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

love it! Works better than any toaster oven I've ever had. The best thing is that deal amazon gave me was better than any other we site a i checked and way better than any brick and mortar store-incl! Walmart, Target , and Costco!

This may be a fine toaster oven for the money. I won't know because I'm returning it after just one use (per the instructions, I set it to 350 degrees and let it heat for 15 minutes to burn off manufacturing oils prior to cooking). That was enough for me. The body of this toaster oven, especially the top, gets way too hot. So hot, in fact, that it heats up my kitchen more than my regular oven does. And frankly, I'm concerend about it being a fire hazard. There is, in fact, a warning printed across the top that reads CAUTION HOT SURFACE. This thing is obviously not insulated. Also, the ticking timer is annoying to the nth degree. Way too loud. Try watching TV or having a conversation with what sounds like a loud time bomb ticking away for 15 or 20 minutes. It can be clearly heard in the next room. Just a dumb, dumb design. I don't care if it cooks well or not. Back to Amazon it goes.

The controls on this are pretty easy to use, but it doesn't have good insulation. The top and back of the unit get hot enough to burn. Because of this I would not use this toaster oven with children around.

You also need lots of space around the toaster oven to ensure you don't heat up anything else by accident.

After trying other (more expensive) toaster ovens, I ordered this one. It's absolutely perfect. The toast now has the texture of toast instead of overly-baked bread. It's very easy to use and it's compact. I should know to stick with Black & Decker from this point on!

Purchased to replace a much loved, older B&D toaster-oven that had lost its door handle and was beginning to look dingy. This newer model, while the price was right, the settings are more complicated that need be. Plus I hate having to use a windup timer for toasting. After over a month using it, I still under-cook - or burn - toasts, bagels, etc. The oven part seems to be pretty accurate for temperature and the larger space is great. Re construction: the internal groove where the slide-in tray fits is slightly off on one side which causes the tray to be misaligned. Hardly noticeable but there nevertheless. Made in China!