The Panasonic FlashXpress toaster oven (PAN-NB-G110PW) has double infrared heating elements which provide heat very quickly for toasty results. Our FlashXpress toaster oven review answers a few questions about its features and performance before concluding with our verdict.
What is a toaster oven?
A toaster oven usually has heating elements that toast various food types from above. It is small enough to fit on most kitchen countertops. However, the Panasonic NB-G110PW FlashXpress toaster oven has dual infrared heating elements, in the front and back, which make it faster at toasting food than other toaster ovens. You do not have to preheat the oven because the combination of near-infrared and far-infrared heaters provide fast heat from the start.
What can this infrared toaster oven do?
Use one of its preset programs to make toast, waffles, bread rolls, pizza, hash browns or reheat food. The internal oven is about 4 inches high, 10 inches wide and 11 inches deep. However, the baking tray is only 9 inches on all sides. It cannot bake a pizza that exceeds 9 inches in diameter. This toaster oven definitely prefers smaller portions.
The Panasonic FlashXpress toaster oven does not have a convection system. It has a digital timer that only goes up to 25 minutes, which might not be long enough for some people. The temperature setting of the infrared heaters can be changed from 250 degrees Fahrenheit up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. The oven is rated at 1300 watts and uses a 120V, 60Hz, AC power supply.
A shade control button lets you choose between light, medium or dark toast results. Press the light button to turn on a light in the oven chamber. The oven also has an on/off button.
Keep in mind that the FlashXpress toaster oven is not made for baking bread, cake or chicken. It is not a countertop mini oven! It is only recommended for toasting bread slices, bagels, croissants etc. Still, it is able to bake a pizza or heat waffles.
What are its exact dimensions?
The FlashXpress toaster oven is 13 inches wide, 12 inches deep and 10 inches high. The inside of the oven measures about 10 inches wide, 11 inches deep and 4 inches high.
How well does it toast bread?
The FlashXpress toaster oven seems to toast bread very well on both sides. It works better than a cheap electric toaster. You can use the toast preset button if you want to make toast without having to play around with the temperature and shade controls.
Does it toast muffins, bagels, buns?
The oven has a preset program button for toasting various breads such as muffins, buns and bagels. It toasts both the top and the bottom of the bread fairly evenly.
Easy to clean the oven?
It is just as easy to clean as most other toaster ovens. The trays can be removed for cleaning. Wipe away crumbs and wipe off splattered oil. However, you should be careful when wiping down the infrared elements because they are breakable. Finding replacement infrared elements might be difficult, but not impossible.
What is included?
These accessories are included with the Panasonic PAN-NB-G110PW infrared toaster oven:
- Square inner tray (9-inch sides)
- Baking tray
- Removable crumb tray
FlashXpress Toaster Oven: Verdict
The Panasonic FlashXpress toaster oven seems to be terrific at toasting bread slices. It also toasts sliced English muffins, bagels and buns. You can even bake a few frozen biscuits with it too!
Its small countertop footprint becomes apparent when you want to reheat or bake a pizza. A nine-inch diameter pizza is the biggest it can bake. However, you might heat one or two slices from a larger pizza at a time.
This infrared toaster oven does not provide enough heat or enough time for baking a cake, bread loaf or a one-pot meal. You can heat up pastries, pies or croissants, but you cannot use this oven to actually bake them. You might consider the Panasonic countertop induction oven, which is more suitable for making proper meals or grilling meat with induction heating technology.
The quartz and ceramic infrared heating elements provide fast heating without any pre-heat waiting period. This is its major benefit when compared to conventional toaster ovens with ordinary metal elements.
The Panasonic NB-G110PW FlashXpress toaster oven is fast and efficient at toasting tasty foods. The control panel looks a bit like it came from the 90s, but everything is still functional. Nonetheless, a longer timer delay which extends beyond 25 minutes might be a welcome upgrade in the future.
Overall, this small countertop infrared toaster oven performs well. Its affordable retail price is also a big benefit (check price on Amazon).