TOSHIBA Countertop Microwave Oven Air Fryer Combo, Inverter, Convection, Broil, Speedy Combi, Even Defrost, Humidity Sensor, Mute Function, 27 Auto Menus, 1.0 cu.ft, 1000W, Stainless Steel

First oven received didn’t work. In process of returning. New product works great! Had a very old microwave. Still getting used to all the various features, but happy.

This is our first multi-function microwave and we are loving it! After about a month of use, here are my pros and cons: Pros: Small footprint - This is the same size as our smaller microwave was and is able to fit in our very small kitchen. Quiet - This is the quietest microwave I have ever used. When my wife is heating up her coffee in the morning, I am unable to hear it running from 15 feet away. It is louder when using the convection/air fry mode because of the fan, but that just brings it up to normal microwave levels (or less) Versatility - We have used all of the modes and it is amazing what can be cooked/reheated in this thing. Being able to microwave something, then air fry something else without swapping out appliances is fantastic. Usability - The buttons are clearly labeled and the knob is intuitive. I also like being able to turn the beeps off when I am using it at night. Cons: Hot surface - We were used to keeping some things on top of our old microwave, but since this one is also a convection oven/fryer, it can get hot on the top when frying things. It also needs a bit more room on the sides and back for air flow, which makes sense for cooling. Cooking codes - The codes for what mode to use (A01 = popcorn, A02 = beverage, etc...) are inside the door and written very small, so trying to read them is difficult. We memorized the ones we use the most. Confusing 'combo' instructions - There is a 'combo' mode which is supposed to use both microwave and convection cooking and it says the tray and rack are OK to use, but you can't use them with microwaving...which breaks my brain a little bit. Looking online it seems many other people feel the same confusion. TLDR: We absolutely love this oven. It is able to quickly and quietly do microwave tasks as well as cook up frozen fries or wontons (or perfect little potatoes!). Highly recommended.

We are feeling our way around learning to use this new appliance. I bought my first microwave in the early '70's and I am VERY familiar with the pros and cons of microwave. The added features are getting a lot of use. For a household of just 2 people who don't eat a lot this is a really great purchase. We have done a lot of experimenting with doing very small entrees in this. Which brings up my major gripe. The accompanying cookbook is really impressive at first glance, and should have been a great guide for getting used to the new ways to cook with the appliance. Unfortunately, it is one of the worst little cookbooks I have come across. To begin with, the instructions have absolutely nothing to do with the appliance. The instructions just say "bake" for every single recipe. The shortcut on the upper left hand corner say "conv" for every recipe. Going beyond that, it is very obvious that the photos are not specific to the recipes, but were carelessly downloaded from some other source, with no regard as to whether the ingredients were even similar or if the shape is consistent with the recipe instructions. The recipes themselves are often inaccurate or miss key ingredients or amounts. It is quite obvious that nobody involved with the marketing ever cooked any of these recipes. In a recipe for "Spanish tortilla" it simply indicates "eggs" with no number. The photo obviously includes red and green peppers, which are mentioned nowhere in the recipe. The photo also shows one large tortilla, though the instructions call for dividing the ingredients among 6 cups of a muffin tin. Similarly, the doughnut recipe shows regular doughnuts with holes in them, but the instructions simply instruct to mold the dough into round balls. None of the coooking times are accurate--although this may partly be due to the fact that I am left guessing as to whether I should be using broil, broil-convect, combi, air fry, microwave, or whatever. As I said in the title, fire the editor. He/she totally failed at what might have been one of the best marketing tools for selling the appliance to my friends and relatives. When I bought my Kitchenaid oven/convection oven, the included cookbook got a LOT of use. While I worked my way through that great little cookbook my neighbors, friends, and family soon became very familiar with all the glories of my "magic oven." I expected the same here. Sadly, no. In spite of the book I am learning some great uses of the various settings, but it is all experimentation, complete with the expected number of fails. Nobody is calling this a magic oven, which is too bad because the machine seems to have some really great features. It has only been in the house for a few weeks and I have used it a few dozen times. With a decent cookbook this might have been well worth 5 stars. As it is, I can't really say that it is at all easy to use--though it will be in 6 months time. Nor can I give it full stars for versatility, though I will certainly say that the possibilities are there. In the meantime I am annotating the cookbook in hopes of making it what it should have been when I opened the box.

