Black & Decker TRO480BS Toast-R-Oven 4-Slice Toaster Oven

We love this toaster oven. It fits nicely on our counter w/o taking up too much space. It's great for nights when we do nuggets or other quick foods. Much better than turning on the oven.

I like this toaster Oven. It is small and fits neatly under the kitchen cabinets on top of the counter. Be carefull. It does get very hot on the outside and you can easily burn yourself. Also the sliding shelf that slides out when door is opened does not do so very well and tends to stick when you try to close the door again. It is annoying to have to turn all the dials when you want toast and to remember to reset the dials when toast is done. but the toast you get is evenly browned and perfect and you can toase several slices at once all done to perfection. It will cook a meal such as a casserole ok but that takes time as the oven needs to be heated to temp before being used.and the timer bell does not work very well.So I use a different timer.

Ann Sillman

I'm quite satisfied with this as a replacement for my 40-year-old GE Toaster Oven. It is a solid piece of equipment (not tinny or too light-weight), and so far it has functioned the way it's supposed to. The Broil feature readily takes the place of Top-Brown on my old one and it melts cheese nicely on tostadas and sandwiches. It does a good job of heating frozen pre-cooked chicken and individual frozen pizzas. I've used it for toast only once, but it browned an English muffin very evenly on that occasion. The controls aren't nearly as intuitive as on my oldie-but-goodie and they have very small and close-spaced lettering that is tough to read with bifocals, but it's nothing one can't adjust to. The oven does get scarily hot, something about which the manual reminds you every other line. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for use around careless children, or around cats, who tend to jump up on things and might burn their feet. But overall, I'm pleasantly surprised at how well this oven replaces the one I loved for so many years.

Easy to use, spacious inside. Only shortcoming is it doesn't toast very even between two sides. Sometimes one side is brown and the other is still cold.

You never quite crave a piece of toast with a bit of strawberry jam till your toaster oven goes on the fritz and you can't have one. Such was the case with our last toaster oven.

So we were toastless but after reading the reviews on Amazon I just could not decide what to buy because none of them sounded that great. I was getting ready to put out the bucks for one of the bigger, fancier models when I gave it some thought. Most of the bigger, fancier models I had owned, had stopped working after about 2 years, where as the Black and Decker model I had some time ago had kept on toastin' for some time.

So I opted to go for this inexpensive Black and Decker model and I am really glad I did. Not only is the price point excellent but it does a great job. Despite being only a 4 slicer, it is quite roomy, but it sports a small footprint. The model is also quite stylish and will go well with any color kitchen.

The dial does have to be turned back past the 10 and then forward to toast but I prefer easy use over an electronic menu that requires a lot of thought. A simple piece of toast does not need to have an elaborate operation behind it.

Lately, I have been eating a quick English Muffin lunch. Two slices of turkey on a whole wheat muffin, topped with a slice of swiss. The toaster does a perfect job of melting the cheese and toasting the muffin. Toast a mini waffle with mini chocolate chips for a sweet treat to pair with it, along with a salad. Delish!

Overall, very pleased with this purchase and enjoying toast and jam again.

~ Lee Mellott