The Toshiba AC25CEW-BS is the best value toaster oven and America's Test Kitchen's Best Buy: a large 6-slice convection oven with 10 functions, a rotisserie kit, and 6 accessories for around $100. ATK found it "did a great job with almost every task," and third-party testers gave its convection pizza and crust 9.1-9.5/10. The console is fussier than the Breville's and it has no air-fry basket, but for capacity and features per dollar it's unbeatable.
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Real-World Cooking Performance
The Toshiba AC25CEW-BS is the value play of this category, and America's Test Kitchen made it their Best Buy precisely because it punches so far above its ~$100 price. ATK found it "did a great job with almost every task," including toast and a roasted chicken, while costing "much less than our top pick." Its convection system is the engine here: independent testing at ShouldIt scored its pizza and crust between 9.1 and 9.5 out of 10, reporting it "baked a 9-inch thick-crust pizza evenly throughout, with a crust that turned out a beautiful golden brown."
Toast and everyday baking are solid too. Consumer Reports rated it "very good for toasting time, ease of use, and ease of cleaning." The honest framing from reviewers is that it doesn't dominate any single category the way a Breville does on evenness — but it does almost everything well, which at this price is the whole point.
Capacity and Versatility
Capacity is the Toshiba's standout. The six-slice cavity fits an 11-inch pizza or a 4-pound chicken — more than the compact Breville BOV670, the Ninja SP101, or the Hamilton Beach 31156. It runs ten functions (Toast, Bake, Broil, Pizza, Cookies, Defrost, Reheat, Rotisserie, Keep Warm, Convection) and, unusually for the price, ships with a full rotisserie kit plus two racks, a baking pan, and a crumb tray.
The rotisserie is a genuine differentiator: none of the other picks here can spit-roast a chicken. For a household that wants one countertop oven to replace a range oven for small-to-medium jobs, the Toshiba's size and feature set deliver more cooking capability per dollar than anything else in this lineup.
Build Quality and Design
At 1500 watts with a black-stainless exterior, the Toshiba feels sturdier than its price suggests, and the digital controls cover a lot of functions. It uses nichrome heating elements rather than the quartz of the Breville, which is part of why it costs a third as much. The included accessories are decent quality, and the interior is straightforward to clean. The one-year warranty is standard for the segment.
Where It Falls Short
The Toshiba's compromises are interface and finesse. America's Test Kitchen noted its "trickier console to navigate" and "limited broiling capability" — the digital panel crams many functions onto few buttons, and the broiler is the weakest of its modes. It also has no dedicated air-fry basket, so it can't crisp like the Cuisinart TOA-60 or Ninja SP101. The nichrome elements heat a touch less precisely than the Breville's quartz-and-sensor system, so the cavity can drift a few degrees from the set point on longer bakes. And as reviewers put it, it doesn't truly excel at any one task — it's a broad, capable generalist rather than a specialist. Those are the predictable costs of getting this much oven, this many functions, and a rotisserie kit for around $100.
How It Compares to Alternatives
Against the Breville Smart Oven Compact BOV670, the Toshiba holds far more food and costs roughly half as much, but bakes less evenly and has a fussier console. Against the Cuisinart TOA-60 and Ninja Foodi SP101, the Toshiba lacks an air-fry basket but offers more capacity and a rotisserie they don't have. Against the Hamilton Beach 31156, it's a vastly more capable multi-function oven, though the Hamilton Beach wins on simplicity and quick-toast convenience.
Who It's Best For
Buy the Toshiba AC25CEW-BS if you want maximum capacity, functions, and accessories for around $100 and you'd use the rotisserie and large cavity more than a dedicated air-fry mode. It's ideal as a true second oven for a family. Skip it if you want the most even baking and the cleanest interface (the Breville BOV670), if crispy air-fried food is your priority (the Cuisinart TOA-60 or Ninja SP101), or if you only need quick toast plus light baking in a small footprint (the Hamilton Beach 31156).
Strengths
- +America's Test Kitchen's Best Buy — "did a great job with almost every task" for the lowest price tested
- +Large 6-slice cavity fits an 11-inch pizza or a 4-lb chicken
- +10 functions including a rotisserie kit — rare at this price
- +Convection system delivered even browning in third-party testing (9.1-9.5/10 pizza scores)
- +Includes 6 accessories: rotisserie kit, racks, pans, and crumb tray
Watch-outs
- −Console is trickier to navigate than the Breville's
- −Broiling capability is limited
- −No dedicated air-fry basket mode
- −Doesn't excel at any single task — it's a value all-rounder
How it compares
The capacity-and-features-per-dollar champion: holds far more than the Breville Smart Oven Compact BOV670 or the compact air-fryer picks, and includes a rotisserie kit none of the others have. Cooks less evenly and with a fussier console than the Breville; no air-fry basket like the Cuisinart TOA-60 or Ninja Foodi SP101.
Who this is for
At a glance: value buyers who want the most capacity, functions, and accessories per dollar and don't need a dedicated air-fry mode.
Why you’d buy the Toshiba AC25CEW-BS Convection Toaster Oven
- America's Test Kitchen's Best Buy — "did a great job with almost every task" for the lowest price tested.
- Large 6-slice cavity fits an 11-inch pizza or a 4-lb chicken.
- 10 functions including a rotisserie kit — rare at this price.
Why you’d skip it
- Console is trickier to navigate than the Breville's.
- Broiling capability is limited.
- No dedicated air-fry basket mode.
Rating sources
“Our Best Buy did a great job with almost every task, including toast and roasted chicken, and costs much less than our top pick.”
“The Toshiba baked a 9-inch thick-crust pizza evenly throughout, with a crust that turned out a beautiful golden brown — it did well in all of our performance tests, mainly thanks to its convection system.”
“Rated very good for toasting time, ease of use, and ease of cleaning in Consumer Reports' testing.”
Our 4.2 score is the average of these published ratings. Ratings marked * were derived from the reviewer’s written analysis or video transcript — the publisher didn’t print an explicit numeric score, so we inferred one from their own words. Click through to verify. More about methodology.
