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Black & Decker TROS1000 Spacemaker Oven | Troubles Fixed, Good Enough Oven

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	Black & Decker TROS1000 Spacemaker Oven Black & Decker Black & Decker average customer review:based on 81 reviews view larger image
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The return of a classic. The new Spacemaker Toaster oven responds to thousand of requests for this versatile favorite. Designed to satisfy the needs of the Spacemaker user, it provides sturdiness, performance and more counter space.

Black & Decker TROS1000 Spacemaker Oven

Product performs well, and is attractive.

That's all I could ask for.

Troubles Fixed, Good Enough Oven

By this time Black & Decker has addressed the problems with the installation, there are longer screws, clearer wording, the template and instructions as provided were fine. The oven toasts and bakes very well--one bit of good news, the pans and trays from the OLD 'Space Saver' ovens fit nicely in this one. The controls on this model are functional, but confusing at first, about the only problem we have with it. On the whole, a good unit--note that it hangs a bit further down than the old units, it's accordingly, space-wise, not quite a drop-in. Works, though, on the whole better than the old units, much larger heating elements.

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Cooks Fine, But Usability Needs Work

The oven and toaster functions cook as you'd expect. I have no complaints there. In fact, this model cooks better than the earlier Spacemaker model it replaced. (That model failed after about eight years.) It also is more aesthetically pleasing.

However, the Spacemaker series has always had a problem with usability, and this model continues downward in that tradition. Rather than easy-to-use dials and a press-to-toast lever, this model uses only buttons and an LCD readout. First, you press a button (any one) to wake it up. Then you press one button for bake, up and down arrows to adjust temperature, press timer, then up and down arrows to set the time, then press the start button. That's a lot of button presses to heat up a leftover. To add to the frustration, the buttons don't always register a push.

The LCD screen is also a step backward. Rather than time and temperature dials on which you can read the setting, the temperature and remaining time compete on the LCD screen, the display alternating between each. To read the screen, I find I have to put my face level with the display.

If, like me, you favor an under-counter toaster oven, the Spacemakers are the only game in town. As long as that's the case, Black & Decker doesn't have much incentive to get better.

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