Poor performance and durability
I am very disappointed in this Bella Cucina oven. I've had one for a little over a year, and it abruptly quit working. This is the shortest lifespan of the three toaster ovens I've owned in my 50+ year lifetime. From the start, I was less than thrilled with this oven. The convection feature was a disappointment. Cooking time in the convection mode was actually longer than when used in the standard mode, contrary to what I was led to expect. The convection fan was also extremely noisy. In the standard mode, heating was uneven, and the Bella Cucina oven ruined many things I cooked in it because of that defect. Too often, things that were baked in this oven were burnt on the outside and undercooked in the middle. On the one hand, I'm unhappy that I have to spend the money to replace the dead Bella Cucina oven I just threw away-- but on the other, I'm pleased to have the chance to find a better quality and more durable toaster oven.
holmesian
Liverpool, NY