468727 Wed Dec 12 08:05:37 -0800 2007 5 41 Cookware 0 3201173 Are there any? I'm looking for a toaster oven right now and finding they all seem to be made in China etc.--all except the BroilKing convection oven, which is just too much for me to spend (>$700). Help! Wed Dec 12 08:05:37 -0800 2007 99553 misslisamham 1 3201658 We have two Breville appliances, made in Australia, or at least designed there, which aren't the cheapest but work wonderfully. One is their citrus juicer, better than any I've ever had in over forty years. The other is their blender, which is now being copied by all too many knock off big names, which makes wonderful smoothies and purees like crazy. Again, not cheap but made with good design functionality and look great. So you might look at their lines. Wed Dec 12 10:02:45 -0800 2007 3201173 23583 EclecticEater 1 3203290 No, you're not going to find any toaster ovens made in the U.S. That's just the way it is... However, I highly recommend the Cadco OV-250 ( http://cadco-ltd.com/ovens-qtr.html ). Cadco distributes other manufacturers equipment to commercial clients, and they distribute the ovens to the general public as BroilKing ( http://www.broilking.com/about_broilking.html ). Do note that all 1/4 and 1/2 size Cadco ovens are made by Unox in Italy ( http://www.unox.com ). My OV-250 is pictured at the link below -- I bought if for $400 incl. tax about 2 years ago... http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/3367/dscn1368pp9.jpg . . Wed Dec 12 17:33:09 -0800 2007 3201173 10606 Joe Blowe 2 3212136 Joe: I'm looking for a good countertop oven so I don't have to fire up my Wolf oven (our electric bills are through the roof already, but I bet you know that) and I've seen you recommend the Cadco. I own the Cuisinart TO that everyone else has and think it is no different from the other TOs out there - a flimsy piece of steel wrapped around four to six heating elements, and the outside seems to gets hotter than the inside. Does your Cadco conserve heat better than the POS out there? Sun Dec 16 06:31:42 -0800 2007 3203290 114951 leetmom7 3 3215472 Interesting question. I'd say yes, but only because there is a layer of foil-wrapped insulation surrounding the exterior of the oven cavity. You can see a bit of it when you look at the back of the unit. So it might conserve heat better than a toaster oven, but I don't have anything to back up my claim. What I can offer is this: I bought a Kill-A-Watt meter ( http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/7657/ ) a couple of months ago and have been using it around the house. For example, did you know that a Danby washing machine uses 0.37 kWh of electricity using the 'A' cycle at 80 degrees F? ;-p For the Cadco, I used the Kill-A-Watt during a no-knead bread session. Preheated the oven at 450F for 30 minutes, baked the bread at 450F for 20 minutes, lowered the temp to 350F and baked for an additional 45 minutes. Total energy used: 1.2 kWh at $0.1299/kWh (SoCal Edison rate) = 16 cents to bake a loaf of bread. So, it most likely uses less electricity than your Wolf, and maybe a bit more than the Cuisinart. But the convenience factor makes it worthwhile... Mon Dec 17 10:49:15 -0800 2007 3212136 10606 Joe Blowe 1 4636169 Oster makes a Made in the USA toaster oven. Kat Tue Apr 28 11:33:42 -0700 2009 3201173 286919 kat53