Cuisinart - TOA-55WM
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Last updated: Dec 25, 2025 Scoring
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"The build quality is amazing, thing is a tank (99% sure it could stop a bullet). ... I have it for 5-6 years now, pretty much bought it right after release and its still every bit as good as it was out of the box. ... And I use it day and night, summer and winter, water or ice, be it +30C or -30C whatever."
"Been using them for about four years working out in my gym, and cycling daily (45+ minutes on a bicycle outdoors)."
"They last absolutely forever (I know 1980s models still in daily use)"
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"You can cook potatoes or vegetables on bottom while you’re air frying on the top."
"And it does so many other things. ... I used normal air fryer before and they are extremely limited relative to the speedi. ... You can steam in the speedi. ... You could use it as a rice cooker. ... It has like 10 functions and they all work very well."
"it has a rotisserie mode, in case you want your fries to be tumbled while cooked and a "spit" that secures your whole chicken."
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"I particularly love the fact that I’m not putting my food in contact with plastic at high temps."
"Yes, the basket is stainless steel."
"I like that the rack that the food actually touches is stainless steel."
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"It has control knobs on it, easy to use, I have no site whatsoever. ... I love the model that I have with the control lamps ... this is why I chose the Cuisinart, cause somebody can’t always come running over if I need them. ... I live by myself I don’t always have sided help, this is why I chose the Cuisinart"
"much prefer its analog controls to digital ones."
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"reheating leftovers though (pizza won’t fit in the air fryer, and some things you want more of a gentle reheat than a crispy cook)"
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"it pales in comparison to our Cosori basket-style air fryer. Truly, there's a dramatic difference in the crisping and overall texture of foods prepped in the Cosori vs. Cuisinart."
"chicken is gross on that one I learned."
"I had this toaster oven and it burned everything! ... I put an oven thermometer in it, and it was never at the temperature I set it to. ... It would often get up to 500 degrees when I set it at 350."
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"Replaced with the same about a year ago but the construction is a little cheaper. ... On the newer models they used thinner stainless steel and you can hear the metal flex when it heats up or cools down. ... The older model didnt."
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"I am on my 2nd one as the 1st one failed and was warrantied by Cuisinart. ... Now this one is starting to fail again in the same manner (the rotary control knob jumps around randomly and doesn't increment up or down cleanly) ... After watching a video by [Technology Connections](https://youtu.be/6h9JhW-m35o?si=I_99KK_tbr30_yc) the control board being above the oven is a big achilles heel of these machines. Over time the heat will degrade the operation of things until it becomes inoperable. ... yeah mine started to fail after 2-3 years of use."
"My only gripe with it is that the knob on my model (it only has one) is wonky, and sometimes you turn it up and the numbers go down, or vice versa. It needs to be turned with just the right amount of pressure to get the knob to work right."
"the dials never worked correctly."
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"this thing makes a f***ing mess. ... It's hard to clean, the crumb/ drip tray is a really bad design (the seams can leak food oil directly beneath the machine). ... I can appreciate the idea of having an outside accessible crumb pan, but in practice it is just not worth it."
"stuff dripped from it so clean up was always terrible ... Just a real pain to deal with"
"It's the heat exchanger down inside the machine that the outside air is drawn through in order to cool the air inside. There is no filter for the incoming air. It just goes down the tube and right through the exchanger. The only way to properly clean it is to disassemble the entire machine. ... The blower fan is impossible to clean unless you open the entire machine up and do some major surgery. ... Mine had mold and other fun looking bits on it from the humid air out in Arkansas. ... I had to take the entire shell off, remove a good amount of the ducting, and disassemble the fans motor attachment to be able to clean it. ... It would be easier to clean the blower if the screen was removable that protects it but you cant remove the screen without once again disassembling the entire machine. ... the lack of accessibility to clean parts that should be user cleanable makes me angry."
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"I had this toaster oven and it burned everything! ... I put an oven thermometer in it, and it was never at the temperature I set it to. ... It would often get up to 500 degrees when I set it at 350."
"If I go higher than that, stuff starts to burn or not cook evenly."
"the dials never worked correctly."
