A beautiful toaster oven that works very well - gets up to 450 degrees quite quickly. Only negative is that it's slightly smaller than the oven it replaced. I had my prior Cuisinart which gave me years of service. The earlier version was larger than this one and I had expected them to be the same size. Other than wishing this was a little bigger, I am very happy with its look and performance. The dials are a little hard to read and I followed the advice of other reviewers who suggested marking the dials with a permanent marker and that has been helpful.
This is the best for a basic counter top oven. It is 1800 watts so it cooks very fast on boiler and easy to clean. The toaster function has a timer but basic cooking has not timer. We use google to set and alarm for cooking time. We've had very expensive ovens that have all the extras but this oven is will cook meat faster. We recommend you give it a try!
My microwave broke and I wanted something safer. Many friends and family use toaster ovens. My daughter has a Cuisinart so I got one. It is wonderful. Well built and good looking, it is easy to use and clean. It is perfect substitute for a microwave. The directions are simple and clear. It is very well engineered.
All three dials —temperature, function and toast—are hard to select and set with only a slightly raised bump on each knob. Oven racks are hard to use with suggested settings. The top of the food to be baked is too close to the top heater coil. Nowhere near as good as 10 year Cuisinart Toaster Oven it is replacing
I am most unhappy with my purchase. The quality of the toaster oven is not what we expected from Cuisinart. The unit was a replacement for another Cuisinart that we had for 7 years. The glass door fogs up when toasting and the door does not operate smoothly. I would return the oven, but sadly the packing box had been discarded.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from cuisinart.comBy Cuisinart, September 21, 2023
We are sorry to hear about your experience with your Cuisinart Custom Classic Toaster Oven Broiler. Cuisinart is committed to providing the highest quality products and consumer satisfaction. We would like to work with you to identify and resolve any potential issues. Please contact us at 1-800-726-0190 or via email to customerservice@cuisinart.com at your convenience so that we can get more information to help solve the problem. If you email us, please use the subject line ‘Cuisinart Review’.