[Small-Appliance-Cooking] need idea for new toaster oven

[John Wier]

I recently bought a Hamilton Beach 6 slice that has manual knobs. It's
also got convection. I can't remember the model number, but this one
has a roll back front door that is nice, works very well, and cost
$72.

On 3/8/20, Gerald Levy via Small-Appliance-Cooking
<small-appliance-cooking at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Avoid this talking toaster oven like the plague.  Like the talking
> microwave that BlindMiceMart also sells, it is an overpriced ripoff at
> $339.  Just because it talks does not mean that it is easy to use.  I
> read the instructions for this model, and making a slice of toast
> involves setting the temperature and timer with a series of keystrokes,
> which is more complicated than simply twisting a mechanical timer knob.
> The Black & Decker model I mentioned in my previous message is much
> easier to set and costs one tenth as much.  But here's the dirty little
> secret that the crooks at BlindMiceMart won't tell you about their
> precious talking toaster oven.  It uses the same quartz heating rods as
> the cheapest models. In my experience, these rods only last about three
> or four years before they burn out or otherwise fail, well after the
> warranty has expired.  So spending $339 for a toaster oven that might
> only last a few years doesn't make a lot of sense.  But some blind
> consumers are under the illusion that just because merchants like
> BlindMiceMart sell talking appliances, they really "care" about
> accessiblility, and they go the extra mile to ensure that they are well
> designed.  But in reality, all they care about is the bottom line.
>
>
> Gerald
>
>
>
> On 3/8/2020 3:27 PM, Mike Sedmak via Small-Appliance-Cooking wrote:
>> A recent AFB Access World article reviewed a talking toaster oven:
>> https://www.afb.org/aw/21/2/16911
>>
>> On 3/8/20, Gerald Levy via Small-Appliance-Cooking
>> <small-appliance-cooking at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Go to Amazon.com, and type "4 slice toaster oven" into the search
>>> field.  You will get dozens of results, most of which are good, old
>>> fashioned mechanical models with simple to set knobs.  For instance,
>>> Amazon sells the Black & Decker 4 slice toaster oven, model TO-1705 for
>>> a very affordable $30.  It has three mechanical knobs for temperature,
>>> mode and timer which can be labeled with tactile markers at strategic
>>> points around the knobs.  I have been using a similar model for years.
>>> Hamilton Beach Oster, Bella and KitchenAid also make mechanical toaster
>>> ovens.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/BLACK-DECKER-Controls-Stainless-TO1705SB/dp/B071K1KM3Z/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=black+decker+4+slice+convection+toaster+oven&qid=1583693525&sr=8-3
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Gerald
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/8/2020 2:44 PM, Michael Russillo via Small-Appliance-Cooking wrote:
>>>> Hi list, since our old toaster oven stopped working now, does anyone
>>>> have an idea where I can get a new one that's accessible and not the
>>>> touchscreen type of toaster oven?  I don't want to pay an exorbitant
>>>> price but anything from, say, $70 to $100 would be more in my range,
>>>> as long as it's pretty accessible.  Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Peter
>>>>
>>>>
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