Easy Reach 1400 W 6-Slice Grey Toaster Oven with Roll Top Door

Purchased this toaster oven about 2 1/2 months ago. Love the rollback style front "door" which allows for better access to the food without getting burned. It also bakes items accurately according to package instructions so one doesn't have to guess about a time or a temp. adjustment. The shape of the dials make them easy to grip. Great product overall!

I love this oven! It is now summer and it is perfect for not heating up the whole kitchen. It is easy to use. The roll up door makes it easy to put food in and out!. I've cooked bacon, cookies, chicken and some squash this week. The stainless looks great with my other appliances and it doesn't take up too much room. Check this one out-- you will be glad you did. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

This is good size toaster oven. Large enough to be useful and save having to fire up your big oven. I always thought it a waste of energy to preheat and put 8 cinnamon rolls in a huge oven for 14 minutes. In fact, this toaster oven did this in a round 10" pan with no pre-heating and they came out just as well. This saved time and energy. The toaster oven has 3 control knobs. 1) Bake temperature up to 450 2) Bake, Broil, or Toast, 3 position switch 3) Low tech mechanical timer up to 30 minutes. (tick, tick, tick, and more ticking until the ding) I found all the markings on the 3 controls to be difficult for me to read unless I catch the light at just the right angle. It has black lettering on stainless. In the future, I would pay more for a digital display and timer, since my eyes are not what they use to be. There is a light and dark icon on the timer control around the 4 minute mark. There is a note to turn the timer past 10 before returning it back to toasting time. That seems to be a kick back to 50 years ago that I thought was long gone in this digital age. But it works. I picked up one of those "Is it Delivery or Digiorno" 12" pizzas. It fit in fine due to the curved extension on the backside of the oven. I followed the directions of 20 minutes at 400 and it came out perfect. Tasted great. Doing this pizza makes you appreciate the roll-top door. Not only for getting it into the oven but taking the hot pizza out is so easy because you can drop it straight down in front of the oven, preventing mishaps. I made an English muffin which I only wanted toasted on the split side. The directions for doing this in the user guide are wrong, giving the same directions as for toast. Instead I set the control to "Broil" at maximum temperature and it came out a perfect golden brown in about 8 minutes. I was able to fit two existing full size cupcake trays for a total of 12 cupcakes at one time. They were done perfect in 20 minutes, no pre-heating. I can also fit two full size casserole dishes. After I buy a 9"x11" pan, I plan on doing cakes also. I grilled hot dogs right on the wire rack with the broiler tray slid in underneath and they were done quickly in the time it took me to prepare my hot dog buns and microwave a side dish. Always line your broiler tray with tin foil because it tends to stain easily. Frozen stuffed clams also came out great just using the wire rack. The rack and broiler tray slide in and out of the two positions with little effort. I would have liked one more position. The crumb tray works nicely also. I find the amount of heat generated for a countertop appliance of this size to be normal and safe. The amount of countertop real estate used is justified by its ability to fit items you wouldn't expect of a toaster oven. This toaster oven earns Its position on the kitchen counter. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

As you can see from my photos, I don't have much counter space for appliances. This toaster oven is perfect for me as the door opens up, rather than down taking up precious prep space. For it's small "foot print", this appliance is ideal for pizza, re-heats, and I've even made cupcakes in it without heating up my whole kitchen using a full size oven. The controls are easy to see and use. Using this oven and the controls is pretty straight forward. And the oven is sturdy enough that I would highly recommend this oven for every day use. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

Frankly, I gave up on toaster ovens quite awhile ago, when I couldn't fit anything in that Frankly, I gave up on toaster ovens quite awhile ago, when I couldn't fit anything in that I actually wanted to eat, and had many burnt fingers to prove it! The Hamilton Beach roll-top toaster oven sure changed my mind about all that! It is roomy, attractive, and offers many cooking options, including toast, bake, and broil. I was disappointed, however, that "my model" did not come with the convection option, since it was listed in the product description I received. For my first venture, I made toast which came out perfectly, and baked eggs with herbs and cheese in ramekins. These came out very well with two eggs in each ramekin, baked at 375 degrees for fifteen minutes, with one turn halfway through. Since the dishes get very hot, in the future I would take them out a minute or two sooner, as they continue to cook while in the hot ramekins. They did slip right out onto the plates with just a light non-stick spray of the dishes before baking. I baked double chocolate cookies and was very pleased with the results. In just ten minutes they came out perfect--moist and chewy, but not undercooked. The baking pan cleaned up easily. Our dinner menu consisted of baked potatoes and small steaks. The large potatoes took an hour at 400 degrees and were well done, but since we like them browned and crispy on the outside, I will push the temp up to 450 for at least part of the baking time next time. The steaks went very well and were perfectly done in just eight minutes. Lastly, I made the Reuben Casserole from the Hamilton Beach toaster oven recipes and it was a huge success. Because neither of us care for thousand island dressing, I substituted cream of mushroom soup and it was delicious. It came out brown and toasty in 40 minutes. I am very impressed with the convenience and versatility of this toaster oven, and I'm definitely convinced it earns its counter space in my kitchen! Things I like: Actually, I LOVE the roll-top door! This is one of those things that screams, "Why didn't somebody think of this before???" It makes it so convenient to reach inside the oven to turn things, or put them in or take them out, and frees up counter space for plates and utensils. The toast option produces perfect toast every time, evenly toasted on both sides without turning. I am so impressed with this function that I am ready to permanently banish the toaster! Bagels went equally well and came out crispy on the outside, while staying nice and soft inside. The oven is so roomy that I am able to fix a realistic amount of food in regular sized dishes, without having to buy and store an entire new set of things. The controls are accurate and easily accessible, and the timer is very accurate and has a nice loud bell. I also like the fact that the timer has a convenient stay-on option. Things I don't like: I was surprised by how hot the outside of the appliance gets, and how much heat it throws. I could not find anything in the instruction manual telling me how far away from anything it should be--just to keep it away from combustibles. I would like some specific guidelines on the amount of room it requires for adequate circulation, and if it could damage walls, backsplashes, counters, etc. The cord comes out of the right back and my outlet is on the left. The cord is long enough, but is difficult to keep from touching the back of the oven. I finally ended up winding it over another appliance to contain it. Not ideal, but does work--better than the twist-tie I first tried which made it clumsy and unsightly. I would also like to see a basic recipe booklet included with the toaster oven. I realize I can go to the internet and download wonderful, gourmet recipes from the Hamilton Beach website (and I do) however, a few basics--a simple bagel recipe, eggs, something other than a frozen pizza would be nice. It would serve as a handy "quick-start guide" and bolster confidence to move on from the basics with great success. And if not that, at least a chart showing approximate cooking times and temperatures for popular foods would be helpful. Liz 17 [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

It’s great! I love the easy reach roll type oven, so easy to reach the food. The dials are easy to use, not hard to turn like some I’ve tried. I’ve only done toasting and baking small quantities of food (chicken or pork chop and potatoes), but it was faster than my old toaster oven and pleased at the way it performed. Glad I purchased it!

Works great! It is very directional, heating up specific areas very hot! Nice design. Lightweight. Good value.

Works very nice for what I need it for.

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I love that the door slides upwards, so much more convenient than the one my roommate used to have, where the door opened downwards towards the front and it was relatively easy to burn your hands while taking things out of the oven.