Customer Reviews

Sanyo SK-7W Space Saving Toaster Oven, White

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3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(4)
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I've had this model for nearly two years now. It takes nearly twice as long to toast bread as a normal toaster, because it has energy saving quartz elements, which don't heat up as quickly. Since there is no temperature control, there is only one setting - really hot.

This could ruin your day if you just want to reheat something through, so here's a piece of advice: for things like frozen pies, pizza and reheating rolls, put them on the top shelf and turn the heating element knob to Bottom Rack. That way you don't char the surface while the interior stays cold.

The 'Bagel Best' setting is great for people who, like Sting, like their toast (or bagels) done on one side. It's a nifty feature, but the bottom line is that this toaster oven is limited to toasting and heating only certain kinds of foods. I would recommend it for people who want just a very basic toaster oven.

I want more versatility in a toaster oven these days, so I am shopping for a new one.

I bought this toaster oven with the intent of toasting four slices of bread. It won't happen. It is very good at melting cheese on thick sandwich halves though, as long as the bread slices are not too long, like on a round sourdough loaf, or an Italian bread pizza. But hey, it can't do everything.
It is hard to clean the interior because the racks cannot be removed the whole way for cleaning. They do slide in and out with the door opening/closing, which make it nice to retreive your bread without burning hands on the elements inside. It doesn't take up much counter space which is good, however note the height because if you intend to put it under a low cabinet there may be a problem. The outside gets very hot. The unit doesn't have to be slid back and forth across the counter like most toasters either. The pull open front glass door makes it easy to see what's going on in there.
It should also have a control that allow just the middle and bottom elements for toasting just one slice. All three elements seem like too much for one slice. You can use just the middle element for bagels, just the top or just the bottom elements, or all three.
All in all I like it for what is intended. If it was 1 inch wider it would accomodate 4 slices of bread, and then it would be perfect.

You won't be turning out layer cakes or creme puffs from this little appliance, but it's very good for toasting the business sides of a cut bagel or a couple of pieces of garlic bread. Team up with a microwave for interior cooking and use this toaster for browning, and you can save time on a lot of different dishes. Unfortunately, the space constraints of this model limit you to rather small scale executions.

Cleanup is no better and no worse than any other toaster oven, with the exception of the sealed quartz elements which are much easier to wipe clean than the usual exposed tungsten elements.

Considering its low price and its small footprint on the counter, this toaster oven makes a versatile and economical contribution to a small apartment kitchen or a second kitchen used for entertaining.

The one we have is about ten years old and was a gift. It is the handiest toaster oven I've ever used. No, it's not THE most even toasting I've ever seen in an over, but you're getting what you pay for here -- it's small, efficient, versitle and dependable. We've used it on average twice a day every day for the last ten years with ZERO trouble. If the one we have ever bites the dust (and it doesn't show any signs of slowing down) then I'm hoping they still make these so I can get another!

I bought this toaster oven because it seemed so practical in design, and I do like the fact that it takes up very little counter space. However, it will not toast 4 normal slices of bread at one time without overlapping the pieces, which I could not anticipate from the picture, and it toasts darker on the bottom of the bread slice than on the top. Also, there is a learning curve for setting the dial to achieve the amount of toasting you want, and the toaster does not turn off automatically when the door is opened. If you over-estimate the toasting time you want and have to pull the bread out before the oven is finished working, you risk burning yourself on the still hot elements.

Amazon kept me waiting on this one... well over a month. I'm glad I didn't cancel it because this toaster turned out to be so cool. Still surprised at how little counter space it takes up. Regarding posts about less then perfect toast: perhaps it has been improved because mine makes perfect toast. It will cook frozen foods like french fries & chicken fingers before my oven would have even finished preheating. Only thing I worry about is where to find such small pans if I need to replace them.

I purchased this toaster 10 years ago and I am still using it. I use it to reheat pizza, make toasted ham and cheese sandwiches. It is the only upright toaster I have ever seen. It fits on your counter in a space where you normally could only put a blender. I love it!

We too have had this same little toaster for about 10 years, and it gets more use than any other appliance on our countertop. (...)

A versitle toaster oven that doesn't eat up a lot of counter space. I use it almost every day. I'll admit, it takes a some time to perfect toasting beard, but I've got it down.

Save your money on this one. All it does is toast. It does not have any other temperature, not really very good at reheating. buy a regular toaster instead of this one.