Top Convection Oven Toasters for Under $100

An adequate convection toaster oven can eliminate the need to utilize the microwave too often. Heating and cooking foods in a convection toaster oven can preserve the nutritional content of your food, most of which would otherwise be destroyed in a microwave, and although cooking times may be longer than microwaving, the overall flavor and appearance of the food is kept pleasingly intact. And during the hot summer months, you certainly don’t want to be further heating the kitchen and home by turning on the oven. Using a convection oven, you can cook food just as well as a regular oven and save yourself from unbearable heat.

The convenience of a convection toaster oven serves many purposes. Depending upon the size of your kitchen and how many you plan to cook for, they can be purchased in all manner of sizes, and usually in a few colors to match your kitchen’s decor. Whether you plan to make a few pieces of toast, or a whole single-serve frozen pizza, if you need to crisp some leftover fast food french fries, or you plan on serving a pair of cornish game hens, the convection toaster oven can handle it all with ease.

You don’t need to spend an obscene amount of money in order to have quality and convenience. For under $100, you can find several choices that may be suitable for your needs, while still maintaining quality and function.

The T-Fal OT8085002 Avante Elite Convection Toaster Oven is a 1600-watt convection toaster that can be used for baking, broiling, toasting and warming of foods. Utilizing a 90-minute timer and customized digital control panel, you can easily set the convection oven to the desired function and temperature (up to 500 degrees), accommodating up to six slices of bread or an 11-inch pizza.

Claiming to be able to cook 30% faster than traditional convection ovens, the Avante Elite Convection Toaster Oven comes equipped with a separate warming compartment and a baking pan, a broiling pan, and handy tongs. For cooking versatility, the two cooking racks can be adjusted to different positions and removed for easy cleaning. The interior of the convection oven has a self-cleaning feature. The exterior walls remain cool during use, making it safer to touch than other convection ovens with metal exteriors that tend to heat up drastically.

Similar in function is the Sanyo SK-VF7S Digital Convection Oven. This 1350-watt convection oven is designed with a stylish stainless steel finish and can heat, cook, bake, and toast foods evenly and quickly. Featuring a 40-minute timer, five temperature control settings and adjustable toast controls, the Sanyo Digital Convection Oven is a powerful device in a compact size.

Its heating design distributes heat rapidly and evenly throughout the oven for better results when cooking or toasting. Capable of toasting up to four slices of bread at once and cooking a 10-inch wide pizza, the easy-sliding rack makes it easy and safe to retrieve your food from the convection oven when done. The temperature controls allow you to cook foods at up to 470 degrees F. The convection oven comes with a nonstick oven tray, a removable crumb tray, and a section of easy recipes along with the user manual.

Further putting your regular toaster out of commission and reducing the need to use the oven to often, the Hamilton Beach 6-Slice Toaster and Convection Oven is fairly certain to be the main appliance in your kitchen. Although the Hamilton Beach Toaster and Convection Oven can handle 6 slices of toast and an adequate size roast chicken (not at the same time!), the functions are fairly simplistic, though effective. Simply adjust the convection oven to fan only, bake/toast, broil, or rapid cook, set the temperature to up to 450 degrees F, and set the 15-minute timer if necessary.

Three rack positions allow for easy cooking of most foods, and a baking pan and broiling rack are included, along with the removable crumb tray. A continuous clean function keeps the interior fairly clean, and the rapid cook function serves to cook food 30% faster.