It is a good deal. But it is huge. Grand footprint. Ann-t and many others on E-gullit , another cooking forum, adore this oven and have garaged back-ups. (they posted this sale as well). Some even have two/three garaged they love it so much.

If you have the same or similar counter-top footprint, get it. Ann_t and many have used these ovens for the past few years and love them.

If you want good home reviews so honest, google 'e-gullet ostter oven'

We saw them when we were looking for one. I settled on the Cuisinart counter-top oven. When we were looking at it, I didn't think the doors would stay open/lock in place all the time which would frustrate me to no end.

I love the Cuisinart, and it has a 3-year warranty. It gets used ALL the time. I baked my apple pie in it today and am cooking my pork roast now.

Sleevendog - I had wondered where Ann T had gone. I had taken a break for year and noticed she was not on the Cooking Forum any more. Thanks for the link. I will check it out.

Just purchased this one at a on line local auction site last week for $18.00. It works great. Very impressed.

https://www.homedepot.com/pep/BLACK-DECKER-Crisp-n-Bake-4-Slice-Silver-Countertop-Oven-TOD1775G/309866162?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&mtc=Shopping-B-F_Brand-G-Multi-NA-Multi-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-Catchall_PLA&cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_Brand-G-Multi-NA-Multi-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-Catchall_PLA-71700000014585962-58700001236285396-92700010802552517&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2vfAla_i7AIVE_3jBx2P1Qu4EAQYBCABEgK6kfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I have an Oster from Costco and we love it. It was my only oven while living in the motorhome. It doesn't have the French doors but I would prefer that. Excellent little oven.

I bought the Cuisinart at Costco last month while it was on sale. Reviews everywhere complain that it runs hot and burns stuff when you follow the printed recommendations. I’ve only used it a couple of time so far for english muffins and cheese melts. It did ok, but I haven’t tossed the box yet.

I have the Oster with French doors and like it. I even dehydrated mushrooms in it and it did a good job of it.

Madonna

I’m pretty sure AnnT has a cuisinart steam oven, not this oster. I could be wrong.

Ann_t has both. She starts her bread in the CSO and completes the cooking in her Oster. (Not always). That way she can keep up and make multiple loaves. She even has considered getting a back-up.

A pretty lengthy discussion over at EGullet ,HERE

Her extensive testing starts on page 4 or 5

I was following because of the larger size. No better baker than Ann for putting it through the test. Exactly what I need for the beach house but I will wait until I can have it sent directly.

I noticed the sale goes on until nov 22nd. Nice thing about Costco purchases are the easy returns if you get a lemon. The few bad reviews are out of the gate problems. Not long term issues. (except my Costco,😂. It is like going up against JudgeJudy)

Thanks for the correction! I’ll read the testing. I’m looking for a new toaster oven, have been for quite a while. Many of the higher rated ones are too huge, but I guess that’s why they call them countertop ovens not toaster ovens. No way I’ve got space for French doors. I’ll probably begrudgingly buy another Breville.

I have the Oster toaster oven in the airstream. Pretty sure I picked it up at Costco for around 50$. It has handled everything from toast, frittatas, quiche, pies. roasted veg, and anything that fits the small footprint. It is used often, as the trailer is our guest house and used as a kitchen sometimes at the farm. I like the simplicity.

Breville is a quality brand but they do get pricy. I have their juicer, stick blender and the tea kettle, (I do not like)....the kettle top has an open spout so it soakes the cabinets above before it shuts off and also steams all the kitchen windows as well. Put it in the trailer. Should have returned but both appliances are handy for bbq parties. I can move them to the barn easy enough.

Do check your counter real estate. Those counter ovens can get large! I guess some use them in a pantry or store and use as an extra oven for holidays.

This is it foas. No longer at Costco but still around. I do like old school dials instead of panels circuits.

Got so burned on a drum coffee roaster. Such a $$$ they will not admit the disaster, now offer a new circuit board for another 120$. (😡)

Read lots of reviews on Costco and Amazon and the biggest negative was that the top and sides got very hot. Being that it is so tall with little space between it and the cabinet above, DH is saying no go. It is a good deal if it can sit on a cart with no cabinets above it. So have to do more research on toaster ovens. Our last one, an Oster, lasted 13 years but the fan died.

