Mine doesn't sit on the counter. I use my super susan to hold all of my small appliances, including the toaster. Darned if it isn't just a tad too small for my Kitchenaid though.

Okay, so ours is a toaster oven which is another ballgame all together, but we decided to put ours near our range, which in our layout is a corner between sink and range and is also where the coffee-making ingredients will live, so it seemed like a logical set of uses to marry. The other place we considered putting it was on another counter near where the bread will be stored, which would have been equally convenient. However, that counter has uppers above it and already has a couple of large appliances on it, so I thought it was better to give it its own space away from that. We did measure for the footprint and factor that into our design, though. (We also use it daily, and it sometimes doubles as an extra oven.) I'd put a toaster in the same place if we had that instead, but I'd also make sure there was enough clearance or open space above it, too. HTH!

I am putting mine in the walkin pantry on a counter we are having installed there.

Mine is a toaster oven also. It's going to go next to the coffee pot - near the fridge. I intend to keep bread in the drawers of the cabinet underneath or, the pantry on the same wall. This made sense to me since I'll need the butter/jam from the fridge and since it's a toaster oven, will need other items from it too. Microwave is above it. I was trying to keep all the "small" appliances grouped together - sort of snack center.

In a pullout behind a lower door. Used to have it on the Super Susan. Looked too cluttery on the counter.

Well . . . . we have both a toaster oven and toaster. Family preferences that I won't even try to explain. They sit next to each other, by the coffee pot. They are next to the peninsula where we sit for breakfast, on counter right above silverware drawer, which is next to DW. Coffee cups and milk/juice cups are immediately above toaster.

Concept:
1. Get bagel from freezer
2. pop bagel/toast in toaster
3. reach into silverware drawer to get knife
4. reach into paper drawer below silverware drawer to get napkin
5. butter bagel/toast
6. pour coffee/milk
7. put dirty knife in DW
8. put food on peninsula and eat.

It's called one-stop breakfast prepping. The set-up also qualifies as one-stop peninsula setting for meals, and one stop emptying the DW (OK, I admit, you do need to do a few more moves to empty DW, but it's highly efficient). My daughter just figured out the ease of emptying the DW and asked if I planned it that way. Duh, yeah . . . . Do I qualify as a TKO planner yet?

Ours is a toaster oven and we use it daily, often multiple times a day. So I actually have a spot for it above the wall oven (single). I ordered a cabinet that is designed to have a MW above the oven, but ordered the MW part to be finished on the inside and had the electricians put an outlet in the back of that area. It has clearance all around it and works great for us.

I've got the toaster, breadbox and a cutting board that live in their own little 27" section of counter next to the fridge. Jams, peanut butter etc live in the cupboard above.

Here's ours:

You can just about see it in the far left corner, next to the coffee maker. I don't remember if that was where I had originally planned to keep it. I know I had wanted to keep the coffee maker on the other side of the sink, but it would've been in my way/in my prep space so it ended up next to the toaster oven.

We tend to use the toaster oven at least once a day, if not more often. I think it would have taken up more room in a cab or drawer than I'd want to give up for toaster oven storage (our kitchen really isn't that big). Also, it would sit out more often than not, cooling down after using it, before it would be put away again.

We also have both a toaster and toaster oven and both are used daily (especially the toaster oven). Both are on my counter since I don't have any room to store them underneath. The toaster is to the right of my stove on a small countertop and the toaster oven in on a counter across from the toaster. I keep the bread next to the toaster oven. My pics aren't the best but maybe will explain it better. The toaster oven is just to the left of the refrigerator (these are my "before" pics but the layout is staying the same)

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Ours is a toaster/convection oven (finally found one that makes excellent toast) and it lives under our mw. I find this really convenient since I use both while cooking. Our range is on the opposite wall (at right angles to the sink.) The mw and toaster oven are out of the way enough so that others can use it while I'm cooking yet convenient for me.

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My inlaws used their toaster oven only for toast and it sat on a shelf right next to their table (dh's father could easily reach it while sitting in his chair.) It was really convenient for making toast on demand during breakfast. I have fond memories of lingering breakfasts with that sat up.

