| Start thinking of a toaster oven as a substitute for | | | | conventional ovens. Your toaster oven will come with |
| your full size conventional oven and not as a substitute | | | | a recipe book to help make the time and temperature |
| for your four slice toaster. You want to look for a | | | | adjustments. There are also many specialized toaster |
| convection toaster oven. Convection ovens circulate | | | | over cook books at |
| heated air using a high temperature fan. Food heats | | | | The models featured below are good choices but |
| faster in a convection oven because the fan blown air | | | | generally when shopping for a toaster oven you want |
| disturbs the thin layer of insulating air that otherwise | | | | controls that let you choose between bake, broil or |
| surrounds the food. | | | | toast, and an adjustable rack that can be removed for |
| If you live in an area of the country where Summer | | | | cleaning. You will find variation between brands and |
| means 24 x 7 air conditioning a convection toaster | | | | models but toaster ovens get hot to the touch. Some |
| oven can save you both discomfort and money. | | | | get hot enough to melt a plastic drinking cup left on top. |
| Instead of turning on that monster oven to roast a | | | | None present a fire hazard but the hot exterior is a |
| chicken or bake a pie and heat up your entire kitchen | | | | consideration if there are small children in the house. |
| in the process, go with a convection toaster oven. For | | | | Every toaster oven will darken bread. The Cuisinart |
| a small family a digital convection toaster oven can | | | | Convection Toaster Oven Broiler and the DeLonghi |
| meet all your household cooking and baking needs. | | | | EO1238 1/2-Cubic-Foot Toaster Oven will do a lot |
| You can use it to bake, broil, toast, dehydrate, and | | | | more. The Cuisinart gets slightly better marks with the |
| defrost. A .5 cubic foot model can roast a 5 pound | | | | experts because it has an automatic shut-off and a |
| chicken. | | | | drip tray, which are lacking in the DeLonghi. The |
| Although the better models can reach an internal | | | | DeLonghi stays cooler to the touch during use and |
| temperature up to 500 degrees F convection toaster | | | | may be indicative of better insulation and sealing. Both |
| ovens can cook at a lower required temperature than | | | | use a fan to circulate heat and truly can be used to |
| a full-size conventional oven and also cook the food | | | | bake and broil just like your conventional oven, with the |
| more quickly. Another benefit of moving, heated air is | | | | size limitation of course. The T-Fal OT8085002 |
| that it heats the food surface more evenly eliminating | | | | Avante Elite Convection Toaster Oven and Krups |
| "hot spots" on baked goods. Convection cooking | | | | FBC4-12 6-Slice Convection Digital Toaster Oven with |
| produces superior results in up to 1/3 less time than | | | | Preset Cooking Functions are also highly regarded. |