Air Fryer Toaster Oven, Digital Display, 1800 Watt Air Fryer Toaster Oven Combo with Adjustable Temperature and Controls, Stainless Steel Small Kitchen Appliance, TOA-65,Silver

I have been using an Oster 1300W convection bake oven. I was very happy with its convection bake but wanted to replace it with an air fryer / oven unit. I purchased both the Ninja SP101 and this Cuisinart. I cooked the same items in all the ovens at once to perform a direct comparison. I Initially purchased just the Ninja but noticed a significant bake performance downgrade from the Oster it was replacing so added this Cuisinart to the competition. Convection bake: Frozen French bread pizza at 400F. The Cuisinart cooked it perfectly at 6 minutes. The Oster came in second with a perfect pizza after 13 minutes. The Ninja came in last with a disappointing bake after 16 minutes. Air fryer: Frozen chicken nuggets sprayed with olive oil at 400F The Cuisinart created a perfect crisp set of nuggets after 9 minutes. The Ninja created a very good crisp after 14 minutes. Both did an excellent job at air fry, but the Cuisinart crisp was slightly better and it cooked much quicker. So this Cuisinart oven wins by a mile. The Ninja is still a good air fryer if you never touch the Cuisinart. Notes: I ruled out the more expensive Breville due to its low quality air fry and unacceptably slow preheat time. I purchased the Ninja first since it is compact and has a fold up feature to free up some counter space when not in use. That feature is somewhat of a gimmick since you have to lift and move the entire unit to store it. The Cuisinart is significantly taller at 14” vs 8” for the Ninja and 12” for the Oster.

In the first few days I cooked toast, frozen waffles, and tacos. and used it to air fry french fries from scratch, breaded fish patties for sandwiches, chimichangas, and hard-boiled eggs. I had no previous experience with air frying, and I cannot believe how easy this to use, and how easy it is to clean. I keep a sheet of foil on the bottom of the pan, which helps to keep the pan clean, and most often even the foil wipes clean, and is good for many uses. Do not put foil or anything on the crumb tray though. It did take me 3 tries to get my toast the way I like, but it was easy to adjust the settings to make it right for me. It makes great toast, and everything else has cooked great on my first attempt. It is a powerful convection toaster oven, and air fryer with many options to choose from. Please read the manual! The Manual is very good, and you can also download it from the Cuisinart website. Like any new appliance, it takes several times of using the dials and buttons, before it starts to feel normal, and you understand how they all work. Then you can adjust settings to your liking with ease. This is a big improvement from the Breville Smart Oven that I bought. The fan in it went out after 7 years. It was one of the best toaster ovens available when I bought it, but after 7 years of newer technology, it had nowhere near the cooking potential, or quality of this Cuisinart. I don't know why this was so hard to find, as it is not in any of our local stores. Shame on them. However, the box is quite large, and would require a lot of shelf space. I am very happy to have this in my kitchen. It is a very good cooking appliance of high quality. Keeping it clean should make it last for many years.

