The Biggest Mistakes You Make Using Your Toaster Oven


Breville Toaster OvenYou're giving up a lot of real estate on your countertop to an appliance that can toast, bake, and broil. Make it worth the lost space by using your toaster oven to maximum advantage. Here's some big faux pas you may be making and how to correct them.

Squeezing in too many slices While you may be able to get 6 slices into your toaster oven, you'll get more evenly browned bread if you only toast 4 at a time.

Not using it for baking Invest in some mini bakeware and you'll be able to use your toaster oven to make muffins, meat loaf, and more.

Ignoring the bits, pieces, and gunk in the crumb tray Keeping your toaster oven clean isn't just for appearances. Accumulated grease and crumbs can overheat and catch on fire.

Not knowing the rules of convection Be sure to reduce the temperature by 25 degrees if your oven doesn't do so automatically. Also, check on your food sooner than you normally would; some models cook faster in this mode, so it'll take a little experimentation to get to know how fast your's cooks.

Leaving the cord plugged in Get into the habit of unplugging when you're not using your toaster oven. Although remote, there's a risk of a spontaneous fire.

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