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| Brand: Krups
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $300.00
Buy New: $199.95 - $199.99
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Rating: 69 reviews
Country: CHINA
MPN: `FBC413
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Product Description
A 1,600-watt countertop oven with high-speed heating that can toast 6 slices of bread at once.
Product Features
• Reflective crumb tray directs heat to all corners
• 6 preset buttons for one-step cooking
• Stainless-steel with color accents and cool-touch door
• Easy-clean nonstick interior
• 0.59 cu. ft. 20.5"L x 14.75"D x 10.5"H
• Inside dimensions (usable space): 12"L x 11"W x 5"H. .59-cu. ft.
• Black accent color model number: FBC413
• White accent color model number: FBC512
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| Customer Reviews: Read 64 more reviews...
 Quality Control December 2, 2008
Bernard W. Yeatts (San Diego,CA)
We purchased this toaster on 9/19/08. The first time we used the unit, we burned the toast because the following occurred. After the countdown started (usually with about 30 seconds remaining), the digital screen no longer showed time of the countdown and was replaced by squiggly lines. The toaster continued toasting and there was no way to regain control of the toaster, i.e., pushing "STOP" did nothing. After about 2 minutes the countdown resumed with 16 seconds on the screen. When it reached zero, the unit beeped five times. Needles to say the toast was burned by then. In order to get unburned toast, one must watch the toast constantly. The unit continued to operate in this manner.
We called customer service. They asked that we send the toaster in at our expense ($18.36). It will take 4-6 weeks to be returned. In the meantime, we purchased an inexpensive toaster($21.54) until this unit is returned. So far we have $39.90 invested in the repair of a new toaster oven. Quality control is not KRUPS strong point. I would never buy another KRUPS product. We purchased this toaster oven based on good reviews on this site. We got a lemon. In hindsight, we should have returned it to Amazon.
Couldn't Be Happier ! November 18, 2008
B. Miller (Tampa Bay Area, Fl)
I ordered this product after a week long search of reviews and research with several different makes and models of toaster ovens. The Krups model FBC512 had great reviews on three to four different web sites and I decided to take a chance. I could not be happier with my decision! This toaster oven is very user friendly, is very attractive, is large capacity without taking up an entire counter top, and heats evenly with everything from toast to baking a dinner casserole. Our toaster oven is used several times a day at least six days a week; in the month and a half we have owned it, there has been nothing that I have been unhappy about.
Excellent quality November 17, 2008
Charon (CA USA)
Uniform heat, durable heating elements, easy to clean, nice layout of controls. Worth the money.
Had to have it shipped twice, the first one was delivered into the ether. Great customer service from Amazon!
Best Toaster Oven By Far October 28, 2008
Grider (Missouri)
I've had plenty of toaster ovens over the years, and this one is by far the best ever. Imagine...a toaster oven you can actually BAKE with! Novel idea. The convection bake option keeps the heat "even" while baking, like traditional size ovens - which is a real plus. The unit comes with two baking racks, a two piece non stick heavy duty broiler pan and a pair of tongs to slide the rack out and grab your toast. It's big enough to toast 4 large slices or 6 smaller ones. It's not cheap, but considering the quality, I think it's worth buying.
Contains Defect Likely to Lead to Failure October 13, 2008
Olaf (North Woods of MN)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I purchased this Krups Toaster Oven on August 22, 2006 in hopes that it would be just as great as the Krups electric coffee mill I have been using daily for about 30 years. It was great, until this morning. All of the controls (timer, etc.) appeared to work properly, but it no longer produced any heat. Since it is out of warranty coverage and I am a curious electrical engineer, I removed the covers to see what had failed.
One of the connections to the over-temperature protection device was burned off. I say burned because the wire strands were fused together by the heat when the wire melted through. Judging from the burnt and crumbling insulation and the burn marks at both terminals of the protection device, it appears that the second connection was faulty as well, and it was just a matter of which one was going to fail first.
While apparently of sufficient mechanical strength, the connections are not sufficiently robust electrically to carry the necessary current.
This is clearly a defect in design, materials, or workmanship - or perhaps all three.
So much for "Passion, Precision, Perfection". When I pay a premium price for a premium product, I expect better.
I sent my findings to Krups. In response, I got a "We regret to learn that you encountered any difficulty...", information about the one year warranty, and instructions for sending it in for repair. Not particularly helpful for a two year old product.
Unless Krups will verify that they have changed the design of these connections, which I have no reason to believe they have done, I strongly recommend against purchasing this product.
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