Hamilton Beach 31173 6-slice Toaster/ Broiler

This toaster oven performs well and is versatile. I am most pleased with its appearance: the red trim complements my kitchen perfectly. I can't comment on durabilty since I have had it only a couple of weeks.

I was happy with my Black and Decker until it died.I bought this item based on the reviews and price.Love the pop of color it brought to my kitchen and does a great job as a toaster.However when i use it as an oven i have to set it to 15 minutes more than once to brown biscuits or warm up a snack.The bell wasn't loud but i wished it did a better job baking!

I bought this toaster oven to replace my old one (which was also by Hamilton Beach) but through 3 years of near constant use, the cord started to do funny stuff. The old one was also a 6 slice model, but unlike the one in this review, it actually held 6 slices of bread. This one barely holds four. Further, it won't hold a 12' frozen pizza like the last one, or bake off a small quickbread. I thought that since they are the same size outside that they would be the same inside. But they are not.This model works fine, but not nearly as well as the other, less complicated (one knob instead of 3) one. I wish I could have just gotten a replacement (I thought this was the same model, but "updated").If you want a small oven to use in the summer months, this is NOT the one to buy. If you just want a 4 slice toaster, you will be fine.

The unit was a very pretty color red although the sides seemed a touch pinkish where it was plastic. I just had a hard time getting over the loud timer ticker. Our former toastmaster had a very soft ding sound at the end with no ticking sound at all. I was used to that. So I packed it back up to give my daughter when she moves out. All in all it was a decent unit for the price and was a fun color. If you like a more audible timer it is the toaster oven for you!