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(More customer reviews)We are a husband - wife household and rely on toaster oven for: daily toast, weekly frozen pizza cooking, reheating of grilled items, crisping up french baguettes, pastries, etc.
This appliance does an awesome job. Controls are intuitive, temperature control is quite accurate (checked with oven thermometer beyond 400 degrees) and convection feature adds to amazing uniformity. It gets to temperature very quickly as well. The criticism others have stated about the front handle-to-glass spacing, leading to burns may be relevant to their use, but is a NON ISSUE if you simply use your fingers to open (which is very easy) versus wrapping your entire hand around the handle. Build quality and the overall user experience is definitely superior.
We've had our Cuisinart for only a couple of months so far, so a bit more to learn about its durability.
To contrast, we replaced a basic Black & Decker toaster oven (roughly $30 dollars retail) which worked OK (esp. for toast) if you watched it carefully and it served us well for 3+ years. Previously we had a Krups F286/FBB2 (retail > $200) which worked nicely, but was a complete disappointment when its control membranes cracked just slightly beyond the warranty period and no practical customer support was available. So for just above $100, the Cuisinart looks like a home-run for features, quality and value.
Finally, a tip: go to Home Depot or a floor tile store and pickup a 12 x 12 inch unglazed terracotta paver for about $1. Works great as a pizza stone to create crispy crusts and is far less than the $10-20 retail 'pizza stones'.
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The Cuisinart Convection/Broiler Toaster Oven features the convenience of Total Touch touchpad controls, consistent shade control, and an Exact HeatTM sensor to maintain precise oven temperature. And its large enough to fit a 12" pizza!
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