Black+Decker TO1303SB 4-Slice Toaster Oven, 14.5 x 8.8 x 10.8 inches, Stainless Steel/Black

I am writing this review after having to say goodbye to this lovely toaster oven. I am ONLY seeking a replacement not because it stopped working. It still works perfectly!! While on vacation one of the cats knocked it off the counter and the pet sitter was able to rescue it. The metal housing is now bent and I am concerned with it now being a potential fire hazard. But if it wasn't for Binx' hijinks I would still keep using this thing. Very easy to use, spacious enough for 4 slices of bread, quiet, and obviously very durable. Five stars!

Product arfrived on time, well packaged, and as described. OK, so yes the exterior gets hot. Yes it is "cheaply built" compared to a $150 oven. It is importan to remember that this is not an expensive oven nor was it designed for gourmet cooking. It is a very inexpensive little toaster oven that will get the job done wthin its limitatioins.On the plus side, it actually has a temperature control. Many of the cheaper ovens seem to use a timer and mode slector only. Mine does toast bread nicely, but you must watch it and pull the toast out when you are satisfied as there is a very fine line between toast and charcoal. That is because this overn does toast bread quickly and your chances of setting the timeer correctly are slim. It took no longer and probably less time than my fairly expensive toaster. At $30 the price is right and it is a good value for reheating, keeping warm, toast, etc.....Down sides...The hot exterior may be a concern if you have children or limited counter space. You must watch and remove the toast when done. If the timer was digital you could get it right on the money every time, but you are not going to find that at this price point. Smaller interioir space than many others. Good for one or two people. That said, I am not sure how much I would actually cook or bake in it. If you use a laser thermomenter you will see that the temperature fluctuates a lot as the heating elements cycle on and off. That is due to the design and materials used to manufacture an oven at this price point. I would say it is good for limited cooking, such as frozen prepared foods etc...

I bought this to use for baking polymer clay for my miniature projects. Heating up my big oven for crafts is a waste of energy and time to heat and this little oven works perfectly for this purpose. It heats very fast, maintains the heat and bakes my clay to perfection. There have been no failures or burning with the clay and it is safer to bake polymer clay in an oven not used for food preparation. However, I have never owned a toaster oven, so I was curious about it and, before baking clay, I tried it with food. It toasted, heated and broiled quickly and I was tempted to bag my clay baking idea and keep it for food! However, I decided it is so reasonably priced, I can buy a second one for food if I decide I want to do that. So, it is a craft oven and functions very well for that purpose. The only thing I would like that is missing is a way to latch or lock the oven door in the closed position. It would be a good safety feature and it is missing. I move it from surface to surface and have to remember not to tip it, or remove the pans, prior to moving it. I have forgotten and had the pans and oven rack clatter to the floor! So far, I haven't bumped it while baking so the door hasn't flopped open. I think that is a design improvement needed in the next model. Overall, it works well for what I need and it's been a good purchase for my use.

Update!!! Black and Decker contacted me about my review and spoke to me personally on the phone and they are taking care of me and getting me the toaster I wanted direct from the factory. I was amazed at their customer service and how far above and beyond they took care of me in this situation. I didn't know good business practices still existed like this. Very, very impressed and they won me over and I look forward to buying their products in the future with confidence that they will stand behind them. The rep Michael also told me there's a two year warranty and if there was any problems with my new oven to contact him directly. Once again this toaster is really nice and works great, I just nit pik a bit much. thx Black and Decker. Sincerely a won over customer by outstanding service.I just got this and holy big for what it is. My family I just visited had a little black and decker toaster oven we were using to do bagels and hot tuna melts and I got home and said that's what I wan't. Just a little toaster oven. This thing is huge, twice to three times if not more the size of theirs. It has no room once the shelf is in either from rack to roof of the unit is like three or four inches. Then take into consideration that this whole unit except for the sides heats majorly up to burning hot (front, back and top) So you have to keep it even further away from the wall which leaves not much counter space in front of it. I just wanted a little toaster oven. Why do they have to keep improving stuff too no limit. The handle got fairly warm for just making toast and I'm worried if I reheated a pork chop for fifteen minutes that it might get hot or melt. I'm guessing it will be fine and it works nicely so it's a fine unit. For all you big fancy home owners with tons of counter space and that don't have the plug in right behind the toaster so as forcing to make you move the toaster even further forward so it doesn't touch the cord like I had to do. You guys and gals should love this oversized four slize toaster. It's a five star unit for ability. But like I said I know how small my aunt and uncles is and it doesn't have to be this big. So enough of me complaining unit works fine and has tons of dials to adjust for needs, it's overkill for a toast, grill cheese maker and hot open sandwiches though. Sorry to complain thought I was getting the cheapest smallest one sold and it would be like my families.