Product Review

I made it through April Fool's day pretty well. I did fall for tricks that TWO different morning radio shows pulled (I'm an April fool!). I also had a good laugh at the websites that different companies put up, my favorites: Google voice-alyzer (I have heard of an actual app for computers to limit drunk facebooking) and Starbucks Mobile Pour. Not too bad, but I am still not a fan of April Fool's day!!

Recently, CSN stores contacted me about doing a product review. Kevin and I had just been talking about getting a new toaster oven so what to buy was easily decided. The toaster oven we had was on its last legs – it wouldn’t cook evenly which made it pretty much useless. Kevin has had it the entire time I’ve known him so it has served him well but needed to be replaced.

We ordered this toaster oven, the Delonghi 4 Slice Digital Toaster Oven in black so that it matches our other appliances.

I've been really pleased with how quickly I receive items from CSN stores. We ordered it on Wednesday and received it that Friday, perfect timing so that over the weekend Kevin could make cinnamon toast for both of us!

It is a little bit shorter in height then the one we had previously, but the shelf inside can be repositioned so it will serve the needs we have - mostly toast, reheating pizza and other leftovers and baking taco shells.

I love the digital temperature control. The last one had a dial and only about 5 temperatures were actually marked, beyond that you had to adjust the dial to approximate the temperature you wanted. With this one I can just push the button until I get to the temperature I want - it changes in 25 degree increments. Having this level of accuracy is really helpful for the taco shells, since they overcook pretty easily.

My only complaint about it is that the bars on the shelf have larger gaps than the one we had previously, which we only realized when we burned a set of taco shells – they would fall into the gap a little bit and be too close to the bottom heating element. We solved that problem by using the tray that came with the toaster oven, and then they turned out great!