![]() ![]() It toasted to a nice medium in just 2.5 minutes. In terms of pure speed, the infrared Panasonic was the fastest, living up to its FlashXpress nickname. I noted the time it took for each toaster to complete a cycle on each of the three settings: light, medium and dark. I think we can all agree that, on a busy morning, the less time you have to wait for toast the better. ![]() The Breville and Balmuda also nailed the light and dark toast cycles when I put them through their paces.īesides the Cruxgg, which burned the toast, even when set to medium, none of the doneness presets were too far out of whack, although toast made in the Hamilton Beach was, oddly, about the same color for dark as it was for medium. The light setting delivered barely-there toasting while the dark setting produced proper dark pieces of toast without burning them. The FlashXpress also had the most accurately calibrated settings. And if it's just a basic toaster oven you seek, there are definitely better and cheaper options. For an air frying toaster, I prefer the Ninja Foodi. It's not a bad machine, but it costs $220. It takes longer than others to toast bread, and I wasn't in love with the dials and display. GE Digital Air Fry Toaster Oven G9OAAASSPSS: This larger toaster oven sports a decent air fryer mode and did well in most of my testing. ![]() It's also super fast and holds heat well, but it's very small and thus hard to recommend at such a bloated price. The oven looks great and did an above-average job with toast. Balmuda Toaster: This trendy $299 option uses both traditional heating elements along with steam to keep bread and other items moist while cooking.The toasting performance was satisfactory, although it didn't brown as evenly as other models, and it takes a long six minutes to toast bread to medium. The dials were also clunky and not very intuitive. Sure enough, one of the wire racks had already broken loose in transit. Oster TSSTTVMNDG: This unit cost $120 but felt cheaply made as soon as I lifted it out of the box.Overall, this basic toaster oven performed well and is a more budget-friendly alternative to the Panasonic FlashXpress and Breville Mini Smart Oven. Hamilton Beach 31123D: This digital toaster oven cooked four slices of toast evenly and has a sloping "Easy Reach" door that lifts up to help avoid burning your hand on hot glass. ![]()
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