This unit, a TOSHIBA 7-in-1 Countertop Microwave Oven Air Fryer Combo does have a nice feature set. The ability to air-fry was the reason we purchased the unit. Unfortunately, Toshiba quality control and customer support is extremely poor. The unit itself It is very light and flimsy and just exudes an inferior product. The door rattles when you close it. The worst issue is that the turntable grinds and "groans" when the unit is on. We are not talking about a subtle sound, but a fairly loud noise grinding noise. We triple checked how the turntable is installed, but without any different result. Unfortunately, this started several days after the Amazon return period, so I had to contact Toshiba support. These are the most miserable support folks I have ever encountered. Their "requirement" to talk further to you is: a picture of the Model # plate, the order (that says PAID), and the serial #. Those 3 are no big deal, but they ALSO require a video of the problem, seemingly not a dig deal either. You send all 4 files in via text or via email. Well, text is pretty easy - so I sent all 4 files via text. No response from Toshiba. I called again (call #2), and they said they did not receive the files and to retext everything, which I did. No response from Toshiba, I called again, (call #3) and they said NOT TO TEXT, but to email the 4 files, which I immediately did. No reply from Toshiba. I called again (call #4) and they said they DID receive 2 files, but the video file and jpg of the order was not received and to send those two files via email again. No response from Toshiba. I called again (call #5) and they said to shorten the video and resend the email. No response from Toshiba. I called again (call #6) and they said to shorten the video to 10 seconds or less and resend, which I did. No response from Toshiba. I called again (yes this is call #7) and I again asked if they received the files. Initially they said "NO" BUT, they looked again and magically they found the "missing" two files and watched and listened to the video file. The customer support person agreed that I indeed had a valid issue and said the turntable sounded "terrible" and that Toshiba would issue a full refund. So at least I was partially satisfied with their response ------ BUT ----- on the morning of March 31st, 2023, Toshiba calls back and says "your refund has been denied". This is now call #8. I asked to speak to a supervisor and she explains that it is Toshiba policy to not issue a refund, contradicting what the prior customer service person said. She said the unit will now be replaced. OK - fine: Now 8 calls in total, about 2 hours of wasted time and the Toshiba customer service folks really don't know what end is up. Based on this experience, I am unlikely to ever purchase a Toshiba product again.

It took me four tries to finally get the right combo unit. Firstly, I have limited counter space. I wanted an airfryer originally. Got one but it had peculiar issues I was not expecting or what happens when you mix molded plastic with high heat. Decided that the unit I buy must be all metal with limited use of plastics both for recycling latter on and reducing BPA contamination. That's when I decided to look at the combi function appliances. Setting this as the prequel to my review for the purpose of contexting my following comments on this unit. I want to make it obvious That this item has limitation many of which have been written in previous reviews. Had , I had a bigger counter , more space ,etc. I would have made my kitchen gadgetry demands and purchases quite different. Pros' This unit does indeed do all that it is asked to do. It has plenty of power (Wattage) to serve all functions. It is well built , good looking on the counter takes less space than my old microwave. The microwave wattage is larger than my previous one so it does better than my old one. The unit produces no unwanted odors. It has smaller clearance valve to other objects and walls than most of the others, another important factor in my decision. The benefit of the combi functions where I can microwave and airfryer ( convection) or broil at the same time. This is a huge time saver in cooking while at the same time giving a higher desired result than just microwaving food. Personally , I would love to have bought the 1.6 cu ft. the 4 in 0ne model instead , but its size was still to big for my counter. Overall I am extremely pleased and would indeed recommend. Cons' Most who have read the reviews with this model will hear some of the same things regarding this unit> Alas, No mechanical device is perfect either by design or omission for the sake of trying to do to much with one item. So, yes the presets and the controls are a complete boondoggle to the mind and renders simplicity of use to the back of the line. I actually wasn't originally going to buy this, because of this fact alone, and did in fact try another model, one of my many tries. It was one of the highest rated and most expensive one. But it was a clunker to me and didn't at all appear to be built to last, I returned it quickly without a second thought. The number of combinations this unit has for cooking I guess just makes difficult for any controller to be easy and I assume they all suffer in this way. It is manageable and I am gradually gaining confidence in selecting the right combinations of pushes and selections to match my own desired cooking results. Other than this unit is operates flawlessly. Is easy to use and keep clean. I will address one other concern or flaw that some have commented on, "the moisture build up" . Indeed , if one does not pay attention this does indeed happen. It is a minor issue, INMO, that is easily remedied by leaving the door open after using the unit for about 10 mins. It does not happen all the time and is only the result of certain cooking functions and types of food being cooked ( mostly liquid beverages or soups and Microwaving). I assume somehow that this unit has an interior insulating blanket or mat to keep the outside metal from becoming to hot. I am guessing it also inadvertently creates a moisture barrier for the inside. As stated it is only relevant to to easily comprehensible cooking functions and types of food/ beverage which are understood immediately and one knows to not close door after this use and allow for unit to air out. Much like modern washing machines require that the door be left ajar. Overall a great purchase worth the money spent. Thanks.

