Black & Decker Toast-R-Oven TR0651

I was in need of a toaster oven and I found a great deal on this Black & Decker TR0651 or at least that is what I thought when i got it.

This Toast-R-Oven from Black & Decker looks really nice with it’s roundish shape and the big glass door. But let me tell you this looks are not everything and with this toaster oven i would say the looks are the only thing going for it.

Let me start to talk a little bit about the buttons. So there are 3 big buttons the top one lets you choose what temperature you want or if you want to toast or broil. and with this button you will find already a big flaw because if for instance put it on 250 degree’s but you want to make toast and then you go to the lowest button the one with you can select how long you toast needs to toast then nothing will happen but the timer will start ticking and will ring when the toast normally should be done but because the top button was not on toasting nothing happened and you bread is still cold and bread

The middle button you use to time the cooking time and this will end with a nice bell to remind you food is / should be done.

OK so now you know about the nice buttons so now lets make some toast. Making toast in this toaster oven is not easy and I played a lots and lots of days with it and still i can’t get a decent slice of toast out of it.

You are able to put 4 slices of bread on the rack in the oven and then the fun will start because now the two slices in the front will be only half brown and he once in the back will be way to brown (almost black) so your best bet is to only put 2 slices and try to place them in the middle.

The other night I tried to make oven fries in the Black & Decker oven and also here the Toast-R-Oven did a bad job. the fries on the front of the glass door where still soft and not cooked well while the once in the back where black and not eatable any more.

I guess this oven is going back to where i got it from and lets hope they refund me my money because this machine is not fun to have to deal with every day. Maybe it is the roundish shape that makes it work so bad or maybe Black & Decker should stay with producing hand tools instead of cooking products.

Written by George on May 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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