B&D Space Saver Toaster Oven
I purchased this product to replace a broken B&D Space Saver Toaster Oven. The original lasted many years and it was used almost daily. So I have no real complaints with the original. The new one I purchased I do like so far. I didn't give it a perfect review because of a couple reasons. Pro: Looks Great, works well, digital display and timer is electronic. Con: No baking tray, metal used to make product is of a lighter gauge from prior products(A little flimsy), mounting(May be difficult for the less mechanically inclined which may mean extra cost to purchaser)
I would like to add as a Pro: packaging arrived clean and product was packed with care. Product also arrived faster than indicated when ordered.
Great for under cabinet mounting Toaster Oven
unit installation is fairly easy. Had to go to Home Depot to get longer screws due to depth of faceframe. If you need to use the plastic spacers and need more than one (I had to use almost all of them), stack them and then run a strip of tape (Scotch, electrical, etc.) around the stack. Much easier to get over the screws when you are mounting. Placed the rear screws first, left them loose and then placed the spacers over the front screws and then tightened down.
Unit arrived well packaged and works as advertised. One of the few remaining units that will actually mount under a cabinet. Wife doesn't want anything sitting on the counter top. If she is happy, I am happy.
Cabinet Lip Too Deep to Install
The installation hardware provided with this Toaster allows it to be installed on Cabinets with a front lip of less than 1" deep. If you call B&D, they can send you screws for cabinets with a 1.5" deep lip. Our cabinets were 1-7/8" - which does a great job of hiding undercabinet lighting.
The 10-32 mounting screws they use are not available in steel longer than 3". I had to order Stainless Steel 3-1/2" screws from McMaster Carr for $10 delivered. Had B&D changed the design a bit they wouldn't need such long and unavaialable screws or they could have simply used 10-24 screws, any good hardware store would have up to 6" long: 4 for $1. I don't mind having to go to the hardware store to make something work. I do mind when I need to special order something that should be readily available, because of bad design. Undercabinet lighting and the deeper cabinet fronts that hide it have been popular for about 20 years. B&D obviously did not consider this need carefully...
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