Need your snacks warmed up quickly, but hate that microwave sogginess? Need your potatoes, pies or side dishes baked while your main course is taking up the oven? The toaster oven is a perfect solution, and it does all that while using less power. The Hamilton Beach Toaster has a stainless steel body with gray plastic trim around the edges. The design is plain, but I did notice that the metal picks up fingerprint smudges quite easily—there were marks on the shiny metal just from me taking it out of the box. If you like your stainless steel appliances to look pristine and spotless, this toaster might prove to be a bit burdensome.
This oven also has convection technology using a top and bottom heating element and a built-in fan to distribute heat evenly for a uniform temperature. It also features a 30 minute timer with auto shutoff, so you know when your food is ready. Or you can choose an optional stay-on setting for food requiring more time. The Easy hamilton beach mixer Reach Toaster Oven comes with a bake pan, bake rack and removable crumb tray. Start your mornings on the perfect note with handy appliances that make life breezy. There’s nothing like the classic breakfast of toast & juice to kickstart your day, and a good toaster goes a long way in making sure you don’t skip your first meal.
The Hamilton Beach 2-Slice Toaster has a crumb tray in the back that simply pulls out for easy cleaning. My old toaster simply had a flap that opened, forcing you to shake the whole appliance out over the trash can, so this was a welcome change. If you’ve never used a toaster oven, the first thing you need to know is that it’s not a toaster. Mind you, you can make toast with it, but that’s hardly its only use or even the primary one. Depending on the household, it can fill a surprisingly wide gap between the microwave and a traditional oven.
You won’t find a design like the Hamilton Beach Easy Reach Toaster Oven with Roll-Top Door anywhere else. And since the door opens above the oven, it frees up your countertop space in front. Best of all, it’s easy to keep clean because food can’t spill on the door. With a 6 slice toast capacity and four cooking settings, you can enjoy everything from crispy toast, broiled fish and mouthwatering roasted vegetables. Easy dials make it simple to choose bake, broil and toast settings.
Other models make up for the lack of convection with multiple heating elements placed around the oven. Easily toast artisan breads and bagels with this Hamilton Beach 2-slice toaster. Its wide slots are perfect for everything from this slices to small breads, waffles and English muffins. The other two settings—bagel and defrost—worked as expected. The bagel setting cooks just the inside of the bread, leaving the exterior warm but not overly crisp. The defrost setting helps to crisp up frozen foods, and I found that it was particularly useful when cooking frozen waffles.
Provides the option to toast on just one hamilton beach toaster side, such as the cut side of a bagel.
Pull it out and wipe it down, and most of your cleaning is done. The Hamilton Beach 2-Slice Toaster retails for around $35, which is standard for a two-slice toaster with basic settings. Given its reliable performance, I think it’s worth the price—you could probably find one for cheaper, but it might not have bagel and defrost settings.