Hamilton Beach 2-in-1 Countertop Toaster Oven and Long Slot 2 Slice Toaster, 60 Minute Timer and Automatic Shut Off, Shade Selector, Stainless Steel (31156) Reviews

Unclutter your counter with the Hamilton Beach 2-in-1 Oven and toaster This unique combo lets you cook personal-sized pizzas with a tender crispy crust and toast bread evenly in 40% less time than a traditional toaster oven.
SAVE SPACE WITH 2 APPLIANCES IN 1: Replace your standalone toaster and countertop oven with this one space-saving oven and toaster combo. It bakes, broils and toasts, giving you the versatility to effortlessly prepare breakfast, lunch or dinner.
SPACIOUS INTERIOR PROVIDES PLENTY OF COOKING SPACE: This toaster oven has 16.5L of space for cooking everything you love, including delicious one-pan meals with meat and vegetables. It has 2 rack positions and can hold a 9″ pizza or 3/4 lb. of fries.
TOASTS FASTER AND MORE EVENLY: Make toast 40% faster* and enjoy it browned just the way you like it. Choose from 5 toast shades for lighter or darker toast. The long-slot toaster holds 2 regular slices or 1 long slice of bread.
EASY TO USE: The oven features include auto shutoff, a 60 minute timer with ready bell that helps you track cooking progress, and a Stay On setting that’s perfect for baking multiple batches of food.
VERSATILE WITH 4 COOKING MODES: Prepare a variety of foods in this one multifunctional appliance. It has four cooking modes: bake, broil, toast and keep warm.
ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: The oven comes with all the accessories you need to start cooking. You’ll get a bake pan, oven rack and slide-out crumb tray.
EXCELLENT COOKING PERFORMANCE: Quality heating elements provide precise, accurate temperatures up to 450°F and even cooking without hot spots.
EXTRA OVEN SPACE: Enjoy the convenience of 16.5L of extra oven space right on your countertop. The stainless steel exterior will look great in your kitchen.
*Than the leading toaster oven competitor

Reviewer: pebbles
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Interesting space saving design. Convenient and well made.
Review: Update: I changed the rating from 4 stars to 5. After about two months the main complaint of toast not being brown on the bottom has changed. I’m not sure why, but the toast is now evenly brown all over an dit browns quicker than before. ??? Maybe the elements needed to “burn in”? Whatever the problem was, it seems to be resolved now. Hooray!Our toaster bit the dust and we haven’t had a toaster oven in years so we thought it was a clever idea to combine both and it is with one drawback (the bottom 1/2″ -1″ so of the toast doesn’t brown due to the placement of the elements. It’s not a dealbreaker for me because what it does brown is nice and even. The whole slice feels toasted, it’s just not all brown. (see update above) You need to hold the toaster lever down for a couple seconds for it to catch and start toasting. You can’t just push it down and release. I like that there is a cancel button and you can lift the toast slightly to help in removing it. It’s handy that you can toast different shapes of bread in the wide slot. I like the overall size of this oven. It doesn’t take up a lot of space in the kitchen. Not much more than the large 4 slice toaster we had. The controls are easy to use and not complicated like some. You do have to turn on the timer to get the oven to work. It has a pleasant timer alert, a must for my husband. Note, the alert only works with the oven, not the toaster. I like that the toaster part closes when not in use by pushing a lever. The oven heats up quickly. We’ve used the broiler a lot and it works great. I like that you can prop the door partly open to allow heat to dissipate after use. I bought a set of pans made for toaster ovens and am glad I did. It makes it much more versatile.My only real issue is that the whole thing gets quite hot. We didn’t put it under a low overhanging cabinet for that reason. You don’t want to touch the edges of door (the handle is fine) or outside parts of the oven when taking food out. I got several small burns when I used it the first couple times. I’m more aware now.Overall it’s a great little toaster/oven and we’re happy with our choice.

Reviewer: wberndt
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The separate toaster is a nice feature
Review: I had a toaster oven, like most others. It was slow to make toast but did an OK job. I saw this unit with its unique toaster feature and had to try it. It toasts so much quicker and super even. The oven portion is not very large but works for a quick reheat or small meal. I have a regular over for anything more.

