Cuisinart Digital Air Fryer Toaster Oven review

The discontinued Cuisinart TOA-65 is a smaller digital toaster-oven air fryer for a kitchen that wants one door-front appliance to toast, bake and air fry. Cuisinart lists a 0.6-cubic-foot cavity and says it fits a 12-inch pizza, six bagel halves, or a four-pound chicken; the air-fry capacity claim is up to three pounds. It occupies a different scale from the larger TOA-95, but neither number should be translated into a nominal basket-quart capacity. If a pull-out basket or simultaneous cooking matters more than oven versatility, this is the wrong form.

One cavity, with one usable program at a time

The TOA-65 uses a removable air-fry basket inside its oven. For air frying, the manual tells you to fit that basket into the baking/drip pan and use the upper of its two rack positions. It has a window and interior light, so you can check browning without opening the door, but the manual still recommends a single layer and says to toss or turn fuller loads. The three-pound figure is the maker’s capacity claim, not independent evidence that every full load browns evenly.

The named Dual Cook function does not turn the oven into two cooking zones. The manual describes a two-stage sequence, after which the oven automatically changes to the next step. That can be useful when one dish needs a hotter stage followed by a lower one; it cannot cook two foods at different settings concurrently. A twin-basket or independently controlled divided-basket model is more suitable when dinner depends on different foods ending together.

Digital selection without a touchscreen claim

The front has a large LCD, a single Selector Dial, and direct buttons for operations such as Air Fry, Dual Cook, fan speed, light and defrost. The control format is digital, but Cuisinart does not describe it as an app-connected or touchscreen model. Its two rack heights let you position larger food lower or use the upper level for air frying. That is less vertical choice than the TOA-95’s three positions, while keeping the cavity smaller.

There is more here than a short air-fry preset menu. The exact page lists Bake, Broil, Pizza, Roast, Toast, Bagel, Reheat, Warm and Dual Cook; the page and booklet also document Dehydrate and Proof, and the manual calls its long, low cooking mode Low. Air Fry runs at 200–450°F for up to an hour. The Dehydrate range is 100–200°F, the Proof range is 80–100°F, and the Low mode covers 100–300°F for up to eight hours. Broil is fixed at 450°F. Bake and Pizza have automatic preheat behavior, but there is no dedicated Preheat button in the manual’s control list. The manual’s timings are a starting point: food thickness, portion depth and overlap affect how often you need to inspect or turn it.

Care and countertop clearance need planning

Cleanup is split by accessory. Cuisinart says the baking/drip pan and air-fry basket may go in the dishwasher; the wire rack and crumb tray are hand-wash. Its page identifies a stainless-steel basket and pan, plus nonstick-coated interior walls, but it does not disclose the basket’s coating chemistry or make an explicit PFAS-free claim for every food-contact surface. A material or PFAS documentation requirement therefore needs another model with a more specific exact-model disclosure.

Published outside dimensions are 12.25 by 15.75 by 13.75 inches, while the maker prints weight as “26” without a unit. The manual asks for two to four inches of clearance, warns that the exterior gets hot, and says not to operate under a wall cabinet or in an appliance garage. It also warns against leaving the oven unattended. These limits can matter more than the advertised capacity in a tight kitchen. The manual includes a three-year limited household-use warranty, but that historical warranty term is not a promise of coverage for a used appliance today.

When an earlier TOA-65 is worth considering

This model is a reasonable comparison for someone who wants oven functions, a window, a medium-size cavity and low-temperature programs but does not need the TOA-95’s larger fit claims. It is not a current-stock recommendation: Cuisinart marks the exact page discontinued, and present availability, price, used condition, accessory completeness and exact-code recall status remain unknown. Check for the TOA-65 model label and all four included components if evaluating a used unit, and do not assume another TOA-series suffix shares its controls or parts. Compare the TOA-95 for greater oven volume, the TOA-70NAS if a named Grill mode is essential, or a basket-style model when drawer loading and independent zones matter. See Cuisinart’s TOA-65 page and its linked instruction booklet for the exact listing and operating details.