I purchased this model as it was the most similar to a discontinued one that I previously had. I like the improved separate cook and toast controls. What this one lacks is a light. It also gets very hot on the outside so have to be careful especially if you have children or pets.
My first Cuisinart convection oven was a gift. It was used every single day for 10 years. It was easy to operate, fast cooking, attractive, right-sized and a favorite appliance. I just replaced it because it had served me well, though it was still working. What a high quality product!
This is a low quality appliance that Cuisinart should be embarrassed to sell. The dials are difficult to read, and there's very little that's intuitive to figuring out the operation. I bought this one to replace an older Oster toaster oven. I now wish I would have kept the old one because its quality and performance were superior.
We were so excited to receive our new toaster oven with convection. Quickly we realized that there were no timers for the baking and broiling features! We found the lack of ability to time our cooking very dangerous. We were constantly plugging and unplugging this toaster oven for fear that we might leave it on accidentally and cause a fire. We will need to replace this toaster oven with one that has timing features built into the design as this one is a hazard.
Response from cuisinart.comBy Cuisinart, October 10, 2023
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We have always had toaster ovens instead of toasters. There used to be many choices for simple ones. It’s different now. Lots of them have extra features, like air frying, that don’t work well This toaster oven toasts and bakes well enough but there are a few cons: first, it’s short! Only 9.5”. This makes it hard to see into and hard to reach in to get your food without burning Second, the print on the dials is very small and hard to read. There is no timer or auto off on the bake/broil etc features. The dials don’t click into place which makes it hard to know if you’ve set ir correctly. So, it works ok, looks short on the counter and, in my opinion, is missing some important features.
This oven was just the right size for my small kitchen. It works great. My first convection oven and very convenient. This oven lives up to the Cuisinart reputation.