Toaster ovens good for anything other than toast? (appetizers, lasagne, cake)

[DitsyD]

Toaster ovens are great for those slice and bake cookies for one serving; when you just want a warm cookie with milk. (Not that I would know personally )

[TabulaRasa]

I've had the same toaster oven since like 2002 or so, and it's a cheap, Sunbeam model. But I am one person using it, not a whole family using it.

[bjh]

Anything that needs cooking and will fit.

[Blinx]

Thought of something else I use it for: I'll buy a large Italian hoagie and eat half of it. The other half I'll eat the next day -- I flip the "innards" so that the cheese is on top, and toast it for 5 min. Instant grinder! Yummmmm!

[whiteboyslo]

We use ours all the time to cook anything and everything that'll fit. It's my default oven; I only use the big one when absolutely necessary. We've had the same one since 2006 and it's still going strong. For two people, it'll usually cook up the perfect amount of food. My only complaint with ours is that the heat can be a bit uneven, so I typically end up flipping things around a bit more often then you'd think necessary in order to get everything to cook evenly.

Mike

[gypsychic]

Since I now own a stove with a double oven (the top one being small) I mostly use that, and really don't need a toaster oven that much (like I used to). Still, I use it for reheating things or melting cheese on toast or something. The one I have now is very tiny, which is what I wanted since I mostly use my small upper oven.

[Hedgehog_Mom]

My parents use their toaster oven all the time. They keep it out in the garage so it doesn't set off the smoke alarm or heat up the house.

I've never owned a toaster oven. I have high ceilings and using the oven doesn't make my house feel too hot, like it used to when I had a kitchen with a really low ceiling.

[Ohiogirl81]

Originally Posted by greyhorsewoman

They just don't seem to last with heavy usage like other appliances. We've probably had to replace our toaster oven every 3-4 years.

I'm on my fourth one since 2001. You're right that they're not expensive, but finding the right one is not easy!

[thatswanlady]

I love my toaster oven! We use ours several times a week.

This is the best recipe for a toaster oven -- I didn't believe it'd work, but it works beautifully.

[eggalegga]

I use mine 10x more often than my full-size oven. Baking a few frozen biscuits (not a whole roll of refrigerated ones), fish sticks, hash brown patties, French fries, frozen waffles, leftover pizza, toasted cheese sandwiches, Malibu chicken, salmon (so easy in foil), and rarely, toast.