 "Cuisenart toaster oven junk" | 2008-08-22 |
| - Reviewed By margiesmemories |
Have never had such a poorly made small appliance. This Cuisinart toaster oven has been a problem since I bought it. Toasts uneven, the door has to be slammed in order to close. The hinges recess into the walls of the unit making it impossible to remove whatever is causing it to stick. Now tonight the back wall coating is peeling off. You would think with all these bad reviews this company would do the right thing and remove this product or redesign it. It's all about the ole corp..
I will never buy this brand again simply because we have a company that is looking the other way. |
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| "A great toaster oven, finally" | 2008-07-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3N91ZMP7MYA1N |
We shopped around for a toaster oven for a ridiculously long time before finally sticking with this one. Whatever happened to Black and Decker? Their ovens are awful nowadays, I used to have one for 10+ years and it was great. Almost wish I didn't leave it behind in grad school.
Briefly, we purchased no less than 4 ovens in the span of a month or two. Black/Decker, T-fal, Oyster, and Kitchen Aid priced from very cheap ($35) to very expensive ($200). We also bought another Cuisinart with electronic controls.
We liked this one best because:
1. It toasts regular sliced bread very well and reasonably fast
2. It has analog controls (dials and buttons) rather than over engineered electronic controls
3. The oven is reasonably strong and large enough to cook meats
As simple as that list sounds, all of the above units were lacking in one or more of the three. The T-Fal, which got great reviews, was essentially DOA because of faulty electronics. I did get the T-fal to toast up a slice of bread, it made nice toast but it took much longer than this Cuisinart. The B&D basically burnt every other piece of toast we tried because it doesn't have any thermostat to monitor the heat. The Kitchen-Aid, like the T-fal, couldn't make toast within a reasonable amount of time. I think the Kitchen Aid was basically baking the slice of bread rather than toasting it. The other Cuisinart (TOB 165) had membrane buttons with electronic controls that was maddeningly un-ergonomic. The deal-killer being that it didn't remember our last setting for making toast so every time we had click-click-click-click etc to set it every single time. Did they actually have human beings test these things?
We've owned it for almost a year and haven't had issues with the door. I consider myself lucky and/or pretty gentle with this thing. I only wish that it would pull out the rack automatically when I open the door (something my old B&D did). But otherwise it's been perfect. |
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 "Excellent for its size" | 2008-07-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A35FI315MWZPFP |
| We have enjoyed this product for awhile now and certainly have no complaints at all. My wife uses it as an alternative to baking in the oven and it works very well. The only issue is that it is a bit smaller than the toaster/oven that it replaced. It seems that no one makes a large size toaster/oven anymore. That is the only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 and that may be an unfair deduction. This is an appliance that we use virtually every day and to this point it has proven to be an excellent value. |
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| "Great with some minor annoyances" | 2008-06-30 |
| - Reviewed By j_prus |
This is a great product, replacing my cheap black and decker toast-r-oven. It clearly is a much higher end product and hopefully will last much longer (my black and decker conked out in 18 months).
Some minor annoyances 1) why is there no indicator light or sound when the oven is preheated to the desired temperature? 2) The knobs are kind of strange- the inner part of it turns but the numbers do not, takes a little getting used to.
Other than that, the family really likes it. It's a bit bigger than we expected. |
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| "So Far So Good..." | 2008-06-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3S2GZ5JKV7LFY |
It may be a little soon to write a review about reliability, etc. but so far so good. This toaster oven does exactly what it's supposed to do: toast my bread to the crispness of my desire.
One strange design flaw however: the crumb tray can only be removed from behind the oven. This means if your oven's on a kitchen counter against the wall, you have to swing it around to clean the tray. I've already made a mess a few times...
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 "Oven Door Won't Shut Properly..." | 2008-05-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2NZMRNAUDUFX5 |
| I've been happy with most Cuisinart products I've owned in the past, but this time around, I'm unhappy with the fact that the toaster door doesn't shut properly. Maybe it's a fluke, but we struggle with the door every time we use it. Of course, I need to pursue Cuisinart to see if they can replace it. |
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 "Defective Door" | 2008-05-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3RC2M1Q090ZT7 |
| Like so many others, after just a few months, I'm left with a door that won't close, and a broken handle due to frustration and jousting with this terrible annoyance. |
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| "2nd try still has broken door!!!!" | 2008-02-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: AEU2IKGLPEMBW |
| I bought this toaster and immediately loved its larger capacity and the great cooking job it did, but about 3 wks in, the door didn't close. I brought it back to the store where I purchased it and figured it was just a fluke, but once again, after 3wks, the door is again broken. I'm returning it for a refund this time and getting myself a different brand. Too bad because it was great in every other regard!!! |
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| "Very good toaster oven" | 2008-02-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: AS3U7A3FP1003 |
| This is the best toaster oven I have owned. It's temperature is accurate, it looks good, it toasts my bread evenly, its perfect. |
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| "Toaster Over" | 2008-02-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: AWD739W1BKR7V |
| The Cuisinart TOB-50 Classic Toaster Over Broiler provides even heating in all modes (toasting, broiling, baking). The controls settings provide accurate results. The only thing lacking is a timed baking function or at least a timer. |
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