Love this AF- specifically model Toa-65. I researched for a super long time before purchasing my 1st AF. I’m going to start with cons first because that’s probably what you’re after. Do note, however, that the pros outweigh the cons :) Cons: - Could be bigger or have more racks. However, I do understand that even if it had more racks they wouldn’t all be able to airfry very well at once because in order to achieve the “fry”, the food needs to be very close to heating elements AND the main convection fan- which can really only happen on 1 shelf at a time. This is obviously why many airfryers only have 1 shelf or 1 basket. - It would be nice if the basket & tray could be bigger, but if they did that, the unit would be huge and it’s already big. Overall, this isn’t an issue and it holds more than I expected it to, as you can see from my photos. The roasted chicken was a fresh 2 pack of whole chickens from Costco, to give you an idea of bird size. - Cleaning. Overall, it’s not a big deal. Air fryers are going to be dirty and I accepted that immediately. I don’t fret over keeping it sparkling. You should know that you’ll need to unplug it and clean it once in a while. Bacon grease especially, gets stuck to the fan & ceiling, & over time it smells when it’s being used as a result. So unplug it, tip it & clean it once in a while. This is a bit of a job. - The knob and dial were not intuitive & threw me for a loop for about a day. Once I realized that 95% of the time, I just spin the wheel, push it, spin, push it, push it (push = select/enter) & hit “Start”, I was good to go. I almost always set the time & temp this way- by only using the knob and entering it manually. The pre set buttons are nice and we do use the “Air Fry” button, but generally just the wheel. You very quickly learn that most cooking is done at either 350 or 375 & for only a few minutes. Pros: - Stainless Steel!!! 👏🏻 I don’t want plastic or teflon in my food! This was super important to me because air fryers are HOT and no one needs more chemical carcinogenic junk in their food or air!! - fast. easy to use. After a day or 2 of getting used to it, it’s SO FAST to use. It’s made my cooking time in the kitchen LESS, easier, cooler, & simpler. Less work. Less clean up. No hot oven heating up the house!! - it’s plenty big and I’m super glad I didn’t buy a smaller one. I cook a lot and I almost always cook for leftovers. - Paleo/AIP/Whole30 Dream machine! - Cooks really well. You can bake, hard boil eggs, air fry, roast, dehydrate, proof bread, reheat, toast, bagels, brown, broil, pizza, warm & set a dual-cook. It’s an all-in-one! I’ve even made a poached egg in a ramekin!! (just for fun) - Doesn’t smoke. I am always reading about other AF’s (other brands, shapes, styles) smoking. I have not experienced that at all with this model. - Cooks hot & fast. This is a pro, but at first feels like a con because you have to WATCH CAREFULLY!! - This machine cooks hotter than expected. Turn it down 25° less than you want to, or less than a recipe calls for!! Most of the time I cook at 350-375. Rarely 400 and when that temp is used, it’s BRIEF- just to “finish” or “crunch”, or brown something. Most of the time 375 AF is sufficient. - I’ve heard customer service is excellent, which was also a selling point for me. I haven’t had to use it. - Join the Cuisinart TOA-65 Facebook group once you purchase it! Newbie Tip! * Start at 350 Air Fry. Set the timer for 3 minutes at a time. Turn on the light and check your food. Repeat until it’s desired doneness. Seems silly but this is how you will learn and you’ll catch on fast! If you want it more fried, turn the temp up to 375, 2 minutes. Watch. Repeat. Need more? Try 400, 2-3 minutes. * Buy a few cans of spray/spritz avocado oil. Costco now has a 2 pack, amazon has plenty, and all the health stores. I wouldn’t personally use coconut oil, I think it will be too heavy and smoky. Olive oil works, but isn’t great for you at high temps & doesn't brown as well as avocado. * Do NOT just toss some food in there and turn it to 375 or 400, 10 minutes your first time or IT WILL BURN and you will be disappointed. Invest the time to babysit it and get a good feel for the temps & settings. * Toast- We like our Canyon GF toast on “Toast- Shade 7- 1-2 slices”. You can also air fry toast! Put butter on it first- yum! * Fresh cut french fries- best if you soak them in salt water ahead of time, strain, rinse, and dry well. THEN toss in a bowl w/ spritz’s of avocado oil & seasonings. Wet fresh sliced potatoes don’t make good french fries, regardless of what appliance you use. - Make some sweet potato hashbrowns and thank me later! Overall, LOVE IT. It’s a bit more expensive but totally worth it!!

My wife and I would be satisfied with just a toaster that could evenly and consistently turn out a variety of bread with the proper shade. We looked into several toasters and even bought one based on reviews. The one we bought is going to St Vincent de Paul in virtually new condition and we will keep our latest purchase, our TOA-65 Toaster Oven. Not only does it turn out our individually preferred shade of toast, but it beats our air fryer, which we thought was just fine, by a long shot. Even following the basic instructions, we were able to crank out toast, French fries, chicken, roasted Brussels sprouts, and numerous other dishes that were somewhat hit and miss in our air fryer. The Cuisinart did take some adjustment (it can run about 20 degrees hotter than the setting) but it doesn't occur during shorter cook times and with a time or two of experimentation, it has performed like a charm. The cookbook has numerous recipes that turn out as described. The top gets hot but ours is about three inches below our kitchen cabinet with no apparent heat damage. Also, most of the time, we keep an oven mit on top. The stainless steel exterior is an excellent compliment to our all stainless kitchen appliances. All in all, our Cuisinart is one of our most dependable and satisfying purchases.

