Cuisinart TOA-26 Compact AirFryer Toaster Oven

This is an amazing compact toaster oven With, a variety of functions. Air fryer, broil, bake, pizza. Temperature from warm all the way to toast 450°. When toasting you can choose light, medium or dark. This is the perfect size for a small countertop area and it was great to use during the summer to avoid heating up the house using the standard oven. I’m extremely happy with this purchase.

I ordered this compact Cuisinart as well as the larger model (TOA-70). Comparing with the larger model, the compact one: - Doesn’t have the grill feature - Doesn’t have a built-in timer for any of the features except for toasting - Doesn’t have an interior light - Isn’t stainless steel on the sides and top; it only is on the front However, I absolutely love it and went with the compact one. Here’s why: - Despite being “compact”, it has plenty of room inside. More room than my barrel-style air fryer! - It air fries as well as my barrel air fryer, which I’ll be selling soon because I’m trying to get away from cooking with nonstick and this is all stainless steel inside. - It also toasts as well and as quickly as the toaster oven I’ve had for 10 years. Some reviews stated this takes a long time to toast but they may be comparing it with a regular toaster, not a toaster oven. I haven’t used the other features yet as I mainly needed these two. - The main reason I really like this one over the larger model is because you can almost fully pull out the rack you’re cooking on without it falling down. The larger model was annoying with that because pulling the rack about halfway out meant it would fall. You would need to remove the rack entirely in order to flip food over or to take it out when it was done. - No timer: I don’t care about that because I just set a timer on the microwave like I’d do if I were baking something in the oven (this is technically a countertop oven after all). Many reviewers are upset there’s no auto-off for anything except the toasting, but ovens don’t turn off on their own. When the timer goes off I check on the food and turn the dial to off. Not a problem at all. - No light: At first I thought I’d miss the interior light, but my barrel air fryer doesn’t have one either, I just open the door and look in. Haven’t missed it. I am really disappointed that, unlike the larger model, the compact one doesn’t have stainless steel sides and top. It makes it look cheaper than the other one. A work around: I put it in the corner of my counter so you can’t see the sides as much. Despite this being an important miss to me, I love this toaster oven/ air fryer enough to overlook that.

Love this compact toaster oven. Do all that the big units do, just take up less space, perfect for an apartment. Very easy to operate.

Love this oven! The basket cleans up nicely in the dishwasher. I don't believe the drip tray is stainless steel so I hand wash that. Cooks great! Love this for roasting veggies, potatoes, chicken .. It bakes potatoes in half the time. I have yet to use it to it's fullest potential, but look forward to trying more items.

Toast does not get brown... Elements do not even turn get red hot. Customer service said that was a defect and sent me another one, which was exactly the same, though they made me cut the cord so I could not even give the original "defective" one away, which made me feel bad for wasting resources and filling the landfill with their junk. Also, the timer cannot be used to time baking and broiling, like you would have with any other toaster oven. I bought this because my old toaster-over would no longer heat up, though the old 29.95 B&B was much higher quality than this for over $100. Another issue, when using it as a toaster oven. they say to turn the items, but the oven is so cramped that you cannot pull out the tray with potholders... I had to use tongs. Since I realized that my microwave has a dedicated reheat setting that works okay, I have very little use for this toaster oven. I understand why it is near the bottom on the Consumer Reports reviews.

Best feature is the small footprint but performance has much to be desired. The air fry and baking settings are very good and work as expected. But this unit is missing all of the niceties of a modern appliance. There is no cook timer, so you will have have to use a separate timer. In today's world that is really uncompetitive for kitchen products. The basket is nice, but kind of roughly put together with sharp edges. That makes it hard to clean. There is no automatic extension of the grate when you open the door. If the inside does not extend for you to get the food, you need something to pull out the grate manuaully that is very hot. You cannot use your fingers or you will get burned. They could have included at least a separate handle to pull out the grate. In my opinion, not very consumer friendly and just a cost cutting move. Perhaps the biggest drawback is the toaster function. Toasting takes forever. It's almost worthless as a toaster as it takes much, much longer to toast than a regular toaster. Yes, you can also turn on the air fryer function, but it is not even on both sides. The toast is a fail basically. I have to use a separate toaster, so the small foorprint to save counter space is defeated. If you want a small air fryer and oven, this unit is serviceable with a small footprint. If you want other features, then this product is spartan and basic. I think cuisinart missed the mark on this product, but then again, it's built for a low price perhaps to ease you to the more expensive models that do have to features lacking in this model. I still use the product, but would really like to replace it to have the features missing that I never thought I would miss. My bad not to carefully consider all features, so hopefully, this review helps others with an informed decision.

Love this product !! So easy to use , ease to clean and cooks food in half the time. Reheating leftovers is like you just cooked it . Highly recommend this.

All features work great, perfect size for countertop

I received the item in terrible condition. Used item. Many scratch les and dents. Door doesn’t get closed!

Todo en uno, tostador , freidora de aire y horno . Es aparato que por su tamaño no estorba y visualmente es muy bonito . Bien por el precio y funciona muy bien .

The bake setting is useless. I have tried approx four times and it is either undercooked or burnt. The air fry is adequate, however the tray and basket are of such poor quality that they mark very easily. I have soaked in not soapy water but the stains remain. How do I return this item? I am not satisfied at all.

Not happy with this item