Toaster ovens are versatile appliances that can make bagels for breakfast, reheat leftovers for lunch, and maybe even cook a frozen pizza for dinner. The best models preheat quickly, cook food evenly, and maintain a stable temperature, ensuring you can reheat leftovers and even bake without burning your food. If you want to use it regularly for toast, you'll want one that offers comparable performance to a good slot toaster. Multiple rack positions and modes, like a broil function, also help make a toaster oven more versatile. You'll likely want one that's easy to clean, too.
We've tested over 25 models, and below you'll find our recommendations for the best toaster ovens for most people. If you're short on space, you can also see our picks for the best small toaster ovens or the best slot toasters. Or, if you're interested in a toaster oven with an air fry function, consider our recommendations for the best toaster oven-style air fryers.
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Best Toaster Oven
Mixed Usage8.0Leftovers6.9Baking8.4Air Frying7.4Toasting8.2Cooking Capacity8.7Convection ModeYesSteam FunctionNoSee all our test resultsCoated Baking TrayYesThe Ninja Foodi DT201 is the best toaster oven we've tested. This spacious model is a great option if you want a toaster oven that can replace your regular oven. Its large cooking chamber and four rack positions give you plenty of space for elaborate bakes and home-cooked dinners. It delivers impressive temperature stability for baking and reheating leftovers, and offers settings for broiling, dehydrating, and even roasting a whole chicken. It also air fries very evenly, so it's a good choice for making crispy fries or chicken wings, although it's slow for an air fryer, probably because of the large chamber size. It also performs well for toasting: it has space for up to nine pieces of bread at once, and whether you're making four slices or using its full capacity, it toasts very evenly, rivaling the performance of most slot toasters, although it's somewhat slow.
While the size of this model hinders its speed, it also makes it very easy to clean, since you can easily reach around the cooking chamber to wipe it down. Despite its size, it also preheats very quickly, so you don't have to wait long before adding food to the cooking chamber, even if it takes a few extra minutes to cook.
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Best Upper Mid-Range Toaster Oven
Mixed Usage8.2Leftovers8.0Baking8.9Air Frying7.6Toasting7.2Cooking Capacity8.5Convection ModeYesSteam FunctionNoSee all our test resultsCoated Baking TrayYesThe Typhur Sync Dome is a great option if cooking speed is your priority and you want a fast toaster oven. While it's a little smaller and has fewer rack positions than our top pick, the Ninja Foodi DT201, it's still big, with room for six slices of bread or a 13-inch pizza. It doesn't toast bread as evenly as the Ninja, but otherwise, it offers impressive performance for a variety of uses. It preheats faster and maintains a stable temperature throughout cooking, making it a great choice for baking and reheating leftovers, as they're unlikely to burn or dry out before cooking through. It also air fries faster and nearly as evenly, so it's a good choice for your favorite crispy snacks as well.
It includes a wide range of temperature settings and various cooking modes, like 'Roast,' 'Dehydrate,' and 'Keep Warm,' but it also includes a couple of unique features that really help it stand out from the crowd. It comes with a wireless temperature probe, so you can cook meat to a specific doneness. And it offers access to a companion app with 'Typhur AI,' which lets you share a photo of ingredients for recipe ideas, adjust portions, and send settings to the toaster oven. When you're finished cooking, it's very easy to clean, too.
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Best Mid-Range Toaster Oven
Mixed Usage8.0Leftovers8.6Baking8.7Air Frying7.5Toasting8.0Cooking Capacity7.2Convection ModeYesSteam FunctionNoSee all our test resultsCoated Baking TrayYesIf you don't need as much vertical cooking capacity and prefer to spend less, consider the Ninja Flip SP151. It can't toast quite as evenly as the Ninja Foodi DT201 at full capacity, but it toasts faster, which is handy when you need a quick breakfast before running out the door. It offers good air-frying performance; it delivers results decently fast, and leaves most of each batch crispy and well-cooked. While it's a pretty versatile air fryer, its weaker airflow makes it less suitable for roasting or making extra-crispy food. That said, you can use it to dehydrate, and thanks to its excellent temperature stability, it's nearly as good as our top pick for baking.
This short toaster oven has a unique trick to save counter space; it's designed to be flipped up on its back when you're not using it. This design also means you don't have much vertical space in the cooking chamber. This makes it more awkward to clean and means that baking loaves of bread and cooking whole chickens are probably out of the question. Still, its cooking chamber is pretty wide, with room for an 11-inch pizza or six slices of bread. Its preheat reminder is inaccurate, but this compact toaster oven reaches your selected temperature quickly, so it's not a major issue.
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Best Budget Toaster Oven
Mixed Usage7.3Leftovers8.1Baking9.0Air Frying4.6Toasting7.8Cooking Capacity7.9Convection ModeYesSteam FunctionNoSee all our test resultsCoated Baking TrayNoThe Hamilton Beach Sure-Crisp 31196FG is the best budget-friendly toaster oven we've tested. This model is best if you need a toaster oven for basic functions like baking and toasting, but don't plan to use it for other cooking methods like air frying or dehydrating. Compared to a smart toaster oven like the Typhur Sync Oven, it offers fewer advanced features, but that might be a plus if you prefer a straightforward, dependable toaster oven. This smaller model toasts impressively evenly with four or six slices, if a little slowly. It preheats quickly, too, so you don't have to wait long before heating up leftovers or making a quick snack. And thanks to its stable temperature throughout the cooking process, you can bake without worrying about drying out or burning your recipe.
