Product DescriptionThe Kitchenaid KCO1005 Countertop Oven provides durable and versatile into a stylish oven that delivers professional results. It's ideal for baking a chicken, roasting beef tenderloin, reheating pizza or toasting bread. Large, easy-to-use controls set everything precisely, while the elegant stainless steel finish makes any countertop look good. Full-width crumb drawer -- dishwasher safe & pulls out completely without opening the oven door Extra-large door handle for a confident grip Power On indicator light Easy-to-clean Teflon interior coating for easy wiping Color - Onyx Black Dimensions(HxWxD) - 10.4 x 20 x 14.8 (26.4 x 50.8 x 37.5 mm) Weight - 16 lbs. (7.3 Kg)
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KitchenAid Countertop Oven - Black I'm not too experienced with toaster ovens, but this one is very attractive and seems to work fine. I haven't yet gotten the knack of making toast in it (which I assumed would be the simplest thing), but it seems to work best when pre-heated for all uses - even toast. It heats up pretty quickly and does a good job with small items like side dishes. If you don't preheat, though, whatever you're trying to cook will just dry out during the heating process.
Good Points... Bad Points... It's a Toaster Oven
Toaster ovens are the bane of my existence. The only product I have more trouble with are telephone answering machines, so please listen up, I've been through quite a few manufacturers.
First... Black and Decker. We've owned two or three of these over the last 12 years. They last a couple of years, but that's not the problem it would seem since they have the advantage of being cheap. Unfortunately, they have the disadvantage of occasionally catching fire (in a big way), so we don't buy them any more.
Second... Delonghi. Bought one of them. We were very happy with it until it also caught on fire. Lasted about three years. It was certainly better than the Black and Deckers which after awhile only toast one side ... Read More
The worst I've ever owned
Ever feel like you've been totally ripped off? I did after I bought this piece of junk. Long story truncated, I waited too long to return it. So I've tried to make it work,
What went wrong? 1. The oven rack warped. 2. It smells when heated over 350 degrees. 3. The temp settings are wildly inaccurate. 4. (My fault on this) 30 minute timer is too short. Get a "stay on" feature if you plan on doing serious baking or roasting. 5. Broil will simply not work,
In short, given the general quality of Kitchen Aid products this oven is either a lemon, which I doubt given other reviews, or simply an attempt to cash in on a brand name by using cheap components.
Design Engineering Breakdown!
A KitchenAid tradition as always been to use quality materials and parts and this toaster oven is no exception, however it appears as though they selected the wrong parts to go with the materials in this instance. The entire unit becomes very hot to the touch just making light toast and then requires a long period of time to cool down. The extremely long period of time required for the heating elements to heat up causes the bread to completely dry out and you wind up with a Melba toast effect. I did not test the unit any further than toast as the unit became so hot just making light toast I could not imagine how hot it could have gotten trying to bake or broil something. I am sure that this unit will be working 40 years from now like so many ... Read More
Worked fine for a few months, now nothing. no lights no power.
I am on the internet searching for a way to repair this oven, and the first link that came up was amazon, so I thought I would put my 2 cents in. We got it for a disabled friend of ours and it worked fine for awhile, but one day it just stopped. No lights, no heat, nothing. Seems to be fairly common with this oven.
We selected this oven because the build quality felt solid and the design and styling was good. I would be wary of this model. The funny thing is there is really nothing to break in a toaster. I mean the moving parts (dials, trays, etc) all work fine still. The rest is solid state and should last 20 years. So much for that idea.
