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I dont recommend this oven to anyone who is a serious p.c. artist. The temp. and time increments are not p.c. compatible,in fact, theyre ridiculous! It took me all day to find 275 degrees! The bottom cleaning door (are we making toast)???? is loose and gaps and lets heat out, hence it takes much longer than the estimated 20 minutes to heat up. PASS THIS UP!
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I hate that the timer button is the on/off button, but I use it as an of/off button and not primarily as a timer, even though I've never had a problem with it getting stuck. Also, it heats up fast, so I set the knob a little past 20 and I can pretty much leave my work in there and go about my business. I'm stuck in Iraq so I love the small size and I like the pieces that I have made thus far, although I did overcook a batch or too. I use it all the time now and I'm very happy with it for price and for availability.
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I bought this oven because I wanted better performance than a home toaster oven. I followed the Amoco's directions to a T the first time I used it, preheating while I worked on my piece. I set the thermostat to the clay manufacturer's recommended temperature, placed my work and an oven thermometer inside and went to work on the next piece. In a few minutes my work was in flames and the room was filled with noxious fumes and smoke. I could hardly breathe as I carried the oven outdoors to cool.
Amoco customer service is the worst. Not once did they express condolences for my lost work or concern for my health. Instead they interrogated me as if I were the one at fault, asking me to repeat my story over and over. Finally they consented to my returning the oven at my own expense so they could check it over and then provide a replacement.
Don't buy one of these ovens unless you're willing to be poisoned and burn your studio down.
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As a professional craftsperson who was an Industrial Arts Major 36 years ago I've used and owned Amaco products a bit. I'm really disappointed that they would put anything as shoddily made as the brand new one we opened from an undamaged box was.
To begin with it's made of extremely thin metal from a Chinese factory with the worst quality control I've seen yet come from there. A bit stiffer than a beer can.
The case was badly racked diagonally in 2 opposite directions the front door was bent against the right side, the crumb tray door in the bottom was jambed in crookedly as well, and would neither open all the way or shut reliably either as the case assembly was not only diagonnally racked but the back and front bottom panels were so badly fit in place they blocked the crumb tray door opening and shutting. The pivot hinges for this were only little L shaped sheet metal extensions of the crumb tray door itself set in holes and were very flimsy, in fact the whole thing was badly bent up. There was a 3/8" gap on the left side because of this.
There is no tray as you would expect in toaster ovens costing less than half as much.
Instead there is a two-heights adjustable wire rack that is supposed to be pulled in and out by two thin sheet metal arcs attached to the front glass door hinge and the left one was all bent up in the brand new one we received.
While there is a heat dial and a timer dial you must provide your own oven thermometer. The dial didn't appear to me to be be a thermostat but a potentiometer.
There are also two very fragile plastic t-shaped wall stand-offs screwed at odd angles to the back of the thing.
After thoroughly examining this brand new example from an undamaged box I concluded it was too shoddy to safely use in our house (even had at half full price with a coupon) and put it back in its box and it went back the next day.
The thing is the size of an average toaster oven, but the poorest constructed one I've ever seen. We'll get a regular one, for less money and plug it into a timer and be Far ahead. I would never recommend to anyone that they buy this model. The materials were very flimsy and whoever made this couldn't have cared less at all about the shoddy way they did the job.
Caveat Emptor.
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This clay oven is helpful with small polymer clay crafts. The height is not conducive for larger pieces as there are about 5 inches of safe cooking space inside the oven.
It does what it says it can and does it pretty well. I have no noticable hot or cold spots and nothing has burnt.
In hindsight, I am not sure what the difference is between this product and a traditional toaster oven. They seem identical in design and function.
