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Benchtop / Toaster Ovens Buying Guide

Our buying guide will explain which type of benchtop / toaster oven would suit you most, how much you can expect to pay for one, and which features are worth looking out for.

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Karen

KarenSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 2 reviews

Great Oven

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This is my 3rd Bench Top oven and we are rather happy with it overall...The top of the oven does gets rather warm and love it cause it's my Plate warmer !...Does Not get that hot u would burn yrself..its easy to clean and big enough to cook Roast chicken/vegs in better than wall oven

Purchased in February 2021 for A$50.00.

C A

C ACentral Highlands and Goldfields, VIC

  • 15 reviews
  • 4 likes

Low price, average quality

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Not something I'd buy again. Okay in a pinch (broken built in oven) bit it's basically just a toaster/grilled cheese maker. We did make a couple of pizzas that turned out okay, as king as the topping was light and you kept a close eye on it. Wiped the front and all.of the printing smeared, so that wasn't nice

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
roycourt

roycourtGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

Dangerous

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I am surprised that this oven passed the safety check. The externals became so hot that it was dangerous.It nearly burnt the bench. I returned it to the shop after 24 hours. It would certainly not be a suitable product around children.The walls should be insulated so radiant heat cannot come through to the outside wall.

Date PurchasedMay 2017
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Sutty

SuttyPerth

  • 11 reviews
  • 4 likes

Fantastic!

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I love this bench top oven. I prefer to use it rather than my kitchen oven. It's easy to clean, it works well on every setting and seems to cook faster than my kitchen oven. I have also taken it to work with me and used it there as it is light and easy to transport. Great value for money.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
OldNick

OldNickAU

  • 13 reviews
  • 5 likes

It's bigger than the rest but FAR from the best

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Date PurchasedSep 2016

take your faulty ones back

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The critics with obvious problems should take it back, particularly the one saying every surface was very hot. The important thing is to not put the lid back on when finished cooking. It will rust if you do because of the steam, and you get the rust flakes on the food. I learnt the hard way on my first one.
I put mine upside down and use a hair dryer to dry it. It only takes a few seconds. When the remnants in the bowl are cold you can put the lid back on.

Date PurchasedMay 2017

lacking

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Haven't had it very long and so far so good, however, I would like to know when the oven has reached the temp I have set. There is no light telling you and I find this is a serious fault.
It's nice to have an oven light, but would rather have the ability to turn it off and on. It stays on all the time.
As for the actual workings, yes, it's fine.

Date PurchasedMar 2017
andy

andySydney

  • 7 reviews
  • 2 likes

Oven is good enough, worth the price

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This is good for occasional use, of course with this low price, it's not suitable for heavy usage.
Have been using it for almost a year now, and it's pretty reliable. Good for baking and grilling.
No issue so far and should be long lasting. It is worth the price anyway.

Date PurchasedMay 2016
Martin

MartinTasmania

  • 3 reviews

Dangerous, shouldn't be sold!

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A friend asked me to have a look at this oven as she thought it had an electrical problem. I found the oven to work as it should, but the surfaces became so hot, even the area around the controls, that a user could very easily suffer a serious burn. Every surface of the oven was the same, and I recommended that the oven NOT be used as it was a danger to any user who was not extremely careful and touched ANY of the ovens exterior surfaces. How this thing passed Australian safety regulations is beyond me. Absolute dangerous rubbish.

Date PurchasedJan 2017
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Works well but has lacks

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Date PurchasedJul 2016
2 comments
Oldnick
Oldnick

Just wanted to add that when I turned one of the knobs on the face of the oven......the printing (Temp., timer etc) has started smearing....what the....? How shoddy can you get?

Oldnick
Oldnick
Bushacres

Bushacresmelbourne

Homemaker brand oven with stove tops

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Not happy. Bought oven with two stove tops 20/01/08 $99. Only took out of undamaged box two weeks ago. The two stove tops would not work but oven ok. Now oven not working. My stupiity for expecting quality control. No avenue for direct complaint to company. Repair too difficult to pursue.

Benchtop Convection Oven is Fantastic !!

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Needing an Oven, after searching ones that cost hundreds of dollars, we found this at Kmart for $59 and decided to try it, It's perfect, It cooked a perfect roast lamb, cake's, casserole, Cookies, it warms food up and we are very happy with it. the only downside, the top and sides get very hot fast, It will easy do anything a regular wall oven would do and its big enough for a decent sized roast Meat and dish. I would definetly recomend this to Anybody before paying hundreds from other shops paying hundreds for one - Happy Customer

Electric Oven - Cheap and Efficient

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Who needs a conventional oven for hundreds of dollars, when homemaker brand sell this cheap, efficient, electric toaster oven for under $70. It has the ability to bake cakes, cook roasts or just heat up leftovers. This oven circulates the heat well, it's easy to operate and easy to clean. For the price I think this electric oven is awesome and well worth the money.

Questions & Answers

Linda C.

Linda C.asked

How much is this

1 answer
roycourt
roycourt

It was about $90 by memory .Dont bother with it . I took it back in a day. It should never have passed any safety checks. The outside and underneath got so hot that it could have set fire to the bench top.

Joybelle

Joybelleasked

When baking or roasting do you need the top and bottom elements on it only the bottom element?

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Martin
Martin

When I realised how hot the outside and underneath of this oven became, I refused to use it at all. They are dangerous and you could end up with a house fire!

Bushacres
Bushacres

I cannot answer your question as my oven did not work long enough to be of any use.

OldNick
OldNick

It's almost impossible to answer this. This oven is small, and which elements you use makes a huge difference. Because it is so small, you need to experiment. It's more of a BBQ than an oven. My only suggestion is to try using a water bath to keep temps level and stuff moist.

I can get all techo about this, because I love small ovens, but I decided the KISS principle was best at first. :)

BTW my opinion of this oven is that it's crap.

Midnighthour1972

Midnighthour1972asked

Is it supposed smoke coming side of oven?

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Bushacres
Bushacres

Cannot help as my oven never lasted long enough!

OldNick
OldNick

What were you doing / cooking?

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