a Dualit toaster for toast, but I think I would like to have a
> toaster-oven for baking/heating small frozen items, perhaps baking a small
> sheet of cookies, etc., rather than heating the range oven for small or
> convenience items.
>
> I'm not concerned with its toasting ability or its energy consumption, but
> I'm hoping to avoid the additional heat given off in the kitchen by a
large
> oven since we live in the desert.
>
> Any opinions or suggestions for a fairly good baking toaster-oven?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Wayne in Phoenix
>
> Big on natural foods?? 82.38% of people die of "natural" causes.

We used to have a Black& Decker toaster oven at our old house. It performed
splendidly for at least ten years for us and is still working. Bought the
largest one I could find. It's an over-counter-model.

When we built our new home we got a double oven with a convection oven on
the top, a built-in microwave, but we still miss the old toaster oven. Big
enough for a 1-quart casserole. Always used it for a couple of baked
potatoes too. Nice as it didn't heat up the kitchen and I can relate to
your heat problem because I live in the Houston area

Chris in Pearland, TX

"Christine" > wrote in
:

>
> "Wayne" > wrote in message
> ...
>> We have a Dualit toaster for toast, but I think I would like to have
>> a toaster-oven for baking/heating small frozen items, perhaps baking
>> a small sheet of cookies, etc., rather than heating the range oven
>> for small or convenience items.
>>
>> I'm not concerned with its toasting ability or its energy
>> consumption, but I'm hoping to avoid the additional heat given off in
>> the kitchen by a
> large
>> oven since we live in the desert.
>>
>> Any opinions or suggestions for a fairly good baking toaster-oven?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> --
>> Wayne in Phoenix
>>
>> Big on natural foods?? 82.38% of people die of "natural" causes.
>
> We used to have a Black& Decker toaster oven at our old house. It
> performed splendidly for at least ten years for us and is still
> working. Bought the largest one I could find. It's an
> over-counter-model.
>
> When we built our new home we got a double oven with a convection oven
> on the top, a built-in microwave, but we still miss the old toaster
> oven. Big enough for a 1-quart casserole. Always used it for a
> couple of baked potatoes too. Nice as it didn't heat up the kitchen
> and I can relate to your heat problem because I live in the Houston
> area
>
> Chris in Pearland, TX
>
>
>

Thanks, Chris. I'll look at the B&D. I never thought about an over-
counter-model. Good idea!

--
Wayne in Phoenix

Big on natural foods?? 82.38% of people die of "natural" causes.

Wayne > wrote:

> We have a Dualit toaster for toast, but I think I would like to have a
> toaster-oven for baking/heating small frozen items, perhaps baking a small
> sheet of cookies, etc., rather than heating the range oven for small or
> convenience items.
>
> I'm not concerned with its toasting ability or its energy consumption, but
> I'm hoping to avoid the additional heat given off in the kitchen by a large
> oven since we live in the desert.
>
> Any opinions or suggestions for a fairly good baking toaster-oven?

I love my Panasonic toaster-oven, works great for toasting, baking
chicken, heating frozen foods. It is very fast. (But lacks the brioler
function. Also, I don't bake cookies. Read reviews on eopinions.com and
amazon.com; one person didn't like its cookies, another raved about
them. These were not important issues for me.)

My second choice would have been a Cuisinart. If you have absolutely no
interest in the toasting fucntion, then get a convection model. If you
might use it as a toaster, get a non-convection model. (Convection
makes heating uniform and slightly faster but will dry out the toast.)

RPS > wrote in :

> Wayne > wrote:
>
>> We have a Dualit toaster for toast, but I think I would like to have
>> a toaster-oven for baking/heating small frozen items, perhaps baking
>> a small sheet of cookies, etc., rather than heating the range oven
>> for small or convenience items.
>>
>> I'm not concerned with its toasting ability or its energy
>> consumption, but I'm hoping to avoid the additional heat given off in
>> the kitchen by a large oven since we live in the desert.
>>
>> Any opinions or suggestions for a fairly good baking toaster-oven?
>
> I love my Panasonic toaster-oven, works great for toasting, baking
> chicken, heating frozen foods. It is very fast. (But lacks the brioler
> function. Also, I don't bake cookies. Read reviews on eopinions.com
> and amazon.com; one person didn't like its cookies, another raved
> about them. These were not important issues for me.)
>
> My second choice would have been a Cuisinart. If you have absolutely
> no interest in the toasting fucntion, then get a convection model. If
> you might use it as a toaster, get a non-convection model. (Convection
> makes heating uniform and slightly faster but will dry out the toast.)
>

Thanks. From what I've been reading, I'm leaning toward a convection
model.

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Wayne in Phoenix

Big on natural foods?? 82.38% of people die of "natural" causes.

Wayne > wrote:

> Thanks. From what I've been reading, I'm leaning toward a convection
> model.

By its redesign of the heating element, the Panasonic achieves
greater speed and uniformity than traditional units with convection.

You didn't say if you need broiling. If you don't here is my advice:
Buy a Panasonic. Cover its baking tray with aluminium foil and bake a
few cookies. If you agree with those who don't like its cookies, return
it. If you agree with those who love its cookies, keep it.

If you need broiling, get a Cuisinart model with convection. If money
is no object, you can consider Delonghie's.

Good luck. Let us know what you find/decide.

RPS > wrote in :

> Wayne > wrote:
>
>> Thanks. From what I've been reading, I'm leaning toward a convection
>> model.
>
> By its redesign of the heating element, the Panasonic achieves
> greater speed and uniformity than traditional units with convection.
>
> You didn't say if you need broiling. If you don't here is my advice:
> Buy a Panasonic. Cover its baking tray with aluminium foil and bake a
> few cookies. If you agree with those who don't like its cookies, return
> it. If you agree with those who love its cookies, keep it.
>
> If you need broiling, get a Cuisinart model with convection. If money
> is no object, you can consider Delonghie's.
>
> Good luck. Let us know what you find/decide.
>

Thanks, good idea! I don't need broiling as I rarely broil indoors.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

Big on natural foods?? 82.38% of people die of "natural" causes.