Long Slot Toaster: Black and Decker Toaster Oven

Black And Decker TRO480BS Toast-R-Oven 4-Slice Toaster Oven (Kitchen)

Black and Decker are very famous brand that produce high quality of toasters and other kitchen appliances. Now Black And Decker comes up with new product Black And Decker Toaster Oven TRO480BS . And here are a few reviews of this product.

Favorable Review

Kend "draks"

This review is from: Black & Decker TRO480BS Toast-R-Oven 4-Slice Toaster Oven (Kitchen)

We looked at a number of ovens and wanted something that did the basic things and didn't take up too much space. No convection (we have a convection oven) and no digital - its just a basic appliance. We looked at the B&D 240 but this just seemed too basic and too flimsy. Then we saw this one. It has all the basics, it's a good, small size and its silver / black which matches our kitchen. It has 3 controls (as compared to the basic model w/ 2) making it easy to select temp, function and time. The handle is securely attached to the glass door -the metal ends wrap around the glass so it won't fall off (a complaint about other ovens). It has a nice slide out crumb tray that has access from the front with the oven door close - this makes it very easy to empty. Nicely toasted our first bagel in just a few minutes and it was very evenly browned, something our regular toaster did not do well at all.

Pros
Gets hot fast
Basic controls work well
Easy access crumb tray
Even toasting and heating

Cons
Not many
The top and sides do get hot so don't store anything on this!

Critical Review

P. Peng

This review is from: Black & Decker TRO480BS Toast-R-Oven 4-Slice Toaster Oven (Kitchen)

I don't have major issues with this unit. It came in with the gray powder coated metal cover panel on the front snapped on incorrectly. I was able to loose the screws, bump it up and fix the issue myself. The unit looks very stylish, heats up fairly quickly. My other issues are, 1. There's not much room for your food in the oven. One 6" chunk of garlic bread in, and the bread is almost brushing the top of the oven, made the top of the bread very easily burnt, and center not fully heated. Slicing the bread into half will solve the issue, but if you have a bigger piece, you will probably end up heating it in the big monster oven, and forget about this unit; 2. The metal body gets REALLY REALLY hot with each use. Make sure you do not put anything on top of oven.