Toaster Ovens

last updated 27 Nov 2021

There are 63 toaster ovens rated by Consumer Reports with scores from 35 to 75 and priced from $55 to $400.
The 4 listed here also got recommendations from places like Good Housekeeping, The Food Network, Epicurious, CNET and others.

Breville Compact Smart Oven BOV650XL Breville Smart Oven BOV800 Panasonic FlashXpress NB-G110P Cuisinart TOB-260N1

$180 $270 $125 $280

External HxWxD 9x17x15 12 x 19 x 16 10x13x12 11 x 21 x 17

Internal 4x13x10 5 x 14 x 12 4x10x11 6 x 14 x 12

slices 4 6 4 9

pizza size 12 in 13 9 in 12 in

Watts 1800 1800 1300 1800

Consumer Reports Ratings

Consumer Reports 75 70 65 61

PREDICTED RELIABILITY 5 5 5 4

OWNER SATISFACTION 5 5 5 4

REHEAT 3 4 4 3

BAKING 4 4 3 4

COLOR RANGE 4 4 4 5

TOASTING TIME 4 3 4 2

FULL BATCH 4 4 5 4

ONE SLICE 5 3 5 4

EASE OF CLEANING 5 4 3 4

EASE OF USE 4 5 2 5

A slice of bread is about 4" x 5"

The Panasonic is an infrared oven. Infrared ovens use infrared light to cook compared to convection ovens which heat the air.
They can reheat up to 40% faster, but just a little faster in cooking time.. They don't require a warm-up time to cook and they cook from the surface as well as from the inside.
It has two elements a near infrared (NIR) and a far infrared.
The near infrared (NIR) element has a wavelength close to visible light 0.8 - 2.5 µm heats the interior.
The far infrared element is a longer wave length (100 - 25 µm) closer to microwave heats the surface.
Infrared like microwave results in a moist interior.
Convection ovens are better at browning and cook more evenly. See Infrared Oven VS Conventional Oven

Links:
ConsumerReports
Best Toaster Oven | CNET
Amazon.com: Toaster Ovens