CHEFMAN – Toast-Air® 6-Slice Convection Toaster Oven + Air Fryer – Silver

My wife didn’t want something taking up a lot of counter space and yet always liked the idea of a toaster oven. One day this showed up on sale via email. I wasn’t too much bigger than the basic toaster we had as far as counter space so we gave it a shot. In short, we love it! It does so much! We toast things, and convection cook lots of stuff – baked potatoes and elephant garlic – the house smelled great! ; ) I DO pull it out from the wall when I convection cook as it vents out the back and it gets hot! The only other nick picky thing is the labels on the dial are hard for my old eyes to read, but now I just know where the dials need to be and it’s fine. It really is a great little addition to our kitchen.

This toaster oven takes the place of a toaster and an air fryer (I ruined my big air fryer accidentally, so this was the perfect replacement); and acts as an additional oven and broiler, not to mention warmer and convection oven.
I like that it does not take up much counter room and is so convenient for additions to our meals. A few things I’ve used it for; baked cookies and biscuits, broiled pepperoni & cheese snacks and air fried onion rings.
I still prefer my indoor grill for meats (hamburgers, steak) and my instant pot for some quick all-in-one meals, but this appliance definitely has a useful place in my kitchen and I use it almost daily.
I deducted one star because sometimes it seems to cook too rapidly – browning the outside before cooking the inside like on cookies and rolls. I’ve adjusted temperature and cooking times on a few items.
It’s very easy to clean – and has a pull out crumb tray at the bottom.

A handsome looking toaster, it fits perfectly in the corner of our kitchen. With multiple functions that it has, this is a decent choice of a small size toaster/oven/air fryer combination. I tried the oven-baking feature, the air fryer and the toaster with mixed result. First of all the toaster feature. When I first tried toasting bread in the “light” option (you get light, medium, dark), the bread came out burn. Subsequently, I am getting a better result. Maybe that first one was just because the it was brand new, but I am always very cautious now when toasting bread because a neighbor who has a similar looking oven (a different brand though), mentioned that hers also running really hot. Fortunately, there is a light that you can turn on (and off) easily so you can watch your bread being toasted. As soon as you open the oven door, the heat stop — a good feature, I think, so your food is not overcooked. I also used the air fryer, first to ‘fry’ a frozen chicken nugget. This turns out to be a very good option. I have the regular size air fryer that requires a lot of cleaning afterward. With this chefman, there is a substantially less cleaning involved because of the size. You just need to place the nugget in the basket and make sure the pull out tray is in place, set up the dial to air fryer with the desired temperature and timer, and a few minutes later, the nugget comes out crispy and perfectly cooked. Highly recommended to cook chicken nugget. I also used the air fryer to cook Brussels sprout from the recipe included in the booklet. The suggested cooking time was 20 minutes, but by the 15th minutes, some already looked burned. That’s why the light feature is such a good addition to this oven. And lastly I used the baking feature to make a ready made pillsbury croissant that I filled with fruits and sausage. I’ve made this many times in our regular oven and the result is always good. This chefman oven, on the other hand, I think it’s a better option because the outside of the croissant turned out to be crispier than when I used the regular oven. I am guessing the small space distributes the heat more intensely and evenly.
You are supposed to be able to use this oven to bake a small whole chicken. That would be our next one to try. Because of the size, there is an endless opportunity that you can use this oven for.
One feature that I am missing though is a digital display. I know that seems overkill with the dial, but knowing exactly what the temperature and the timer are, is a good feature that I like on our previous oven. And our previous oven also has the pre-heating feature. This one doesn’t. The suggestion in the user guide is to allow 5 minutes time before we start the cooking process.
In conclusion, this is a good oven/air fryer/toaster combination. You might have to make some adjustment in temperature and time to make sure that your food come out as you like. And also the lack of display make you have to guess on how long you have before the cooking is done, a feature that you might need to consider when purchasing this item.

After trying out some smaller circular shaped air fryers that serve a single purpose it was nice to have an incredible usable medium sized oven with slightly increased countertop footprint.
My wife is a big fan of my pan fried grilled cheese sandwiches, so I was reluctant to deviate from a tried and true recipe.
I prepped the sandwiches as per usual, butter on outside, mayonnaise, cheese, tomato and jalapeños on the inside. Took a wild guess that 4 minutes per side should be adequate, so I blindly popped them in, flipped half way, watched while the bread toasted and darkened, and voila.
Best grilled cheese I’ve made, without all the mess and cleanup. The best part is the sandwiches weren’t greasy at all, the Air Fryer Toaster Oven was able to reduce the buttery grease of pan-fried sandwiches with a golden brown crisp outside that added an entirely new dimension.
Our old Air Fryer just got demoted to a lesser used counter, while ChefMan occupies the prime space. I can see this being incredibly useful for the myriad of frozen pizzas we enjoy more than I care to admit, and without having to heat the entire kitchen with dual top stove.
I’d classify this medium size despite decent capacity incl 6-slice (3×2), as larger items like Thanksgiving Turkeys would still require conventional methods.
One mistake I made was in haste without reading the manual, I left out the drip tray, below the rack, creating a tiny cleanup for myself.
PROS
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+ attractive countertop appeal
+ high-quality contraction and feel
+ much faster than convection oven pre-heat cycle
+ did I mention the grilled-cheese sandwiches ?
CONS
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-medium size means this won’t replace convection oven 100%
-a bit larger than a counter top microwave
-analog control dials prevent exact digital timer
-size might occupy more counter space than available
CONCLUSION
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Just as technology continues to make everything better, it has now made it’s way into the kitchen appliance market. This is a really solid performer that I am happy to recommend.
Buy recommendation