We were very happy with the browning and crisping on breaded chicken breasts. Brussels sprouts and frozen crinkle fries came out lightly hamilton beach browned and crisped. However, neither chicken wings or French fries came out with the kind of results we’d expect from fried food.
The Hamilton Beach Air Fryer Sure Crisp Toaster Oven is considerably smaller and less expensive than the other models we tested. It doesn’t sport electronic controls or a lot of fancy features and settings. While it’s baking performance was disappointing and it’s not large enough to roast a chicken, it shines at toasting and does a credible job of air frying. With the Hamilton Beach® 5.6 Liter Digital Air Fryer, you can cook food with little to no oil yet enjoy crispy, evenly browned food. This model from Hamilton Beach is a great choice if you make toast often, heat up frozen pizzas, make breaded chicken for the kids, or perhaps only cook for one or two. If you’re looking for a second oven, it’s not the one to choose as it doesn’t do a good job on baked goods and can’t accommodate a whole chicken.
With the Oven you can make all your deep-fried favorite recipes using minimal or no oil. Fast, powerful convection cooking gives foods a crispy fried texture, so you can make French fries, mozzarella sticks and chicken wings with less oil and achieve the same great flavor. Hamilton Beach® Air Fryers let you make all your deep-fried favourites using minimal or no oil.
Sharon Franke is a journalist who specializes in testing and writing about kitchen equipment. A thirty-year veteran of the Good Housekeeping Institute, Sharon also worked as a professional chef in New York City restaurants for seven years. In her free time, she is an avid home cook who is in the process of mastering the art of baking sour dough bread.
Owner satisfaction ratings are based on the proportion of members who are extremely likely to recommend their toaster oven brand to their friends and family. The length of time the toaster oven is covered by its manufacturer for defects or repairs. We toasted just one slice of large white bread in each model, aiming for medium brown toast.
When the oven is operating, the glass door becomes excessively hot, reaching temperatures as high as 339.2°F. The Hamilton Beach is the only toaster oven we tested with a door handle that becomes very hot to the touch at a temperature of 146.8 °F. The oven is extremely quiet as it operates hamilton beach with a dBA reading of 50.4; we virtually couldn’t hear it when it was running. Hamilton Beach is here to be your partner in the kitchen, ready to support you with products, tips, and culinary inspiration that you can depend on to keep moving forward on your cooking journey.
We think it’s a great choice for people who are looking for a traditional toaster oven primarily to toast all kinds of bread, heat frozen pizzas, and air fry chicken nuggets or frozen fries for the kids. It’s not the model for anyone who is looking for a replacement for their full size oven. It’s much cheaper than any other toaster oven we tested — considerably less so than our winning toaster oven, the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro. However, the performance is a little hit and miss, so be prepared for compromise. Pre-programmed settings and the ability to set cooking time and temperatures manually make it easy to cook a variety of foods, like steak, vegetables, baked goods and more. When your food is ready, nonstick cooking baskets remove for easy cleaning.
We look for a crumb tray that slides out smoothly and that is easily accessible. How well the toasters or toaster ovens produced a batch of even, medium-brown toast. Predicted brand reliability ratings are based on estimated problem rates for newly purchased toaster ovens, not covered by an extended warranty or service contract, within the first four years of ownership.