Let me tell you this thing cooks. I read some reviews complaining about moisture accumulation during microwaving. This is a good thing not a bad thing. It traps all the moisture in the cooking chamber so that it does not dry out the food. Microwaves work by heating up water molecules in the food. As they heat they vaporize. If it were completely dry, then all the moisture would have escaped or it doesn’t work. Once 100% humidity is reached it will stop drying out the food as the moisture would not evaporate. So again seeing moisture accumulation is good during microwave function. Broil bake works better than any countertop oven I have had. In fact it works almost as well as the top oven in my kitchenaid double oven that costs 4500$. I am just using this during the renovations. But I will definitely keep it to use in my new kitchen because it heats up so fast and is great for smaller items. Combi cook is pretty awesome. It uses the bake and microwave functions together. It keeps things crispy on the outside while quickly heating them to the core. Defrost is also fantastic. Defrosts a full chicken breast without actually cooking any of it. Super great. I have not used the sensor cook function yet. The only con is that I don’t think it’s something children or anyone not intelligent enough about metal in a microwave. It comes with racks and such but you CANNOT use them in microwave function. They will spark. This is the reason I think most companies don’t make a microwave combo. User error. But if you are smart enough not to be dumb then you will love it. If you are a foodie cook on a budget, you will love this product!

First the positives: I love the quiet operation and more even heating provided by the inverter technology. As a microwave oven the performance is excellent. It is well made and the price is very reasonable. Unfortunately, the plusses end there. Most notably it is quite user unfriendly. From the latch release that is needed to open the door to the complicated procedures needed to initiate different cooking modes, there is nothing intuitive about its operation. To use the cooking mode buttons, specific steps must be followed. In some cases the button must be pressed a certain number of times. For other functions, the same button must be pressed and held for a certain duration. The user manual is woefully rudimentary. It explains how to operate the oven, but says nothing about how to use the different functions. For example, what is the value of the combination microwave/convection function versus either function used separately? The much touted Air Fry function is a complete mystery and appears to be of little value. How is it different from the Broil /Convection function, since there appears to be no difference when activated? Why are there options to air fry at very low temperatures? Is that even considered air frying? Also, there are a number of options for preset cooking cycles, but no information about what temperatures or cooking times are pre-programmed. If you struggle with any of these questions, do not expect to receive any help from Toshiba customer service. The live chat operators seem to know very little about their products and basically just tell you to refer to the unhelpful user manual. Bottom line, the device seems to be well engineered, but you can expect to spend a lot of time figuring out how to best use it.

This oven works great! It is the perfect size for us. Easy to operate and fits well into the pantry so the kitchen counter doesn’t have to have a microwave taking up space. I noticed immediately that its capabilities are much better than my former microwave. Cooks evenly and quickly. Love it!