compared to an oven is this enegy efficient?
1061919
Compared to a traditional heating element oven, this TurboFry is extremely efficient. Compared to a microwave, it is not more efficient but a very great deal more versatile-it will do whatever a conventional oven can do, but quicker and cheaper.
1061920
Much more so. You have a smaller space to heat, heats up faster and a shorter cooking time.
1061921
Absolutely! Uses less energy, doesn't heat up the whole house, and is much quicker than a conventional oven!
460848
No... at least the one I have... I wouldn't buy this again - I resurrected my old toaster oven and still use it more than the DeLonghi - which I used only for occasional panini or when I need two ovens at the same time.
1157902
Its not much concept wise...this definitely cooks much better than a convection oven though...it takes a little trial and error to cook things in the flip other than chicken strips and fries but when ya get it right its awesome...one of my favorite purchases recently
1447977
Yes. Its one of the good quality performance you will get from this commercial conventional oven.
1868657
I have not used this in my oven, but since it is all metal, I suspect it would do well in a moderate oven. I use mine on both my gas range and my woodstove and it is great to use. For a bigger family I would look into one somewhat larger, but for 2-4 people or for soups/sauces it does well.
432493
Yes it is quite efficient. However it does not heat as large an area as indicated. We purchased it for our basement which has no other heat source and it only raises the temperature 2-4 degrees. It does work really well in a room about 12/16.
1153900
When the light goes out I believe it is like 7minutes remember these are mimi pies so they do not take long at all. I love the appliance and they even have one that makes two 8inch pies and one 12 inch pie too so you do not even need a regular oven it is very innovative.
2129366
That depends on how big your counter is! It is not that much bigger than others, and with the embedded heating elements it is much easier to clean and heats a lot faster. I highly recommend it for anyone!
533507
I use this oven a lot! Pies, cupcakes, pizza, enchiladas, quick breads, casseroles, chicken, pork chops - you name it. I use the convection mode for everything because the fan moves the air around, keeps the temperature even (no hot spots) and cooks food evenly. When you're convection baking something that takes more than 30 minutes, lower the temperature 25 degrees. Whatever you're baking will probably be done at the longer end of the recipe's suggested bake time. For example, if a recipe says "bake 50-60 minutes" expect it to take 60.
1221111
I don't eat meat. My guess is that it would manage four neatly, but no more if you want them to cook evenly. I am extremely happy with mine so far. I do find that doing frozen pizza means using the middle shelf and not the low one they suggest. But otherwise I really like and it has worked perfectly. Keep in mind it's still basically a very good toaster oven and they are not just like using a big oven. But I've had really crummy ones that weren't cheap and had problems with horribly uneven baking, food burned way too easily,temp contros failing too soon in the life of the machine and this is sooo much better. I'v baked potatoes, both sweet and white, baked pastry, made hot sandwiches and baked pizzzas. All very well done in this one. Very happy. It is very well made. Not like a tin box like so many. Oh,cleaningis very easy, in my opinion.
2241006
About the same length of time you'd bake a drop biscuit. Doesn't take long. I always watch mine carefully as my oven is old and I think gets a bit hotter than it says it is.
1406101
Not really. The capacity can handle one extra large baking potato sliced up. It takes about 25 minutes to cook. Great for the kiddos!
1921045
Love how quickly it heats. Takes the same time to cook as my "big" oven but doesn't heat up my kitchen. I use it constantly as I have only one large oven. It's good for potatoes, casseroles and warming garlic or buttered bread. Truly a all purpose small oven. I would it again on a second.
2025057
dear Jan, as I see it, there is NO difference what so ever. This oven is wonderful! one tip, whether baking or using convection in oven, this puppy is a bit quick! My banana bread was too brown on top and still gooey in middle.. frozen pizza works amazing! cooks in3/4 the time... hope this helps....thanks, Tim
604422
I have not used my oven very much. We have yet to move into our cabin. I would not ordinarily bake a lasagna or cake in this oven. I prefer using my regular stove oven. I would try muffins and I do cook fish toaster ovens. We did try toasting four sliced of bread and English muffins and it did a good job. I think we will be happy with our purchase.
857553
Yes, it was. With only two of us in the house, we can use the oven to bake smaller items. I roasted some red potatoes last week & they came out great.
1371101
I love this little oven. You can do anything a big oven can do,-Just on a smaller scale. It can fit one slice of a large pizza at a time. Because there is no window, each time you open it to look inside you will lose some of the temperature you selected..but it will recover very quickly, again because of the size. I have made very good cresent rolls & buttermilk biscuits (from ready made in the cardboard roll). Make note of temp & how long you cooked the items you cook so that next time you have a reference for the "doneness" you prefer. Really good purchase.