Customer Reviews

Cuisinart TOB-160 Basic Toaster Oven/Broiler, White

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I just bought this toaster oven after reading online reviews. It is beautifully designed, compact and attractive, much to my delight. It takes up less room than old toaster ovens. My primary reason for buying it was to make good toasted English muffins, waffles and the like. My old toaster oven (DeLonghi) was a disaster, burning everything on the bottom. I eagerly tried this one several times, changing the degree of browness level, and each time, the same areas underneath were burnt black, setting off my smoke alarm for the first time in 15 years. I then tried raising the rack to a higher level, and PRESTO! I had evenly toasted food, no more burnt offerings!

It took me a long time to decide on a toaster by looking at Amazon reviews- no one toaster seemed to be the obvious "best choice". I went with this model and am VERY glad that I did. Toasts without problem- the digital feature is great- it tells you how long your toast will toast. Easy to adjust brownness. Also, the interior is so large that it fits most all of my casserole/corningware dishes (no need to buy extras just for the toaster). My one (small) wish they offered this model in black/chrome. Add this to the list of Cuisinart success stories!

I bought this two years ago to replace my old Black and Decker, and was fairly pleased. I utilize a toaster oven nearly every day, rather than fire up the full-sized oven. It is roomier and has two positions for the inside rack. However, the broiler rack and tray are very susceptible to rust and not at all easy to clean. I have to use the old-fashioned oven cleaner. It also gets a bit discolored around the edges of the door. Otherwise it worked like a charm until the faceplate where the controls are began to crack. Probably from frequent use. I dug out the old warranty information and called the company expecting to get the runaround. Amazingly enough, they are shipping a new model, no questions asked. I provided them with a credit card to cover shipping ($15) and I have to return the old one upon receipt of the new one. Not bad!

I own the TOB-160 Toaster Oven. This a well built little oven Works very well in all functios. I have read reports of Broiler
pan warping, I do not have this problem however, you must follow the
directions and leave the door ajar in the broil mode, the only
objection to this item it's a little small.

The controls are overly complicated. As an oven it is excellent, with good temperature control. As a toaster it is awful. I have experimented with several different rack postions and there is no way to get evenly toasted bread. One side is toasted at a different rate than the other.

This seems to be a high quality toaster oven, which it should be as it cost about twice the amount of your basic "Black and Decker" model. I like the way you can set the temp. and a timer will let you know when it has reached that temp - just like a real oven! Another reviewer said he didn't like the way it only browns on the top but I have heard that is intentional and preferable (though I can't remember the reasoning). The only gripe I have is that I have difficulty getting toast/poptarts out of it without hitting the top of the oven - ouch!

I can't rate it as an oven, because I haven't tried it yet. I can say that it's a lousy toaster. Extremely uneven (fine on one side, "raw" or burnt on the other). I was very disappointed in product performance and plan to return it. Choose another if you're looking for a good toaster.

This is a great oven for 1 or 2 people household. I do all my roasting in it. I very seldom use my large oven. The only item I would not use this oven for is Pizza.This oven browns toast beautifully, reheats, roasts, cooksanything and everything. I cannot say enough about this appliance. This is my second one....

i am so in love with this toaster oven. works very well as a toaster, and as an oven, it's wonderful. preheats in a matter of minutes and i can bake and broil without heating up the whole kitchen, which is a major plus in the deep south. i love it i love it i love it.

I have had it only a couple of weeks now and it seems to do the job well. Have not used all the features; it is not complicated but multi-featured, so naturally it takes a while to get it all.
The size is terrific; don't think there's much out there that can beat it but a real oven.
Only gripe is the removal system for the crumb tray: removes from the rear (no doubt for a cleaner interface), but I have to pull it away from the wall to do so. Because I like to keep the power cord wrapped to its shortest reach, I then have to either unwrap the cord or unplug it. If I unplug it, I have to then reprogram the clock. Not a major impediment; just an area of suggested improvement for the next model is to have a front-loading tray.