3 hours ago, Darienne said:The die is cast and the large Breville Smart Oven, Best Buy, $110 CDN dollars off at $239.00 (plus Ontario sales tax...arrgghh) has been purchased. The Oster was returned to Costco and none was in stock. We have 30 days to do whatever we are going to do about the Breville and be able just to return it to the store or buy a two-year warranty which Consumers Report says is usually a waste of money and the very first thing is to check the oven against our oven thermometer (which currently at least is more or less accurate.)
And thus we go forth.
The wisdom of an extended warranty depends on the return policy of the seller. The BSO is notorious for CATO'ing right after the warranty expires. This is because the thermal fuse will blow at a lower temp than the oven reaches. In later models, this fuse has been made inaccessible to replace unless you're a sewing machine tech or brain surgeon.
The BSO is one of the rare things I recommend buying at Bed Bath and Barf, because they will replace it on the spot. How do I know? Same way I know about the fuse. In my case, I was allowed to upgrade to the "Pro" by simply paying the difference.
When this one CATOs, I'll try the "Air"...
