Hamilton Beach 31401 Stainless Steel 4 Slice Toaster Oven Broiler

Features:
  • Uses up to 75% less energy and is 28% faster than a typical kitchen oven when reheating precooked frozen chicken nuggets
  • Fits a 9" pizza or 4 slices of toast
  • 30 minute timer with auto shutoff
  • Includes bake pan
  • Dimensions (inches): 15 D x 11.5 W x 8.7 H inches
EVERYTHING COMES OUT PERFECT!!!

Very nice toaster oven I love the size not to small and not to large it doesn’t take up that much counter space at all. I have made toast in it and came out perfect I made frozen waffles, strudel, frozen pancakes and many different grilled cheese sandwiches everything came out perfect. I really like the bottom tray that catches all the crumbs it makes it so easy to clean. I highly Recommend!!

Attractive, easy to use, simple controls, holds 4 slices of bread, small footprint

We have a super-duper stove with convection oven but needed something simple to make toast or do small cooking tasks without having to fire up our stove. We also have stainless steel appliances that we wanted to match. After looking at the full range of counter-top toaster ovens available on Amazon we bought this item because of its positive reviews, relatively small size, stainless steel exterior, 4-bread-slice capacity, simple controls and modest price. We could have afforded the huge and expensive convection toaster ovens, but we didn't really need the complexity and we didn't want to take up any more space on the kitchen counter than we needed to. Bottom line: This meets our needs and looks good. Can't think of any negatives.

Wish I had bought this SOONER!!

This thing is perfect for the newly designed Totinos Pizza (now a square). I also use it for the HEB Pre-pared meals (the precooked AND the un-cooked ones too). I used to have to preheat a huge oven, wait 20 minutes, then cook, then have the whole kitchen heat up... seemed like such a waste of energy, time and extra work for the AC to get room cool again. However, this little toaster does not require a preheat for frozen pizza or the HEB Meals. I simply set the settings according to package instructions and add about 3 minutes time for every 10 minutes of cook time suggested. So if it calls for 24 minutes of cook time, ill put it in there for 30; and it comes out perfect. It is smaller than I had expected, but its perfect for just one person. The grill and tray is handy and easy to clean too. See the pics for my two favorite meals... update: also great for reheating leftover breakfast tacos...(see pic); bought me a second one to bring into my shift work!

Finally a toaster oven I can make small pizzas in!!!!!!

This toaster oven is AWESOME for the following reasons: 1. Allows me to save $$$$ because every Friday is Pizza night at our house and now I can make a small pizza wihtout heating up the oven and the ENTIRE kitchen to make one Pizza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It can do this because they were smart enough to make a slight "bulge" in the back that accommodates a 9" pizza just PERFECTLY!! 2. Timer is mechanical is separate from the heating settings so you can broil, bake, toast for any time independently (unlike my old GE spacesaver toaster oven) 3. Can fit in the same space/holder as my old GE Spacesaver toaster oven so I can get if off the counter.

Perfect under certain conditions.

This is perfect if you don't want to spend money on unnecessary "extras," and are short on counter space. It warms, it toasts, it broils, it roasts, and takes up little counter space. The window is large enough to provide a good view of what's going on inside. The settings on the dials are very difficult to read, but not impossible, and I learned the settings quite easily (with the aid of a magnifying glass, since I have elderly eyes). It lacks a light to indicate when it has reached the temperature for which it's set, but I just turn it on, give it a few minutes if necessary, and assume it's at temperature, since it heats up quickly. One could use an oven thermometer if the temp. was crucial. I still use the microwave to heat liquids and leftovers, and the electric stove to boil eggs and bake bread, but this is perfect for toasting/warming baked goods, top-browning anything, and for making individually sized pizzas. A nice little kitchen appliance, very handy. Not all toaster ovens have the ability to broil, so that makes this a better buy than some others. But if you need temperature accuracy, you might want one with an indicator, and maybe dials that are easier to read.

The brave little toaster oven

I mostly use this when it's too hot to turn on the real oven and so far I've been happy with it. It's still just a toaster oven so you have to lower your expectations: it's not going to get as hot or maintain the temperature as well as the real thing so it'll take longer to cook, and it's more uneven, but it works surprisingly well for how affordable it is. I've used it to roast vegetables, broil fish, make garlic toast, and cook frozen junk that I probably shouldn't be eating anyway. Handled everything I've thrown at it like a champ. It's about as easy to clean as any other toaster oven, which is to say not very, but again, by toaster oven standards? No problem. I haven't had it for long enough to comment on its long-term reliability but so far, so good.

Perfect for smaller kitchens

Our trusty toaster oven of 9 years shorted out during a storm and I spent days looking for its replacement. Who knew it would be so difficult to find a toaster oven that was under 16” wide? We use a toaster oven for nothing more than toasting pastries, reheating slices of pizza or making Japanese style pizza toast. No issues so far with function, door/handle, and yes, of course the exterior gets very hot because it’s metal. Always have exercised caution when in use. If you don’t need a lot of bells and whistles, this is a great buy.

Cleaning is a snap

I had to replace a toaster oven I completely wore out. This was a much needed and highly requested gift. I am adjusting to the dials, but find that I have more cooking options with this toaster oven that the previous one. I especially like the fact that there is a removable 'crumb catcher' in the bottom which I covered with foil for ease in cleaning. Really a plus for me. I did not have this feature in my previous oven. ABS

A Great Size Toaster Oven that has Power to cook a Nice Meal!

This is a very nice toaster oven. It works very well in toasting all kinds of breads to very light or dark, however I would like it. Plus it also has a bagel feature which I've never had before and boy that works very well. I also tried baking some Italian sausages, wow I was impressed how well they came out. I even baked a very nice sweet potato pie in this toaster oven for Thanksgiving, very impressive! It surpassed what I thought it would do. This oven is bigger than my other one and I like it, with the room, I can do a lot of things, as big as it is, it really doesn't take that much space on my counter-top, very nice. Yes, this works for me!

Go for it!

I've had this for 2 weeks not and have used a number of times. Took me a while to figure out the controls, but finally got it. I really have not cooked anything in this.....just heating ups stuff that I want crisp. Namely pizza and garlic bread. I find that it gets hot pretty quickly. Easy to switch to broil, if you wnat to cook the top of the item. I did do a bagel in it....came out good....it actually heats the top more than the bottom, so it doesn't burn. I lined the bottom with alum foil to save on cleaning. It does get pretty hot on the top of the oven. I play it safe by pulling the plug when done. It's easy to walk away and forget you have something in it. Also....you need one of those pusher/pullers thingies to pull the rack out and remove your item.....I had one already. Dollar for dollar....this is a really good machine. So many others are over $100! I will update after I have used it more and done more stuff.. If I had young kids...may not have one then, as it does get hot.

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