I have that lid, too, but it’s bulky and I rarely use it because the “air fryer”basket is so small. It’s great for roasting frozen chicken if you just want one or two pieces and haven’t had time to defrost. I much prefer my Cuisinart “toaster oven broiler” with convection. Add a basket and it’s sort of an air fryer, too, but it can accommodate a much larger 13” pan, a quarter baking sheet, etc.
r/Cooking • Should I buy a microwave, toaster oven, or air fryer for my tiny kitchen? I can only pick one….. ->I have an air fryer and an air fryer toaster oven (cuisinart). The air fryer works MUCH better. It cooks faster and gets things much crispier. The toaster oven version works good as an oven replacement, but it is not as good of an air fryer. It is good for frozen pizzas or reheating leftovers though (pizza won’t fit in the air fryer, and some things you want more of a gentle reheat than a crispy cook). I think the toaster oven ones just tend to have less powerful fans and more area to move air about so they don’t convect the air as well as the basket units.
r/airfryer • Can an air fryer oven truly replace both an oven and a frying pan? ->We have one of the cuisinart combos and it works pretty well. It’s a better toaster oven than an air fryer only because it doesn’t have a basket or drawer like the air fryers, but it still does air frying decently well. I used the broiler function a lot for heating up pizza slices or putting a crust on top of baked items. My only complaint is that the display is acting up after about 3 years of hard use, so the timer isn’t very useful so I just set timers on my phone for it.
r/Cooking • Toaster Oven or Air Fryer? ->what types of foods do you find the basket to excel at? i have a [Cuisinart CT0A122](https://www.target.com/p/cuisinart-air-fryer-toaster-oven-stainless-steel-ctoa-122/-/A-88956563) as well and really love it. do not "fry" much in it beyond frozen french fries and chicken tenders (both come out well).
r/airfryer • Separate Air Fryer worth it? ->Forgot about wings. Yes they do come out well on air fry in the cusinart. Interesting you mention steak - I have been trying to improve my steaks. I was quite happy with the cusinart air fry until I had to do a cast iron and 500F oven and realized how it did not stack up. I will have to investigate this further. Do you have any suspicion about what in the air fryer is better for those uses?
r/airfryer • Separate Air Fryer worth it? ->Same for us. Very happy with it, but I will say it doesn’t get battered food quite as crispy as some air friers. 2-3x better than a normal oven but a step behind what you see in air fryer videos.
r/BuyItForLife • Best Air Fryers to Buy? ->Do you have glass air fryers in India? I bought a Salton glass air fryer and it is not toxic, goes to 400F, takes the same time to cook fries, fish, steak... I love it. I also bought a Cuisinart oven toaster air fryer but I do not like it for an air fryer: takes longer to cook, is difficult to clean and it costs more. I also bought the Ninja air fryer and stopped using it because the coating was flaking. Dangerous. Good luck!
r/airfryer • Looking for buying new airfryer in stainless steel or non toxic material, Location-India? ->I am single with a kid and the Cuisinart one the is more like a toaster over/air fryer combo is really now my go to! I air fry chicken breast /veggies etc along with toast- it’s my go to- I hardly use my oven any more since it’s takes so much longer to preheat etc ( also makes house hot in the summer)
r/Cooking • do I need an air fryer? ->We have the same brand and have shared this experience. Well made and it is actually a pretty good toaster too.
r/BuyItForLife • Best Air Fryers to Buy? ->We have a Cuisinart toaster oven with convection/air fryer capability—it’s terrific (and we also use it as our plain old toaster). We also had to choose between it and the microwave, and only very rarely do I wish we had a microwave.
r/Cooking • Should I buy a microwave, toaster oven, or air fryer for my tiny kitchen? I can only pick one….. ->Agree with this brand. Had a Cuisinart for years from Costco and the dials never worked correctly. Switched a year ago to Breville and it's been great. We toast bread almost daily, my husband proofs his bread with it, kids can use it easily for snack foods, and it great for side veggies with dinner. We are a family of 5, so needed larger size and multifunction.
r/Frugal • Looking for recommendations - toaster oven air fryer combo ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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