Customer Reviews

Black & Decker CTO9000 Dining-In Convection Oven/Broiler

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We had two of these and both produced unpredictable results. The broil setting would often broil full-on or cycle off and on turning a broiling attempt into a baking. Also there is only one level to put the wire rack on so when toasting the top toasts well but the bottom is either undercooked or burned near to the heating coils. Putting an item inside with a aluminum foil cover would often make the unit cycle on and off every few seconds with annoying loud clicks probably due to the reflected heat from the foil. Cooking times became unpredictable due to the weird cycling on/off making the oven useless for following cooking times in recipes.

First oven received: Toaster worked. Oven did not.

Second oven: Oven worked. Toaster did not.

These ovens were tested by two people using different outlets, and each got the same result.

Disappointed to say the least, for the time being, I shall buy a toaster!

My real oven went out and I was forced to use this in the mean time till I bought a new oven. Everything came out great and I had no problems with the oven.

This oven is versatile and one we use everyday. There are separate controls for convection and toasting, so we get the benefit of quicker cooking on one and perfect toast on the other. The interior is not large enough to cook a pie (except :) Easy-Bake)but we still get lots of use out of ours.

This is the worst toaster oven we have ever owned. It cannot start again after making the first batch of toast due to a poorly designed toast start button. I suspect the start button is an electronic control which you have to depress just right or it refuses to start on the first batch. After you make the first batch you have to wait until the stupid thing cools down again in order to get the start button to work. Electronic start buttons - which appear on all their new models are not designed properly - the heat temperature is set too low, so even when you cool the toaster down for five minutes the start button still thinks you're trying to restart the last batch. Also the dark toaster setting is the minimum you have to set it at to get barely brown toast. Stay away from Black & Decker since their toasters share the same start button design/temperature toast control.

I've had the Dining In for well over a year, and I've been really pleased with it. I like not having to heat up my regular oven when I'm cooking something small. The "toast" setting isn't totally even on both sides; the underside gets a little browner than the top. (Don't leave the oven temp set to "broil" when toasting; the lower element doesn't heat up at all that way.) I find the baking time to be fairly accurate -- better than my regular oven, actually. I can fit a disposable 9X13 pan, a glass 8X8 pan, and various small baking sheets in here -- one at a time, of course!

The only real problem happened a few weeks ago -- the screws attaching the handle to the door had become loose, and recently they came off totally. I can open and close the door using a hot pad, but have been unable to get the screws back in yet. I'll superglue them in when I do!

Overall, I've been very satisfied with this toaster oven.

The only thing worse than a toaster oven that breaks after 3 months is a toaster oven that breaks the day after exchanging for a new one. In fact, the only way this shrapnel could be worse is if they painted it flourescent-green and plastered it violently with Smurf stickers. Do not buy this man! Just run away.

On a positive note, if you do have one and your "warranty" has run out, there are some alternative uses:

- Blunt weapon
- Dollhouse
- Cat jail
- Catbox protector (The racks are practically designed for clumping cat litter).
- Hamster coffin. (This is the only model reccomended for mass burials, as it is quite spacious and can accomodate double-digits).
- Refridgerator
- Step-ladder
- Noise-maker
- Dress it up as your favorite superhero and launch it down the street while reciting aloud well-known lines from that same superhero.

That's all. Nothing good can come of this. Take care and always read the reviews FIRST!!!!

- Lester

We've had this oven for ten years it has worked perfectly that whole time. It is easy to keep clean and still looks great(no fading or yellowing, which is easily possible with a device that heats up regularly).

The top surface didn't get hot, so it made a good temporary shelf for random kitchen things.
It heats up fast, had an accurate and loud timer, and allowed for very light to very dark toasting. Worked great to reheat pizza and for making frozen foods.
The crumb tray is easy to remove an clean.

Only downside is that as a bread toaster it would likely lose a race against a conventional 2 slice toaster...but that is more due to volume being heated. However it would then win in an even toasting contest.

My husband purchased the Black & Decker CTO9000 Dining-In Convection Oven/Broiler for me in Black when it first came out several years ago. Because of its sheer size, and the convenience of putting in different sizes of baking dishes, we tended to overlook the OBVIOUS - uneven toasting being the largest pain in the backside. Whether heating up frozen waffles or making toast, we usually opened up the oven mid-way to "flip" out waffles/toast to ensure evening browning. How silly was that! Keeping the unit clean was also a chore, though we lined the crumb tray with aluminum foil and replaced the foil often. We also could never get the glass front clean enough!

A family member recently gave us $$ to replace the oven - she couldn't stand how it always looked dirty, though we cleaned it often. By December 2005, both screws holding the door handle were stripped beyond repair, and we just couldn't bring ourselves to use Super Glue to extend the life of the unit any longer.

After SEVERAL weeks of exhaustive research and reading reviews on sites such as amazon.com and epinions.com, we just purchased the Krups FBC2-212. Yes, yes - it is almost twice the cost of the B&D model, but we're confident that our new Krups unit will serve our family at least twice as long as the B&D.

Last night, we baked our "last supper" in the B&D; a frozen chicken & cheese enchilada dinner, complete with Spanish rice. Following cooking directions to a T, our meal came out JUST RIGHT. It was delicious!

Farewell B&D... thanks for (most of) the cooking memories!