Customer Reviews

Black & Decker TROS1000 SpaceMaker Digital Toaster Oven

5 star:		(31)
4 star:		(41)
3 star:		(15)
2 star:		(18)
1 star:		(17)

 

 

This item has been nicely updated. It now has a black and stainless steel look which just happens to match my updated kitchen. Also, capacity is larger than previously. On the down side, a tray is not provided; previous models included the proper size tray. Secondly, I am concerned about the door. It opens on one hinge to a "springy", unstable position; previous models had a hinge on both sides of the door which opened to a solid, firm position. The Spacemaker Oven no longer enters "Pause" mode when you open the door to check on your food; oblivious to the open door, it just keeps on cooking. Although the word "broil" appears nowhere on this unit, "Bake" mode can be set to broiling temperature, 450 degrees.

As you may have read elsewhere, installation of this unit can be quite a challenge. You can follow B&D's directions to a point, but after you place a washer over each of the four holes as directed I would suggest you follow these alternate directions (for Standard Installation): (1) Drop a screw through each washer, covering each of the 4 holes. There should be ample amount of screw protruding beneath your cabinet to allow for proper threading into the nut. Choose screws accordingly from the hardware bag provided. No need to search in the bag for the nuts. They are already implanted into the mounting hood. See them? (2) On the floor--or on a table that you can circumnavigate--attach the hood to the oven, NOT to the cabinet as the folks at B&D would have you do. (3) The half inch or so space between the top of the oven and the bottom of the hood must be maintained temporarily or else the hood might disengage in the rear. Therefore, insert a wash cloth into this space on each side of the unit. You may first want to fold them neatly in order to create a more snug, even fit. Leave part of each wash cloth hanging out of the space for ease of removal when the time comes. (4) At this point, if you are strong enough to lift the oven and screw it onto the bottom of your cabinet, go ahead and do so. Then skip down to step #6. If you aren't that strong--or, very wisely, just want to be cautious--we will need to put something on top of the counter, something that will prop up the oven to a few inches below the four hanging screws. For example, I used two pillows. I put the pillows on top of the counter and the oven, facing me, atop the pillows. Assuming that you arrange something similar, using pillows or whatever, the top of the hood should now be only a few inches below the four hanging screws. (5) Okay, this is it! You have your Phillips screwdriver, right? And may I assume that your cabinet doors are open? With one arm under the oven, probably your left if you're right-handed, you are going to raise the oven in order for the hood to make contact with the bottom of the screws. Meanwhile, your right hand, holding the screwdriver down in the screw of your choice, is eagerly waiting to screw. When you get one screw done it's like you've got a helping hand. Don't screw it all the way, though. Go to the next, then the next, then the last. Now screw them in more, evenly. Finally, tighten them up. (6) Now pull out the wash cloths. Under no circumstances are you to leave anything in that space. (7) I find that the unit looks better without the four little feet. If you agree, use your Phillips to unscrew them.

I hope I've helped you.

We have owned 2 of the previous Black & Decker Spacemaker toaster ovens and were always pleased with their performance. After many years of good service, ours broke. We replaced it with this model today. We are very disappointed. The toaster has settings 1-7. It defaults to 4. At 4 our toast was black and smoke was pouring out of the oven. At 3 it was barely even cooked. The handle for the door gets incredibly hot, as it is too close to the door and made of stainless steel. The older models had a plastic handle that stood out an inch or so from the door, to keep it from getting hot. Also, it doesn't come with a tray. For the high price of this oven, we were very disappointed. I wish I could find one of their older models.

OK, this is a nice unit - take my advice - instead of drilling holes in your cabinets, go to Home Depot and buy (4) #10 wood screws (2 1/2 inch) and screw the hood up from the bottom instead of from the inside of your cabinet. There will be no holes and it takes about 5 minutes! The screws go through the holes in the hood from the bottom and it is sturdy also! I wish it came with a tray also!

Have had several B&D spacesaver toaster ovens over the years. After reading the reviews for the ones with the dial, I decided the quality seemed to be poor on those and so opted for this upgraded model.
Am very pleased with it -- makes great toast. Noticed that you can no longer broil, which is ok. Much easier to open the bottom tray and get rid of the crumbs than on the old model.
Only a few things kept me from rating it a 5:
1. timer only goes to 30 minutes -- should go to at least 60 minutes
2. the rack is too close to the top -- it doesn't allow you to bake potatoes much larger than "small" potatoes
3. a 'top brown only' feature would have been nice (like the old one had)
4. A baking pan would have been nice since it is hard to find one that fits.

Overall, it is an improvement to the old style spacesaver toaster oven. I would buy one again when this one goes bad. Much better than a standard toaster due to its versatility. The baking part is a bonus -- use it mostly for baked potatoes or to warm up buns, etc.

I was very disappointed when B+D changed the mounting for the SpaceSaver ovens. Rather than spend $40 every three years to replace the oven (and simply slide it into place), now I have to spend MUCH more and hang another version of B+D's infernal mounting devices.

