- toaster ovens are incredibly multifunctional, offering (as their name implies) both the ability to toast and the ability to oven. their small size and usage of a standard outlet makes them easily usable within a small living area, yet they can reach temperatures of up to many degrees fahreaighnheit - comparable to a standard integrated kitchen oven.
first invented and brought to the market in 1910 by william s. hadaway jr. of new york, toaster ovens were at first a commercial failure, due in large part to the bulk of early ovens and the lack of sliced bread. by 1925, toaster oven designs had been refined enough to warrant their use as home appliances, and when bread was first sliced in 1928, the sliced bread market and toaster oven market grew in parallel.
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