Our toaster is close to the coffee pot. Bread drawer is to the right of the toaster.

we keep our toaster out on the counter. we recently purschased a toaster oven and that also remains out (no pic of that though). both are sort of hidden by the RF cabinet. If I had though about it, I would have lowered the outlet to naer contertop height.

Our toaster sits to the right of our sink. It's the easiest spot in the kitchen to pull the toaster out from under the cabinets when we are using it, because there are no uppers just to the right of the sink. It's also just above the silverware drawer, so knives are easily accessible, and can be put in the dishwasher immediately after use. (In theory, anyway.)
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I originally envisioned this spot for the microwave, but the electricians were unable to move the outlet and switch for the light over the sink any closer to the window, because of extra framing that holds the garden window onto the house. The microwave is too wide, and would block those switches. Unfortunately, that means that the bread is in a drawer on the other side of the kitchen, under the microwave. We are often pulling frozen bagels out of the fridge to toast, anyway, so it works OK.

Also a toaster oven... in the far left corner.
If I had a pop-up, I"d probably keep it in the same spot
along with the can opener or some other oft-used appliance.

Such great suggestions, ideas and photos. Thank you to everyone who posted their "toaster":) Think we will keep ours on counter in an out-of-the-way spot, like many others here, given that we use it everyday. Keep input coming...we are about to finalize our layout!

Sorry I just skimmed these responses, but if noone suggested it-try a google image search for "toaster drawer" I'll try to link one below.

I've also found images of toaster storage ideas under searches like "small appliance storage." I've seen them stored in island and pantry pullouts with an outlet inside, of course it's probably not a great idea to just leave them plugged in in there.

Like you, we use our toaster daily, but I'm adamant it not be on the counter. We are planning a toaster drawer in the island on the side away from the range, so that pulled out while in use (and left open briefly to let it cool down before unplugging and pushing it back into to island) it's not in the way during those weekends where we're fixing a big breakfast at the same time.

Here is a link that might be useful: toaster drawer

The toaster drawer is nifty-looking for storage, but it sounds like you're saying you would leave the drawer open while toasting in the drawer. If that's the case I have lot of objections to it. 1 - An open cabinet drawer would be more of an obstacle in a busy breakfast kitchen than a small appliance on my counter. 2 - I'd worry that someone would shut that drawer while the toaster was still hot. 3 - crumbs in the drawer.

We keep our toaster in a drawer - part of our "sandwich station." The drawer holds breads, english muffins, PB, honey and the toaster. The drawer above it holds the knives. The drawers are right next to the fridge so there is no walking around if you are making a sandwich. Countertop space is a premium so I don't keep mine out. The toaster gets used almost daily but it is small and easy to pull out of the drawer. Sorry I don't have a picture, I'm on vacation.

I don't usually come over to Kitchens forum; now I know why! I renovated my tiny kitchen 15 years ago. In fairness, it's small but mighty - I didn't waste a square inch, but it's not the caliber of what I've seen here! It's time... !
Anyway, mine is behind the tambour door. The drawer front directly below (can't really see it in the photo) pulls down and a cutting board can be pulled out for buttering. Love it!

elsa42, I really like what I can see of your kitchen! I love the color of your cabinets, and I wanted one of those clever appliance garages. I really like how unobtrusive yours is.

We have a 4-slotted eyesore that I keep in a drawer on a tray. We lift out the tray with the toaster on it. The tray keeps crumbs from getting all over the drawer. It works really well for us.

We use our toaster oven daily. We created a little appliance garage for it.

We have a toaster (as opposed to a toaster over). Used pretty much daily by DH. It lives in a drawer most of the time. We sometimes get crazy and let the toaster stay on the counter for a day or two. But it always winds up tucked back into the drawer.

Hurray! The Corian counter was installed in the pantry today. My pantry is mostly organized and all the kids used the toaster oven in the pantry tonight....

I want to share with you what my sister does and i have copied.
Our locations of choice are completely different. Hers ( a toaster ) is in the corner unit and mine ( toaster oven) is on the bottom shelf of a "pantry cupboard" above the countertop.

What I have copied from her is to place it on a baking tray.
The tray has sides and is easy to lift up and place where you want it and then put back where it belongs , once it has cooled down.
neat and easy and no crumbs where they don't belong. because it is a baking tray who cares if it gets hot

Sometimes you realise your older sister is wise!(lol)