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Cuisinart for 12 inch pizza and it is in use for everything from warming plates to focaccia and cornbread. Great customer service! One phone call and a replacement was delivered after the heat knob went out.
One thing I really like about the Breville was the warming tray on top!. I do own a Breville Cappuccino/ espresso maker. But again it mainly is used in winter time and it is a huge waste of counter space. It has a warmer on top so I know it works well. It was a gift.
we'll start with the Cadillac, Seriously steam? As he said great for moist chicken, fish and rice?? Seriously rice? I have a hard time wrapping my mind around that! I hate appliances that leak water.
Yes, it's the most expensive, but I wouldn't call it a Cadillac. Breville appliances are better designed and better made, and are nicer to use, across the board. As far as the steam feature, look at what kind of cooking you actually do now. Paying for features that you probably won't do is a waste. For a serious cook steam convection can be a useful feature, but if you're only going to make toast and heat frozen pizza it will just be one more thing to break.
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stepping down a level.. It is not quite smart enough to toast all toast evenly.
In this case "Smart" refers to the way the controls work, and Breville is tops in that regard. Notice that it got a higher rating than Cuisinart. And ask yourself, how often do you intend to toast 16 slices of bread at a time? In other words, consider your most probable real-world uses. If you're only going to make and eat two slices at a time, then you can buy a decent two-slice toaster for about $20 that will make better toast, faster, and using far less electricity than either of these far larger appliances.
As far as 1500 watts vs 1800 watts, it's simply a matter that the second uses more power than the first. Consideration should be given to what kind of circuit you'll be plugging into. In an older kitchen with 15 amp circuits, although 1800 watts is theoretically the maximum you can use, in my experience 1500 watts is a more practical choice, because it is less likely to trip an aging circuit breaker. If you have a 20 amp circuit, either is fine. But note that while using a high powered toaster oven or microwave, and you wish to use another high wattage appliance at the same time... coffee maker, big stand mixer, whatever... you should plug them into a different circuit.
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Cuisinart for 12 inch pizza and it is in use for everything from warming plates to focaccia and cornbread. Great customer service! One phone call and a replacement was delivered after the heat knob went out.
The good news is that you got good customer service... that certainly hasn't always been the case... but the bad news is that your first one broke. That's important information. In general Cuisinart has always had a higher defective rate than any other line of home appliances I'm aware of. In my experience Hamilton Beach, Black & Decker, Oster, Breville are all more reliable brands overall.
As far as 1500 watts vs 1800 watts, it's simply a matter that the second uses more power than the first. Consideration should be given to what kind of circuit you'll be plugging into. In an older kitchen with 15 amp circuits, although 1800 watts is theoretically the maximum you can use, in my experience 1500 watts is a more practical choice, because it is less likely to trip an aging circuit breaker. If you have a 20 amp circuit, either is fine. But note that while using a high powered toaster oven or microwave, and you wish to use another high wattage appliance at the same time... coffee maker, big stand mixer, whatever... you should plug them into a different circuit.
Looks like I need to check!! Great Info and Thank You!!
I really want to cook dinner in it IE summertime cooking, Pork chops, chicken, fish, wings etc. That was why I thought a higher wattage would be better!
The good news is that you got good customer service... that certainly hasn't always been the case... but the bad news is that your first one broke. That's important information. In general Cuisinart has always had a higher defective rate than any other line of home appliances I'm aware of. In my experience Hamilton Beach, Black & Decker, Oster, Breville are all more reliable brands overall.
At 99$ minus 20$ and daily use inside in winter outside in Texas in summer - it does not matter as they replace small appliances within one year of purchase.
Don't have a full size oven OR a toaster oven.
I use microwave/convection combo, regular toaster or BBQ grill.
For pizza reheat I use frying pan.
I don't like lots of appliances to clean, clutter up counters or take up cabinet storage space.
But I am a bit of a minimalist and i live alone.
The thing that has always cracked me up about toaster ovens is that they are misnamed. For starters they are pretty much universally inferior for making toast. They take far longer than a toaster to make toast, and the toast is rarely uniformly toasted. It's almost always darker on one side than on the other. For toast, real toast, I'll take a good wide-mouth toaster any day.
I forgot to mention that - I never use mine for toast!
So, I have the Breville Smart Oven, which is $249 so a bit pricier than the price range the OP originally mentioned.
I freaking LOVE this thing. I use it all the time - not necessarily every day, but easily 5 days a week.
It's really nice for someone living alone or for a household of 2 people. Great for heating up leftovers (they can get gross in the microwave), baking smaller quantities (batches of 6-12 muffins), and it makes a great pizza. It's also useful on the occasions when I have a dinner party and need to cook things at different temperatures.
It's a bit larger than a standard toaster oven, but it does an excellent job. If mine broke or disappeared, I'd be rushing out to buy a replacement one.
As far as the quality of the toast it produces.. it's not the best toast I've ever had, but it does a perfectly acceptable job.
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I forgot to mention that - I never use mine for toast!
