Waring WTO150 4-Slice Toaster Oven with Built-In 2-Slice Toaster

After many many days of reading reviews of different brands of toaster ovens and coming down to the Waring brand that offered what I needed which was no Teflon coating anywhere.. thank you Waring for this! Also, needed it to be somewhat compact but roomy enough inside. We have a small kitchen with limited countertop space in our house. Ability to have two units in one as my family still likes to use just a simple toaster since we just have a family of 4, and that is simple to operate with just knobs. This model fit the bill and after reading very helpful reviews. Thank you all who have put the time in to review! it was really a help. I was worried that the oven part of the toaster oven would be smaller than I wanted due to the attached regular 2 slice toaster part, but was pleasantly surprised, the unit is not to big, but not to small and we only needed a 4 slice capacity.. especially since you can toast with the toaster and the oven at the same time. The unit is simple to operate but do encourage reading through the manual because a nice surprise feature I read about that I saw on reviews that were negative was that the pan for the oven fits snugly and that you have to pull the pan on the rack out a bit before taking off the pan.. well the reason is... you don't even have to use the rack with the pan! In otherwords, the pan is made to use by itself, not sitting on the rack. You just slide the pan in the grooves at one of the two levels you need. It comes in and out easily. This is great as most toaster ovens.. you have to use the pan on the rack kind of like you do a regular oven, but you don't with this unit. Makes it very easy, so wanted to make note of that and that is in the manual instructions so I hope this is helpful and when others read reviews about the pan fitting snugly and not coming out without pulling the rack out to.. this is why.. you don't need the rack holding the pan. The pan is made to use by itself in the oven grooves. We had our previous toaster oven for over 20 years (yes... it was our college one!) so it was intimidating to look for another that met our criteria and after just one morning of use, the Waring stainless steel, no frills, easy to use WTO150 with the toaster combo is a great choice and I was glad to spend the extra money. For those that don't want the toaster part attached, there is a similar one exactly the same without the 2 slice toaster with the same features that is what I was going to get until I saw this one with the 2 slice toaster. Hope this review helps, especially for that specific info. on using the pan with this model.

Looks good. Worked ok for the first 6 months then the toaster side wouldn't stay down to toast no matter what the darkness setting. Started using the oven to toast our bread. After about 2 months, the bottom element stopped working and it would only toast on one side. I then started putting the bread into the toaster again and just holding the lever down until it was done. About two weeks of this nonsense and then only the inner toaster element would turn on so again, the bread was only toasted on one side. Waring was no help. So as an electrical engineer I did what I was born to do: I took it apart. 48,172 screws later . . . I found that the toaster carriage stays down because of an electromagnet that apparently was no longer being energized. Tracing that and the no-longer-working elements in the oven and toaster back to the only 2" x 2" circuit board in the whole thing, I found that R1 and Q2, (a resistor and transistor) were burnt on the board. Now at this point, I could probably figure out the values of those two components, order a couple replacement components online, de-solder the old ones, solder in the new ones, replace the 48,172 screws and the damn thing would probably work . . . for a while. The question is, why did it burn out after 6 months in the first place? That I can't answer and quite frankly my time is worth more than $108. So I'll keep the interesting parts and screws to use on other projects, throw this POS away, and buy a different toaster oven. By the way, I'd recommend you buy a different one too.

I'd rate this a 5 for toasting and baking but only a two on the broiling. The oven I find works great, I have baked a meatloaf in an average sized loaf pan, cinnamon rolls in a round glass pan and sheperd's pie in a loaf pan and all cooked fine and didn't take much longer than a conventional oven (and certainly saves on electricity!). It toasts fine in the oven section as well as in the toaster section, better than my previous toaster oven where I had to turn the bread over half way through. But the broiler just does not get the food hot enough. I broiled a ham steak and found the ham barely warm, then next time tried broiling it with the door closed (the instructions say to leave the door slightly open when broiling) and it was a bit better, edible but not hot. It also doesn't broil a grilled cheese sandwhich as well as my previous toaster oven did. The heating elements go around the top and bottom outer (inside) edges of the oven so the crust on the bread got crunchy but the middle didn't crisp up at all. So if you are looking for a good toaster oven for toasting and baking this will fit the bill for sure. You can also toast 6 pieces of bread at one time using the slice side toaster and 4 slices in the toaster oven. UPDATE 3 months later - the side toaster lever will not stay down when pushed down to start the toaster so we cannot use this part of the toaster oven any more. I am super bummed, as even though the rest of the toaster oven works I cannot toast 6 pieces of bread any more or use the toaster and oven sections at the same time. I have to bring down my rating to 2 star as durability is obviously poor.