Of course, this toaster oven's affordable price requires some concessions. It's less versatile than the picks above, including the Ninja Flip SP151. It can't reach as low a temperature, so it's not ideal for dehydrating. And with a less powerful fan motor and a less powerful 'Broil' setting, it's not as useful for recipes that involve roasting or quickly crisping food. While it does include an 'Air Fry' setting, the weaker fan leads to uneven and very slow air frying. That said, it still offers several other preset cooking modes and remains well-suited for everyday toaster-oven tasks. It's also pretty easy to clean.
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Best Cheap Toaster Oven
Mixed Usage5.6Leftovers8.4Baking7.9Air Frying2.0Toasting7.3Cooking Capacity5.4Convection ModeNoSteam FunctionNoSee all our test resultsCoated Baking TrayNoIf you're searching for the best air fryer available at the lowest possible price, the Black+Decker Natural Convection 4-Slice TO1756SB might be a good fit. While there are certainly some tradeoffs at this price point, it toasts faster than the Hamilton Beach Sure-Crisp 31196FG, and the slices are pretty evenly browned by the time it finishes. This small toaster oven also preheats faster than any of the pricier models above, making it ideal for quickly reheating leftovers as long as you don't need a lot of capacity. Its temperature fluctuates a bit throughout cooking, but it's still more than stable enough for baking, so you can make a small batch of cookies with very good results.
That said, it's even less versatile than the Hamilton Beach Sure-Crisp. It doesn't have a fan or an air fry mode, and it'll cook foods like French fries much less evenly and more slowly compared to toaster ovens with air fry or convection modes. It includes just four basic cooking modes: 'Warm,' 'Broil,' 'Bake,' and 'Toast.' It's very compact, so while it'll save a lot of counter space, you can only make four slices of toast at once. The smaller size also makes it a bit tricky to clean.
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Best Air-Frying Toaster Oven
Mixed Usage7.5Leftovers6.2Baking7.2Air Frying7.6Toasting7.0Cooking Capacity8.7Convection ModeYesSteam FunctionNoSee all our test resultsCoated Baking TrayYesBuying a toaster oven with an air fryer mode can help you cut down on the number of small appliances in your kitchen, but they tend not to perform as well as their basket-style counterpart. That said, our best air-frying toaster oven pick, the Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro, actually comes surprisingly close to the air-frying performance of our best basket air fryer recommendation, the Ninja Foodi DZ550. Using its 'Air Fry' mode and mesh air frying basket, it air fries impressively evenly, rivaling the best basket-style models and producing mostly crispy, golden-brown fries or chicken wings. It's not as fast as the DZ550, which is typical for oven-style air fryers, but your food will be done cooking fairly quickly.
This toaster oven has an even bigger capacity than the Ninja Foodi DT201, so it's a good option if you usually cook for the whole family, although it preheats more slowly. It also struggles with temperature accuracy, and the actual oven temperature can be far below the setting you selected. That said, it maintains a very stable temperature and doesn't overshoot your selected setting, so it's not a bad option for baking something like a frozen pizza or reheating leftovers. However, it's not a good option for toasting. It can fit nine slices, but even with just four at a time, it toasts very slowly.
Notable Mentions
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Breville the Smart Oven:
The Breville the Smart Oven BOV800XL is a medium-sized toaster oven that offers even better temperature stability than our top pick, the Typhur Sync Oven. This makes it an excellent choice for baking and cooking delicate foods, like fish.
Unfortunately, it's not intended for air frying.
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Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro (Toaster Oven):
The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro is a high-end toaster oven with a range of quality-of-life features. It's a versatile option that cooks very evenly, but compared to the Typhur Sync Oven, it preheats, toasts, and cooks very slowly, which makes the hefty price tag hard to justify.
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Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact:
The Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact is a small toaster oven that air fries more evenly than the Ninja Flip SP151. Unfortunately, it doesn't toast very evenly, and it cooks pretty slowly.
See our review
Recent Updates
Jun 01, 2026:
We replaced the Cuisinart Air Fryer TOA-70 with the Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro as our pick for the best air-frying toaster oven, since it air fries more evenly.
Apr 17, 2026:
We removed the COSORI Smart Air Fryer CS130-AO as our mid-range pick since it's currently unavailable, and added the Ninja Foodi DT201 as our upper mid-range pick. We also added the Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro (Toaster Oven) and the Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact to our Notable Mentions, since they cook very evenly.
Mar 09, 2026:
We replaced the Ninja Foodi DT201 with the Typhur Sync Oven because it offers slightly better overall performance, often at a lower price. We moved the Ninja Foodi DT201 to our Notable Mentions and made small edits to the text for clarity.
Jan 28, 2026:
We changed this article to list our recommendations by price. We removed the Panasonic FlashXpress NB-G110P as the 'Best Toaster Oven For Toast,' and added the Hamilton Beach Sure-Crisp 31196FG as the 'Best Budget Toaster Oven,' as well as the Black+Decker Natural Convection 4-Slice TO1756SB as the 'Best Cheap Toaster Oven.' We also made edits throughout for clarity and conciseness.
Aug 19, 2025:
We updated our top pick to the COSORI Smart Air Fryer CS130-AO and removed our recommendation for the best budget toaster oven since the Cuisinart Digital Air Fryer CTOA-130PC3 and Black+Decker Natural Convection 4-Slice TO1756SB have been discontinued.
All Reviews
Our recommendations above are what we think are currently the top toaster ovens for most people. We factor in the price, feedback from our visitors, and availability.
If you'd like to do the work of choosing yourself, here's the list of all our toaster oven reviews. Be careful not to get too caught up in the details. While no toaster oven is perfect, most are good enough to please almost everyone, and the differences are often not noticeable unless you look for them.