Hamilton Beach 22708H Toastation 2-Slice Toaster and Mini Oven, Black

From Hamilton Beach
	Price: $49.99
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Features - 2-in-1 compact toaster and mini oven saves on counter space - 2-slice toaster with 1-1/2-inch slot; oven fits up to 2 16-inch pizza slices - Electronic toast-shade and oven-temperature controls ensure consistent results - Slide function lever; automatic shut-off; removable crumb tray for quick cleanup - Measures approximately 17 by 9 by 9 inches; 1-year warranty Product Description Hamilton Beach 2-slice extra wide 1.5" slot toaster with mini-oven . Unique bottom compartment bakes like an oven , perfect for flat foods, large enough to fit two large slices of pizza, two pop-tarts , or two 5" single serve pizzas. Includes auto-shut off & chrome accents. Customer Reviews Wonderful little toaster Date: 2005-10-23 | Rating: 5 When our beloved 30 year old (from dorm days!) toaster oven died, we thought we'd go buy one just like it -- basic, small, good at toasting, yet usable as a small oven. Alas, nobody seemed to make anything like it. They tended to be larger, and didn't do a good job toasting bread. After reading lost of discouraging reviews and trying a couple of toaster ovens, we had just about given up, when we saw the Toastation. What a great little unit! Makes great toast, nice and fast like a toaster should (through a slot in the top). Then flip a switch, and the top slot closes and it turns into a nice little oven. It doesn't hog the whole counter (outside dimensions: 15" wide, 7 1/2 deep, and 8 high). The inside of the oven is small (6 1/2" deep by 10 1/2" wide by 2" high), so don't plan on baking pizza in it. thermodynamics in play.... Date: 2007-05-19 | Rating: 5 Yes, it works perfectly. Provided you correct for a small physics and engineering problem in the design. This toaster/toaster oven is designed so that the wide opening for toasting bagels, english muffins, and fat waffles or bread has a sliding cover that moves into place with the flip of a lever. Once the cover is in place, all the heating upper elements are reflected downward toward the little toaster oven (6" x 9" max -- with a pan included). The lower heating elements then toast or heat from the bottom. Which is a great idea. Better to use the appliance that is the right size for the job, rather than heating a large oven for a small snack and wasting all that energy. However -- The metal plate that slides across the bagel toaster opening is just a thin piece of metal with no seals of any kind -- so if left just closed, half the heat (or more) inside the toaster oven pours out the top, around the edges of the thin metal plate (heat rises -- right?) To compensate for this loss of heat, the heating elements stay on ALL THE TIME and thus burn whatever pizza slices, cookies, or toasted cheese happens to be there. BUT this is EASY TO FIX! How do you stop heat from escaping through an unsealed barrier? You seal it! Not with grout or putty or styrofoam, or pink fiberglass -- just lay several regular sized pot holders over the bagel-toaster opening! Anything that is safe near heat will do. A silicone cake pan. A couple of damp (but not wet) kitchen cloths or sponges. My pot holders are thick terry and they worked perfectly. As soon as I insulated the top of the toaster against heat loss -- the heating element worked efficiently and came on only occasionally to keep the temperature up. (as oppsed to running non-stop if the top was left not insulated.) This is a small bit of on-the-fly rigging to correct for what the toaster's designers couldn't manage to figure out. All that said, this is the first toaster I've ever used daily in 50 odd years -- because it's the right size for the job. excellent Date: 2006-04-14 | Rating: 5 Didn't think it was possible to get a machine that can toast and warms/cooks and do both well. The unit has a slot on the top, so if you want to do convetional toast, you stick the pieces in the slot and toast away. If you want to heat a croissant or a danish, then you slide the button to cook, the upper slot closes and you can put the item on the oven tray and heat. The oven tray is narrow but perfect for heating breakfast type items. I cooked a frozen piece of pizza just fine. The unit is smaller than a toaster and a toaster oven. It does not give the appearance of any great quality but it does work excatly the way you want it. Its perfect. Unexpected Pleasure Date: 2005-10-28 | Rating: 5 We are very high tech about many of our gadgets, but decidely low tech about things like toasters. Our small oven needs include making toast, heating up items that are not microwave friendly, and doing some baking of items like fresh fish fillets. We also wanted to conserve on countertop space. Many of the toaster ovens on the market now seem to be built for cooking small turkeys and are sized for MacMansions. When we ran across this little gem were stopped in our tracks - small footprint, slot in the top for toast, oven space for our wild salmon, and it's also very attractive looking (more so than the picture). We bought it, we love it. Best Basic Toaster Date: 2007-01-10 | Rating: 5 I haven't had any problems with this unit. It's a toaster after all, pretty simple! The boys love being able to stick their bagels in the top like a pop-up. If you want to make something messier, put it in the oven on the tray. It is perfect as a small, cheap, covers all the bases toaster. The oven is large enough for 2 slices of bread or one standard slice of pizza. If you want to make anything bigger then this is not the one you're looking for. If you just want to make toast or heat up a single serving this is the one. And what'd I pay, $30 w/ free shipping? Perfect! It works! That's all I ask of it! Choosing a toaster was never meant to be a life-altering decision, and this one isn't priced like a major appliance so stop reading all the reviews and just pick one. You want golden crispy bread? You got it. You want 5-course gourmet? Don't shove it in the toaster! Use the rest of the kitchen or go out.