First: the oven is essentially the same as the old analog version. It has a digital temperature indicator, but I don't know if it's any more accurate than the former analog version. Also, the rack no longer has the little doo-hickey that would slide the rack out as you open the overn door.

Mounting is typical B+D. Throw away the instructions and the mounting hardware, they will only frustrate you. I took the hood, temporarily fastened it to the cabinet with two C clamps, drilled starter holes through the mounting holes, then used my own screws and spacers to mount the oven hood. I used screws that were one-quarter inch longer than those supplied by B+D and spacers that fit more tightly on the screws (the B+D spacers were so loose, they recommended someone help hold the spacers rather than provide spacers that actually fit the screws) (SIGH).

The oven works fine. No complaints. It does (as some mentioned) require three pokes at the buttons to toast (as opposed to simply pushing the lever on the analog model), but that's what's so great about technology for technology's sake: You can have a kewl digital display that requires more work and provides no discernable advantage, yet people still buy the product.

Go ahead and buy it.

I had the same problem as others with the mounting screws being too short if you have a cabinet overhang. They are an odd size M5-08 machine screws and need to be at least 3" long. The ones in the kit are about 2 1/2". I tried many hardware stores to find longer ones and could not. When I called the 800 number they seemed very familiar with the problem and offered to sell me a set of 4 longer screws. After I pointed out the number of complaints about this on the Amazon site they decided to send me a set of 4 3" screws for free. I should get them in 10 business days. Update on August 12, 2009. After waiting a month and being told that the screws were on backorder, today I was told that the screws don't exist and will never be coming in.. Further update on October 14, 2009. Today in the mail I received a package containing 4, 3" mounting screws. I had already figured out another way to mount it by this time.

I had read the thousands of reviews indicating that the mounting screws supplied with the Black & Decker Under Cabinet Toaster Oven were too short for a standard 12" deep cabinet with a 1" lip on the front.

I am very handy so I thought this is simply people that are inept when it comes to a simple installation.

NO! They are correct. The mount comes with 3 sets of mounting screws and the longest being approx. 3" or 50+mm. For the standard cabinet in the U.S. the longest screws are approx 1/2" or 10mm short making the installation impossible.

No problem. Just go to purchase longer screws locally. PROBLEM! The screw is an M5 0.80 and in a small city like Detroit it is not available even from speciality fastener houses. None of the chain hardward stores handle it. This screw can be ordered online but you must purchase at least 25 of them and you only need 4. The cost, including shipping ends up being nearly $3.00 per screw adding $12.00 to an already overpriced product.

This product is manfactured in China and the estimated true cost to Black and Decker is approximately $8.00.

I called Black and Decker and the best answer I could get after going through 4 levels of supervisors was. "I'm sorry the longest screw we have is the 3" or 52mm that you already have".

This toaster oven replaces a B&D toaster that was 15 yrs old and reached the end of a productive life thru my mistake, Not B&D.
I had for months considered replaceing the oven because of its age, I use this every day and did not want to be w/o one. I put off purchase of a new oven after reading all the reviews, scoping out the local stores and other on line stores, nothing seem to please me. Well the old one finally went belly up, I was w/o a toaster oven. Same day as the funeral for it, I sat down and read the reviews again with a grain of salt.
Biggest problems seem to be installation, uneven toasting and lack of adapting to new tecknology. I perused the reviews several time and each time saw obsticles that could be dealt with. I placed my order w/Amazon and recieved my toaster in 2 days.
I unpacked the new one, spread the parts on the table, read the instructions twice and dove into the installation. What a breeze, the only problem, B&D had supplied two sets of screws different lengths. I figured a length not provided would work better for me, a trip to the hardware store fixed that. In 20 min I was toasting and it was uneven, so I just turned the toast a different direction and it was perfect. It did take a few trys to fine tune the biscuits to exactly the way my dear wife likes them, but after a few too light and a few too dark they now suit her to a tee and the results are consistant.
Getting use to new technolgy, so so. A few thigs that would make it better(I thought): inside light, off switch when opened and brighter display. After using now for a month, I have gotten use to the new one and truly believe B&D made all the right decisions.
I would not hesitate to reccomend this to anyone.

I like the new style - more modern & sleek.
Pro: Modern/sleek design; black/silver matches my stainless steel appliances
Con: Unit larger than previous ones, but smaller inside. Crumb tray hangs from unit & crumbs fall out when opened. Previous unit had slide out tray, alot easier to clean.

But overall it is a nice unit.

I just returned mine.
One good thing is it has good power. But the bad part is the design of the buttons. DO you plan on reading the manual? I plan on returning this for one of the 1 2 3 knob versions. Just turn the knob for temp and the knob for time and you are done. THis one makes you press bake, then timer up and down and then Start, etc etc, about 5-10 button presses vs a knob system.