PANASONIC NB-G110PW 1,300-Watt FlashXpress(TM) Toaster Oven

I have been using the $30.00 Black & Decker type toaster ovens all my life. We used ours so much that I started looking around for a better one. I couldn't resist the reviews on this one. It's smaller than it appears in the photos and does not take up as much cabinet space as I feared. The rack will perfectly accommodate 4 slices of sandwich bread or a nine inch frozen pizza. I was sort of surprised that a device that quickly pops up in internet searches for "the best toaster in the world" does not make very evenly cooked toast. The bottom is not toasted as much as the top and there are cool spots from front to back. The toast does have a nice quality of being crispy on the outside while still somewhat moist and pliable on the inside that I really like. In short, it takes a week or so to get the machine dialed in. This is the BEST day old pizza re-animator out there. Yesterday's Domino's leftovers are as good as new (much better than the microwave) in 2 minutes. Cheap frozen pizzas come out much better than frozen pizza has a right to. It does a great job at heating up a full plate of leftovers as well without making everything wet and mushy like the microwave. One more thing...I was surprised how many people were complaining in the reviews about the "painfully bright light". This is a feature not a bug. It's a bright light. You don't need welding glasses to look at the oven. You do get to perfectly see your toast as it cooks and pull it out when it's just right. Overall, I am very happy with the oven and I have used it every day during the month or so I have had it. As long as it lasts 2-3 years, I will happily buy another. Update after 1 year. This oven has become indespenible to us. We use it absolutely every day. Friends and family who have stayed with us have gone looking for one of their own. It works as well today as the day we got it.

Do NOT BUY FROM This COMPANY they are horrible to deal with and their product is defective and they want me to pay for the return they're very hard to deal with stay away, the legs are broken if and they are plastic... For a really hot oven this is very dangerous

This is my third one. I have them in my camper, second home, and primary home. They are so quick to make toast, I can't finish frying my eggs before the toast is done... And for baking (or reheating) pizza or 5-cheese baked ziti, it is the best. It is small, so unless you have more than one to use at a time, it's really just for one or two servings. I can get 4 pieces of toast in it or a small pyrex with 6 chicken thighs (from raw to crispy in <20 min). This gets used way more than my stove or air fryer.

After decades of Toaster Oven use and disappointment, I finally chose to take a chance on this little item. It didn't take me long to discover why it has become a great favorite among so many folks. I spent many years vainly attempting to simulate those wonderful hot dogs I remember from Busch Stadium as a kid and, more recently, Costco or to produce those juicy sausage links that I recall at the old diners back in the fifties and sixties. But, voila! This little item does recreate that very taste in a matter of minutes ... no muss or fuss! Hot Dog and Burger buns also turn out to perfection! And Bagels? YO!!! I reserve my cast iron for burgers and my oven for most meats like chicken, etc. but morning pastries are just so special and a breeze with this Infrared Toaster. Yes! You can, indeed, cook fish and other meats in the oven but the instructions caution you to wrap these in foil if you spread them with oil in order to prevent the damaging effects of spatter. I haven't spanned the possibilities as yet but the oven still works and continues to be clean as clean even after having been in daily use for some time. Several pieces of advice should be mentioned here. There are a set of guidelines for many different select items in the back of the instruction manual (Pg. 18)l. It's a great guide and should be consulted and then one can move on from there. Variations are easily handled once you get the knack but two factors should be kept in mind: the wetter the item (the higher the moisture content), the higher the choice of heat level after you select the appropriate quick cooking button (and you may find that you have to get into the habit of performing this selection ritual before it becomes a habit). The greater the sugar content (the sweeter?), the lower the choice of level. Also, the more items on the tray, the higher the level required. There are four levels and they do make a definitive difference in how things turn out. It does require a bit of experimenting as others have stated. For items that require longer cooking times and higher temps, well that's when you make use of the manual temp adjustment and timer. You can prevent spatter by the use of foil. I also have covered the cooking tray with foil, making certain to spread the foil so that the tray's grooves are noticeable as they actually aid in the cooking of many items so don't just hide them. Make use of them. I change the foil after each use which takes about one minute. I was surprised at how large a cooking pan I was able to fit into the oven without touching the lights! The lights are, indeed, Bright! No kidding! Those claims were not exaggerated! So beware of glaring directly at the oven while it is functioning. The item is virtually silent while working except for the ring when cooking is complete. The ring can be heard on the other side of my house, so it isn't too low. If you have a problem hearing it, you might consider having your hearing tested. You do have to turn off the oven (the little red led indicator) for, even though the oven's heating mode turns off automatically, the oven itself stays on. One really weird deal though: the instruction manual states that once you set the levels for your fave items, they remain set until you change them ... but ... then it contradicts this note by insisting that you unplug the appliance when not in use, which virtually erases its memory! It's far safer to just unplug (mine is connected to a switch that automatically "unplugs" or disconnects the item from the circuitry without having to plug and unplug with each use). So get used to reprogramming which takes less than a second and you will probably want to vary the heating levels at any rate so who cares. Beyond all this, the item (mine is white) is actually quite handsome sitting on my black counter and takes up little space. As with all toaster ovens, there is always a problem with making certain the item is some distance from walls and the top does get fairly hot so watch the cabinets directly above the oven but actually, the external heat radiated from the sides is not all that intense and I keep mine a good six inches away from the rear and left wall areas and it is a good two feet below the upper cabinets. One more thing: the cord does emerge from a rather awkward place but it is only a matter of stringing it beneath the cooking item to the wall plug in so it appears to be of little concern and there is plenty of space beneath the oven for this. to be accomplished. I can't imagine why it is placed in that part of the oven ... possibly for safety reasons but only God and the engineer knows for certain. You may have to wait for the afterlife to find out ... ask St. Pete on the way in.

We have tried more toasters than I can count and this one is, by far, the best . Because it uses infrared, it toasts very quickly; and consequently, because it toasts quickly, it does not dry out the bread. It is also the only one I've encountered that toasts both sides of the bread. The instructions for time and temperature of the toaster oven are poor, so I've not tried to use the oven. Also, because of the design of the rack, crumbs accumulate along the edge, instead of falling onto the crumb tray. A small trade-off for excellent & speedy toasted bread and bagels!