Hamilton Beach 4-Slice Toaster Oven vs Hamilton Beach Professional Digital 31240

I bought this toaster oven in October 2019 to replace a nice Cuisinart toaster oven whose bottom element had warped and eventually, literally, flamed out after three years of everyday use. My criteria for its replacement were pretty basic: cheap, easy to use and clean, fairly small, attractive and stainless steel exterior. This toaster oven seemed to check all those boxes so I purchased it, $48.99 at the time

Tomorrow the plan is to roast a chicken and veggies. Bang for buck this machine will be in heavy rotation in my kitchen [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

even if sold separately. I am tempted to cut off those wire drip tray hangers and use the shelf as years of design have proved useful. But on this model the lower tray setting is limited. Flip it over and it should be fine for baking at medium temps but those wires to hold the drip tray get in the way

I don't like that there is not a specific on/off button. For me it would be a little more user friendly if there was one. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

I replaced my convection oven with this out of curiosity to see how it would compare...convection ovens are claimed to heat better and faster

Bagel function effectively, toasts the cut side as well as heats up the round side names of the five functions implemented inside are broil, bake, toa...

Pay attention to the measurements. I purposely purchased this one for the small/compact size.

The only downside to this oven is the size. If you have a smaller kitchen, it does take up the same amount of space as a small microwave. That said, its earns every cubic inch in function. [This review was collected as part of a promotion

I've used the broiler. It works great. I've baked a couple of things. That worked fine

In fact, it is so bad that -- despite being a very good OVEN as far as the actual baking and toasting goes -- I got rid of it and just bought one made by a different company. I'd rather lose the money than have to keep using this infuriating thing.

You have to set the timer on this toaster so close to the off switch to avoid burning toast. It is so finicky to try and set - no way you can set the timer to anywhere near the shaded or dark toast, it would be totally burnt.

The time/slice button is used to adjust cook time or number of slices. The digital read out screen display will toggle between the oven's actual temperature, the temperature it's set on & will chime when the desired temperature is reached. The probe is a plus with this digital countertop oven. You are able to see when the food is cooked to the desired internal temperature & it has the auto shutoff feature

This is a small toaster oven. Has all the features my older bigger one had except the door doesnt stay open partially which I miss and one thing all toaster oven seem to have what I wish it did was a stopper for the tray when you pull it out. Like a regular oven. Always have to be careful not to pull it all the way out

The probe is a plus with this digital countertop oven. You are able to see when the food is cooked to the desired internal temperature & it has the auto shutoff feature.