toaster oven

noun

: a usually small electrical appliance that can function as an oven or a toaster

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Until a few weeks ago, Mary Boyle was a commissioner at the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the historically bipartisan agency that, for more than fifty years, has insured that America’s car seats and toaster ovens and baby strollers are safe. Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 29 May 2025 In the kitchen is a vintage-style mini-fridge, cookware, a kettle, toaster oven, coffee maker, and even a small waffle iron. Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025 The convection toaster oven has presets for seven cooking modes, including broil, bake, convection bake, air fry, toast, slow cook, and warm. Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025 This includes everything from toaster ovens, air fryers, Instant Pots, and slow cookers. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for toaster oven

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of toaster oven was in 1961

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“Toaster oven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toaster%20oven. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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toaster oven

noun
: an electrical kitchen appliance that bakes, broils, and toasts and that fits on a countertop

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