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KitchenAid KCO253CU 12 Inch Compact Convection Countertop Oven Contour Silver
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.7
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
197
Old Reviews
6
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Programs
49convection, toaster oven, toaster, stove, kitchenaid
+94%
-6%
" ... This is a great oven. ... Also the Br-----e oven was much smaller for the same or more $$$. ... "
" ... Love this convection oven. ... "
" ... This oven has a large capacity and looks great. ... "
" ... I love this "toaster" oven. ... I saw the exact same oven on Sur La Table for about $50 more and the only difference is theirs had a light in it. ... "
" ... Best toaster oven we have ever had. ... "
" ... Love the convection feature and Kitchenaid quality! ... "
" ... coo, l I'm a turbo oven dude but it is cool is putting stuff in there and laying it flat, and able to broil the top and not feeling like a ninga to remove it. ... "
" ... It is great for single items and you don't have to heat up the large oven. ... "
Food Items
46toaster oven, toast, cook, toaster, bake
+89%
-11%
" ... This oven has a large capacity and looks great. ... "
" ... I love this "toaster" oven. ... "
" ... Best toaster oven we have ever had. ... "
" ... It is great for single items and you don't have to heat up the large oven. ... "
" ... We love, love, LOVE this toaster oven! ... It's big enough to fit a 12" pizza inside, true to temperature AND looks great next to my Kitchenaid toaster. ... "
" ... Well made for a toaster oven ... "
" ... However I am so glad i did specially if you have a lot of frozen foods. ... Whether it is junk food or fish this oven handles it perfectly. ... "
" ... Great little stove and I highly recommend it. ... I rarely use my full-sized stove, since first purchasing a KitchenAid Toaster oven. ... "
Baking
24cooking, baking, cook, bake, toasting
+83%
-17%
" ... Go Kitchen-Aid. ... "
" ... Looks good, cooks good but there is a high pitched noise when baking. ... "
" ... The oven controls for baking/broiling do not make this sound. ... "
" ... and different setting for baking, toasting and broil. ... "
" ... My new favorite way to cook! ... "
" ... We've had it for a month, and it's putting out lots of wonderfully toasted english muffins, well baked snacks, and even broiled a few salmon burgers. ... "
" ... It is the perfect addition for the kitchen with all the frozen foods we are purchasing this is the only way you should cook them! ... "
" ... It's so nice not having to heat up our large oven when we are cooking smaller meals. ... "
Product Reliability
22days, years, stopped working, longer, working
+50%
-50%
" ... It seems to me that it should have made it longer than 6 months. ... "
" ... Stopped working after six months of daily use, I expected it to last longer than that. ... "
" ... they will work 2 or three days a week, and right when you need them, they won’t work at all . ... "
" ... Product worked good for 9 months and then would no longer heat up ... "
" ... It will NOT shut off! ... It died after about a year. ... "
" ... The first order failed to work after 20 days. ... Both units just quit, no smoking prior, just stopped working. ... "
" ... stop working after 3 month. ... "
" ... It is no longer turnable. ... I expect a small appliance to last at least two years under normal use. ... I would not recommend this product based on the controls, broke after just six months and is not fixable. ... "
Storage
18oven, two racks, spacious, space, shelves
+94%
-6%
" ... This oven has a large capacity and looks great. ... "
" ... Love it, wish it was a tad bigger, but just fits on the counter. ... "
" ... I like the size because it doesn’t take up tremendous amount of counter space. ... "
" ... Its very roomy, I am not using my big oven as much. ... "
" ... So thankfully we have a larger walk-in pantry we can keep it in to keep the counter tops less cluttered. ... "
" ... It is 3” longer but same width. ... "
" ... It is small but just the size I needed for the space I planned to use it. ... "
" ... It will fit a 10.5"x 8.13" aluminum pan on the top shelf. ... "
Design
15seems, looks nice, look, well made, metal
+80%
-20%
" ... Solid, well designed, analog dials, (which I love) . ... "
" ... It has 2 racks, it's lightweight and looks nice. ... "
