This book was received as an ARC from Tiller Press in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

There are so many recipes in this book that look so good right now that it is so hard to choose from. I have a toaster oven but never used it much because I thought it was only meant for bread and sandwiches but this book says oh the contrary. Even though all of the recipes looked so delicious there was one that stood out and that was the french toast with pecans and maple burbon syrup and maple bacon. This recipe could put this book as a potential candidate for a future cooking demo and I know these recipes will be a hit.

We will consider adding this title to our TX Non-Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Thank you NetGalley, Roxanne Wyss and Kathy Moore, and Tiller Press for an ARC of Toaster Oven Takeover. This is my personal review.
I know very little about owning a toaster oven. Giving the basics of how to use the oven and the types of pans you can use in them was extremely helpful. The book was filled with almost anything you would need to know about the ovens. What to look for when buying one to recipes to get you started using the oven.
I would have liked to see more photos to go with the recipes. I liked the variety of recipes offered.
Anyone looking for a recipe book to use for their toaster oven would be very pleased with this one.

This is a fine cookbook for those who follow the Standard American Diet kind of eating and want recipes to use in their toaster ovens. I was mildly horrified at the unhealthiness of some of the recipes, like one that called for soaking a sleeve of saltine crackers in canola oil and sprinkling them with herbs and baking them. Um...

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Also, my ARC was entirely in grayscale. I don't know if the final copy will be in color and I can't imagine a major publisher releasing a cookbook in black and white, but it made the photos incredibly unappealing. There were photos of maybe 1/2 or 1/3 of the recipes, but I didn't really want to make any of them because all the food was gray.

There is no nutritional information. There is no information about recipes that work for special diets like gluten free, paleo or vegetarian, and there is not much focus on providing these sorts of recipes.

A short intro teaches you about toaster ovens. After that, there are chapters such as breakfast and brunch, sandwiches, breads, desserts and sheet pan dinners. This isn't a book I could see myself using but for those in its target audience, it is likely to be a helpful book.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

I snagged a copy to peek at since this is the most unused item...kitchen wise in my household. I have been enamored with the new Foodi that Ninja has come out with even watching the tutorials on YouTube to decide if I really could use this. The reviews are mixed but it seems relevant to buy one to help with holiday cooking since it is so versatile. I can dump my toaster, and air fryer separate appliance and just make room for a flipped up Foodi. This cookbook was fun to go through, and had some pretty great recipes.

What did I like? Multitude of family friendly recipes littered the pages in some relatively simplistic style. From all types of breads to pizza, and then meats and main dishes. Chicken wings to danishes and pull apart breads. I enjoyed what felt like an Italian assortment of dishes. The authors also give you some background on different styles of toaster ovens. They pretty much do everything now... even dehydrate.

Would I recommend or buy? The only downside that I could see was the black and white pictures. Grayscale pictures don’t attempt me to make food but the recipes clearly caught my eye regardless. I wish the authors would have used color. Other than that I was most pleased with the cookbook and bookmarked some fun recipes to try.

I received a copy to read and voluntarily left a review!

Toaster Oven Takeover is a beautifully presented niche cookbook with recipes developed by Roxanne Wyss & Kathy Moore. Due out 21st Jan 2021 from Simon & Schuster on their Tiller Press imprint, it's 192 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.

Toaster ovens (and most other appliances) have come a long long long way since I was a university student in the 80s. My dorm room toaster oven could just about be relied on to process a pre-made pot pie (remember those?) or toast a couple of slices of bread. I don't remember ever cooking anything in mine other than the aforementioned or possibly some frozen pizza rolls or a baguette. Today's versions come with multiple functions, convection cooking, adjustable trays, exact temperature controls and lots more bells and whistles.

This cookbook does a great job of providing recipes which exploit the benefits and minimize the drawbacks of the modern toaster oven. Toaster ovens heat up faster, are more energy efficient, are the perfect size for smaller quantities of food, and are more convenient. The introduction covers the different types of ovens, tips for using convection settings, tools and supplies, related safety (no parchment paper!), pantry ingredients, and some other general considerations.

