My first toaster oven (I am 63) and I love this one, especially the air fry feature in it. I was able to get ride of my other air fryer. Everything cooks so much faster than in the traditional oven and I don't have to spend 20 minutes to preheat and heat up my whole kitchen for hours. Haven't found anything I don't like yet. Very easy to use with great results.
So far (after about a month in use) we have been quite pleased with the performance of the Cuisinart Large AirFryer Toaster Oven. It is a large countertop unit and it would be wise to measure your counter space and clearance before assuming it will fit. The oven is a great compliment to a microwave oven which we use to first defrost leftover frozen pizza and then quickly bring up to serving temperature in the toaster oven. As a toaster it makes excellent toast on the toast rack and in makes excellent air fried snacks when they are first given a light oil spray and placed on the fryer rack in the pan. The front panel LCD display is easy to navigate and provides a great range of presets that can be customized to personal preferences for a wide variety of food preparation.
We had considered a French double-door air fryer oven - but most reviews indicate the opening between the doors compromise even heating, unlike this single door oven. It retains heat well and if our only concern is that the cooling fans vent out the rear of the unit, which makes it problematic when used (as pictured in Cuisinart's literature) under a cabinet. We pull the unit away from the back wall when using it for extended cooking at high temperatures.
Large size is outstanding. Takes a bit to adjust to the controls but the unit cooks as advertised. Head and shoulders over our previous top brand air fryer.
Do not hesitate to purchase this incredible appliance! Does everything and more! I use it daily and have not used my regular oven since. Great value for the $$$. Thank you Cuisinart!
Our old Cuisinart died after about 8 or 9 years of use. We then bought a Ninja Foodie, really didn't like it. (It couldn't do toast acceptably.) Gave it to Good Will and went back to Cuisinart. Love it. It toasts and air fries really well.
I'm impressed with the unit. I haven't used my regular oven since I've acquired this unit. I will say it takes some time, and reading the manual several times, to get used to the controls. Overall, I'm impressed and pleased with it's performance.