Instructions: Did you know that toaster ovens preheat in less than half the time it takes your range oven to preheat?

Cooking in your toaster oven uses a lot less energy than your range oven.

The top brown cycle is a long toast cycle that does a great job of crisping casserole tops, browning foods, and toasting nuts. Watch carefully to prevent over-browning.

Baked potatoes work great in the toaster oven. Prick as usual, set directly on the oven rack, and bake about 60 minutes at 450 F.

If you like crisp open-face cheese sandwiches, toast the bread first, then put on the cheese slices and top brown.

Want just a few cookies in a hurry. Bake them in your toaster oven. Store the dough in the refrigerator. When you feel like a cookie or two, just bake some off. Its a good way to keep from eating more than you mean to.

Do you ever have any leftover pizza that you need to reheat? Do it on the oven tray in your toaster oven. It will heat and crisp at the same time. Make sure that the rack in your toaster oven is in the right way. The 10 bumpy grids wires should be facing up so that the toast can slide out easily.

The best way to keep your toaster oven clean is to wipe any spills or spatters after each use.

An easy way to get the toast crumbs out of your toaster oven is to unplug it once cooled, carry it to the sink, and hold it to the door facing the faucet. Pull down the crumb tray knob and let the crumbs fall into the sink. Wipe the crumb tray with a damp cloth or sponge and snap shut again.

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