The recipe chapters are arranged thematically: breakfast & brunch, pizza & flatbreads, toasts crostini & sandwiches, appetizers & snacks, side dishes, sheet pan dinners, casseroles & one pan dinners, meats & mains, desserts, and breads. It really is a surprisingly comprehensive and varied selection. Recipes are arranged with an introduction and yields in a header, ingredients in a sidebar bullet point list, with step-by-step directions. Ingredient measures are given in American standard measures, no metric conversions provided. Most of the ingredients are easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery store (some few items might need a co-op or world-food/specialist grocery). Nutritional information is not included. Cook's notes and variations for each recipe are also included in a footer at the end.The recipes all fit on a single page (which is super convenient for reading from a tablet when your hands are full).

The layout is clear and easy to read with a sort of retro vibe. The photography is clear and well done. It's not apparent from the publishing info, but the pre-publication ARC I received had greyscale black and white photography throughout (that could well change to color for the publication version). At any rate, the photography is top notch and serving suggestions are appetizing and appropriate.

This would make a superlative addition to a 'moving out' care package for newly independent youngsters/singles/newlyweds, etc. I was impressed enough with the book that I am planning on buying one for each of my kids who are moving (or have moved) out on their own.

Four and a half stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

I just figure if I'm going to get this complicated with my cooking, I'm probably going to use something other than my toaster oven.

I received an advance copy of, Toaster Oven Takeover, by Roxanne Wyss and Kathy Moore. This book was really informative, about which toaster to buy, what can be put in the toaster oven, and lots of recipes.

I was so excited to get this cookbook. I like to cook, and do almost every night for myself and my parents. I live nearby, and have the same Breville Smart Toaster as my parents. It works so well. It is used every single day.

However, many times it just for easy broiling of meat, toasting sandwiches, roasting potatoes and such. So, to get a cookbook with such a large variety of types of food, really will allow me to try different recipes in a fast and Easy way.

I love the mini Chicken Pot Pies. I have the ramekins to use, so this is a perfect recipe. Sometimes, larger pot pies don’t cook evenly and take a lot longer to cook. I can also make these ahead and freeze them, so I have something already prepared.

I love homemade Granola and frequently make it in my oven. I am cooking it just for myself, so don’t need a huge amount. If I can do this in my toaster oven, it is much easier and always cooks quickly.

If you want to eat healthy, cooking from scratch really becomes important, but there is a time element here. To have a variety of delicious healthy recipes is such a great thing. I can have healthy items ready to go. That is essential these days. The cookbook has varied ingredients, but none I would have a problem getting.

The only reason I gave this a 4 Star review is b/c the book is in black and white, and I really like colored pictures of each dish. I do think the B&W format detracts from the book. That is my only complaint though, so it is ok. Otherwise, recommend this to anyone who cooks.

Thank you NetGalley for providing an advance copy of this book.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this little cookbook. Honestly our toaster oven is probably the most underused appliance in the kitchen, but after looking through this book that is about to change! I had no idea there were so many ways that I could have been using it!

I love the simplicity that this cookbook offers. The recipes in this book are fairly simple and easy to follow but also seem delicious. I wish there were more photographs of the food but the ones featured looked scrumptious.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
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Toaster Oven Takeover is the PERFECT little cookbook.

I love my toaster oven. Over the last several months, I've been trying to cobble together recipes online--I'm no chef, so I have absolutely no idea how long to cook things before they're burnt to a crisp. Unfortunately, as everyone knows, wading through recipes on people's blogs can be somewhat pesky. So I'm glad to have stumbled across this book here on NetGalley to have a variety of dishes at my fingertips. Clear and concise, Toaster Over Takeover has a wonderful selection of recipes, from breads and appetizers to main courses, desserts, and more. All instructions are easy to follow and I've got a list of several to try already. Authors Wyss and Moore have also included an intro on using and caring for your oven, for those truly uninitiated.

Not to be hyperbolic, but this is one of my favorite NetGalley reads, and I'm eager to check out the final, in-color copy.

Thank you to NetGalley, Tiller Press, and authors Roxanne Wyss and Kathy Moore for making this available for me to review.