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convectiontoaster 300x180 Convection Toaster Oven GuideA convection toaster combines a traditional toaster oven with convection technology to heat food more quickly and thoroughly. People often think of convection ovens only in terms of large range ovens, but these days it is commonplace in many other appliances, including toasters and convection microwaves.

What is a Convection Oven?

A convection oven works by using a fan to circulate hot air around an enclosed space. This high-speed fan moves the heat equally around the oven, thus providing equal heat to everything you’re cooking.

Why Use a Convection Toaster?

Traditional toasters are great for quickly browning or crisping food, but sometimes you may want to cook a full meal in your toaster oven. With convection, that process is faster and easier. With the ability to easily bake or broil, the only limitation is your imagination.

If you’ve used a toaster oven for meals in the past, you may have found that while the outside is brown and fully cooked, the inside is cold, or uncooked. Convection pushes the heat around more evenly, so that you could cook, say, a whole chicken, and know that it will be thoroughly done.

As an added bonus, convection ovens produce less heat and use less energy, meaning lower energy bills and a cooler kitchen.

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toaster oven 300x207 Toaster Oven GuideThe toaster oven combines the quick and thorough browning of a pop-up toaster with all the features of a regular oven. Whether you just want a couple slices of buttered toast or a full meal, these versatile appliances will handle all of your needs.

Just like your range oven, these machines will toast, bake or broil with speed and an all-around heating system that browns the entire meal, and cooks through to the center. Some ovens even come with spinning rotisserie spokes.

Toaster ovens come in a variety of sizes. Need something that will squeeze into a small apartment or crowded kitchen? Try a smaller model. Looking for something that can handle all your cooking needs? Go for one of the larger, deluxe models.

They are also available in a wide array of colors and finishes, so you can find one that fits right at home in your kitchen.

popup toaster e1267485213836 300x222 Pop Up Toaster GuideThe automatic pop-up toaster, which heats bread and then ejects it, was first patented by Charles Strite in 1919, and has been a staple in American homes ever since. In the 90+ years since its invention, the core features of the pop-up toaster remain the same: you place your bread in the slot, push down the button, and wait until your toast jumps up, hot, crispy, and ready to eat.

The first toasters generally had a shiny chrome finish, which is still available in many models. Today, however, there are a lot more options. Toasters may be metal or plastic, and colors range from the traditional black or white to the more lively bright pink, orange, red, or any other color you could want.

Color is not the only advance in toaster technology. Modern models may come with all sorts of features, such as egg cookers, automatic sensors to determine the perfect level of cooking, two slots, four slots, long slots, and more.

So whether you opt for the basic pop-up model, or the top-of-the-line toaster, know that you’ll be hearing that refreshing *pop* as your fresh toast rises to greet you. Or your belly, to be exact.