The T-Fal Avante Elite Convection Toaster Oven has 322 customer reviews. Amazon estimates that for every 50 items sold of a product, there will be 1 review left. If you do some quick math, you realize that there are a lot of people who buy this product. The T-Fal Avante Elite also comes with a 1-year limited warranty.
Features of T-Fal Avante Elite:
- 1600-watt toaster oven for baking, roasting, warming and toasting 6 slices by convection and conventional
- User-friendly digital control panel with custom settings; permanent clock; 90 minute timer
- Temperature control from 150 degrees to 500 degrees; separate warming compartment
- Safe-to-touch exterior; Nonstick baking pan and broiler pan included.
- Measures 17-1/2 by 10-1/2 by 11 inches; 1 year limited warranty
Unlike the traditional toaster oven, the T-Fal Avante Elite has a few extra features. It has a warming compartment! This is a nice touch and is probably why so many people buy this product. The warming compartment can warm bread while dinner cooks in the toaster oven. This allows you to have all parts of the dinner ready at the same time. The warming compartment can also be used to heat vegetables or side dishes. I don’t think there is another manufacturer that offers this feature. When you realize you’re getting this and a toaster oven for the low price, you understand why so many people are buying this product on Amazon.
The toaster oven portion of the T-Fal Avante Elite is a convection oven. That means that the heat circulates inside the oven. This produces even cooking and allows items to cook faster than in a traditional oven. The unit will also heat up a billion times faster than a traditional oven. In fact, you’ll find that you’ll start to use this oven a lot more than your regular oven because of the speed and convenience factor.
The appearance of this unit is quite bland. It has a dull black color. The controls are offset by a rather plain silver panel. The screen is orange in color and looks similar to the one found on the dashboard of most cars. There are only half a dozen control buttons on this model.
The controls for this unit are located on the front right side. There are no knobs to turn or one-touch buttons for specific kitchen events. The controls are all push buttons. You don’t get the full fancy look on the controls like you do with competitors. T-Fal has stuck to the KISS principle (keep it simple, stupid). I like the ease of use of the controls.
The interior of this toaster oven is slightly smaller than its competitors. If you are cooking a pizza, it will cook an 11-inch pizza instead of a 12-inch pizza. That’s okay because the T-Fal Avante Elite will also be making breadsticks in the warming compartment that will be ready when the pizza is done. So you compromise an inch of pizza but gain an entire side. Good compensation in my book.
If you want to make toast, this oven can make up to 6 slices at a time. Once you set the temperature, the system will maintain that temperature. That means all slices will toast the same way even if you make multiple pans in the T-Fal Avante Elite Convection Toaster Oven.