General Electric Convection Toaster Oven Review

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(More customer reviews)This oven is fantastic. I have used Black and Decker models for years, with great results. However, I have wanted to move to a bigger capacity oven for sometime. I frequently cook rolls, and big sandwiches, and the small size of the B&D has me always burning the tops of these items. When I saw the GE for $49 at a big box store, I brought it home. You simply can't beat this oven at that price, esp considering it is a convection, and has a built-in rotisserie. It is very stylish. The capacity is huge. It has 2 racks that can be positioned at any of 3 built in shelves to adjust height. There is 12" of depth to cook a small pizza. Convection is simply a fan that blows the hot air around to promote even cooking. It definitely seems to work much better than non convection ovens. I will continue to use my B&D as a supplement, but the GE will now become my primary oven. It is also very quiet, with only a small hum from the convection fan in bake. In toast, the fan is off.
I started by cooking identical meals in the GE, and my B&D to see which performed better. The GE won by a landslide. I cooked rolls in each oven, at the same temp, and for the same time. Predictably, the B&D oven burned the roll. The GE oven cooked the roll nice and crispy on the outside, still flaky on the inside, and did not burn it. One thing of note, is that the rolls came out better when baked. Toast setting only uses the heating elements, the convection fan is off. In toast, setting the timer on "medium" the roll was barely cooked at all. But, on Bake, with the convection fan in use, it came out much better, tho it took several minutes more to cook. IDK how it would do on actual toast, b/c I don't eat toast, but the timer settings on toast seem to be on the too fast to be adequate side. You might be better off buying a smaller oven for toast, and using this strictly to bake, where it performs amazingly. Next, I cooked frozen french fries, and fried chicken, again at the same temp. The B&D is a much smaller oven, so it heated up faster, and cooked the meal 6 minutes faster. However, the GE cooked it better. The fries were crispier, w/o being overdone, and the chicken was moister, more tender, and tasted better. I cooked a skinless chicken breast in each. Again, the B&D was 5 minutes faster, but the GE was better. Though skinless, the GE produced a seared top that made it nice and crispy on the outside, nice and tender and moist inside. The B&D was good, but not as tender and moist.
However, there are some important warnings. One, both the top and bottom heat up, esp.the top. All toaster ovens do this, but I have a heat pad under it to avoid scorching my counter top, and I'm careful not to touch the top when cooking. Two, the oven can be operated with the door open! My B&D always shuts off whenever the door opens. Obviously, this is a huge potential safety hazard if you're one of those that grabs stuff out of the oven, and doesn't remember to shut it off. That is why I always pull the plug whenever I'm done using any toaster oven, just in case. Next, the metal on the front heats up immensely. The only thing that is safe to touch, is the handle bar. More than once, I have opened the door all the way, and then brushed my hand against the top of the door as I lift my hand up, almost burning myself. Either be very careful, or use an oven mitt. It is for these negatives that I give 3 stars instead of 5.
I have mixed feelings about this oven. For me, it's 5 stars hands down. It cooks great, and looks great, but I have long been into the practice of unplugging toasters when not in use. The fact that the oven will stay on with the door open is a huge red flag to those that have household members that might forget to turn it off. For those with forgetful family members, small children, or who just don't like to unplug appliances, not to mention those who hate to use oven mitts around a toaster, I would stay away from this. If you're like me, then by all means jump on it for the $49 retail price.

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ir Convection Rotisserie, great for chickens and small hens. Convection Cooking, prepares food evenly without hot spots. Multi-Baking Options: bake, broil, rotisserie.# Fast, even cooking with no hot spots# 0.75 cu. ft./ 21 liter Capacity/ 6-8 slice# Rotisserie feature is great for chickens and small hens# Designed to fit 12'' pizza# Full range temperature control up to 450 degrees F# Functions: Keep Warm, Toast, Bake, Broil and Rotisserie# Auto off 60-minute timer# Easy empty removable crumb tray# Cool touch handles# Power light# Polished black exterior with chrome front and stainless steel accents# 1500 watts

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