Hamilton Beach 24708 Toastation 4-Slice Toaster and Oven
From Hamilton Beach
Why crowd your countertop with a toaster and a toaster oven? Have it all in one appliance with the Hamilton Beach Four-Slice TotalStation™. It includes two extra-wide slots on top that fit four slices of bread or the halves of two bagels. The oven is equally spacious with enough capacity for four large pizza slices or a 9-inch personal pizza. The switch from toaster to oven is easy. With the slide of a lever, the toaster slots are sealed, trapping heat for great baking performance. The controls are familiar, with a temperature control and a shade selector on the front and a push-down lever on the side for the toaster. With stylish metal accents, the Four-Slice TotalStation™ fits nicely on any countertop. The TotalStation™ comes with auto shutoff, ready signal and a baking tray.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1226 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Size: Medium
- Color: Black
- Brand: Hamilton Beach
- Model: 24708
- Dimensions: 9.30" h x 14.60" w x 17.50" l,
Save on counter space with this two-in-one appliance. The unit functions as both a traditional toaster and as a toaster oven. As a toaster, it provides two 1-1/2-inch-wide toasting slots that can fit up to four slices of bread, four frozen waffles, or the halves of two bagels or English muffins. Simply drop in the item to be toasted, adjust the shade setting by turning the control knob, and push down the lever on the side for the toaster. A convenient "cancel" button stops the toasting at any time. Easily switch from the toaster function to the oven by sliding the lever on the front of the unit. This will seal the toaster slot and trap in the heat. The oven provides a temperature-control knob for just the right amount of heat, and its spacious interior will accommodate chicken nuggets, French fries, or even a 9-inch pizza. Other thoughtful details include automatic shutoff for safety, a "ready" signal, and a removable crumb tray for quick cleanup. With its sleek, stylish look in a compact design, the four-slice toaster and oven combination unit measures 17-1/2 by 14-3/5 by 9-2/7 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.
Great combined features
I had a cheap toaster over for years. Nothing fancy, just a timer knob. My husband was consantly using it to toast slices of bread in the morning for his breakfast, but would burn things. So I saw this toaststation and figured it would fit both our needs, mine for the oven feature to reheat pizza slices and for him the toaster.
It works beautifully. The oven tray is really long and it heats up to 450 degrees. And the toaster function is great. It even has a cancel switch if you have your setting to high just push the button and the toast pops up.
The only draw back I can see is that the clearance in the oven isn't very high. So you won't be able to put in items over 2 inches high. So it's not like you are going to roast a turkey in there, but a french bread pizza fits just fine.
All in all we are really enjoying it. It's great to have one appliance that fits two needs all in one compact space.
Great toaster oven, not very good toaster
I really like the toaster oven portion, it is very deep and cooks very well. Very fast and even cooking. I also like the size of the oven, it does not take up too much room on your countertop. It also looks nice, the one drawback of the oven portion is that it kind of narrow from top to bottom, so items cooked in it have to be fairly flat or the tops may burn. Overall it is really nice, though.
However, the toaster portion on top is not so good, it toasts the bottom half of the bread first and to avoid burning you have to flip the bread over halfway through the toasting cycle. To me that is a big negative hence the 2 stars, I don't think I would buy this again without them working out these kinks.
Very good toaster oven/toaster
I have had this Toaststation for about a month and am very happy with it. Toaster ovens are a hit and miss item for this household....we had an old Black and Decker for 15 years, but quality has gone down since then. This 4 slice toaster and oven makes really good toast - evenly brown (not easy on a toaster oven) and although I haven't baked any cupcakes, the items I have put in the oven have been done to my satisfaction.
