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Doesn't last long
I've had my toaster oven for just over a year and have used it just about everyday. A week ago it started having issues and now the heating elements are no longer working. The oven size is great, but there have always been a few issues with the unit that you just try to look past. The oven rack was always difficult to pull out. I would actually have to hold down the toaster oven in order to pull the rack out to adjust height. Over time the dials seem to be get more difficult to turn and set the correct temperatures. Also, I would never purchase a toaster oven with a bell signal again. After a couple of months you get really annoyed hearing it every time someone decides to have toast. I think this time I'll try a different brand.
Works fairly well, knobs ARE hard to read, broke once
It's pretty, it does most things you want a toaster oven to do.Gripes:1) Knobs are hard to read.2) Mine broke after a couple of years. Thermal fuse inside burned out. Repaired it myself for $5...but this would be game-over for most people.3) Teflon on cooking tray started bubbling/peeling off.4) To call this 'stainless steel' is sort of like cars with 'leather seating surfaces'....the top is SS, the handle and lower front is SS. The sides are silver plastic and the tray and rear are aluminum.The good parts:It tends to work well and you can see what is going on with the light and big glass door.It looks fairly cool and upscale.It's easy to clean.Would I buy another one? Yes.
Stay Away
First off, this is the slowest toaster I have ever used. The "ding" bell is super annoying at the end of the endless cooking cycle and to top everything off, the thing just stopped working about 1 year and 1 month into my ownership. I would never buy this piece of junk again. (Looks nice though)
Done with DeLonghi
Poor design and workmanship here which is too bad as this manufacturer used to make solid product. Lasted for a bit of time and then the elements went completely. Repairs are unfortunately cost ineffective.Oven / Toast heated unevenly so that you had to spin items around or the rear would be dark and the front underdone.Shiny silver knobs are completely un-readable.Mechanical timer is poorly constructed with a horrendously loud bell.Guess I will buy the cheapest and toss it so it won't hurt so much.
Bad DeLonghi Experience
We purchased a DeLonghi toaster oven and both the toaster and oven functions stopped working right after the one year warranty expired. We barely used this product. When contacting customer service we were told that there were no replacement parts available for our model and there was nothing we could do and nothing they would do for us. My $20 toastmaster lasted more than 15 years! This is the lsat time I buy a toaster based on appearance!
Don't buy this one!!!!!!
Door advance feature broke after several weeks. Lower heating element broke after six months. Customer service refused to stand behind the product, stating that the warranty was expired. Note to buyer- warranty is one year from time of manufacture- NOT the date you actually receive it as a gift or purchase it. The knobs on the unit are like a child's toy- cheap and plastic. This is a highly disappointing product- I doubt we will buy another Delonghi product again.