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Best toaster oven?? Suggestions??

I am looking for a new toaster oven. I love mine and need to replace it. Any suggestions?? either at the Q? or not? Thanks so much!!!

Breville Smart Digital Toaster Oven.

Price will be around $250-$300 but occasionally they are on sale for $200-$225 range. There is a compact version which sells for less than $200.

Lutful $300 for a toaster oven? Ouch!!
I've been quite happy with a $40 Black & Decker »www.walmart.com/ip/Black-Decker-···15806194

Oh and it's analog!! (ducking & running)

A few years ago I looked far and wide for a toaster oven and strongly considered the Breville, but couldn't bring myself to pay that kind of money to toast bagels and warm up pizza and frozen foods.

Then I came across this convection toaster oven from Hamilton Beach for $40. The fact that it came with a five year warranty cinched the deal for me.

»www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-31···ter+oven

Mine's been used at least 5 times a day every day for the past 2 years and it's still going strong and still under warranty.

Sure the Breville looks nice, but do you really need artificial intelligence to toast a bagel?

At triple the price it's a no-brainer

Like I said earlier, the 5 yr warranty was the main selling point for me on the Hamilton Beach. I may have set some kind of record for usage, but I still have three more years to go under warranty so if it ever craps out chances are they will ship me a new one.

Crap & Decker on the other hand, I have also had experiences with. I'm not certain if their current warranty is 1 year or only 90 days, but it definitely shows in the quality of their products which barely last a week beyond the warranty expiration date.

My HB may be made in China but B&D tend to get their stuff from Mexico these days and it really shows in the lifespan of their products. Just look at them wrong and they fall apart.

Gentlemen,

Lets keep it to civil discourse.

My cheapo toaster oven (Oster Brand) just bought the farm, after ~1.5 years service. The analog, spring loaded "Twist to set the timer" knob broke internally, and just snaps back to "Always on" as soon as you let go of it.

So, needless to say I'm also in the market for a new Toaster oven, and was thinking about the Breville, but after reading in here, It seems theres other similar options at a much more reasonable price point.

So, lets keep this thread on track, I'm sure theres a few interested sets of eyes looking..

Thank you..
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Re: Best toaster oven?? Suggestions??

Since using my Breville Convection Smart Oven, I have found that it is the only one that cooks just like a big oven in the same amount of time. I have used several cheaper brands of toaster ovens with disappointing results. I don't use it for frozen processed junk, I cook only from scratch healthy foods.

It may cost more, but what I save in tou electricity outweighs using my full size oven. It's a nice size for cooking for 2 people. I like that it uses quarts heating elements. If you make homemade pizzas you can get a 13" pizza stone for it. The smart part of the oven is it remembers you last temp and time settings for certain food you cook. The other settings like bake, roast, pizza, etc. determine the heating cycles from the quarts elements. Anything I have cooked has cooked perfect to the recipe cooking time required.

If you're happy with what you have that's great, but I too am happy with what I have and was only passing it along as a suggestion for the op.
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I've been quite happy with this one.. $16.88 »www.walmart.com/ip/Toastmaster-4···26531331

Analog controls as well.. Works great without warming the house up in the summer as well.

This is the question to all:
Aside from size and price, is there any difference between the Breville 800XL, 650XL, and the 450XL (regular, compact, and mini) with respect to functionality or capability? (not related to size, of course)
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All 3 are have 4 Quartz Elements ; max 1800W ; "Element IQ" and "Bit More" feature to add extra time.

The 800XL has convection, goes upto 500 F instead of 450F and adds "Warm" function in addition to Toast, Bagel, Bake, Roast, Broil, Pizza, Cookies, and Reheat.