Customer Reviews

Proctor Silex 31115 4-Slice Toaster Oven/Broiler, White

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(20)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

Obviously, you can't expect a terrific/high quality product for the price of the PS 31115. It will make toast, though you will have to listen to a rather loud timer clicking until completion. The biggest negative is the poor interior design which grossly limits the available vertical space between the rack and the heating filament, which means that you will be fine with toasting or heating a flat slice of bread and/or other item, however, if it comes to a roll or anything approximating even 3" in height, it will be burned or scorched. There are only two heating filaments (one on top & one on the bottom), so heat distribution is not as even as one would like in a unit of such relatively large depth. It generates tremendous heat which almost instantly radiates to the exterior of the rather thin shell, so care must be taken to not accidentally touch the unit during or right after operation...In sum, if you are looking for an inexpensive appliance to make toast and heat/cook flat items this seems like a good value. If you are looking for an "oven" to cook/warm-up even remotely sizeable objects, get something else.

This little toaster oven gets the job done for me. I think the quality is a little bit better, it is a little deeper making it a little bigger and the tempeture is more consistant than the other units in it's price range. I am still looking for the right setting on the tempeture and once I find it I will most likely leave it there. I think it will end up somewhere between 350 and 400. Below that takes to long and above that setting the food tends to get a little over cooked on the outside.

One thing that concerned me was the safety instructions, which I always read. They do not want you to use aluminum foil or any non Proctor Silex cooking trays in this unit. I always use aluminum foil and it does not seem to cause any problem. Perhaps they are just covering for themselves in case something goes wrong because you never know what sort of crazy stuff people are going to put into their ovens. This is the only thing that concerns me. Otherwise the little oven is working out real good. I think it will last us quite a while. Usually we get rid of them because they get to dirty or get a little old looking more then it is a problem that they wear out or break. The last one cost us about $10 and lasted almost a year. This one cost a little more but I am sure it will last longer.

We have had expensive confection ovens that cost well over $100 but I decided to save my money because this one gets the job done and does what we need it to do. Esp with the extra 2 inches of depth this is a nice sized little unit.

Broil, toast and bake. Those are the three things I look for my toaster to do. It does all of them just fine. I like the bottom crumb pan which helps to keep those nasty burnt crumobs from ruining your toaster.

I am renovating my kitchen and needed a little oven to do basic cooking and warming up of food. This little oven works well. I've never owned a toaster oven before so I was a little hesitant to use this the first time but I've gotten over that. The one thing I don't like is, the baking tray is a bit small and there is no utensil to pull the baking tray out, other than that, all is well so far.

This has been a reliable, safe, good-working addition to my kitchen. I've had it months with no problems.

It cooks food relatively evenly. I wouldn't expect perfection for this price. Toast and bagels always come out good. Frozen foods cooked in it sometimes aren't heated as evenly as they could be, but it's close enough.

Before buying it, I noticed another review that said it made a loud noise when it ran. The noise is just the wind-up timer (silly person!) which really isn't that big of a deal.

It's a good value for the price. But like many toaster ovens in the same price range, it's built to be disposable. Over time the finish/trim has gotten stained from cooking, and it just doesn't clean up 100%. The chrome discolors from the heat and food. The white exterior has gotten little stains that don't always come off. I hate to say it but I suspect I'll have to throw it away before it's 5 yrs old. I wish we didn't live in such a throwaway society.

This toaster oven is super fast, efficient, and all functions operate perfectly. Controls are easy to use, instructions are clear, and counter space use is small relative to capacity. Retains internal heat exceptionally well between on/off cycles, and external heat loss is surprisingly low, due to good heat insulating material. Excellent useful capacity relative to overall size. Best toaster oven I've used to date, and that covers many years. This quality for this money is hard to find, so go for it. James Price

Great toaster oven, very good value for the money. I like that it is a bit deeper than most toaster ovens. I can toast 4 large slices of bread in it at one time.

I have had the toaster oven for a bit over a month now, so, of course, it is still working well. But I have no complaints, really, and would definitely recommend it.

I like this toaster oven a lot. The price was great, especially since I buy a new one when the old one gets too gross to clean and therefore prefer to buy cheap ones. This oven has a removable crumb tray which should help me keep it clean longer. Other reviews mentioned a "ticking" noise. I only notice this noise when I am standing near the toaster oven and am listening for it. The top doesn't get very hot and four slices of bread fit inside nicely. The only thing I don't like is the door. There is no catch for the door, so it just slams to the counter if I don't catch it.

The back and top got so hot that they could not be touched, which worried me that overheating could occur if someone placed anything on top of the unit (a hot mitt or cookbook) or even pushed it against the wall too tightly. Because of concern for use by children and/or fire hazard, I had to return this item.

Works great,

does get hot to touch,

does needed job