I think that’s going to be true with any of these appliances, they don’t have insulation to speak of. I saw the Oster FD today at Costco, just one display or returned piece. The FD didn’t bother me as much as I thought it would. Four pass top element looked promising. But it was huge.

Fan is one of the things broken on my Breville. The other is the spring for the door. The door crashes several times a day and I’ve broken things in its way. I took out about eighty screws to get at that spring, then ordered a replacement, but the fan blew around the same time so I decided it wasn’t worth the effort to fix. I’ll probably replace the unit with the same. It’s good but I never thought it lived up to the hype or price tag.

It completely died this morning. DH was curious and was going to take it apart, he's a EE engineer, when got a good look at the element in the back. It is totally melted. Never had that happen before. (Ignore the unclean state.)

I quit buying small appliances like this many years ago. I don't have an automatic coffee maker or a toaster oven. It seems that, no matter how much I paid for them, they were ready to be trashed within too short of a time.

The reality is that these small appliances have limitations that make them all vulnerable to a untimely demise, just by the nature of the design.

I can well imagine that a small thing like this can't possibly have the integrity that would make it serve well as an oven. At best, it might serve for a few small things for a limited amount of time. Just the very nature and design of it limits any usefulness.

Since the OP asked for opinions, this is mine.

I think that it is just another piece of landfill that will serve a limited use for a very limited time.

The idea, the concept, seems intriguing. But, the reality is quite a different story. The reality is that is just another throw away consumer item with limited value.

I will bet that, if you research a bit further you might find a better oven that is really intended to be an oven and not a toaster that is pretending to be an oven

I have a friend who has an ad hoc outside kitchen......long story. Among the different cooking options she has a small electric oven that she keeps covered when not in use. It is not a toaster oven wannabe. It is a real, genuine small electric oven that accommodates much larger baking pans than does this one and performs wonderfully. I have no idea what make it is, but I do know that it is a real oven, a small one. Never really thought about it until now. It has real doors that close properly and looks to be quite solid state and functional. I know she has had it for years. Last time at her house she baked sweet potatoes in it.

If you already have an oven, just use it. If you need a toaster oven, buy one that does not claim to also be an oven. That is my opinion.

I was curious and googled it to see what it was, and this is my assessment.

If you have some limited space and plan to use it in a limited manner, such as the one in the tiny house, that is probably doable. But, don't expect this to be used as an oven for very long or to be a substitute for a real oven in any meaningful way.

I also consider these toaster ovens to be something of a fire hazard. That is a lot of heat being generated close to the food and in such a small space. The logistics are horrible.

One more thing as to this particular one...........those spring loaded doors look to be not only awkward to accommodate, but they look like they are capable of closing on you and delivering some pretty hot glass to you skin. I suspect the doors are one major design flaw. They need a wide arc to open and would, no doubt, get quite hot.

I give it a solid thumbs down for general use.

Since you asked.

We are going to drop it off at a place where they take it apart and Recycle the metal and electronics so it doesn't end up in the landfill.

Getting rid of my toaster oven would give me a spot for a counter top microwave which would let me get rid of my OTR MW and install a proper hood. Sounds great, except for the getting rid of the toaster oven part. From chicken nuggets to tuna melts to roasted veg sides to top browning skillet meals to pretty much everything else, my BSO gets far more use every single day than my wall ovens do in a week. The time and energy needed to preheat them every time? Forget it.

A toaster oven is immensely more versatile and functional than a pop up toaster, agreed.

I abhor those over the range microwaves. They get in the way of having a proper hood with a vent and they always feel as if they are taking up vertical space over the tops fo the pots. Plus, most of them are mounted at a height that does not suit my reach. I am always careful of the one at my daughters house when taking something hot out of their MW.

That is another thing that I have given up on. I don't have a microwave. Since the last one died, I never replaced it. I don't miss it one little bit and just never even think about it. I, personally, find no use for one. I know that many people do use theirs, but all I ever did was to bake potatoes in it. That is about all. I have four good cast iron skillets that serve an immense number of needs. There is no cooking surface like a piece of hot iron for so many things. I even "toast" bread in my hot skillet.

jasdip, that style of oven looks to be a better design than does that one with the double doors on it. At least yours opens in one fail swoop. . My mother had a small electric oven on the countertop that she used for years. But, that was back a long time ago when so many things were better made. It did not do double duty as a toaster. It was an oven.