I bought this a replacement for a 5 yr old Breville oven that was starting to bake a little low temperature-wise. The Cuisinart had many attractive features, the interior light was especially nice. Ability to air fry was nice but not a necessity as I already have 2 Cosori air fryers. The price too was better than the Breville so I ordered the Cuisinart. It looks very nice and sleek, but the control menu was confusing and not intuitive at all. The owners manual did little to explain how to use the different functions. You just have to practice with it. I tried it for toast as well as on a pkg of Pepperidge Farm frozen pastry turnovers. I put the machines side by side with identical foods and selected the same temp and time and was absolutely amazed at the outcomes. Scared actually! The Cuisinart baked waaaaay hotter... toast was browner on the medium setting than in the Breville. Ok, that’s acceptable and easily adjusted for. The pasty tho..... both ovens were set to bake at the recommended package directions, 425 for 20-25 minutes and the temp was tested with an oven thermometer placed in each oven. The Breville reached a temp of about 410 degrees and was browned at 20 minutes. The Cuisinart reached over 500 degrees and the pastry was charred black before 15 minutes. I was concerned it might flame up so I turned both ovens off at 20 minutes. I’m glad I remained in the kitchen while I was testing the ovens....it could have been very unfortunate. The Breville also has a self-ejecting oven rack which is much heavier and 2” wider than the Cuisinart’s rack. The Cuisinart rack is lighter weight and pulling it out I burned myself on the top of the oven cavity....the Breville has more interior height from the rack to the top. I didn’t dare try the air fry setting, or broil or anything else on the Cuisinart TOA-065. Seemed like there could be a potential safety hazard when the oven baked nearly 100 degrees hotter than it was set for. I didn’t want to chance it. Thankfully it was still within the return period. We boxed the Cuisinart up and sent it back to Amazon. I have since read of others that had similar issues with this oven cooking way too hot. Apparently I got a lemon. I’m so grateful for Amazon’s free return policy! So easy, I dropped it off at UPS and my Amazon gift card balance was credited within 30 minutes! If/when my old Breville does eventually die, I’ll be replacing it with another Breville!!! Maybe one with a light inside next time.

Our introduction to air fryers came in the form of an Instant Pot with an air fryer lid, which is awesome by the way! But the instant pot just did not have a big enough area to air fry much for a four person family. So I got this Cuisinart. Having the additional area of the rectangular basket has been everything. I have done fries, tater tots, onion rings and pretzel bits quick and easy. I have done both breaded and non-breaded chicken, but frozen and thawed. Reheating fajitas and similar things returns some of the crispiness they had when fresh. Left overs are so much better than in the oven. Things that came out kind of wet and mushy in the oven come out fresh and crispy. My wife and I sometimes sit at the island and have a meal of fish sticks and tater tots as a fun little hangout dinner because they are so crispy and better than the oven. No, I did not say the fish sticks are good, just better! I have done very little with the non-air fryer features of the oven. I even air fried a frozen pizza a couple times. No, we don't just eat that kind of stuff, we typically cook dinner on the stove and in the oven, but when we are in the mood for fries or something, this could not be more convenient. Bacon comes out good. I use foil on the drip tray, makes cleaning it a lot easier. But cleaning the basket sucks, especially when you have bacon grease or chicken drippings types of things. It can take some effort cleaning it because of the nature of the basket itself, since it is not a flat surface like a pan. There are so many quick lunch ideas I have for this that we have not tried yet. The great thing about the air fryer vs the oven is the lack of preheat time. Everything gets done quicker in the air fryer considering just cook time, but then you also don't have the preheat time, which is huge! I bought this to also replace my aging toaster, but I have not sold myself on doing that yet. Toast comes out of here well enough, but I grew up with a toaster, it is hard to let go of it. Bottom line, order this, now, we love ours. I don't rate most things a 5, but the only thing I could think of to even consider dinging a star off this is because I hate cleaning the basket. But considering how it also sucked cleaning the instant pot out after air frying with it, I guess this is just how it has to be. It is a small price to pay. Example of ease and quickness. Was cooking dinner in the oven for an hour. Kids were getting hungry fast. Grabbed a bag of frozen pretzel bits and threw four in for each us. 4 minutes on (i think it was 375) and boom, $8-13 worth of appetizer for about $2.50 and 4 minutes of time.

The Cuisinart TOA-95 Digital AirFryer Toaster Oven is an outstanding kitchen appliance. With its premium 1800-watt power and digital display, it offers excellent performance and ease of use. The air frying function is fantastic, providing crispy results without excessive oil. I love how versatile it is; I can toast, bake, broil, and air fry all in one appliance. The digital display is user-friendly and makes setting the temperature and timer a breeze. The oven heats up quickly and cooks food evenly. Overall, this oven has been a fantastic addition to my kitchen, making meal prep easier and more enjoyable. Highly recommended!

Overall this is a great toaster oven. It cooks food fast and evenly. Very easy to clean and doesn’t put out too much heat. We had ours sitting on a granite countertop with granite backsplash but under a cabinet with about 3in of clearance. Never had any issues. It is super easy to use as well. These are all the reasons for three stars. We bought this in April 2023 and it is now December 2024 and the controls have completely failed. We’ve had issues with the job randomly jumping around on settings let alone selecting the setting once you could get it to calm down. This had been happening for at least the past 6 months. Annoying but we dealt with it. I’m sure the longevity of these controls will highly depend on use. We rarely used it and our purpose was primarily for replacing a broken microwave. We would cook chicken breast and frozen foods from time to time but nothing more intense than that. For the price of this unit and ease of installing heat shields for circuit boards this is designed to fail. ~ $250 per year for the ease and convenience isn’t the end of the world. It’s more aggravating that these companies just continue adding to our trash heap.