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★★★★☆
Like others have said, it is what it is...
It seems as though a few too many people are dumping on this, expecting to replace their entire kitchen with this. Relax everyone, it's not designed to be an end-all or be-all. It's ideal for college students, camping, and maybe for efficinecy/apartment dwellers, but it's not for everybody. The coffee maker is simple and excellent... in fact, delivers the best tasting coffee I've ever had. A four cup capacity means about 24 ounces, which may not be enough for some, but it's two mugs worth. Want more? Refill it... only takes a few minutes. (bonus: comes with a scoop... nice!) The toaster oven? Haven't baked with it yet, but delivers toast nicely (though you probably want to eyeball it... doesn't take long to go from perfect to burnt). It appears to be a bit of trial and error, as far as adjusting times to account for differences in temperatures, but it looks useful. It won't fit anything too big, but if yiu're looking for pot pies, french bread pizzas, and entrees, this looks ideal for those applications. The griddle? Here's my chief complaints.... one, the glass lid doesn't fit perfectly, so you may lose some heat needed for even cooking/grilling. And two... the griddle isn't all that deep, so if you're looking for anything more than a two egg omelet, it may not fit (especially alongside bacon/sausage). Other than that, it is large enough for eggs & bacon or sausage, and since the griddle is heated from the "grill" element in the tosater oven, a bit of unevenness is inevitable, but after a couple go-rounds, you shoud be able to figure out where the "sweet spots" are, and lay out your food accordingly. It takes getting used to the logistics and timings to get everything ready to consume at the same time, but this unit delivers the goods as advertsied.
I can't give it five stars, since the griddle isn't all that deep, the lid doesn't "seal" properly, and (since there's no temperature control, per se), there should be some temperature equivalents provided for the toaster over applications, but this is a very useful unit, that complements an existing kitchen, and provides for the aforementioned applications for others in smaller, mobile, or even scholastic environments, I would give this a solid 4 1/2 stars.
July 2017 · Home and Kitchen · verified purchase