It looks like your loaves of bread have reached the height limit.

I have a double oven range. The small upper oven has a broiler in it. If we need a toaster kind of a thing, that is what we use. I don't think I have used the full size oven in years. I just store baking pans in it. I love having the double oven with the small one. All I ever need is a small oven.

The reality is that these small appliances have limitations that make them all vulnerable to a untimely demise, just by the nature of the design.

I LOVE small cooking appliances. All of mine did in fact meet an untimely demise via Hurricane Harvey a few years back along with over half of my other possessions. I have been replacing my collection and more.

My new-to-me air fryer has been a superstar. So easy to use, and is generally not in use long enough to heat up a house like the big oven often is.

But I think also that things are only as useful as you make them, and Jasdip obviously uses the heck out of hers, look at those two beautiful loaves of bread!!

Culinarily I could easily give up the MW. But I’m not sure how else I’d obsessively sterilize sponges while doing the dishes!

I have a JennAire range that does everything, a smaller countertop conventional/ convection oven and the Oster French Door conventional/convection oven. I used all three when I was baking items for sale at the farmers market and for cakes for the fire department I belong to. I use my range and Oster most of the time. On the Oster, you open the one door, the other automatically opens at the same time and they will stay open if you want them to. They close at the same time. A 9 x 13 pan fits in there as does a 12" pizza. Yes, it does take up a little more space, but I like it's versatility compared to the smaller toaster oven. It all depends on the space you have, what you need it for and your pocketbook. I have most of the small appliances that are offered and use them. My late husband knew a small appliance for Christmas was preferred over other thing, bless him. If you don't care for them, no big thing, we're not all alike.

Madonna

Off topic: microwaving sponges

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/science/sponges-bacteria-microwaving-cleaning.html

I so agree that we all have different needs and different counter space. A small toaster oven may be a bit small for some. The Breville might be just perfect for some, being a bit larger. Pre-teens and teens at home require easy 'heat-up' needs. My parents use a toaster oven 24/7 being 91 and 92. My sister, now single, and does not cook....toaster oven and microwave. (oven still has the stickers and manual paperwork in the oven, 😂 ten years now)

No countertop appliances in my home but I do get it. A 24inch side door wall oven is a small footprint and does toast, fast heat-up, very even cooking. Steam oven built-in stacked under. I need my counter space for baking, prepping etc.

Ann_t being by far an excellent cook here more than most, and a scratch cook, is a good/great reviewer of the op's question...but it does not work for her so the problem is solved. Ann loves hers but it is big but that size is important for her needs.

So important to do good research so the right appliance is purchased based on the need/space/quality.

I've made some excellent choices in appliances when other said "no". And some bad choices when some give a thumbs up.

Thanks Lucille, and in response;

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/11/548926054/can-you-really-not-clean-your-kitchen-sponge

Personally, I don't find the love for those little dish sponges. They are just too awkward to hold in the hand. Also, you can't wipe and swoop by using your palm and your opposable thumb.

I use dishcloths. You can just put them in the wash.

I find that the small cheap terrycloth washcloths make great dishcloths.

I have a stack of knitted ones taht I don't care for at all. I like the terrycloth.

Sometime I will just spritz it with a bit of bleach and let it sit. Or wash it.

Never was fond of sponges and I will always reach for a cleaning cloth over a cellulose sponge.

One thing , though, that I have found to be really great for cleaning flat surfaces are those foam sponges about the size of a brick that are sold for doing tile grout. Those are , hands down, the very best thing to clean the stovetop with. They cling with some manner magic/science to the surface of what you are cleaning and do a great job.

But, for washing dishes, I prefer the dishcloth. No need to concern about those nasty sponges. Just give the cloths a wash. Or dunk in boiling water, which I do at times.

In the hot summer time I put my dishcloths outside over the rail to dry in the hot sun before putting them in the laundry basket to get washed.