Toaster Oven Gourmet

By Virginia Prescott on Wednesday, January 28, 2009.

Pity the poor toaster oven. It's not as fast as a microwave, can't cook a turkey like a convention oven, and often ends up collecting dust on the countertop. Yet Joe Yonan thinks the lowly appliance gets a bad rap.

Joe is food editor of The Washington Post, and in today's paper he argues that for those of who tend to cook alone, the toaster oven should be our new best friend. He joins us from The Post to make his case.

Read Joe's article "The Compact Parked in My Kitchen"

Joe's recipes: Spicy Mini-Meatloaf | Mini Roast Chicken

(Photo by vieux bandit via Flickr/CC)

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