If you have already decided on a Black and Decker toaster oven as the brand of choice, this article should help you decide on the best model. If you are considering other brands, then consider the prices on offer from B&D. You may be surprised at the value they offer.
Whether you are looking for an under cabinet toaster oven to save space in a busy kitchen or a secondary oven, the range of modern toaster ovens will cover your every need. However from the myriad of models on the market I am picking out three excellent choices at different price brands.
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So on to the toaster oven ratings awarded for each of the three picks of 2010.
The best budget model
The CTO6120B Toast-R-Oven CounterTop Oven is my pick in the best budget category which can be bought online for around . With great functionality and offering excellent value for money it is an excellent choice. The dimensions are 14.25 x 18 x 11.5 inches, however packs a lot in with 1500 watts of cooking power, and plenty of internal capacity. It will toast, bake, broil and reheat and is large enough for a 12" pizza. It will toast up to 6-slices of bread at a time, and also features a 60-minute timer and auto shut off. The best toaster oven ratings are reserved for the models with great functionality and a broad range of cooking functions. This is one of the best on the market and gets a highly respectable 4.5 stars out of 5.
Best option for a limited space
In a small kitchen or a camper van, space is at a premium and many people cannot commit the necessary counter space for a toaster oven. However an under cabinet toaster oven takes up no counter space and utilises dead space in a kitchen. It provides plenty of scope for cooking however they are generally smaller than the countertop ovens. The SpaceMaker range packs a lot of punch into a small space and the best of the range is the sleek black SpaceMaker TROS1500B. These ovens are easily mounted to the underside of a cabinet without the need for power tools. This model is compact at 10.6 x 11.4 x 18.1 inches, however two units can be combined and operated from a single plug source using the Black & Decker Save-A-Plug™ system. A smaller oven size means you are restricted to 4 pieces of toast at a time or a 9 inch pizza; however the oven broils, bakes and reheats as well as the countertop range. This model is available from around . It gets 4 stars out of 5 for convenience; however its use is quite limited due to size restrictions for this type of oven.
Top of the range
If you can stretch the budget a little, for only 0 you can pick up an oven which has redefined home cooking, and gives something a little special. Capable of giving a microwave a run for its money, at the top end of the price range you have the Infrawave oven series. It utilises light rather than heat radiation to cook perfectly. The oven uses both long and short frequency Infrared light to cook the surface and centre perfectly and with maximum efficiency.
Cooking can be completed in half the time of a conventional oven making this a great environmentally friendly choice. It requires no preheating and can challenge a microwave in terms of speed, whilst providing that authentic oven crunch to food. It comes with an instructional DVD to run through the full range of features and uses. It has 52 preset cooking options to ensure the perfect meal each time, and will time for 2 hours with an auto shut off and an easy clean digital display. It is a sleek and stylish addition to any kitchen and the FC150BR InfraWave Speed-Cooking Countertop Oven gets our full 5-star rating.
Whilst this article selects the best options within each range you cannot go far wrong with any model of Black and Decker toaster oven. If you wish to compare prices and specifications of the other leading brands on the market, the key names to look out for which guarantee high quality are Cusinart, Krups, Delonghi, Oster and Breville.