" ... Looks good and works , just what we needed. ... "
" ... Looks nice, good size without being obnoxious. ... "
" ... Was looking forward to it sitting on the counter of my lovely kitchen. ... "
" ... It seems well built. ... "
" ... It has a quality look and feel seems reasonably well made although I am sure some other models amp that factor up even more than this one. ... "
" ... - looks like a high end miniature oven on the counter. ... Love the silver exterior too. ... "
Ease of Use
14easy, clean, simple, easy to read, turn
+100%
" ... It's dials are big and easy to read and turn - important for the senior citizens and the grandkids at home. ... "
" ... They are easy to read, that was the biggest selling point for me. ... "
" ... Simple to use quality . ... "
" ... The dials are easy to use. ... "
" ... Shimmers and shines in the light and is easy to use and clean. ... "
" ... Reliable and ease of use. ... "
" ... This appliance works well and I like that it has simple knobs that I imagine to be more robust than the LCD's that some fancier models have. ... "
" ... Work great and easy to use ... "
Door
12right side, oven, lined, gap, crooked
+8%
-92%
" ... As stated in other reviews, the door is slightly askew but that does not impact its functionality. ... "
" ... First of all, the door doesn't quite fit on the right side. ... "
" ... When I removed from box door not lined up correctly. ... "
" ... The door was not lined up with the oven correctly. ... On the right side of the door, it was around 3mm below the the top of the oven where the left side of the door was aligned fine. ... The door did not close properly, there was about a 2mm gap on the right side when the door was closed. ... "
" ... The door was hinged on crooked and there was small scratches all about, both times. ... "
" ... The door was slightly crooked on all 3 ovens to varying extents. ... When you open the door fully and look at the handle with respect to the countertop, they are not parallel as one would expect. ... Door only hit one of the two rubber bumpers at the top of the door when it is closed. ... "
" ... I think the door on our unit hangs a little lopsided. ... "
Marketplace
12shipping, buy, product, problem, one
+42%
-58%
" ... Not worth shipping back . ... "
" ... Will I have to pay for shipping? ... So lesson learned-don't buy big items from Amazon. ... "
" ... And, especially, avoid the scam warranties Amazon tries to sell you. ... "
" ... Don't know if this is a "second" since purchased through Amazon. ... "
" ... contacted the seller. ... "
" ... Maybe this is a shipping problem. ... "
Heating
12oven, quickly, heats, heating, food
+92%
-8%
" ... Perfect for a small kitchen, especially in the summer when you do not want to heat up the entire kitchen. ... "
" ... It is great for single items and you don't have to heat up the large oven. ... "
" ... Compact, makes everything taste amazing, Evenly distribution of heat. ... "
" ... This is perfect to heat leftovers or make pizzas for just my husband & self. ... "
" ... When I’m burning food because I turned it off, but oops it really just went from “timed cooking” to “on”, it’s not a good thing. ... "
" ... It's nice not to need the full oven for small items and lunches. ... "
" ... It's so nice not having to heat up our large oven when we are cooking smaller meals. ... "
" ... The convection makes sure food is hot without bring your food. ... "
Controls
10knobs, timer, control, digital, confusing
+40%
-60%
" ... Noisy and confusing controls. ... "
" ... Dents on side panel. ... "
" ... The controls are somewhat confusing as there are two different timer knobs for four different settings. ... "
" ... I am not sure what happened to quality control on this one. ... There is nothing intuitive about the controls, it takes forever to even toast an English muffin, and the timer clicks so loudly that it can be heard on the far side of our house. ... "
" ... Temperature control did not work. ... "
Build Quality
10seems, plastic, metal, build, works
+60%
-40%
" ... Good quality and well made. ... "
" ... Finally, since I bought it two days ago, the price has dropped by $10. ... "
" ... double packaged and works as expected. ... "
" ... It seems well built. ... "
" ... It has a quality look and feel seems reasonably well made although I am sure some other models amp that factor up even more than this one. ... "
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