Black & Decker CTO7100B Toaster Oven with Convection Cooking

I was so happy when I first got this. Instead of paying the regular $149.99CDN, I only had to pay $99.99CDN. 

I did get this because of the brief positive reviews elsewhere.

So of course, I couldn't wait till I get the rotisserie chicken oven - that was the only reason for getting that.  I already had a toaster oven!

Here's the write up on it:
"Creating healthy, mouth-watering family meals is easy with the built-in rotisserie that can roast your favorite meals and poultry to juicy browned perfection using convection technology for fast and even results. Easy-to-use digital controls with preset functions give you precise control over cooking temperature and time. The digital LCD display clearly shows your selection and the digital 120-minute timer signals when cooking is done. 5-in-1 cooking versatility; advanced design brings rotisserie, bake, broil, toast and convection-bake functions right to your countertop. Convection cooking technology circulates hot air around the food for fast, even results. Ideal for cooking a 12" pizza, roasting a whole chicken or toasting up to 6-slices of bread at once. Non-stick interior and slide-out crumb tray for quick, effortless clean up."

This package includes the following:
-  an instruction booklet
-  a bottom slider that captures the drippings and stuff
-  a broil plate
-  a dripping pan
-  a rack

Here's more info
-  450W and 1500W maximum bake temperatures.  The oven allows
    you to go up to 475 degrees
-  Helps you keep an eye on cooking food. Bake and toast signal bell alerts you when your food is ready.
-  Provide heat for broil, convection and rotisserie functions.
-  120-minute timer
-  The oven allows two adjustable positions for the rack
-  Convection cooking with quartz heater provides even airflow that circulates around food as it cooks, resulting in consistent baking every time

Here's what I found:
-  The bottom slider, plate, pan, rack are hard to wash - typical
-  A small fan could be switched on (for bake mode only) to allow air flow, making the dish cooked evenly;
-  it does have various buttons for broil, bake, roast;
-  Definitely no room for six toasts.  Maybe two slices - small ones;
-  the "CHICKEN MODE" doesn't allow the change of temperature - seems to be stuck at 475 degrees, but when I used that, it didn't seem to get that hot, but it did roast the chicken nicely (first time of usage);
-  I was only interested in rotisserie function, so I just used the BAKE function (this button has a cake symbol).  I learned to use this on the second time of usage. That allowed me to change the temperature and the time.  It also allowed me to turn on the fan.

My interest was the rotisserie function.  I love rotisserie chicken.

The first time when I used the rotisserie function, I had a hard time.  Firstly, I had to attach the two forks to hold the chicken on the spit (the thingamajig that allowed the turning of the chicken).  The nut for each fork had to be tighten (to keep the chicken in place). The chicken itself had to be right on the centre for the chicken to turn.  It was indeed quite clumsy in attaching the two forks to hold the chicken for the rotisserie.  This has to be done right, so that the chicken could be turned during the rotisserie cycle. Then when the chicken was done, it was incredibly messy in taking out the forks and nuts. 

Well, the second time (a week later) was what did me in.  The spit (the thingamajig that turns the chicken) refused to turn.  I spent at least two hours trying to get the chicken to turn.  I had reread the instruction manual several times and still, the spit turning kept "popping out" and stopped turning.  I had noticed that if I poke the spit into the hole (on the left hand side) further, it would turn.  However, the spit was not long enough to reach the hold on the left hand side. I ended up putting a few small oven-proof dishes to hold the spit on the left hand side - to have the chicken turned.

The cleaning for both times was messy.  I had to micro-washed the nuts and forks and trays.  Spent at least 30 minutes just to clean the items.  Then I put items into the dishwasher for final cleaning.

It was 3am when I had the chicken done and while I was eating the rotisserie chicken, I was watching Ronco's rotisserie oven...Costs $215 (oven plus shipping charges).

Anyhow, on the next day, I packaged the oven and return it to the store.  Thankfully, I got my money back. 

I simply could not see how this rotisserie function works well with other types of meat (pork, beef).

Hmmm...the review on Ronco's rotisserie oven are also pretty good. :O