Proctor Silex 31117 4-Slice Toaster Oven/Broiler, Black

by Proctor Silex

Product Features

• Convenient 4-slice toaster oven toasts, bakes, and broils
• Large enough for a 9-inch cake pan or 2 personal pizzas
• 15-minute timer with end-of-cycle signal; automatic shut-off
• Removable crumb tray provides easy cleanup; broil grid and bake pan included
• Measures approximately 18 by 14-1/3 by 9-1/2 inches; 2-year limited warranty

Product Details

• Item Weight: 14 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002CA3AI
• Item model number: 31117
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,710 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Whether it's breakfast, lunch, or an afternoon snack, this toaster oven not only toasts, but it also bakes and broils, making it a convenient multi-function family oven. The unit's spacious interior measures approximately 9 inches deep by 11 inches wide, which is large enough to accommodate four slices of toast, a 9-inch cake pan, or two personal pizzas. Two simple-to-use dials offer easy control over the temperature and broil options, the toast and stay-on functions, and the 15-minute timer, which includes an end-of-cycle signal and automatic shut-off to ensure perfect results. For quick and easy cleanup, the unit's crumb tray is removable. The oven comes with a useful broil grid for cooking versatility and a bake pan for cooking or warming biscuits, rolls, sandwiches, or leftovers. The toaster oven measures approximately 18 by 14-1/3 by 9-1/2 inches and carries a two-year limited warranty.

Product Description

Hamilton Beach Proctor-Silex ® Extra-Large Toaster Oven Broiler.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

97 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Toaster/Oven, August 14, 2005

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Alex J. Williams (Bklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Proctor Silex 31117 4-Slice Toaster Oven/Broiler, Black (Kitchen)

You really can go wrong with this item - it's very affordable and designed decently for it's price range. The only issues I have with it are:

1. Once the rotary timer is set, you can't stop it - however, you could simply set heat = 0 and wait for the timer to end.

2. The food tray is apparently "wrapped" around another thin metal layer, which is a potential bacteria trap, since it's nearly impossible to clean without damaging the tray...so don't go naked...just use aluminum foil around the tray.

Would recommend for studio apartments / college students and would buy again.

Owned for 3 weeks at the time of this writing.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good buy, February 18, 2006

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Bargain hunter "Appliance buyer" (Rockville, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Proctor Silex 31117 4-Slice Toaster Oven/Broiler, Black (Kitchen)

Not fancy. But it does the basic jobs well. Minor concern - better at baking than toasting. Toasting takes a little too long and is not totally uniform. But for the price this machine can't be beat.

62 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I'll never go "cheap" again..., January 18, 2008

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Dave E "Dave" (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Proctor Silex 31117 4-Slice Toaster Oven/Broiler, Black (Kitchen)

I bought this item on one of the promotions before the holidays. The toaster ovens featured ranged from this price ($35) to the $80 - $200(!) range. I thought, "I'll never pay that much for a simple toaster oven" but in retrospect maybe I should have.

While nice and spacious, this unit is rather clumsy, and not really well designed compared to others we've owned.

- most others I've seen are designed such that opening the door pulls the tray out a bit so you can access the food easier - not here. That's a burn hazard or you have to pull the tray out manually with something.

- the controls aren't extremely intuitive, as, for instance, the timer clicks even when there's no heat turned on. I liked that the unit boasted a timer but it's a mechanical one and therefore you constantly hear this loud 'click' during the entire time. Making toast shouldn't make me anxious...

- the flat crumb tray seems like a good idea at first (as opposed to the "trap door" approach of other models), but the tray doesn't catch all the crumbs since it isn't snug to the sides (or even close), so there's still a need to clean out the bottom of the unit somehow (and since there's no trap door, it's not as easy as other units).

- and possibly the worst part - it takes way too long and doesn't ever really seem to toast well.

I feel like it's wasted money as we'll eventually buy something else. I guess I underestimated how expensive it must be to produce a decent toaster oven.