Contour Silver Compact Oven KCO253CU

Compact Oven

Model: KCO253CU

Color: Contour Silver

Sale: $104.99

MSRP: $139.99

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Compact Oven

Enjoy fast, fresh dishes with full-size oven performance on your countertop. The KitchenAid Compact Oven boasts convection cooking and 4 pre-set functions, ensuring outstanding results on anything from roasted meats, fish and vegetables, to quiche, pizza, muffins and more.

Features

Save Time and Energy

Compact footprint preheats faster and uses less energy than a full-size oven.

Outstanding Results

Convection cooking produces circulating heat for outstanding results on everything from roasted meats, fish and vegetables, to quiche, pizza, brownies and more.

Versatile Cooking Space

2 reversible racks offer the flexibility of 6 height options, so you can cook anything from a whole chicken to multiple sheets of brownies, or two 12" pizzas at once.

Easy to Clean

Easy to clean, non-stick interior.

Pre-Set Functions

Bake, Broil, Toast and Keep-Warm settings allow you to cook a variety of dishes, and toast up to 4 slices of bread.

Enduring Design

Robust metal handle, large viewing window to easily check cooking progress. Door opens and closes with sturdy “full-size” feel.

60 Minute Timer

Select the time and temperature, up to 60 minutes, and the oven automatically turns off when the timer is complete.

Additional Features

4 Hour ‘Stay On’ Option

4 hour ‘stay on’ option for warming or slow roasting - automatically shuts off when cycle ends.

Even Baking

Bake setting features convection cooking for consistent results.

Customer Reviews

Rated 1 out of 5 by Kevin from Very disappointed I have now purchased this oven twice, each time having to return it to the store..... it works great for a week or two, but then it begins to have issues. Both times, the fan located on the right side panel of the oven, has issues. It is very quiet when new, but give it a couple of weeks and it starts making an obnoxiously loud humming sound. Both ovens of this same model have had the exact same problem. I love the functionality of this oven but this model clearly has issues with durability. I am considering trying again for a 3rd time... but may just have to go with a different brand. Overall, very dossappointed

Date published: 2017-08-23

Rated 5 out of 5 by Rose from Wonderful oven! This KitchenAid countertop oven is perfect to use when you don't want to light your stove. It's roomy and heats up quickly. I especially like that it comes with two racks that can be inverted, which gives you several options for positioning the racks. It toasts nicely, bakes, broils, and roasts, and it also has a warm setting. You do need to keep an eye on things, because the convection feature will cook things more quickly than a conventional oven. Sometimes you need to adjust cooking times or temperatures accordingly, so there is a learning curve. But it's a very convenient appliance. I use this oven every day.

Date published: 2017-01-28

Rated 3 out of 5 by toast lovers from Looks good, but not a toaster! We bought this because it looked great and would hold two small pizzas which our grandchildren eat constantly. However, for toasting bread it's slow and uneven. We noted the crumb tray was NOT on the top of the bottom heat coil, which we thought would lead to even toasting. It does not. Toast only works on Dark. Warming food, baking food work fine, although we don't do anything other than warm up left overs so we really can't judge. Again--it looks great! We appreciate the knob having a texture so they can be turned when you're hands have food on them.

Date published: 2017-03-23

Rated 1 out of 5 by Former Kitchen aid user from When the new wears off So sorry Kitchenaid. I should have taken note that when attempting to online register my new (at the time) countertop convection oven, your software didin't save the info. Even today opening your site it blipped out-with an air message saying my session "Timed out". What session? Regardless, this product Model KCO223CU is failing. The fan made noises and quit periodically. Now, it's longer periods and louder noise.The warranty is no longer. I will not buy or recommend kitchenaid at all! You'd expect an appliance that cost $129 would last longer than 2 years. I have cheap toasters that last 10-15 years!

