Life Span of a Toaster Oven?

[Karen]

If all its function works, and there's no rust or corrosion, it does not need to be replaced. Age has little to do with whether an appliance should go, condition and function are everything!

[Freedom]

FIVE years? Good for you! I am quite hard on equipment, I tend to break it in about 2 years! So as Karen said, if it works, don't worry about it.

[Karen]

Our toaster oven is probably 15 or more years old ... don't remember when we bought it, and it is still doing fine!

[Catty1]

Thanks! Mom is sure these items are going to burn my house down...*sigh*.

[koxka]

Uh...my microwave oven is leaking! I have tried the cell phone method.

A new microwave oven is now on my wishlist to the Magic Kings!

Thanks for the link.

[pomtzu]

As the old saying goes; "if it ain't broke - don't fix it".

Don't have a toaster oven, but the microwave is over 17 years old, and until it dies, we'll continue using it. We just got a new range, even tho the old one was 20 and still working fine. - just wanted a ceramic top which the other didn't have.

[Cataholic]

I got rid of my toaster and have a toaster oven, which I LOVE! I tend to use appliances until they break. I do need a new coffee pot. The arm doesn't stay closed, and the coffee overflows, grounds everywhere. Ugh.

[beeniesmom]

If all its function works, and there's no rust or corrosion, it does not need to be replaced. Age has little to do with whether an appliance should go, condition and function are everything!

I agree. We have a toaster over that is over 20 years old and works fine. On the other hand we've had appliances conk out after less than a year of normal use.

[Asiel]

Our toaster oven is 28 yrs old and works as well as the day I bought it. The micro is 12 yrs old and works fine also.

[Catty1]

koxka - what is the cell phone method?

I tried it - but am I supposed to unplug the microwave first?

Thanks.

[koxka]

LOL, Can-Dance, That's on the link you posted!!

To sum up:

Unplug the oven

1-Put your cell phone in the microwave. Shut the door.

2-Do not turn on the microwave!

3-Dial the number of your cell phone. If it rings, you have a leak. If it doesn't ring, your microwave oven is fine.

The question is if your oven is hermetic ot not enough for the electromagnetic waves come in or out.

Haven't tried the fluorescent tube yet for large leaks.

[pomtzu]

If the cell phone method is tried and true, then I'm safe, My 17+ year old microwave doesn't leak!

[cool4catz2]

No leakage in mine!