Reviewer: NYDadInPGH
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great space saving and functional appliance! Strongly recommend.
Review: We have had this for 4 years now and it has been a great thing to have in the kitchen. We wanted the kids to be able to toast waffles and bread without burning themselves, but didn’t want 2 appliances on the countertop. This solves that. Is fairly easy to clean and heats up pretty quickly. I actually find that I can toast 4 pieces of bread or bagels at a time when in toast more. Just open up the toaster oven pay and put the bagels in the face up. It gets pretty hot and speeds up the process of tossing more than 2 things at a time. I wish they had this with air fryer capabilities so if your reading this Hamilton Beach…!

Reviewer: Sue Finger
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love it!
Review: I’ve had my Hamilton Beach 2 in 1 toaster oven for 9 months now. Here is my take on the pros and cons:PROS: – It makes great toast! Toast is evenly browned on both sides and, of course, it’s nostalgic and fun to use the toaster feature. – The oven works as expected. – It’s easy to clean.CONS: – The pop up feature is too low, making it a bit dangerous to remove your toast. I haven’t burnt my fingers yet but won’t be surprised if I do sometime. This is the major drawback of this product.- Of minor concern, the toaster oven makes a clicking noise that lasts throughout the entire toasting time, prompting me to nickname it “the tap dancing toaster.” It doesn’t really bother me, though.I would definitely buy this again, but I hope future upgrades pop the toast up so it can be easily grabbed. Enjoy!

Reviewer: Kristen Mckissick
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The weirdest toaster / oven (and the best)
Review: I bit on this one because other reviews convinced me to give it a go. They were not wrong! My biggest struggle with toaster ovens has been that they either just dry out the bread or it takes so long to toast simple things that you forget they’re in the toaster until they burn. The traditional toaster slot is perfect for toast. Toasts fast! – which means, your bread still tastes soft and fresh under the toasted surface. The slots are wide enough for bagels without squishing them.The toaster oven works well also. I can only vouch for the quality of grilled ham and cheese sandwiches so far, but it works quickly and well. I’m also enjoying the easily cleaned crumb catcher. Looks like a good investment and I’m super pleased!

Reviewer: Kevin M.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Yeah, it is the best I have had.
Review: Toaster function is flawless, perfect on both sides, even color and through cooked. Ignore people saying it is hard to use. You have to hold the lever down for 1 second until red light comes on. Perfect toast on 2 and half setting. Waffles on 3. 5 is max.There is a reason for this in case you got you toast in there wonky or it slipped sideways and want to fix it real quick, just release. Slot is wide for bagels so some little skinny tiny piece of pumpkin toast might need adjusting. Think you are done and want to eject early? Hit red light button. Done.Corn dogs are notoriously difficult with my older toasters. I put two in the microwave for 50sec to defrost. Use rack on bottom setting. 8 min at 350. They come out perfect all the way around without constantly rotating them. Heated all way through. Kids love it.Fully eliminated two appliances for one and it looks nice too. The lack of digital controls is good. Knobs and buttons, less to break, simple for kids to use also.Ambient heat is no different than any other toaster I have had. The toast may sit low in the slot if your bread is small so yes use common sense when plucking it out. Even my kids understand that one.Highly recommend .

Reviewer: Diana
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: WE LIKE THIS OVEN BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO USE. IT IS NICE HAVING THE TOASTER AND THE OVEN IN ONE ITEM TO SAVE SPACE ON OUR COUNTER.

Reviewer: Lorena F.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Muy buena opción de horno/tostador

Reviewer: Art
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Can store in cabinet. Easy to clean.

Reviewer: Isabel Kuthy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Que sean 2 en uno me gusto, mi cocina es chica y quedo perfecto tener tostador y horno juntos, calienta muy bien, hice una buena compra!

Reviewer: Jonathan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I was a little skeptical going for a 2 in 1 device like this, but I have to say it has turned out to be a decent quality toaster and toaster oven. We likely use it mostly as a toaster, and it’s nice to have the extra-long slot if you are into different types of bread, and if not it still does two slices just as well. The toaster oven is nothing too exciting, the one thing that stands out to me is the thing is completely mechanical, so except for the actual heating element there are no electronics in it, so we don’t get any of the “smart” features, but I will be willing to bet that this one will out last all of those “smart” toaster ovens.