Comments on: Best Toaster Ovens Of 2008

By: headhog

headhog — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:54:56 +0000

The small amount of electrical power in “ghost loads” in not much per house, but when multiplied by 60 million households (estimated number of households in USA), you get a substantial amount of power.

By: happy1ga

happy1ga — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:06:34 +0000

The convection ovens use approx half as much electricity as a full-size electric oven. As someone else posted, they cool very quickly, don’t get nearly as hot as a standard oven, so they won’t heat up your house in warm weather. As for the person posting as “Nate” above, I am still laughing that they are concerned about what he refers to as “ghost load.” Meaning the power used from the clock on the oven. It seems he is concerned that it will be running and using electricity while not in use. The tiny amount of electricity used by a clock would be extremely negligent on your power bill. If you are concerned about the amount used because you are an “eco-freak,” then I am just sad. Please get help for your imagined “carbon-footprint” mental issues.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:43:15 +0000

When I’ve used toaster ovens in the past, it seemed like the toaster ovens had their heating elements on more than regular ovens do (based on ovens with lights that go on when the element is on, and the glow of a heated toaster oven element). If a toaster oven runs its elements twice as long to maintain temperature it would use as much power as a regular oven. Has anyone measured power usage, to determine which uses less power to maintain e.g. 350F for 30 minutes or an hour, a toaster oven or a regular oven?

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:40:01 +0000

stick* not still

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:38:55 +0000

Nate:

A perfect remedy, though perhaps tedious to some, would be to simply unplug your appliance when its not in use. But I understand that some people might want their clock running on their toaster oven…I don’t have one with a clock (only a timer) but I’ll still to my hand and wall clocks I have

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:47:52 +0000

Can we get designs with no ghost load? Those things will probably use more energy powering those clocks 24/7 than they will actually cooking food. No thanks.

By: dumbwhore

dumbwhore — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:02:39 +0000

Another thing to consider is that less energy will be needed to cool down the kitchen in the summer time since it won’t get as hot.

And as a lover of the booze, I have to say that I like appliances that have built-in timers. I never have to get burned up by my stove just because I was hammered.

By: cephoe

cephoe — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:59:20 +0000

Rehan,

Although gas ovens tend to more efficient than electric ones, for small meals, I believe convection toaster ovens edge them out in terms of efficiency, due to their quicker cooking times.

Justin

By: EfficiencySeeker

EfficiencySeeker — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:46:27 +0000

Both of the listed toaster ovens seem to have dangerous design flaws especially with the doors. There are many positive reviews on Amazon about both toaster ovens but the negative reviews, although much fewer, are very concerning.

By: Rehan

Rehan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:11:22 +0000

In terms of running costs, how to they compare to gas ovens?