Hamilton Beach 6 Slice Countertop Toaster Oven 31127D

I did a lot and I mean a lot of looking for a toaster oven that would not break the bank one. Not be too small you wouldn’t be able to cook for at least 2 min up to 4 people as in four stuffed bell peppers or a good size pizza not just to pieces of bread type thing and able to broil 2 decent steaks. It even was designed with a concave area in the back to allow for a bigger pizza pan size. Another biggie is that it won’t take up a lot of counter space. This hit all the marks. I did find it on sale at another retailer cheaper with air fry but then they were out of them anyway. I just love the way the door opens up and back out of the way. If only the rack moved out of the oven at the same time making it easy to get a hold of your hot container without potentially burning yourself because it can get very hot on the outside metal (why this isn’t heat proof for safety is one star removed). I can see this being a good RV appliance too as it’s big enough, small enough and light enough and has so many cooking options. It took a bit to find the right larger cooking accessories as in a roasting pan, grilling pan and pizza pan. It just comes with a small tray that fits underneath a rack I gather like a drip pan. I like the idea of the reheat instead of a microwave which dries out things like bread or muffins because it uses it’s moisture to heat it with. I got this for my vacation rental when I have traveling nurses that work 12 hrs a day and don’t want to spend a lot of time preparing meals. Shoot, I want one now too because I am retired and cook for just one so will cut down on eating out. I also discovered a beginners cook book for this brand toaster oven on Amazon to help me get the most out of using my toaster oven.

Aunque decía para 4 rebanadas de pan, hasta que lo vi, me impresionó su tamaño, diseño y estructura.
Puedo incluso hornear un Pay en lugar de usar el horno convencional.
Muy satisfecha de mi compra.
Seguí las instrucciones de lavar antes las charolas y parrilla y calentar por diez minutos.
Tiene el timer establecido para lo que se necesita, cosa que lo hace muy práctico.

Easy to follow instructions, easy to use. Temperatures are accurate.

This is a basic toaster oven and works well in that capacity. It’s replacing another basic oven that we’ve used for 15 years, and we just wanted a bit larger one, for limited counter space. We’ve used this for 3 weeks and have done the following to test if it’s a keeper:
– toasted bagels
– heated tortillas and pizza slices
– baked mini baguettes, cookies and brownies: had to drop baking temp by 25 degrees to avoid burning, prob because the heating elements are so close to the batter
– roasted root vegetables

I can’t speak as to frozen pizza or any frozen foods as my family prefers the microwave for that stuff.

What I love:
– analog dials. Not a fan of digital screens on things that get very hot.
– the door lifts up rather than swinging down, which is great if you have almost no counter in front of the oven.
– the crumb tray is very easy to slide out for cleaning.

What’s ok:
– temperature seems to be variable, in that it heats up extra hot (set it at 400, it went to 450), but then settles and stayed closer to 375. There are 4 heating elements total, 2 above and 2 below, so it heats up quickly compared to our old toaster oven.
– The timer max is 30 minutes. I don’t know if that’s the norm, but for certain things I need to reset for another cycle. Small inconvenience for me, maybe a deal breaker for others. Also, because it’s analog the timer audibly ticks away time, which some reviewers didn’t like. I don’t care, doesn’t bother me.

One thing I’m not loving: the top of this gets really really hot. It’s not insulated at all on its roof, so you need plenty of space between it and the cabinet above. Our old oven was well insulated and got hot, but not yikes! kind of hot.

We’re keeping it, because it does what we need it to do. The price is fine for what it is, we definitely didn’t want to spend > $100. Obviously longevity is the question, will it last 15 years like the last one (which still works, giving it to family)? Hopefully.

This is the Cadillac of Toaster Ovens…..the door flips all the way up for super easy food removal or for adding more seasoning….nice front window to keep track of cooking…..nice loud timer….dials are easy to read…..but best of all….it cooks fantastic….. burgers….Steaks….Chi ken….Hot Dogs…..frozen frys…..frozen Fish….. very evenly cooked…..sharp looking on my counter and lower footprint than most toaster ovens…..nice product really