BELLA 35217 air fry toaster oven review of the seven functions and 1700 watt element

  • Seven modes including air fry, convection bake, broil, toast and keep warm.
  • Draws 1700 watts and reaches 450 degrees Fahrenheit, with a 60 minute timer.
  • The description promises a digital panel while the table lists knob control.
  • Measures 16.61 inches deep, and the drop down door needs front clearance.
  • The components field lists only a wire rack, though four trays are described.
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Description

Is this replacing a toaster, an air fryer, or both?

The case for a combination oven is subtraction. One appliance at 16.61 inches deep by 15.83 inches wide replaces a toaster, a basket air fryer and, for many households, the second oven they never had. The case against it is that a machine doing seven jobs is rarely the best at any of them, and a 15.83 inch wide box on the counter is a real commitment when a toaster is half the size.

So the honest way to decide is to count what it displaces. If a toaster and an air fryer are both currently on your counter, this unit is smaller than the two of them together and the trade is clearly worth making. If your counter holds only a toaster and you air fry occasionally, you are adding footprint rather than removing it, and a basket fryer that lives in a cupboard may serve you better.

Capacity is what makes the trade work. BELLA describes a 12 inch pizza fitting inside and lists the size as 6 slice, which puts it squarely in the family sized bracket rather than the single person one. Height is 14.29 inches, which clears a standard 18 inch cabinet gap comfortably, but the door is a drop down design so front clearance matters as much as height. Do not park it where a cabinet or a wall is within a foot of the front edge.

Seven functions, 1700 watts and a control panel the listing describes two ways

The seven functions are air fry, toast, roast, bake, broil, keep warm and convection bake. That set is worth reading carefully, because convection bake and air fry on a countertop oven are the same fan assisted heat at different intensities, and broil and toast both use the upper element. In practice you get roughly four genuinely distinct heat behaviors presented as seven named modes, which is normal for the class and not a criticism, but it is the reason a seven function oven does not do seven separate things.

Power is quoted at 1700 watts with a temperature range from warm up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, and a 60 minute timer with audible alert and automatic shutoff. At 1700 watts this is a serious draw and should not share a kitchen circuit with a kettle or a microwave running at the same time.

Knobs or a digital panel? The listing says both

The product title and the description both describe a digital control panel, with the description calling it intuitive and pairing it with the 60 minute timer. The attribute table, which is what renders in the specification block on this page, lists Control Type as Knob Control. Those are two different machines to operate, and the listing does not settle which one arrives. If you have a preference, and most people do, confirm it on the live product page before ordering.

Two smaller data problems sit alongside it. The Included Components field lists only a wire rack, while the description names a wire rack, a bake pan, an air fry mesh basket and a removable crumb tray, all described as dishwasher safe with an EverGood coating. And the description refers to the appliance as a rotisserie chicken maker while no rotisserie function or spit appears anywhere in the seven listed modes. The 1700 watt feature bullet is also printed twice, word for word, which tells you how carefully the page was assembled.

Living with a countertop oven

The daily reality of these ovens is better than a basket air fryer in one respect and worse in another. Better: you can see the food through the tempered glass door without stopping the cycle, and a flat tray holds more surface area than a basket, so a tray of vegetables browns rather than steaming in a pile. Worse: air circulation around a flat tray is less aggressive than around a basket, so anything relying on all round crisping needs turning halfway.

Cleaning is the honest weakness of every air fry oven, and it is why the dishwasher safe trays matter. Air frying at high heat aerosolizes fat, which lands on the interior walls and the ceiling element rather than staying in a basket. The removable crumb tray handles the floor; the walls need wiping while the oven is still slightly warm, before the residue polymerizes into something that does not come off.

Preheating is worth doing even though the listing does not insist on it. A countertop oven reaches temperature fast, but food put into a cold cavity spends its first minutes drying rather than browning, which is the usual reason air fried food comes out pale. Two or three minutes of preheat changes the result more than any setting on the panel does.

Two safety habits go with a 1700 watt drop down door oven. The cool touch handle protects your hand on the handle only, not on the door glass or the metal frame around it. And the open door radiates heat forward, which is why the counter in front of it should be clear when a cycle finishes.

The listing records 252 customer ratings averaging 4.5 stars, a manufacture year of 2024, country of origin China, a first availability date of December 2024, and a rank of 44th in toaster ovens. That is a strong category position on a young listing, though 252 ratings is still a modest sample.

What would send you to a different oven

If you want a genuinely capable countertop oven rather than a convenient one, the step up is large. The Breville BOV650XL Compact Smart Oven brings element control and a smaller footprint at a much higher price. If space is the binding constraint and you only need toast and a small bake, the BLACK and DECKER 4 slice toaster oven is far smaller and does not pretend to air fry.

If the appeal is storing the appliance away rather than leaving it out, the Our Place Wonder Oven and the Ninja SP101 take different approaches to the same problem, the latter by flipping up against the backsplash. The toaster ovens category and the air fryers category separate the oven format from the basket format.

Who should buy it

Buy it if you are consolidating a toaster and an air fryer into one appliance, cook for a family rather than one person, have 16 inches of counter depth plus front clearance for a drop down door, and have the circuit headroom for 1700 watts. The dishwasher safe trays and removable crumb tray address the worst part of owning an air fry oven.

Before ordering, settle the control question, because the description promises a digital panel and the specification table lists knobs, and confirm which trays are actually included, since the components field names only the wire rack. And do not expect a rotisserie, whatever the description calls the machine.

Additional information

Brand

BELLA

Color

Seaglass

Product Dimensions

16.61\"D x 15.83\"W x 14.29\"H

Special Feature

Indicator Light

Control Type

Knob Control

Door Style

Dropdown Door

Included Components

Wire Rack

Model Name

Toaster Oven

Power Source

ac

Size

6 Slice

UPC

829486352171

Manufacturer

bella

Manufacture Year

2024

Item Weight

18.96 pounds

Country of Origin

China

Item model number

35217