How well insulated is this oven? Does the back or sides or top get hot at all? Is the front glass double-pane?
1174807
The oven is extremely well insulated. While operating, its outer sides get slightly warm, not hot. The front glass is double paned. The door seal gasket is effective enough that steam vapor often puffs out when the door is opened to take out cooked food. Wisco has an English language web site the look and feel of which suggests that the oven is intended for the commercial restaurant market.
1879040
Mine doesn't close tightly either. The oven works well but I find the automatic shut off inconvenient and yes, it's surface and surrounding area does get very hot. Personally if I had it to do over again, I'd purchase a different oven.
1702894
It gets as hot on top as it does on the sides. It cools down pretty quickly though. I move the toaster away from the wall and make sure there are no wires touching it.
1234679
The outside gets hot, but the door handle is safe to touch. You do need to be careful when removing pans and dishes as there is not much clearance room if you use an 9x13 pan. The cooking times and temps are about the same for a regular large oven. I roast, bake, toast and love this little oven. I also unplug it after use, but you don't need to. The counter top and other items nearby don't seem to be affected by the external heat. It heats up very quickly and cools down quite fast.
1093708
I love this toaster oven and the top doesn't get nearly as hot as our old model. If you see what looks like smoke coming out the front, it isn't! It's steam. Enjoy!
552876
It doesn't get too hot. I have it sitting on my counter and use it every day. There are heat safe handles on the side to use if you need to move it while it's cooking. I have never been burned using this oven. I would say it gets warm, but no more than that.
1250378
The top does get hot. We pull the oven out from under the cabinet when we use it for something longer than toast. Do not know required clearance but Breville customer service may have an answer. We have standard height cabinets.
552878
well, the body of the oven gets hot but not the handle. i have it on a counter top and find myself using it all the time. i use my stove oven for storage now. i use the convection setting alot as it is faster than the regular oven. i love it and it's a great thing as it is just for 2 people. fyi they had it on hsn too.
914471
The front doors to both ovens get pretty hot. I would not advise touching them when cooking.
1250376
I've had my Breville Mini for about a year now. Yes, the top of the oven gets hot. After toasting for 3 minutes or so, the top is hot to the touch - not real hot, but hot. If you use it longer, it will of course get hotter. From the counter top to the top of the oven is 8 1/2 inches. I have 10 inches of clearance above the top of the oven to my overhead cupboards. With that being said, in my 49 years of housekeeping, I've had many toaster ovens. This is BY FAR the best. It is pricey, but I'd do it again. I live alone now, and I'm using it more and more. I'm a cook. I do not eat fast foods. For instance, I will make a meat loaf and freeze individual ones in muffin tins. Then I use the toaster oven to bake them rather than heat up my large oven. They take 15 minutes as opposed to and hour or more in the oven. And yes, the oven does get hot to the touch. I pull it out away from the walls and give it more clearance if it will be on for more than 5 minutes or so. I know it is an expensive unit to simply use for toast. However, it makes the best toast I've ever seen coming out of a toaster oven. It cooks so evenly. I've seen complaints about the buzzer. That simply amazes me. I don't find it to be loud or annoying in the least. It sounds like any other 'ding' I've heard on countless other toaster ovens. It's not as loud as my microwave 'ding' - that's for sure. To sum it up - I really, really love this toaster oven. The mini is plenty big for me. Hope that helps.
2215297
Yes,in particular, the glass is hot enough to burn........but note that the handle extends out from the front of the oven and provides something of a preventative barrier........we do LOVE this oven
180846
top, sides and back do not get hot in my experience. however, I never put it too close to anything and allow normal ventilation.
1726156
Insulated very well. Heat does not escape. Best toaster oven we have owned. We use it for a variety of things, baking, toast, small casseroles, bacon.pizza,etc. we use it dailey.
1668589
No, it is not insulated, it will eventually use heat, but nice and easy to clean and you can heat things in it on the stove, be careful.
604199
Excellent question and one I thought about before purchase and was prepared to place some ceramic tiles to absorb excess heat. But, it is not needed. The insulation is good and I can actually set my hand upon the top when it has been baking at 350 for 20 minutes. It continues to gain some heat, but nowheres near what the consumer countertop ovens I had before radiated. I think that is because the consumer models have NO insulation. I absolutely love the oven and it bakes better than my expensive double convection stainless Thermador. Hope that helps in your decision process. I don't see how you can go wrong if you get one of the ovens as pictured in the photo as I did. Good things have a way of changing locations of manufacturing if you know what I mean. ;)
430072
I would say it runs hot. I purchased it to be able to bake cookies since I have an old 20" oven in the kitchen but so far haven't found the right temp. - usu. burns the bottom. Also you must leave the top covered. But not bad for heating/warming/toasting (several mins.) which I think is faster in a small oven like this one.
1774005
No, it's not. It's a countertop oven, toasts, broils, heats leftover pizza well, melts cheese. Toast is good @ #5 for 2 slices, turn over and finish if you like it evenly toasted. Top heat bar heats, bottom bars heat, and some settings cycle thru both. I was a little disappt'ed at first, but after a week, I really liked it. My only irritation is that toast takes a little monitoring to get it "just right!"