Date published: 2018-02-19

Rated 1 out of 5 by Sadchef from Poor Experience Really wanted to love this unit, but in less than a year the convection stopped "convecting" and the control knob won't control anymore and I am told they don't make replacement parts and there is not repair service for this, so I am to assume I am out of luck and have a very big stainless unit sitting on the counter that I have to take to the dump. Paid $150 thinking it would be better than some $60 unit from Wmart.....but not so. This is really disturbing. Even when it "worked" the toaster took forever and the broil never seemed to really kick in like my old Cuis'art unit.....

Date published: 2018-05-18

Rated 4 out of 5 by jks3336 from Very nice unit Bought to replace aging toaster oven. Perfect for one person. All features work well. Do have issue that the door was NOT mounted level and the Right hand side of the door hangs about 1/4" lower than the left. I expect quality control to monitor these issues. When I pay over $100 for this appliance, I expect the door to be aligned correctly.

Date published: 2017-10-13

Rated 3 out of 5 by Chris from Good But Not Great This review is for two Compact Ovens aka Large Toaster Ovens. We purchased the 1st one with the expectation it would be the same high-quality as full-size KitchenAid appliances. It stopped working after approx. 30 days. We took advantage of KitchenAid's 'no-hassle' 1-year guarantee, though it took another month to receive the 2nd replacement unit. So far, the 2nd Compact Oven is working fine. But the construction quality/finish is poor. Read another reviewer who noted the oven door did not fully close. Yep, we got one of them too. The upper right corner of the door has a 1/16" gap, which is turning the stainless steel finish black. Also see that the control panel (right side w/ 4 knobs) sets uneven against the body of the oven. OK, now to performance. Cooks/works well on bake and broil. Assume temperatures are achieved, since all food is properly cooked. Because of it's size/height of the oven, the toast feature is only fair. Set it at a darker level, or toast twice, and it works fine. We hope this 2nd until will last for a few years.

Date published: 2017-03-19

Rated 1 out of 5 by Ahamakama from This oven just caused an electrical fire I got this oven for Christmas. It had served me well until tonight. I was hearing food up at 350 degrees. It had been on for maybe 5 minutes when it started shooting sparks out the back end of it. Thankfully I was in the kitchen when this happened. I quickly unplugged the unit and realized that all on the electrical wire on the inside was on fire. I was able to put it out in a panic, the oven is shoddy. How did this happen?! This oven could have caused some serious damage and I would like answers. I'm very concerned for the people who own this over and would advise anyone who owns this hnot to use it. Mine will be going in the trash where it belongs.

Date published: 2019-04-15

Rated 1 out of 5 by SaraRN from Worst expensive toaster oven I have been using this toaster oven for a month. Wish I would have never spent the money on it. I was looking for a bigger toaster oven as the one I had only had one shelf and I use it daily. So I was super excited to get this bigger one. Sadly I am supper disappointed. The toaster function is horrible it takes forever just to get a slight toast/ light brown color and it only gets the top of the bread. The outside of the oven gets very hot and I have burned my self several times on it from the out side. The oven function is a bit better but the overall cooking time is several minutes longer than my previous oven which was a cuisinart toaster oven. I am very disappointed in KitchenAid as I expected a better product.

Date published: 2018-12-24

Rated 2 out of 5 by Xoc BT from Good oven let down by poor quality switches Lightly used oven, Switch TOAST / BROIL / WARM / BAKE, FAILED.. . We chose this oven BECAUSE, no fancy electronics or displays to fail, leading to prohibitively expensive repairs, and now we are let by poor quality switch hardware, without adequate Mean Time Between Failures for an expensive, counter top over. I would like to recommend to others, but it seems this is a common problem, from reviews. And to add further disatisfaction, I have been unable to find a replacement switch, which would be an easy fix. Kitchen aid food mixers are brilliant , robust, and repairable AND rebuildable. Please send or provide a source to obtain a replacement switch.

Date published: 2019-03-06

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