DeLonghi DO1289 Digital Convection Toaster Oven vs KitchenAid KCO223CU Convection Countertop Oven

You can do more than just toasting food. You can bake, broil, toast, warm, defrost, pizza, and dehydrate food.

It has a 2-hour timer, whereas others have timers for up to 60 minutes only. This allows you to cook food that require longer cooking times without having to reset the time when the clock is up, and thus, more food choices in the menu.

This toaster is able to contain its heat very well; thus, you won't have to worry about getting burned when touching the exterior surfaces of this toaster. It is one of the few toasters with exterior temperatures below 100 °F. Other toaster's exterior would heat up from 150 °F to even 230 °F, which are totally unsafe to touch.

It has enough room to fit a 12-inch pizza, two if the upper rack is used, and can toast up to 6 sandwich slices at a time.

Heat is well distributed because it is a convection oven; that is, it has a fan to help circulate the heat. This reduces cooking time and ensures food is cooked evenly.

The handle's bar fits well to the hand, extends at a comfortable distance from the door to avoid touching the door's surface, and has the same length as the door.

You have the option to cook not only in one but two racks as well. You can save time and energy in doing so.

This is very good safety feature, preventing you from leaving the oven on or overcooking your food by accident.

Its interior is coated in enamel for easy cleaning. You can simply wipe it with soap and water solution. You can also easily access the crumb tray out in the front to clean the crumbs. All accessories, which include bake pan, broil tray, two wire racks, two cookie sheets, dehydrator kit, and aluminum pizza tray, are dishwasher safe as well.

You won't have to worry about getting burned when touching the exterior surfaces of this toaster because it is able to contain its heat very well. Its exterior temperature only reads 86 °F, just a little higher over room temperature (70 °F). That is amazing considering other toasters' exterior temperatures would reach 150 °F to even 230 °F, making them totally unsafe to touch.

It has enough room to fit a 12-inch pizza, two if the upper rack is used, and can toast up to 6 sandwich slices at a time.

It has a nonstick interior that allows you to clean the interior by simply wiping the stains with cloth or paper towel. You can also easily access the crumb tray out in the front to clean the crumbs. All accessories, which include two stainless steel racks, stainless steel broil pan with grill, and the stainless steel crumb tray, are dishwasher safe as well.

You have the option to cook not only in one but two racks as well. You can save time and energy in doing so.

You can bake, broil, toast, and warm food using this multifunction cooker.

Automatically shuts down
This is very good safety feature, preventing you from leaving the oven on or overcooking by accident.

This toaster oven has soft-grip knobs, which makes turning the knob effortless. It also clicks when reaching the desired setting.

There are two colors to choose from: onyx black or liquid graphite. You can select whichever complements your kitchen.

Heat is well distributed because it is a convection oven; that is, it has a fan to help circulate the heat. This reduces cooking time and ensures food is cooked evenly.