Nostalgia BSET300RETRORED 3-in-1 Family Size Breakfast Station, Red

Honestly I don't use this all the time. I love it!!!! There is so much you can do with it. I have made a T-bone steak on the top. Baked many things when I didn't want to heat up the oven. It's a very nice small appliance and looks good to

I have a small kitchen, and saving countertop space is a major goal of mine whenever I buy something for the kitchen. This little guy looked like it might be (okay 80%) of what I needed. I've had it for a few weeks now, and have used it a lot. It really is a GREAT little combination unit.Pluses:1. All the separate units work great.2. Saves lots of countertop space. I got rid of my old toaster oven, coffee maker, and toaster.Minuses:1. I doubt that I will ever use the griddle on top. Just not practical for me. I'd rather have a unit that has a conventional toaster on top, but I couldn't find something like that. I discovered, however, that I like the taste of toast that is toasted in a toaster oven over a standard toaster. I know, this sounds odd, but toast really is better in a toaster oven instead of a toaster. So, no real loss.2. The toaster oven operates at one temperature (I think 425 F). So far, this hasn't presented a problem as I can just adjust the time I cook things.3. I don't care for how the rack slides out of the toaster oven. The 'friction' grip is a bit much, and is sorta tight.

I have had this for about 5 months and absolutely love it. I live in a tiny apartment and needed something we could all use in a small kitchen. I use the coffee pot more then anything on it but it makes good toast and the griddle also works well. I get complements on it all the time about how cool it is. And for the price I don't think you can go wrong you would spend that much if not more for all the things separate and would clutter so much more. I think it was a perfect fit in my little kitchen.Pros:Comes completely apart which makes it so easy to clean.Easy to use.Fits in small kitchen.Good price.Gets used a lot.Looks good.Cons not to bad of a con :Toaster and griddle are connected both will be on at the same time which is fine if you ask me but I know some are not to keen with it.Also griddle is not flat has grates so if your cooking eggs or pancakes will have the indent in them.

** Edited after several months of use: I'm raising this to 4 stars after 3 months of using it 5-6 times a week. **Initially, I was disappointed in this product. However, that's because I wanted it to be more. I love the concept (trailer life) and would gladly pay twice as much for what it combines into a single unit that successfully combined these function in this size. So...after using it for routine duties I am feeling better about it. I've made pizza, burgers, grilled cheese, ham and cheese, toasted buns on top, cooked pot pies in it, made coffee and yes, baked cookies (Tollhouse pre-mades) as well as biscuits in it (the frozen Mrs. B style). I cook by sight and touch not time, test meat with a thermometer if I have doubts. I use the coffee-maker and get one large coffee cup of coffee with a 5-6 oz warm up a day. If you fill the coffee-maker and then add a tiny bit more after it begins to go through for a minute, you get about 24 oz. of coffee. It's enough for me but if you are a coffee-drinker who wonder about an IV drip get a full-sized Mr. Coffee.Pros: It looks good, the controls seem to work as advertised (multi-functional as grill, oven, toaster-oven) and it is a great size for one person, maybe two light eaters/drinkers.The top grll comes off easily and has proven easy to clean.Neutral: No temperature settings. The controls choices are ONLY: Grill - Top Element only is Grill Mode for the top grill surface - does ciabatta buns in about 6 minutes, Oven/Toaster - Both Elements - 400 degrees - buns take longer but will toast up there too, Warm/Reheat - Bottom Element Only - 300 degrees; and a second control which is a twist-style timer up to 30 minutes.Cons: The drip pan is smaller than the grill which makes it messy to control the grease. I now put HD alum foil down, flair it to the sides a bit and it catches more grease. Only one grill/baking rack is provided (two would let you toast four large pieces of bread at a time in there - I use Texas Toast and buns more than regular bread). The door doesn't come off the unit for cleaning and you need to be careful touching the top of the unit when cooking unless you want a waffle grill pattern forever burned into your hand (sides and door will burn you too). I remain a little concerned that when the filter in the coffee-maker gets old it may prove difficult to find a replacement but I pull it out and clean it regularly and a neighbor thinks I can find a replacement.Hope this helps.

Very handy when I'm eating alone...mostly at breakfast and lunch. There are a couple of "warts". The basic supporting basket for the coffee filter needs to be twisted about 1/4 inch when installed, and before putting the filter in. Otherwise, the mechanism doesn't work for the bottom opening and you have grounds in the coffee pot, on the counter, etc. The pegs are plastic and relatively tiny; hope the plastic is some tough stuff.Also, the grilling plate on the top is substantial, but the heat involved in frying anything doesl warp it, and you can have food running over the edge and down the side. Watch it and push down on whatever side is raising; it will normally stay flat then.Lately, when grilling, the heat seems to come up ok, but then will fade somewhat during the cooking process. Turning the timer knob past 20 minutes seems to bring it back up. Never does the grill get enthusiastic enough to be spattering grease (as in the case of bacon) everywhere, so am not really upset about the heat thing.....yet. If it goes lower and stays there, that will be another thing.Have not tried toasting or roasting yet, so cannot comment, but otherwise, I like it. Not having to fire up the gas range for everything is wonderful.