Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I read so many reviews before I made this purchase. The Calphalon name had a lot to do with why I considered this above a Ninja or even Emeril's Oven. But lets get down to it: The design is clean and simple, and I love the Dark Slate Grey/Stainless Steel color combination The control knobs are an interesting choice, though very responsive they connect to a digital screen, one allows you to navigate the cooking options and the other sets time and temperature. I do wonder how they will hold up over time, but I plan on having this for a minimum of 5 years. I bought my last EuroPro Toaster Oven in 2006...Corona 2020 Killed it (you do the math). The Calphalon heats up pretty quickly, but making toast is proving to be a little more difficult than I expected. There are 7 levels of toasting and Level 3 barely warms frozen toast (I keep my bread in the freezer) and level 7 turns it to charcoal... Sooo....Toast is always an adventure . But cooking!!!! I've done burgers, wings, made a cake, even scalloped potatoes!!!! All turned out amazing. The one issue the other comments have mentioned is the preheat setting. After selecting the cooking mode and time, click start and the oven begins to preheat to get to the desire setting. Once it reaches that temperature IT WILL STOP. SIMPLE FIX!!! Add a couple extra minutes to your cook time, and DOUBLE TAP THE START BUTTON! That's right!!! TAP IT TWICE! This starts the Timer while its preheating and allows the oven to keep cooking. JUST TAP THE START BUTTON TWICE!!! (If this is the only part you read while scanning through reviews) JUST TAP THE START BUTTON TWICE!!! ENJOY!!!