Does the toaster stop (i.e. the heating element goes off) when the door is opened?
1332548
No. The heating element stays on when the door is open. I verified this by opening the door and then setting the timer, which turns on the oven. I put my hand inside, and I could feel the heat from the oven starting to heat up.
1903770
Yes it does. But honestly I would look for another toaster. This one pooped out on us after a year and half. It burned the toast or toasted unevenly. The function knob is very poorly designed. Its difficult to distinguish the settings.
1258725
No, this toaster oven does not offer this feature. You will need to open the door and then pull out the tray/rack. I hope this helps you.
1743954
It doesn't stay down if it's not plugged in. If it's plugged in & it won't stay down, return it!! I had my first one for 10 years before I broke down & got the same one again. One heating element had gone out. This is a really good toaster, so if it won't stay down... it's broken & exchange it. The warranty is really good!
904468
I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but the toaster is only on when it is toasting...when the bread/item being toasted comes up, the toaster turns off.
250463
This is not an issue for me. I store my toaster in a drawer when not in use so always unplug it after use. When I plug it back in, the lights come on to whatever the last setting was. It's a feature I rather like as I'm not always toasting the same sort of thing. It lets me know if I have to reset it lighter or darker before I put the whole wheat bread, bagel, whatever in the toaster.
816179
The timer only goes to a maximum of 30 minutes. It does have a "Stay On" function on the dial if you want the toaster to simply stay on until you decide to turn it off. A bit of warning, though: my timer broke and I can only keep the dial set to "Stay On" now. Because of that I can only turn off the toaster oven by unplugging it. The dial won't stop once it's reached the "Off" position when the timer is being used. I don't mind because I find the ticking sound of the timer to be really annoying anyway. But if you were relying on a timer for helping you properly cook your meal, just a warning that my timer did break only about a month or so after I started using my oven. I hope this is useful for you.
1448945
Yes, the toaster does "tick" when toasting, and a rather pleasant sound it is :)
948518
99% it's the lamp door. If it isn't shut properly, it turns off. Happened to me after a move once. Just open and choose the door on it.
2000525
Yes, when you press the area to release (open) the door, the light does indeed come on. Then when you close the door the light goes off. And then when you set the cooking time and start the mircowave the light comes on again and it stays on while cooking the food. Hope that helped. (if you have any further questions, just ask.. I will help if I can.)
1708105
Nope. But like every other modern toaster, it does have other issues. Biggest design flaw - to pop the toast early, you have to turn the "darkness" knob all the way to the left. If the toast isn't done yet, it's hard to return to your original setting as the knob has no markings! I've also tried several over the past few years, and nothing - - reviews notwithstanding - - seems to work very well these days.
1258724
No the door and rack movement are independent. This is the best toaster oven I've owned.
333624
No. I used to have a Black and Decker that did have this feature. It was always a problem through because it would get sticky and then the rack would not slide out easily. I was cleaning it all the time. Eventually a fuse blew out and ruined the mechanism. So this time I looked for a toaster oven that did not have that feature. We have been very happy with the PS.
891450
No the heating element is recessed and I have had two of these and both quit working after about a month
277445
It automatically shuts off when the minutes are up when toasting. When baking, the timer goes off continuously when your minutes are up until you shut it off. I haven't used it for longer than 1/2 hr., so don't know if it shuts off automatically on a longer setting. I have had this approx. 1 year now & I still love it.
1495003
No, it does not completely shut off. The heating element does shut off when all the water runs through, however it is temperature controlled so that when the element cools down it turns back on until it gets hot enough to shut off. This cycle repeats itself every few minutes until the switch is manually turned off. The indicator light is on whenever the switch is on.
2234846
No it does not. And may I add you can buy this toaster with confidence. It is accurate and I love the beep when your food is ready. I hope you love it as much as I do. Here's a little tip no one asked me for....plug your appliances in a surge protector it protects your items from sudden surges and if you have a need to turn everything off, just flip the switch on the surge protector.