Oster Compact Countertop Oven With Air Fryer, Stainless Steel

We had a previous model for 15 years or so then just purchased this one. It works well, reliably and am overall satisfied with this product. It is used daily for toasting and occassionally for warming leftovers.Two things I dislike are shown in the photo. First - the handle. It is too deep. It doesn't allow for the front glass door to lay fully flat when opened. This means that when you pull out the rack to remove food, your plate cannot slide under it and be flat. Your plate has to go in on an angle which means you're fighting to get food UP to the plate, rather than slide out easily and drop onto the plate. It annoys me every single day. The last model we had was not like this.Second - the dial. The line for the minutes is on the far-away part of the dial. It was difficult to get the exact 'sweet spot' for toasting. Thankfully, it was easy enough to modify by adding a mark with a sharpie on the dial at the unit so we can see the alignment much better. A very minor inconvenience, but this mark was on the old model.Not sure why these 2 items were changed on newer models.The engineers/designers who make these products should have to use them on the daily for all functions for several months prior to release. The design flaws mentioned would have been avoided.

This oven is super easy to use! The nobs literally tell you everything! It cooks great and is quiet. It cleans easily, and just overall works better than having 4 different appliances.

The media could not be loaded. Once again, we had an older product from 20 years ago that was way better than this one and cost less with a push start button.We needed this one for the size to fit in a shelving unit. It’s good looking and has some good materials. The heat settings are indiscriminate. The lower levels dont seem to be accurate as we always end up turning it up very high.A few of the biggest drawbacks are:The turn knob will get overused. You have to dial past 20 and dial it back if you want it to ring when it’s done. All this twisting will weaken it. Also, there’s no heat protection from the top of the hot door when you go to grab the handle. It seems plenty of other models have protective strip there so as not to burn your fingers. That is probably the worst feature. The crumb pad isn’t as good as our previous model as it sits in the inside, is quite thin AND does not catch all the crumbs.Seems to me that lots of features are wrung out and pared down for cost and we never see that as a savings to the consumer. We just see it as a profit to the corporation and quite honestly a product that more than likely will not last as long despite twice the cost of the older model. It’s very disappointing. And honestly I’m tiring of seeing these games be played with products across the board.Also, the aluminum pan got rusty pin marks, and scratches the first time it went through the top rack of the dishwasher. Now, regardless of whether it should go in there or not, I would expect that I can. No one is realistically washing that pan by hand.And one last item, the door flings down beyond level with the machine (past 180°’s), so good luck, not burning yourself. )In summary: best qualities: look and size and under $100,worst: poorly thought design for the consumer and cheapness despite the cost, mesh tray is flimsy and could use a second tray to stack.We use this in lieu of a microwave.

This is quickly becoming our go to appliance for quick toasting and warming. No comparison to a microwave for pizza, bread, french fries and most food items for quick warm up.

Excellent oven. i use it very evening to cook frozen AMY dinners.

This item has a nice clean look and fits perfectly in the space I have for it. And when in Turbo or Air Fry mode it’s dead silent - you have to put your ear next to it to determine that the fan is on. That’s the good news. At least I guess that’s good news, but I wonder how much air is actually being moved inside it.The bad news: it’s seriously underpowered. I wondered why competing models boasted of their wattage while this Oster omitted any mention. The Turbo/Air Fryer fan (same speed in either mode, near as I can tell) is so wimpy that it can’t compensate for long preheat and cooking times. Expect the oven to take longer than you’d expect for pretty much any task.An air fryer replacement? Forget it. The adjustable shelf doubles as the air fryer surface which means any food drippings land directly on the lower heating elements and burn onto them. I did remove the crumb tray (beneath the lower elements) to wrap it in foil, but in removing it I touched an adjacent trim piece that was so sharp that it slit my finger open. And forgetting the designed-in splatter, the air fryer feature seems to consist of inadequate broiler elements supplemented by an inadequate fan. If you’re looking for air fryer functionality, look elsewhere.Finally, the included cooking tray is comically tiny - much smaller than the already small space available within the oven. So I bought a bigger tray + crisper basket combo to replace it and wring out a little extra performance. It didn't help. Good money after bad.This is one of those instances where you get what you pay for. I’d suggest you consider paying a little more, especially if you use your toaster oven often.UPDATE 10/20/22 - I gave it away. I replaced it with a Hamilton Beach (ASIN B08C8H1PN2) with about the same compact footprint but with much more interior space, better racks and pans, more features and a lot more cooking power. It costs more than this Oster but is well worth considering if you use your countertop oven almost daily as I do, or if you want to be able to actually benefit from the air fryer capability.UPDATE 11/11/22 - Revised from 2 stars to 1 star and made minor edits above. The person I gave the Oster to gave it away to someone else and is shopping for another one. He appreciated the gift even knowing I didn't like it but from his perspective, it wasn't worth keeping at a price of zero. If you look at my reviews I almost never give 1 star. I realize that many others are happy with it so your mileage may vary.

I use it almost every day. To cook easy to clean and works well cooks nice and evening.