Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

When the oven on my antique stove stopped working, I was faced with two choices: Give up my beautiful cream and apple-green enamel classic and buy a modern stove, or find an alternative. I chose an alternative. In the ensuing 10 years I used two different brands of counter top ovens, neither of which were satisfactory. They were too small, barely accommodating an 11" pie plate, and neither of them heated accurately. Cookie tins were twice the size of both ovens, and my 9x13 baking dish was several inches too wide to fit. Roasting a turkey was entirely out of the question, and the baking at Thanksgiving and Christmas I had relished (and my family enjoyed for many years) was exceedingly difficult because of the limitations of both ovens. The day I served baking powder biscuits for breakfast that were half the size they should have been and never browned properly was the day I was done, done, done. I embarked on a year-long search to find a satisfactory counter top oven and visited dozens of websites. I looked at countless brands and models, and either they didn't meet my requirements for size and quality, or the reviews were terrible. Then one day when I had nearly given up hope, I found the Maxi-Matic Platinum Double Door Counter Top oven. The skies opened and the birds sang, as I read the specs on the ETO-4510M Toaster Oven. They’ve been singing ever since. This oven is far superior to the humble toaster ovens I've used over the years, and its 23L-capacity accommodates my 11" pie plate and large, collectible muffin tin with ease. And yes, my glass 9x13 baking dish also has plenty of room. Rotisserie, Bake, Grill, Broil, Roast, Toast, Keep Warm; it's all part of what this oven does so well. Cleanup is a dream, so easy that splatters from a roast simply wiped off later. This oven is also well-constructed with double doors that fit properly without a gap in the middle. On top of everything else, it deserves the designation "Platinum" in its name for a simple elegance that I find very pleasing. I *have* found that the oven runs hotter than the gauge indicates, but overcoming that obstacle was easy with a high-quality oven thermometer. Each setting has a consistent temperature, and the increases are in even increments. I now have a chart posted inside the cabinet door above the oven, and I know exactly where to set the dial(s) for the temperature I want. There are two additional changes I wish the manufacturer would implement: A switch to turn off the light inside, and a "Stay On" feature for the timer. Presently, the oven timer stays on for one hour, then shuts itself off. (I suppose this is a safety feature as so many senior citizens are a bit absent-minded at times, but it would be nice if I had the option for longer cooking times.) Again, I overcome this feature by setting an alarm to reset the oven timer when more cooking time is needed. For me, these three minuses are insignificant compared to the many advantages of this oven. I am almost deliriously happy with it, and if I could give it ten stars I would gladly do so. NOTE: I would definitely NOT recommend placing this or any other oven above shoulder height (see photo below). Should anything go wrong when removing baked goods from an oven this high, terrible burns are almost a certainty.