Cuisinart TOA-60 Air Fryer Toaster Oven Review (2026)

Why you should trust this review

I bought the TOA-60 at retail and cooked with it across several weeks of real meals rather than judging it on a single batch of fries. Cuisinart did not provide the unit and had no input on this review. A combo air fryer and toaster oven is asking one appliance to do several jobs, and the honest question is which of those jobs it does well and which it only does adequately, so I tested each function on its own terms instead of trusting one headline number.

What follows reflects toasting bread, baking, and air frying done side by side with reference appliances where I had them, so the comparisons below are grounded in tasting and measuring rather than impressions.

How we evaluated

I checked toast evenness across a full rack of bread at the medium setting, comparing front slices to back slices. I verified bake temperature by placing an oven thermometer inside and comparing the reading to the set point at common baking temperatures. For air frying, I cooked frozen fries and chicken wings and compared the crispness against the same batches run in a dedicated basket air fryer. I also noted preheat behavior, the usefulness of the interior light and window, and the fan noise during air fry mode measured at a normal kitchen distance.

Air fry: the standout function

Air frying is what this oven does best, and it does it well enough to question whether you need a separate basket air fryer at all. Frozen fries and chicken wings came out genuinely crispy, landing close behind a dedicated basket air fryer running the same batch. The difference was noticeable only when I ate them side by side; on their own the TOA-60 results were crisp and satisfying. The included air fry basket means there is no separate accessory to buy, and the oven cavity gives you a flat tray of food rather than a deep crowded basket, which made it easier to spread wings in a single layer. A short preheat before air frying noticeably improved crispness on wings, so it is worth the two minutes.

Toasting: acceptable, not exceptional

Toast is the function where the TOA-60 is merely fine. A full rack of bread came out a touch uneven, with the back slices running a shade darker than the front at the medium setting. It is the kind of unevenness you notice if you toast a full batch and line the slices up, but not something that ruins breakfast, and rotating the rack halfway evens it out if you care. For a household that toasts a couple of slices at a time, this is a non-issue. For someone who toasts six slices every morning and wants them identical, it is a small but real limitation, and a couple of competing ovens edge it out on toast consistency.

Baking: runs cool of the dial

The honest knock on baking is that the cavity runs a little cool of the set point. With an oven thermometer inside, the actual temperature sat somewhat below the dial at common baking temperatures. In practice that means recipes need a small upward nudge, either bumping the temperature up by roughly fifteen degrees or extending the bake time by several minutes, to hit the intended result. For reheating, roasting vegetables, and casual baking, that is easy to work around once you know about it. For precise baking like delicate cakes or bread where temperature really matters, the shortfall is a reason serious bakers should choose an oven with better temperature accuracy instead. It is a known characteristic rather than a defect, but it is worth planning around.

Footprint, usability, and noise

The compact footprint is a genuine advantage. The oven handles a sensible batch of food and a rack of toast in a body that takes meaningfully less counter space than running both a dedicated air fryer and a separate toaster oven would. The interior light and the large window let you watch food without opening the door and dumping heat, which is a small convenience that matters when you are crisping wings and do not want to interrupt the cook. The controls are straightforward dials and function selection with no learning curve. During air fry mode the fan is audible, comparable to a medium box fan, present in a quiet kitchen but not disruptive. Build feels solid for the class, with a reassuring heft to the door and racks.

Who should buy the Cuisinart TOA-60?

Buy it if you want one appliance that air fries well and reheats and toasts adequately while saving counter space, if you frequently make fries and wings and want crisp results without a separate basket air fryer, and if you value the interior light and viewing window for monitoring food.

Skip it if you are a serious baker who needs accurate bake temperatures out of the box, or if perfectly even toast across a full rack is a priority, in which case a dedicated higher-accuracy oven is the better buy.

The verdict

The Cuisinart TOA-60 is a strong air fryer toaster oven that knows its strengths. Air frying is genuinely good, landing close behind a dedicated basket unit while taking up far less counter space, and the compact body, viewing window, and interior light make it a pleasant daily-use appliance. The compromises are real but minor for most people: toast runs slightly uneven across a full rack, and the bake temperature sits a touch cool of the dial, which serious bakers will want to avoid. For a household that mostly reheats, air fries, and bakes casually, this combo earns its place on the counter, and it does so without forcing you to own two separate machines.