Cuisinart TOA-26 Compact AirFryer Toaster Oven

This is an amazing compact toaster oven With, a variety of functions. Air fryer, broil, bake, pizza. Temperature from warm all the way to toast 450°. When toasting you can choose light, medium or dark. This is the perfect size for a small countertop area and it was great to use during the summer to avoid heating up the house using the standard oven. I’m extremely happy with this purchase.

I ordered this compact Cuisinart as well as the larger model (TOA-70). Comparing with the larger model, the compact one:- Doesn’t have the grill feature- Doesn’t have a built-in timer for any of the features except for toasting- Doesn’t have an interior light- Isn’t stainless steel on the sides and top; it only is on the frontHowever, I absolutely love it and went with the compact one. Here’s why:- Despite being “compact”, it has plenty of room inside. More room than my barrel-style air fryer!- It air fries as well as my barrel air fryer, which I’ll be selling soon because I’m trying to get away from cooking with nonstick and this is all stainless steel inside.- It also toasts as well and as quickly as the toaster oven I’ve had for 10 years. Some reviews stated this takes a long time to toast but they may be comparing it with a regular toaster, not a toaster oven. I haven’t used the other features yet as I mainly needed these two.- The main reason I really like this one over the larger model is because you can almost fully pull out the rack you’re cooking on without it falling down. The larger model was annoying with that because pulling the rack about halfway out meant it would fall. You would need to remove the rack entirely in order to flip food over or to take it out when it was done.- No timer: I don’t care about that because I just set a timer on the microwave like I’d do if I were baking something in the oven (this is technically a countertop oven after all). Many reviewers are upset there’s no auto-off for anything except the toasting, but ovens don’t turn off on their own. When the timer goes off I check on the food and turn the dial to off. Not a problem at all.- No light: At first I thought I’d miss the interior light, but my barrel air fryer doesn’t have one either, I just open the door and look in. Haven’t missed it.I am really disappointed that, unlike the larger model, the compact one doesn’t have stainless steel sides and top. It makes it look cheaper than the other one. A work around: I put it in the corner of my counter so you can’t see the sides as much. Despite this being an important miss to me, I love this toaster oven/ air fryer enough to overlook that.

I purchased this with full knowledge that it didn’t have a timer and the basket may be a little rough-hewn, but given the compact footprint and value it offered, it seems worth the price. It heats and fries beautifully and is an adequate toaster oven. We haven’t encountered any issues with cleaning or functionality with the oven door closure. For the small apartment kitchen it occupies, it offers great versatility in a compact package, which is exactly what we were looking for.

Toasts well, air fries well, and bakes well. Also heats up pizza and leftover French fries well. Thought it was strange looking at first but have gotten used to it.

Toast does not get brown... Elements do not even turn get red hot. Customer service said that was a defect and sent me another one, which was exactly the same, though they made me cut the cord so I could not even give the original "defective" one away, which made me feel bad for wasting resources and filling the landfill with their junk.Also, the timer cannot be used to time baking and broiling, like you would have with any other toaster oven.I bought this because my old toaster-over would no longer heat up, though the old 29.95 B&B was much higher quality than this for over $100.Another issue, when using it as a toaster oven. they say to turn the items, but the oven is so cramped that you cannot pull out the tray with potholders... I had to use tongs. Since I realized that my microwave has a dedicated reheat setting that works okay, I have very little use for this toaster oven. I understand why it is near the bottom on the Consumer Reports reviews.

The trays that are with this item are so cheap and look so bad after a few months wear. The air fryer itself is great except it has no timer for anything except toaster.

This is probably the best air fryer I've used, and I have 4 of them.It heats up my food the best out of all of them. Maybe it's the more compact size causing it to be more efficient inside? I don't know, but whatever it is, it crisps up my food in the totally right way. The size is great too, very nice and compact, and looks attractive.Here's why the low scores (NOTE: Originally this was a 1 star review):1. The basket. The metal weave is brutal on your fingers, I've cut myself more than once on the very wiry basket.2. The door. IT'S BROKEN. When the door closes, it pushes in a little pin, which causes the oven to turn on. Well, randomly, as its cooking, the door opens just a touch, causing the pin to pop out a bit, turning the oven off. I have to shove a trivet at the door to keep it closed (see photo). This is NOT GOOD. And no, nothing "happened" to it, I didn't bump it, drop it, slam it, or anything else to make this happen. Very frustrating.I've only been using this oven for 2 months, and the door has now not worked for 2 weeks. So, of course, I've already thrown out the box, I'm out of the return window.... really not happy with it ESPECIALLY because it cooks really well.UPDATE: Upon reading some other reviews, I called the Cuisinart helpline and, yeah, they have sent me a replacement oven. They REALLY stand by their products, I love that! They very reasonably asked me to make my current oven non-operant and to send them evidence of that, and once I did so, they immediately processed a new shipment. So now I'll have to go try my new one. Thanks, Cuisinart! I changed this review to 5 stars for now. I will retry the new oven and see how it goes.

This little machine is great!!! Just the right size for small spaces and lightweight if you need to move it around. What I really appreciate is that air fryer isn’t loud and if the instructions on the food label say temperature and time definitely follow those instructions. My old air fryer cooked took longer and higher temps. I just love this appliance.Down side you will need to set a timer except for the toast feature. I’m glad I bought it!!

I received the item in terrible condition. Used item. Many scratch les and dents. Door doesn’t get closed!

Todo en uno, tostador , freidora de aire y horno . Es aparato que por su tamaño no estorba y visualmente es muy bonito . Bien por el precio y funciona muy bien .

The bake setting is useless. I have tried approx four times and it is either undercooked or burnt.The air fry is adequate, however the tray and basket are of such poor quality that they mark very easily. I have soaked in not soapy water but the stains remain.How do I return this item? I am not satisfied at all.

Not happy with this item