Proctor Silex 31117 4-Slice Toaster Oven/Broiler, Black
by Proctor Silex
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Proctor Silex 31117 4-Slice Toaster Oven/Broiler, Black
Customer Review: One of the cheapest, but does what it should
Summary: 4 Stars
Bought one for the office kitchen, and it's a hit. But it's not made particularly well; I don't expect to get years of daily service out of it. At this price, though, you can just toss it out if it breaks or gets too dirty, and buy another. For home use, I got myself a Cuisinart: much better construction, but four times the cost of this unit.Customer Review: I'll never go "cheap" again...
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this item on one of the promotions before the holidays. The toaster ovens featured ranged from this price ($35) to the $80 - $200(!) range. I thought, "I'll never pay that much for a simple toaster oven" but in retrospect maybe I should have.
While nice and spacious, this unit is rather clumsy, and not really well designed compared to others we've owned.
- most others I've seen are designed such that opening the door pulls the tray out a bit so you can access the food easier - not here. That's a burn hazard or you have to pull the tray out manually with something.
- the controls aren't extremely intuitive, as, for instance, the timer clicks even when there's no heat turned on. I liked that the unit boasted a timer but it's a mechanical one and therefore you constantly hear this loud 'click' during the entire time. Making toast shouldn't make me anxious...
- the flat crumb tray seems like a good idea at first (as opposed to the "trap door" approach of other models), but the tray doesn't catch all the crumbs since it isn't snug to the sides (or even close), so there's still a need to clean out the bottom of the unit somehow (and since there's no trap door, it's not as easy as other units).
- and possibly the worst part - it takes way too long and doesn't ever really seem to toast well.
I feel like it's wasted money as we'll eventually buy something else. I guess I underestimated how expensive it must be to produce a decent toaster oven.
Customer Review: Not for us !
Summary: 1 Stars
I returned this product after using it for a weeK. It does the jobs we bought it for poorly or not at all. Customer Review: Best toaster out there for the money!
Summary: 5 Stars
After moving into my new apartment I needed a new toaster, and decided to go with a toaster oven. I looked in over 20 stores, and shopped several online sites and ended up with this toaster on Amazon. I initially bought the toaster based on the price and the color(my girlfriend insisted on a black toaster to match our kitchen). When it came I was surprised at the size of it, being able to toast 3 bagels at a time or even cooking a personal pizza inside. I don't really know what more I could have gotten out of other toasters had I spent more money.Customer Review: Terrific toaster oven for the money
Summary: 5 Stars
I am so glad to have found this black toaster oven and got it so quickly through Amazon.com. I had been waiting for almost a month after ordering it from another online store. Finally, I ordered this from Amazon and am so happy to have it. Got here in 2 days. Looks beautiful. Easy to use. Ticking sound alerts you to having something in the oven and the timer bell tells you when it is done.Thank you Amazon and Procter -Silex for this hard to find in black toaster oven. It matches my other kitchen appliances nicely. Glad I got this after reading the postive reviews of the item on Amazon.