It is surprinsing hard to find a combination pop up toaster and toaster oven. And it is hard to find one where the pop up toaster slots are wide enough for bagels. We toast bagels ofter and they fit in the slots well. The toaster oven is very nice. I love the timer so they the kids can use and I don't worry it will being left on. The unit is somewhat big as far as the width - so just make sure it will fit. It seems well made - metal and strong. My one complaint is sometime the toaster lever is tricky to work. I dont' use it much but I think you have to turn the toast light/dark level to cancel to reset so the level will work.

I have been using this toaster oven for more than 2 years. I have come to rely on it for daily breakfast and dinner. The toaster is consistent and does its job well for all kinds of breads, including bagels. The best thing about this combo appliance is the oven - which heats up very quickly and mandatory timer use mostly prevents any under or over heating/burning. Pizzas and assortment of breads be properly heated/cooked even from frozen state. I have toasted walnuts and other nuts without them burning, which is rather difficult in a regular oven. Chicken tenders and other frozen savories can be properly cooked in this compact appliance. Uses much less power/heat than a regular sized oven. I routinely cook fish in this oven too. Obviously I have been very happy with this purchase. Do measure the appliance dimensions and decide whether you have adequate counter space, before you purchase it.

I admit I bought this combo because it looks so retro, but now that I've used all its functions, I'm pleasantly surprised with how well they work. Lovely toast from the toaster every morning, great toasted sandwiches and broiled burgers, nicely done frozen rolls and baked potatoes in the oven. I was disappointed that the tray and rack are hand wash only, but they wash up very quickly with no scrubbing. And it just looks so neat, like something out of a '50s diner. The top and sides get very hot so I bought these pads to protect the wall and countertop. [[ASIN:B000NO12XC RANGE KLEEN MFG INC SM820SWR "SILVERWAVE" STOVE & COUNTER MAT] Revised-Eleven days after the 30-day return period,guess what?? the toast lever quit working. And, having read the other negative reviews, I was very careful with the lever and kept the crumb drawer clean. Now I'm stuck with a toaster over/paperweight. DO NOT BUY this unless you just want to look at it. In fact, this is the last appliance I'll buy from Amazon.

Same experience as others have noted. The oven looks great, and is great in concept. Ours worked great for over a year but just over one year on, the toaster control seems to have failed. The issue is likely in the temperature sensor for the toaster and the magnet that holds the toaster lever down no longer activates when the lever is pressed down. If you hold down the lever the toaster heats up but will not stay down on its own. I have just spoken to Waring customer service and warranty is one year from date of purchase and they will not offer any kind of warranty support at this time. Loved the oven, now not such a big fan... I would look elsewhere if I were you.

First off, I purchased this off Amazon because it takes up less space than a toaster and a toaster oven. Second I wanted quality equipment that looks as good as it works. It has a very nice look to it, blending in with retro or modern kitchens. Overall I am happy with it, it works good and looks good. However, for the price and for any price there are a few features either missing or annoying. Pros: Simple to clean!!! There is a tray in the toaster over that slides right out and in and on on the side for the drop in toaster that slides right our for emptying crumbs. I love those two features. Takes up just a little more space than a toaster on your counter and does double duty. Looks great, and functions pretty good overall. Cons: Drop in toaster elements in mine are not all poking out of there slots and therefor does not toast evenly like a $100 toaster should! But i fixed it so now it works great. Second thing is you can't pop up your toast if its done before the machine decides its done. You have to turn the knob all the way back to cancel loosing your setting. This creates a problem for learning where you like your toast at on the dial. Again, overall I like it and use it all the time. i make Texas toast pizza for the kids in the oven part, they love it with turkey peperoni.

Good - but the vertical toaster should have an cancel button instead of having to turn the 'brownness' potentiometer to the off position to pop your toast if your desired level of doneness has been achieved before automatic pop.