Black & Decker TRO480BS Toast-R-Oven 4-Slice Toaster Oven

Comment: I'm less than thrilled with the Black & Decker TRO489BS Toaster Oven, but after getting to know it's idiosyncrasies, it serves the purpose. Changing modes, for example from toast to baking, requires multiple setting changes. Bread is evenly toasted, but it takes much longer than my old toaster oven. And, most disappointing is after taking hot food out of the oven the door will not close (I either leave the door open until the unit cools or push the rack back in place with a utensil. The price was good, so this seems to be a case of "you get what you pay for".

Comment: The toaster over was just what I needed. It fits right in the space on my counter. It took me a while to learn how to use it properly, but other than that it is great.

Comment: We love this toaster oven. It fits nicely on our counter w/o taking up too much space. It's great for nights when we do nuggets or other quick foods. Much better than turning on the oven.

Comment: I like this toaster Oven. It is small and fits neatly under the kitchen cabinets on top of the counter. Be carefull. It does get very hot on the outside and you can easily burn yourself. Also the sliding shelf that slides out when door is opened does not do so very well and tends to stick when you try to close the door again. It is annoying to have to turn all the dials when you want toast and to remember to reset the dials when toast is done. but the toast you get is evenly browned and perfect and you can toase several slices at once all done to perfection. It will cook a meal such as a casserole ok but that takes time as the oven needs to be heated to temp before being used.and the timer bell does not work very well.So I use a different timer.

Ann Sillman

Comment: I'm quite satisfied with this as a replacement for my 40-year-old GE Toaster Oven. It is a solid piece of equipment (not tinny or too light-weight), and so far it has functioned the way it's supposed to. The Broil feature readily takes the place of Top-Brown on my old one and it melts cheese nicely on tostadas and sandwiches. It does a good job of heating frozen pre-cooked chicken and individual frozen pizzas. I've used it for toast only once, but it browned an English muffin very evenly on that occasion. The controls aren't nearly as intuitive as on my oldie-but-goodie and they have very small and close-spaced lettering that is tough to read with bifocals, but it's nothing one can't adjust to. The oven does get scarily hot, something about which the manual reminds you every other line. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for use around careless children, or around cats, who tend to jump up on things and might burn their feet. But overall, I'm pleasantly surprised at how well this oven replaces the one I loved for so many years.