The good and the bad
Purchased this one to replace an aging toaster oven made by Oster. I bought it primarily due to its color and retro-look, as the kitchen in my home has vintage appliances and done up in a 50's diner look - needed the red! The good - the size, price, it arrived in perfect condition, and all of the controls seem to work. The bad.. it is not insulated at all and get very hot. Yes, there is a sticker on the top that warns of this, but the Oster it replaced never got so hot that to touch the outside risked burns. This burn risk is multiplied by the rack, which does not pull out very easy. The Oster had a lever/hook attachment on the door, when the door was opened the rack would slide out with it, making it easy and safe to remove the food. This one has no such mechanism, and the rack does not slide easy, so getting in there to pull it out is risky.
Little Red Toaster Oven
Just purchased this red toaster oven and have used it for a couple of weeks now. It is so cute in it's red color. It is simple but very effective with simple old fashioned dial controls. A plus is the fact it has room for 6 pieces of toast instead of 4. It's not very "techy" but that's not what I was looking for. If you want a simple but colorful and roomy toaster oven, at a very resonable price, this is the one for you.
Great toaster, but reminds me of an easy bake oven
It's RED so of course it's wonderful! So cute. Now the real stuff - it weighs about 2 pounds (not exactly sturdy,) there's no crumb tray (my only real problem,) it's a great toaster (fast, even, holds 6 pieces,) but everything seems to stick to the tray unless you coat it. Ask me again in 6 months after I see how long it lasts, but none of my prior 2 or 3 heavy, name brand toaster ovens lasted much longer than a year. So for now, it's terrific.
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