Well this story begins when I wanted a new toaster oven for my birthday- simple enough request, right? Who would have thought it would become quite a production?! I did some shopping and decided on a KitchenAid Toaster. It was pretty and new and shiny and when I turned it on for the first time it STUNK up the house SO BAD that my husband and I had headaches and I had to open all the windows and turn on the ceiling fans for hours!
A little research online revealed that other people were complaining of this from this toaster too. So I researched other brands and found the same complaint. WHY are these ovens stinking so bad? Well more research gave me the answer. Nowadays toaster ovens come with a nonstick interior and are covered in protective oils for storage which leads to a noxious smell when used and from the complaints I have read lingers every time they use it for quite some time.
Well what to do? Keep the smelly toaster? With all the hype about nonstick cookware being not good for you I kept thinking about any damage I was doing to my family by turning on this toaster oven. Nonstick cookware fumes are toxic to birds- if you have a bird as a house pet they tell you not to use them. Well if its not good for birds, how good can it be for people? I got rid of my nonstick cookware a few years ago and opted for more healthy stainless steal pots and pans, why then would I want a nonstick toaster oven? I didn't...I don't! So back to the store it went and I was back on the search for a new, new toaster- one that would not make my family sick!
Which one did I FINALLY decide on? Well as far I could find WARING is the only company that has toaster ovens that DO NOT HAVE nonstick coatings inside. Once I read and did extensive research (much more than I feel should have been necessary for a toaster oven) I decided to purchase it. Once it came, we took it out and plugged it in and did a test run as the manual suggested and guess what? NO SMELL!!! Yes! So short version- if you are looking for a nontoxic, non-smelly toaster oven check out the Waring Pro® WTO450.
Thank you! This was a big help! I will order one today!
ReplyDeleteOh Great! Glad I could help. We have had that toaster for almost a year now and still no complaints. Hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this! I also have been searching for a non-nonstick interior toaster oven for awhile since we have a toddler in the house. Can I ask - which other companies did you contact/research? We most likely will buy the Waring as well, but were also considering an Oster that reviewers commented did not have a nonstick interior. Did you research Oster? (Hoping for a shortcut - talking to customer service about these things is always so time-consuming!) Thanks in advance!
ReplyDeleteI did not look into Oster, they might be nontoxic as well. Curious, let me know what you find. Most brands have the non-stick coating. Ridiculous how much research we must put into buying a simple toaster oven, isn't it?
DeleteI will say we have had the Waring one I mentioned above for over a year now and no issues. And definitely no smells. So I can absolutely recommend it without any qualms.
Kristen Marie,
DeleteI could not agree more about the level of research needed to buy, well, even a candle today! Have you read the latest on those? Only beeswax and some soy are non-toxic! I've lit vanilla votives for years and it's pretty scary when you consider the dangerous chems they spew.
At any rate, on your recommendation I ordered the toaster oven. Bought several toasters and they went right back. Smelled SO toxic, I couldn't imagine putting anything in there that would be eaten. I off-gassed and off-gassed and off-gassed (outside) and they stunk no less than after the first plug-in.
We didn't need a toaster oven but your article was the only hope I found and definitely the only one I believed. So I ordered it.
I have to say it smelled awful when I plugged it in. After setting it outside and off-gassing as per the instructions about 3 times, it still smells a little but not nearly as badly. And at this writing, it's almost fine. My husband made toast this morning and that is all I smelled, just toast.
Did you originally smell anything or did yours immediately smell fine?
Thanks so much for sharing your story! Many happy sandwiches!
Kristen Marie,
DeleteI could not agree more about the level of research needed to buy, well, even a candle today! Have you read the latest on those? Only beeswax and some soy are non-toxic! I've lit vanilla votives for years and it's pretty scary when you consider the dangerous chems they spew.
At any rate, on your recommendation I ordered the toaster oven. Bought several toasters and they went right back. Smelled SO toxic, I couldn't imagine putting anything in there that would be eaten. I off-gassed and off-gassed and off-gassed (outside) and they stunk no less than after the first plug-in.
We didn't need a toaster oven but your article was the only hope I found and definitely the only one I believed. So I ordered it.
I have to say it smelled awful when I plugged it in. After setting it outside and off-gassing as per the instructions about 3 times, it still smells a little but not nearly as badly. And at this writing, it's almost fine. My husband made toast this morning and that is all I smelled, just toast.
Did you originally smell anything or did yours immediately smell fine?
Thanks so much for sharing your story! Many happy sandwiches!
Gail
Kristen Marie,
DeleteI could not agree more about the level of research needed to buy, well, even a candle today! Have you read the latest on those? Only beeswax and some soy are non-toxic! I've lit vanilla votives for years and it's pretty scary when you consider the dangerous chems they spew.
At any rate, on your recommendation I ordered the toaster oven. Bought several toasters and they went right back. Smelled SO toxic, I couldn't imagine putting anything in there that would be eaten. I off-gassed and off-gassed and off-gassed (outside) and they stunk no less than after the first plug-in.
We didn't need a toaster oven but your article was the only hope I found and definitely the only one I believed. So I ordered it.
I have to say it smelled awful when I plugged it in. After setting it outside and off-gassing as per the instructions about 3 times, it still smells a little but not nearly as badly. And at this writing, it's almost fine. My husband made toast this morning and that is all I smelled, just toast.
Did you originally smell anything or did yours immediately smell fine?
Thanks so much for sharing your story! Many happy sandwiches!
Gail
No we really did not smell anything when we plugged our Waring Toaster oven in. Ours is almost two years old, I hope they haven't changed the way they make it since then.
DeleteDid a google search on non-toxic oven toasters and came upon this blog. Thank you so much!
DeleteIf you look for this model in Amazon. A customer asked if the model was coated with an non stick and someone confirmed that the WT0450 was indeed coated with non stick. I would check with the manufacturer
ReplyDeleteStill uses aluminized steel tho, toxic metal
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