From the Kitchen...Toaster Oven Pans

I absolutely love my Breville toaster oven…and I finally convinced Myrna it was a solution for baking for singles, couples or a smaller family…small casseroles, regular pies, cakes, breads, rolls, small roasts, baking fish, chicken, vegetables…it does it all, plus broiling, roasting, toasting bread or bagels, baking pizza better than my big oven, warming plates and keeping food warm…it just does it all.
I like my oven so much, my husband finally persuaded me that we could get a new one...I've had mine close to 10 years.  I purchased the Breville Smart Oven Air with a 20% off coupon...they are pricey.  The only caveat on this model is that it needs 6 inches of clearance between it and an overhead cabinet so you need at least 18 inches or so.
However, the Air model can also air-fry, slow cook, dehydrate and even proof bread dough!  It's also large enough to bake a regular loaf of yeast bread and hold a 5 quart Dutch oven for slow cooking.  Myrna likes the slow cooking feature in hers...I haven't tried mine for that yet.  I had given away my slow cooker and dehydrator because I didn't have room for them in our smaller place, so this way I can use those recipes again in just one appliance.

It really can use all of my bread pans, it has an excellent 12” pizza pan and broiler pan with rack included, and quarter-sheet pans,  cake pans without big handles, pie plates and one of my Nordic Ware cookie sheets all work.  As  you can see, I buy racks for all my baking pans...never know when you might want to use them for cooking meat, to catch frosting drips, or to put your finished baked goods on to cool.

The only pans I purchased were an extra 6 cup muffin pan, and a 12 cup mini muffin pan, and the small roast pan and gold-finish pans.  The 10 x 7” roast pan and rack are from Chicago Metallic, and holds a half 13x9” recipe of bars too, good even for your regular oven.  The toaster oven pan set is from Nordic Ware, and I gave Myrna the sheet pan with the rack that I purchased separately that she says she uses all the time.  The cookie sheet and quarter sheet pan and rack are also from Nordic ware and the bread pan is 4”x10”, and works as do my 8 ½ x 4 ½” and 5 x 9” loaf pans.

I have a number of smaller casserole dishes that fit too…I didn’t buy any special ones, but we certainly bake many dishes in them in the toaster oven.

I love that I can preheat the oven and bake a pan of muffins or biscuits before my large oven would even be preheated in the same oven that toasts beautifully.