The oven is made of stainless steel with a black finish. There are two racks for different size items you can use, and it's super easy to clean. I wish the stainless rack was narrower though.

The new toaster oven is exactly the same with the exception of the updated power control knob. I mostly use the convection mode where a fan churns the heat around and cooks food faster.

While there is a timer for toast, there is no timer to automatically shut down the toaster oven. You have to listen to a noisy countdown timer while anything toasts. The knob setting marker is nothing more that small black dot on the face of the knob....  Read More

Shoddily built. Guides for the oven rack are very flimsy. If they skimped on what i can see, what about the parts i can't?

Cuisinart used to be a trusted, hi quality brand.