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Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster OvenvsDreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer

7 years apart, and the averages land 7.4 and 7.6. Only Value moved much, 8.4 to 6.2.

Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven

Cuisinart

7.6

The oven format at a mid-range price, sold on dials and stainless rather than a screen.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer

Dreo

7.4

A probe and a water mister instead of presets, which is a chef's tool priced like one.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Value, Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven ahead 8.4 to 6.2. They come closest on Quietness, 7.4 to 7.2. Left of center is Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven, right is Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer.

Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven versus Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven run left from the axis labels, bars for Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer run right. Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven: Performance 7.8, Value 8.4, Durability 7.8, Ease of use 6.8, Quietness 7.4. Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer: Performance 9.0, Value 6.2, Durability 7.0, Ease of use 7.4, Quietness 7.2.Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven (left)Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer (right)PerformanceCuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven — Performance 7.8 out of 107.8Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer — Performance 9.0 out of 109.0ValueCuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven — Value 8.4 out of 108.4Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer — Value 6.2 out of 106.2DurabilityCuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven — Durability 7.8 out of 107.8Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer — Durability 7.0 out of 107.0Ease of useCuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven — Ease of use 6.8 out of 106.8Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer — Ease of use 7.4 out of 107.4QuietnessCuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven — Quietness 7.4 out of 107.4Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer — Quietness 7.2 out of 107.2Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven

Leads on Value, Durability and Quietness.

  • You want the oven format without paying what the premium oven costs
  • Replacing a toaster oven rather than adding a machine to the counter
  • Controls you can set without reading anything

Take the Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer

Leads on Performance and Ease of use.

  • Proteins you want arriving at a target internal temperature rather than after a set time
  • You will happily run an app and refill a water tank to get there
  • Cooking is something you enjoy rather than something you get through

What each one gets wrong

Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven

  • You want a set temperature to be the actual temperature out of the box
  • A ticking mechanical timer will bother you in a quiet kitchen
  • You expected the trays to go in the dishwasher, because they do not

Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer

  • Your cooking is mostly frozen food at high heat, where none of this buys you anything
  • You want an appliance with nothing to update, connect, or refill
  • It costs several times what a competent basket fryer does, and crisps no harder

Specs, side by side

SpecCuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster OvenDreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer
FormCountertop oven with an air fry basket—
FunctionsAir fry, convection bake, convection broil, bake, broil, toast, warm—
Power1800 watts—
WarrantyLimited three-year—
Capacity—6 quart basket
Probe—Dual-sensor cook probe, wired into the basket
Water tank—200 ml atomizer reservoir
Modes—Chef, Classic, and Probe

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Is the 2023 Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer the safer pick over the 2016 Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven?
Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven leads on Value, Durability and Quietness. If Performance and Ease of use matter more to you, take the Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer instead. The 7-year gap shows in the totals as 7.4 against 7.6.
What does the 2016 model still win?
On Value, Durability and Quietness, yes. Those axes still go to the 2016 model. The 2023 one answers with Performance and Ease of use.
Which one ranks higher in "The air fryer you can run while someone is on a call"?
Cuisinart TOA-60 AirFryer Toaster Oven sits at #3 in "The air fryer you can run while someone is on a call", Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer at #4.