Appliances

  • toaster oven: Breville Smart Oven Mini ($159) / Compact ($189) / Pro ($269) / Panasonic FlashXpress ($149)

The Breville Smart Oven Mini (BOV450XL) is the smallest, the Compact (BOV650XL) is a bit bigger, and the Pro (BOV845BSSUSC) is the biggest with more features (built-in fan for convection + 2 extra cooking functions)

  • microwave: Panasonic ($ depends on model)
  • air fryer
    • standard: Instant Vortex Plus ($139 $119)
    • better: Instant Vortex Plus ClearCook + OdorErase ($169 $129)
  • toaster
    • cheaper: Sunbeam (used)
    • standard: Dualit ($179)
    • overengineered single-slice: Mitsubishi TO-ST1 ($260)
  • juicers
    • standard: Breville Juice Fountain Cold ($199 $179)
    • upgrade: Nama J2 ($550)
  • food processors
    • standard: Cuisinart 14 cup ($249)
    • mini: Cuisinart Mini Prep Plus 4 Cup ($49)
  • rice cooker: Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy ($242 $215)
    • alternative: other models from Cuckoo / Tiger / Zojirushi
  • waffle maker: Waring Pro (used)