Cuisinart Air Fryer Mini Oven, 7 in 1: Air Fry, Roast, Bake, Grill, Toasties, Toast & Keep Warm, 2 cooking levels, 17L large capacity, space for 12” pizza, 30% faster, Energy efficient

On arrival: The cooker arrived double boxed and well packed, which was good as the courier had apparently damaged the outer box, but the cooker was completely unharmed inside. On unpacking: The unit appears to be solid and well built. Although there was an Instruction book, I would have expected the “get you started recipe book” that comes with most cooking appliances that you purchase. That said, a Google search of -- cuisinart "TOA60" recipe booklet filetype:pdf --, did yield some helpful starter recipes and further information on using the cooker. First impression: The layout seems to have come from a bygone era; with good chunky knobs which need a firm grip to turn, You get the feel that this device is solidly built, although the function indicator decal is a bit small to read easily. Also you gotta love the ticking clockwork timers, its clearly designed in an era when analogue ruled supreme and as such it may not be the first choice of those who like light touch digital controls. That said; this traditional design may well have extra appeal to some people, especially those who follow the steampunk lifestyle. In Use: It preforms well and I was impressed just how fast it does cook, (compared to my gas oven) even in non air-fry modes. I would say that it is a big air-fryer and suitable for a family but as an general oven goes it is equally excellent for a couple. I really like the keep warm function as well, which is great when cooking a larger meal and you want to keep everything hot until serving time. Cleaning is not the easiest task, with the supplied baking tray needing some good elbow grease to get it clean after use. However, this was largely resolved by using smaller (washable in dishwasher) stainless steel baking trays (available from Amazon) on the shelf, instead of the supplied tray. In conclusion: Controls a little clunky, but fine when you get used to them. Alone its great as an air fryer, but it so much more versatile than that. Even given its higher price than most, I still recommend.

This is a brilliant bit of kit. We’ve cooked everything one could imagine with it and have yet to be disappointed with any aspect of it. Solid, inexpensive to run, very large cooking space, easy to keep tidy. Knobs are a bit stiff, so if you have hand grip issues, be aware. It’s a fantastic multi purpose counter top oven. Excellent.

As I already own a Cuisinart grill/steamer/hotplate which I absolutely love I was so looking forward to getting this but I was extremely disappointed. The oven part worked ok and cooked a small pizza very well but the grill section (one of the reasons I bought this) was awful. It takes four dials to set to make a toastie or a simple piece of toast with a lot of guesswork involved as you have to set function, time, temp and shade of toast. It took forever to brown a bit of toast, way longer than my toaster actually would. The main reason I returned it was due to poor grill/toaster performance plus I bought this to try and save money in putting the main oven on. One thing I didn't realise though, is that the only way to get it to work is to use the clockwork timer so there's no way of turning it off if your food is done before the timer has run out. You just have to leave it running until the timer turns back to zero (just like a little handheld wind-up kitchen timer would) before the oven will actually turn off. The only other way would be to unplug it and then wait for the timer to wind itself back to zero. I just thought this was poor considering the amount of money this is priced at (£250). I am glad I didn't pay full price for it as I waited until they reduced it on Prime Day and then bought if for £171. I have used it three times and it's now packed up and ready to return to Amazon. If you just want it for the oven then I supposed it does a half decent job. If you're thinking of toasted sarnies, bagels, crumpets etc then don't waste your money. Absolutely gutted to send it back but not paying £171 for something so useless.

Great air fryer and oven . Make cooking tea for 2 faster.

I purchased this Mini-Oven, as I am having the kitchen refitted, which takes some 6 weeks, because there are building works to be done also. So after having read the reviews, I decided to purchase this Mini-oven, but also noted the review. As I am now 4 weeks into using this Mini-oven, I have to say that I am actually please with it, but with some reservation. It has taken me a few weeks to get to learn various settings, and which combination of dials to use, and the different level of racking - but once I got the hang of it, it is not as bad as some reviewers put it. One states that doing toast takes a long time, not in my experiences, you simply need to turn the supplied shelf upside down and put it in top level rack, and ensure the temperature is set to 180c/200c it is just as quick as in the toaster and if not more efficient when doing 4 toasts at once! However I do put the dial on max (which is 6), but monitor to the brownness you like, then simply turn the dial off or add a little more, when done. I have done Toasties, this always turns out well, you do need to turn it over, about halfway cooking, otherwise only one side is done, Chips, Chicken, Pizza, roast vegs, and many things using either airfry or baking function, they all turned out well, but do monitor, as these Mini-oven they do cook a lot quicker than a normal fan oven! The basket provided are quite a good size, and if doing just chips they can serve four people easily, and it just 20mins or a bit less As there is just two of us , I start off the chicken portion for a short while (approx 8-10mins), then add in the chips in the same basket, and turn the chicken upside down all is done in 30mins! plus these elements takes a maximum of 1630watts so it uses much less electricity than a 3000watts oven. I do agree with some reviewers stating that the dials are difficult to read and they are, the groove which is an indicator is black, so it's difficult to see where you have your settings at, before you actually start to cook, why they not done it in white, I don't know! Some reviewers say they cant turn the dial back to off settings, you can, it just a little harder but not difficult. More importantly, you need to close the door to start cooking, this was my initial experience, where I though the fuse had gone, tried different switches, but it wasn't all that, just close the door, and on it comes! Then finally why don't they use LED's and buttons instead of dials, it would be so much easier to read and use. That is the only main drawback I have with this mini-oven, hence the 4 star, otherwise it does do the job - quickly and economically!