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Hamilton Beach 31401 Countertop vs Oster French Door Toaster Oven Side-by-Side Comparison

Overall Verdict
Between the Hamilton Beach 31401 Countertop Toaster Oven and the Oster French Door Toaster Oven (TSSTTVFDDG), the latter is the winner. The second one is extra large while the first one is small, but that’s not the reason why the second one has a higher overall score.
Similar to many other small toaster oven, the Hamilton has only the standard features, such as two quartz heating elements and analog control dials. Consequently, it had lower scores than the Oster in the design and usability departments.
The Oster's digital display and controls are not particularly informative or responsive. Nonetheless, it’s more useful than the control panel of the Hamilton.
The Oster has a convection system and a higher power output, allowing it to be better at toasting bread, baking pizza, and roasting whole chickens. Unfortunately, its capacity is too large for its own good and thus, hindered its ability to bake frozen fries. To the same degree, the Hamilton’s low power output made it fail to properly bake the fries within our time limit.
Pros & Cons
- Lightweight and small size
- Easy-to-clean stainless steel exterior
- Cool-touch door handle
- Simple control knobs
- Stay-on feature
- Quartz heating elements have safeguards
- Energy-saving
- Large capacity
- Interior lighting available
- Easy-to-clean stainless steel exterior
- Sturdy build
- Air-ventilation holes on all sides
- Cool-touch door handles
- Convenient slide-out crumb tray
- No convection fan
- No internal lighting
- No safety mechanism for the door
- No convection toggle
- Buttons not reliably responsive
- Not very budget-friendly
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Analysis and Test Results
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Usability
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