The Cuisinart Air Fryer TOA-70 is a medium-sized combo toaster oven and air fryer, so some modes use a fan. More unusually, it also has a 'Grill' function that causes only the bottom elements to be turned on. It comes with a wire rack, baking tray, mesh basket for air frying, and a grill pan.
Our Verdict
The Cuisinart Air Fryer TOA-70 is decent for mixed use. While it's not a huge oven and won't fit 9" X 13" sheet pans, it can fit the average frozen pizza or a loaf pan. It has a good air-frying performance, so it's a good choice if you want to use it for crispy foods like veggies and chicken wings. However, it preheats quickly, so it's a convenient option for reheating leftovers. It's a reasonable choice for toasting bread, even if it is a bit slow. However, it doesn't maintain a stable temperature during cooking and often overshoots your selected setting, so it's not good for baking.
Good air frying performance.
Preheats quickly.
Decent capacity.
Toasts unevenly at max capacity.
Temperature stability is mediocre.
The Cuisinart TOA-70 is good for leftovers. It preheats quickly, which is nice for reheating a quick snack. It can fit dishes like plates and bowls. However, its mediocre temperature stability is a major downside. There's a fairly significant temperature variation during cooking, and it will often overshoot the selected temperature. This can lead to your food drying out or burning before it's properly reheated.
Preheats quickly.
Runs hot.
Temperature stability is mediocre.
The Cuisinart TOA-70 isn't good for baking. The temperature varies quite a bit during cooking, making it harder to get good results when baking and roasting. It also runs hot for a significant chunk of the cooking time, which can lead to your food being burned or browned on the outside while still raw on the inside. On the plus side, there aren't any major hot or cold spots inside the cooking chamber.
Temperature inside chamber is uniform.
Runs hot.
Temperature stability is mediocre.
The Cuisinart TOA-70 is good for air frying. It has an air fry mode with a powerful fan and comes with a mesh basket for more even cooking. It quickly cooks foods like fries, chicken wings, and vegetables, especially for an oven-style air fryer. It produces mostly evenly cooked, browned, and crispy results. However, a fairly significant proportion is still undercooked, and it would likely perform better if it maintained a more stable temperature during cooking. The best drawer-style air fryers will produce more evenly cooked food.
Good air frying performance.
Mesh air fry basket included.
Temperature stability is mediocre.
The Cuisinart TOA-70 is decent for toasting. If you use its full six-slice capacity, it doesn't perform well, leaving some parts of your bread nearly raw while burning others. It produces much better, more evenly browned toast if you only use four slices at once, although it's somewhat slow compared with many 4-slice slot toasters.
Toasts four slices evenly.
Toasts unevenly at max capacity.
Toasts somewhat slowly.
The Cuisinart TOA-70 has a decent capacity. It won't quite fit a 9" X 13" baking sheet, but its cooking chamber will accommodate the average frozen pizza or six slices of bread.
Decent capacity.
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Changelog
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Updated Mar 04, 2026:
We added a link to the Our Place Wonder Oven Pro (Toaster Oven) in the Temperature Stability box for users who do a lot of baking and reheating, which require less temperature fluctuation.
- Updated Feb 07, 2025: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Cuisinart TOA-70 comes in 'Stainless Steel,' 'Black Stainless Steel,' 'White,' and 'Navy Blue.' We tested it in 'Stainless Steel.' Here's a picture of our unit's label.
If you encounter another variant, let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.
Popular Toaster Oven Comparisons
The Cuisinart Air Fryer TOA-70 is a good option if you plan to make frequent use of its air fry feature since it has a more powerful fan and a better air frying performance compared with some similar models like the Gourmia Digital Air Fryer GTF7900 and the Hamilton Beach Sure-Crisp 31196FG. However, if you want to use your toaster oven as a toaster, the Hamilton Beach offers a better performance, as does the Cuisinart Digital Air Fryer CTOA-130PC3, although it doesn't have the TOA-70's grill feature. This model's mediocre temperature stability makes it less suitable for more delicate cooking tasks like baking and roasting.
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