Oyama TRO-110C Turbo Convection Oven, 12 L, White

I bought this for three reasons: 1.) price, 2.) non-halogen heat source, 3.) glass bowl. 4.) a nationally advertised brand is twice the price, with a plastic bowl, and rumors of terrible customer service. I am very happy with the Oyama and would readily buy it again. The quality, form, and function are all quite good.So far I have used it to cook a whole chicken, chicken pieces, steaks, baked potatoes, fries, cookies, roasted seeds, pies, and more. It is wonderful to be able to clearly see all of your food, and gauge the amount of browning going on. About the only thing it can't do is make soups, or deep fry or stay on longer than an hour.My main complaints are all really just nits, but, in the interest of being thorough, I will mention them anyway:1.) The unit comes with a weird set of "tongs" for pulling the 2 included racks out of the oven. You have to be careful to only use them to grasp the outer edges of these racks away from the legs. If you give into temptation and try to grab the inner rack bars, they can flip and dump your food into the oven. Not a big deal, but the tongs can be a little tricky to fit between the rack and the walls of the oven. The tongs also work well to lift pie plates from the oven.2.) The spacing of the racks is wide enough to fit a good sized finger. As a result, smaller foods like french fries can easily fall through. This can be easily remedied with the purchase of a narrower spaced rack, like a cake rack.3.) The size of the racks does not offer a lot of real estate for spreading out something like fries, although to be fair, I was able to spread out 2 potatoes worth of fries. Also come on, this is only a counter top sized unit with only two rack levels.4.) There is a very heavy gauged "wire" rack that holds the lid and heater when not in use. It works well for this purpose, but for some reason, when it is not in use, I keep knocking to on the floor. This is probably due to the smooth chrome construction, my granite countertops, and my personal clumsiness.5.) There is a mode for cleaning the unit. You fill the bowl about 1/3 water, add some dish detergent, and set it to the wash setting. The fan will slosh the water around. I suppose this might eventually clean some stuck on food, but is it easier to wash by hand, unless you are a truly lazy person. Still it is interesting to try this with just water as it really help you to understand the wind turbulence, of the fan. You can easily see the difference made by placing a pie plate or other obstructions, on the top rack.6.) you are not supposed to turn the timer backwards. I hear rumors that this can break the timer. I have not tested this, and haven't needed to. It is a simple matter to turn the temperature dial to Off and or unplug the unit if there is still time on the dial.All in all, I am very happy with my purchase and would recommend this unit.Update: January 2022 my unit stopped heating - so 5+ years of frequent use. Time to send it off to the great kitchen in the sky. I am still satisfied with the purchase. We got a lot of good meals out of it.

I've been using this several times a week for the last few months. This is a perfect size for 1 to 3 people. I've used it to cook several types of meat dishes, from boneless chicken breasts to a 1/4 of a ham for Christmas dinner. I've also used it to cook beef roasts, pork roasts, Salmon and crab cakes with great results. It heats leftovers and makes world class nachos with ease. It does cook about 20% faster than a regular oven at the same temperature.I think it looks great on the kitchen counter but my girlfriend has nicknamed it r2d2.The bowl does get hot and you should use the mitt type hot pads when taking items out of the oven. You need to rest the top part with the heating element and motor on something heatproof when adding, removing or checking on the things you are cooking. I have a large ceramic pie plate that makes a perfect rest for the lid while putting things into or taking them out of the oven.As noted in other reviews, it does cook the top side of things quicker than the bottom. The perfect example being frozen pizza. You can cook pizza upside down on a pizza pan covered in nonstick foil and then flip it over when it starts to brown on the bottom. That's too much work for me so I do pizza on pizza stones in the regular oven and use the turbo oven for the many many things it does so well.This oven does not have extender rings to allow you to do large items like a turkey. If you need something like that there are several models available that have these. The Oyama oven is a perfect size for couples and small families. It doesn't take up too much space on the counter and can be used to prepare complete meals at one time using the upper and lower racks together.I rarely use my regular oven these days. Most things I want to make I can do in the turbo oven faster and better. It saves on time and energy costs when compared to a full sized oven. You can do a roast or a delicate piece of fish with restaurant quality results with little effort. It is without a doubt my favorite kitchen appliance.