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For my next attempt (I like chicken), I used heatproof, waterproof barbecue gloves for more secure chicken extraction. The Cuisinart TOB-135 toasted bread unevenly, and its temperature control was less consistent, so we dismissed it. When we selected models to test, we didn’t consider convection to be a must-have feature. None of the parts are… Continue reading Hamilton Beach Ovens, Toasters & Microwaves

You’ll save lots of cooking time—the convection mode in this toaster oven cooks food up to 25% faster by circulating heated air evenly around food as it cooks. When compared to all of our other cooking and baking tests, we feel the Easy Reach 4-Slice is best at toasting. However, the back-left side of the… Continue reading Hamilton Beach Ovens, Toasters & Microwaves

How well the toasters or toaster ovens produced a range of light to dark toast. Of course, since rotisserie is in this product’s name, I had to test out that function—on birds up to 5 pounds, which is the oven’s limit. hamilton beach mixer The most difficult thing about cooking a rotisserie chicken is tying… Continue reading Hamilton Beach Ovens, Toasters & Microwaves

Most of the frozen items we heated came out a little undercooked after the recommended cooking time. Some of the pizza dough was still gooey and the tots weren’t very crispy, resulting in additional cook times that exceeded those recommended. For this metric, we gave the Easy Reach its highest marks for ease of cleaning.… Continue reading Hamilton Beach Ovens, Toasters & Microwaves