Best Toaster Ovens in the UK

If you seek to consistently achieve professional-grade cooking results with a toaster oven, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better option than the Sage Smart Oven Pro. The power and functionality of this countertop model put it in a row with feature-rich modern conventional ovens and even let it outcompete those in a way.

Right off the bat, the word “Smart” in the model’s name is not just an infomercial trick. The appliance stands out for a Smart Element iQ heating system that hosts as many as five quartz heating elements that operate independently (instead of habitual two you’d normally come across in other toaster ovens). With three elements on the top and two of them in the bottom, they adjust to the selected setting to deliver just the right amount of heat at the right time. In other words, the appliance automatically customises the operation to cook with precision. Next, a built-in fan will evenly distribute the heat to further optimise the cooking process and avoid cold spots, overcooked tops, and uncooked bottoms. And with staggering power of 2400 watts, all your dishes will come out fairly quickly, thus, not only cutting down cooking times but also minimising the energy consumption.

As far as the unit design goes, it is thought out to the last detail. All-steel construction is durable for long-lasting service life and a breeze to clean. Thanks to an impressive 21L capacity, the cooking chamber can easily accommodate a wire rack with 6 slices of toast bread, a 33-cm pizza, a tray full of muffins, and a rather big whole chicken. Given this and fairly short cooking times for several-serving meals, the Sage toaster oven is a real find for any family kitchen.

Isn’t it nice to have an oven that can accommodate family-size meals without taking much space on your kitchen countertop? That’s what you’ll get with the Optimo Mini toaster oven from Tefal. While giving you the opportunity to toss off oven-cooked meals in a convenient time-saving manner, it is rather compact to fit pretty much any kitchen, including those with limited countertop space. Meanwhile, a 19L cooking chamber is ample enough to accommodate more foods at a time. So, roasting a whole chicken, cooking a bigger pizza, a pan full of nuggets, or several burgers, and crisping multiple toasts for breakfast won’t be a hassle. As a result, knocking up family dinners or preparing treats for friendly get-togethers will be much less of a chore with this Tefal mini oven.

Space-wise and high-capacity, the Optimo Mini is also a rather fast cooker. With 1380 watts of oven power and 740 watts of grilling power, it can cook even faster than a full-scale oven. Besides, the integrated convection technology will make sure the unit heats up to the cooking temperature quickly and your foods will come out cooked evenly. A temperature range up to 240 °C is good for roasting, baking, steaming, grilling, defrosting, and reheating pre-cooked meals. And the built-in timer allows setting the cooking time up to 120 minutes (which is especially great for some new recipes) and produce a sound alert when cooking is over.

Though the oven has no fancy digital controls or an LED screen and features humble mechanical dials, it offers fairly intuitive unit control that makes the toaster oven operation a breeze.

The Russell Hobbs Express mini toaster oven is a great example of a compact yet functional kitchen appliance. Offering 4 different settings (keep warm, grill, bake and toast), it allows you to cook yummy breakfasts, mouth-watering snacks and hearty dinners and keep them warm till serving. Moreover, the convection toaster oven will ensure 2.5 times faster cooking compared to a conventional oven. In other words, all your dishes will be ready in less than half the time. For example, it will only take 4 minutes to make crunchy toast.

Powerful as it is, the unit is energy efficient (60% more efficient than a conventional oven) so it will also help cut down your energy bills. In addition to convection technology that allows even heat distribution, the unit uses a low-emissivity glass door that prevents heat from escaping. This transparent door allows you to watch the cooking progress, however, you should keep in mind that there is no interior light. That being said, according to most users, this is a good toaster oven for the money, and it does cook really fast.

Initially, toaster ovens are designed for toasting, baking, and reheating foods and this is what the NETTA toaster oven is really good at. So, if you rather seek to complement your full-scale conventional oven than replace it and don’t want to go overboard with too many add-ons you are not going to use, this mini toaster oven will suit you just right.

Drawing 650 watts of power, the NETTA is a mid-power unit, yet, this wattage is more than enough, given the models capacity and basic functions it performs. Thus, with a 9L cooking chamber, this little gem will fit any kitchen and find its place even on somewhat cluttered countertops. Though on a smaller side, this capacity will suffice to handle two bigger toasts, crisp a small pizza, heat up a couple of multi-layered sandwiches, quickly grill some sausages or burgers for a quick bite or even accommodate a small chicken for dinner. As such, this toaster oven is great for singles to cook one-portion meals in close to no time and will be a nice helping hand in family kitchens for whipping up some snacks, making breakfast, or baking a batch of crunchy cookies for kids.

Two heating elements ensure pretty fast unit heat up while a convection function is included to deliver more even and efficient cooking within a shorter timeframe. This model has no preset cooking modes, yet, a variable cooking temperature can be set anywhere in between 100°C nd 230°C to cook a whole range of foods and achieve perfect results. Meanwhile, a 30-minute timer will let you precisely set up cooking time and a bell alert will notify when the dish is ready.

Mini toaster ovens are irreplaceable for cramped kitchens, but to cook healthy and delicious meals for a big family, you need an oven that is roomy inside. Being quite compact, this VonShef oven offers an impressive 38L capacity, allowing you to cook, grill and bake any foods you would prepare in a conventional oven. So, if you want to pamper your family and friends with stunning homemade dishes, this countertop oven may be just what you need.

The VonShef 1600-watt toaster oven uses top and bottom heating elements that can be activated either independently or simultaneously, depending on your cooking task. For example, for grilling meats or toasting bread, you can use upper heating elements; if you are going to bake some bread or other pastry, turn on the bottom ones instead. For baking potatoes and other vegetables and roasting meat, the manufacturer recommends turning on both upper and bottom elements.

To ensure the users' safety, the oven is equipped with a reliable cool-touch housing, besides, it has ergonomic anti-slip feet for better stability. The appliance has a glass door, allowing you to monitor the cooking progress. In addition to a baking tray and a wire rack that come included in the box, you also get a removable handle that you can use to place the tray or rack into and remove them from the oven.