NerdyAndNatural
10 de julio de 2017
Careful, it's hot!
Had this for three months now. Since my gas bill went up to a ridiculous amount, I knew I had to make a change in the way I was cooking and needed to decide between getting a microwave or a convection oven (my apartment is small so space is limited). Since I knew I would be doing a lot more cooking than reheating, going with a convection oven was the better option.THE GOOD:- The oven has many setting options to choose from depending on your cooking needs. Me personally, I like to use the baking function for reheating food and the convection option if I'm cooking something raw.- It is probably the best oven I've had for making toast. I could never get the right doneness on old toaster ovens (one side would always be burnt) but this one cooks it perfectly- It preheats very quickly, signals when it is done preheating and also when the timer is up- It gets nice and hot. You don't really need to turn the oven up high for your food to cook. In fact, if I'm heating a frozen food item, I adjust the temp 25-50 degrees lower than what's recommended on the directions so it doesn't overcook- Also since the oven gets hot I use the top as a food warmer. If I'm making toast I put my stick of butter on top so that it can be soft when my toast is done. Pretty convenient- It comes with different trays to use for your foodTHE BAD:-It's quite large, and takes up a lot of space on my small counter-You do have to wait until the oven has finished preheating before you can adjust the timer. I haven't had an issue with this, but I do find it to be a bit of a design flaw-It gets hot - Literally! The whole entire oven gets hot. Be very careful if you need to take out food or change the settings while it's on. Yes, even the buttons get hot and you can burn yourself. Honestly, if you have children I would not recommend having this around as the risk of getting burnt is high if you're not careful- On other B&D models, there is a latch that would hook from the tray to the oven door so that when you open the door the tray would come out. I don't know why they left out this useful feature on this model but I do find it a pain having to reach in and pull the tray out every time- Also (compared to other B&D models) the door does not stick into place, so you cannot partly open it. I tried this the first time I opened the door and it slammed down on the counter. Luckily it did not break and I have been more cautious when opening it.Overall, it is a nice oven which does a lot. I use it everyday and I hope it lasts a long time.***UPDATE: So the other day I put the silver tray in the dishwasher (because it said it was dishwasher safe) and when I removed it I noticed that the coating was coming off of it. Not a huge deal but a little disappointing. It is still usable but I may end up having to find a replacement sooner than I thought. If you decide to purchase this. make sure to wash the tray by hand and don't use anything abrasive on it (saw another review that said they used the blue scrubber and the coating came off as well).Ver másVer menos
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