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

Mon Mar 9 01:35:20 UTC 2020

I have the Cuisinart Tob 40 and love it.  It has knobs, and it is pretty blind friendly.  You do have to remember where things are especially the temperature setting you have it on since the knob is easily bumped, but I like it.  I do have the diagram someone made for me of the functions and temperature settings as well.
Jordan

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From: Small-Appliance-Cooking <small-appliance-cooking-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of John Wier via Small-Appliance-Cooking
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Subject: Re: [Small-Appliance-Cooking] need idea for new toaster oven

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/B
>>> 071K1KM3Z/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=black+decker+4+slice+convection+toaste
>>> r+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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