Thinking of getting a toaster oven...never had one, advice? recs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a breville convection toaster oven, bought off amazon. We use it to make toast in the morning, and to make toasted sandwiches or chicken nuggets or heat up leftovers later in the day. I keep cookie dough in the freezer and we bake just a few cookies some nights after dinner. Yesterday we made just six blueberry muffins. We use it every day - love it.

It's simple enough that the kids can use it, and powerful enough to heat up and then bake anything in less time than my oven. The only bummer is that it takes up quite a bit of counter space, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else.

That's what we have. Love it.

[Anonymous]

How do you learn how to cook things in it? Does it come with a booklet like the George Foreman Grill? Do you have to google "How long should I bake chocolate chip cookies in my toaster oven?" each time you want to make something new? Is there a recipe book for toaster ovens? WHERE IS SONYA?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You cannot simply "buy" a toaster oven.

You need to earn one.

LOL, how do I EARN one?

Ever been to Mardi Gras?

nope...not yet....wait, do I have to show my boobs to earn one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you learn how to cook things in it? Does it come with a booklet like the George Foreman Grill? Do you have to google "How long should I bake chocolate chip cookies in my toaster oven?" each time you want to make something new? Is there a recipe book for toaster ovens? WHERE IS SONYA?!

OP here, that's what I want to know! Is it just trial and error at first?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have one of these toaster/oven combos. I love it.

http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-22708-Toastation-2-Slice/dp/B000A1FFZE/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1401299697&sr=1-1&keywords=toaster+and+oven

Me too. I love it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you learn how to cook things in it? Does it come with a booklet like the George Foreman Grill? Do you have to google "How long should I bake chocolate chip cookies in my toaster oven?" each time you want to make something new? Is there a recipe book for toaster ovens? WHERE IS SONYA?!

OP here, that's what I want to know! Is it just trial and error at first?

I'm one of the PPs with a Breville -- it has temperature control and you program it like a larger oven.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a breville convection toaster oven, bought off amazon. We use it to make toast in the morning, and to make toasted sandwiches or chicken nuggets or heat up leftovers later in the day. I keep cookie dough in the freezer and we bake just a few cookies some nights after dinner. Yesterday we made just six blueberry muffins. We use it every day - love it.

It's simple enough that the kids can use it, and powerful enough to heat up and then bake anything in less time than my oven. The only bummer is that it takes up quite a bit of counter space, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else.

That's what we have. Love it.

+1. We have the Breville -- highly recommend it, but it is expensive.
You can use one of the old BBB coupons for 20% off. But the recent ones "exclude" Breville. The old ones (expired) still work. They will honor expired ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always wanted one, but someone told me once that it was a PITA to clean after roasting chicken in it, so I never bought one.

a sheet of foil will make that a non issue!

I was more concerned about about the sides and the top?