Black & Decker TRO490B 1200-Watt 4-Slice Countertop Oven and Broiler with Removable Crumb Tray

I use the toaster oven mostly to toast bagels, and for this "chore" it does a nice job. I do recommend this product as I feel it's good value for the price. Here are my overall pros and cons:

Pros:

1. capacity--approximate interior height from bottom rack position=3", width=11", and depth=8 to 8.5" (depending on whether use top or bottom rack position)

2. two rack positions for easy placement to top heating element

3. easy to use crumb tray, slides out like a drawer from the front for easy cleaning

4. timer works for all settings, including toast

5. bake drip pan included

6. temperatures marked in Celsius and Fahrenheit

7. good owner's manual

Cons:

1. does not shut off when door is open

2. dial markings are medium gray on black and small, I have to put my reading glasses on to see them (my toaster oven has a black body as pictured)

3. timer is stiff and hard to turn back towards zero for toast--need my glasses to do this correctly too

4. other than the plug, the only thing that controls whether the unit is on or off is the timer which has a stay on position--potential fire hazard. This more than any other reason is why I only rated it a 3.

Notes and suggestion:

1. three prong plug

2. leave unplugged when not in use

3. clean crumb/drip tray after each use

This is a nice, more reasonable sized toaster oven, that does a very good job of grilling and broiling. I wish you didn't have to reset the toaster settings every single time you make toast, though. That kept it from being 5 stars, as I like every thing else about it. The crumb tray is nice and big, and the styling is attractive. It doesn't get blazing hot on the exterior, and has a nice big glass door. But if you are a toast person 90% of the time, I might keep looking.

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Bought this when it was the same price as a wal-mart Christmas black friday deal....thanks to amazon prime, I received it in the mail 2 days after ordering at no additional expense. It can hold 4 bagels or average slices of bread without having to cram them in and slam the door. This is nice for a family of 6....

One thing I don't care for is the stupid toast dial; I won't use the oven feature as much as the toast feature. Our previous B&D toaster just had a push button; the dial actually sounds annoying and instructs you to turn it fully past dark toast, then back to what you're preferred level should be. Whatever....oh, by the way, if you stupidly leave the toaster unplugged (don't ask, we don't have lots of outlets where this is located), the timer will still run. Imagine my suprise when the timer dinged and my bagel was still white. DOH!

All in all, it's a great value toaster; so much so, we purchased another one as a gift for a family member. Yeah....

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I purchased the black and decker toaster oven to replace the one I had. The old one was also a black and decker, great features, and lasted 5 years. The new one was not as good. It only has one heating element on the top and one on the bottom whereas the old one had two on the top and two on the bottom. The new one creates more uneven heating. The old one had a pull out shelf, whereas the new one doesn't. This is a hassle because you almost burn your self trying to get the food out. The number one disappointment with the new toaster oven was its size. It was definitely smaller than the old one. It was not less expensive, just cheaper than the black and decker I bought 5 years ago. I would not buy it again!

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I bought this to replace a standard two slice toaster that quit working...so far it's pretty good. We've only had it about a week so I can't comment on durability but it seems pretty well made. There are a lot of settings and the temperature gets up to about 450 degrees on bake and there's also a toast setting, broil, etc. My only complaint is the evenness of toasting. The topside of the toast isn't as even as the bottom side but it's really not that big of a deal for us. All in all, this toaster oven seems to be well worth the money and is more versatile than a regular four slice toaster.

*****Update*****It worked well for 2 years of almost daily use (sometimes multiple times a day). The top heating element stopped working yesterday so, toasting became a 2 step process. Overall it worked well for what we needed. Some reviews complained of it being too small to hold 4 slices but, as long as you are using normal size bread, it WILL hold 4 slices of bread or 2 full-size bagels. Both are tight but they do fit. It will also hold and cook a Totinos pizza perfectly fine. We never had any issues with the controls either. It preheated quickly and the timer worked well. We originally paid $40 for this toaster oven and now, at half that price, We've ordered it again. If the next one lasts another 2 years, I'll be happy.

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