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Check your convection fan!
I just recieved this Toshiba convection toaster oven 3 days ago, and upon plugging it in & turning it on to cook a 12" pizza, I noticed a slight hum while cooking. Being very mechanically skilled, I recognized this hum as one similar to an electric motor being 'stuck' and not turning. I finished the 9 min cooking process, removed the pizza & rack, and turned the oven on to pizza mode again and felt no air at all coming from the vent/circulation holes on the right hand interior. I then turned the oven on to full convection oven settings and while shining a flashlight thru the slots in the right side housing, I could see that the convection fan motor only 'nudged' a bit when turning on, but would not turn. Even throughout the entire "up to operating temp" range. I doubt that even 5% of the purchasers even check to see if this fan is working or not. I sent the oven back for a refund yesterday, as this alone left me with serious doubts of the reliability & longevity of the unit, as I could see the motor(s) were some of the cheapest types ever made. I had no issues with temp settings, as mine were in 10° intervals. I see other ppl getting so unjustifiably upset they can't set it at *exactly* 375 or other specific settings. ALL oven thermostats are not that precise & all have a "spread" of when they turn the elements on, or off. Oftentimes, a 20° plus/minus range or thereabouts. That is normal. Don't be so anal over a "precise" temp, as it's 'control' is largely overblown & misunderstood. No oven will stay at an actual specific temp. None. You're fooling yourself if you think so.
September 2020 · Home and Kitchen · verified purchase
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