# Should I buy a toaster oven? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602 "2015-02-13T20:32:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/41 "2015-02-22T00:52:59Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Is it possible to flip the rack over to put the food further from the top element? Nah, it’s not. However, today I went out and bought a larger toaster oven with more room in the womb, so I’m hoping it will perform better. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/42 "2015-02-22T02:28:32Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > toaster over > [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > toaster over > [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > toaster over Gaaaah! C’mon, people, get it together. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/43 "2015-02-22T05:21:31Z")
I have on my wishlist [this](http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CSO-300-Combo-Convection-Silver/dp/B00E6ZK8BQ/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1424581958&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=cuisinart+steam)nifty “toaster” oven. It’s a miniature Combi oven that injects steam (if you want) to make awesome bread rolls and such. Just look at it! 😃 I’m holding back, but it will be mine. My current toaster oven is ok, but tiny. You can do a bagel in it, but that’s about it. Just to add to the conversation…I’m probably one of the few remaining people on this planet who will toast a bunch of bread in the regular oven if everybody (we are 6) wants toast, just so it’s all done at once. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/44 "2015-02-22T12:15:44Z")
Oh heck yes. We use ours everyday. Buy one of the bigger size capable of holding a pizza. We have an Oster that also does convection cooking. It is so much easier than using our big oven. Plus we use it as our toaster. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/45 "2015-02-23T21:07:07Z")
Well, I’m pleased to say that getting a toaster oven with a larger heating chamber has resulted in properly baked food without burning. I’m now likely to use it frequently. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/46 "2015-02-23T21:38:49Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > Gaaaah! C’mon, people, get it together. Crossed wires in the brain I guess. That has got to be a line in Airplane! “Roger Roger!” “Toaster Over!” ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/47 "2015-02-23T23:40:59Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > whomp biscuits A what now? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/48 "2015-02-24T00:02:42Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > A what now? Heh. I think that means those pop-n-fresh tubes. Whomp. Heh. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/49 "2015-02-24T00:10:54Z")
Hee - got it! ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/50 "2015-02-24T00:23:44Z")
We have the Breville that bakes, roasts, toasts, and broils. It came with a roasting pan, broiler pan, and pizza pan, and it’s perfect for us. I really hated turning on the oven to cook for two people, and this little oven has done everything. Buy one! ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/51 "2015-02-24T00:33:10Z")
I haven’t had a toaster oven for a while, but the last one I had I remember it had absolutely no insulation between the top burner and the metal top of the unit. So the outside top got almost as hot as the inside. Maybe the manufacturers have wised up, but I can’t see getting one like this again – too much of a fire and burn hazard. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/52 "2015-02-24T00:43:45Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > You can pick up one of those classic GE models for like $3-$5 at a thrift store and try it out to see if you like having one. > > We did that about 15 years ago. And we’re still using it. (We actually got a spare newer one from one of the kids. But it was too small so we passed it on and went back to the old one.) This post is one of the strongest reasons for belonging to a user forum. AAMOF, it’s one of the strongest reasons for belonging to \*\*THIS \*\*user forum. Where else could you get information like that? That kind of info is worth its weight in gold. OK. So it has no weight. But, it’s still worth it’s weight in gold. Know what I mean? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602/53 "2015-02-24T04:15:37Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > I haven’t had a toaster oven for a while, but the last one I had I remember it had absolutely no insulation between the top burner and the metal top of the unit. So the outside top got almost as hot as the inside. Maybe the manufacturers have wised up, but I can’t see getting one like this again – too much of a fire and burn hazard. That’s why I stopped storing my lawnmower gas can atop my toaster oven. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602.md?page=2)