Best Infrared Toaster Ovens (2026)

Double infrared heating here uses quartz and ceramic elements positioned front and back specifically, rather than a single element or a fan-driven convection system, aiming to toast and brown from both directions at once. A manual touch-button temperature sensor also gives finer control than a preset-only interface, and the see-through door is mechanically linked to the baking rack so it slides toward you automatically as you open it.

At 1300W and 4-slice capacity, it's sized for everyday countertop use.

Same double infrared heating and no-preheat-required design as its Panasonic sibling above in this comparison, with six preset cooking functions plus reheat and defrost covering common meals as single-button selections rather than manual dial adjustment.

At a slightly lower price than its sibling above, this is the same core FlashXpress platform without the manual temperature sensor variant.

Also the same FlashXpress double-infrared platform as its two Panasonic siblings in this comparison, with a baking rack mechanically connected to the door for smooth pull-out access and an auto shut-off specifically to prevent overcooking. Six one-touch controls simplify preset selection.

Compare pricing against its two nearly identical Panasonic siblings above before choosing between them.

This heats up to 800°F specifically for pizzeria-style results, cooking a 12-inch pizza in as little as 2 minutes with a pizza stone for a crisp crust - a genuinely different use case from the toast-and-bake focus of the other picks in this comparison. Six dedicated pizza presets and independently adjustable upper and lower burners let you fine-tune cheese melt versus crust browning separately.

At $119.99 it's also the least expensive pick in this lineup.

Five independent quartz elements here are the same heating technology family as the infrared quartz elements in the Panasonic picks above, but paired with digital PID temperature control and smart algorithms that actively steer power to specific zones rather than running a fixed front-and-back pattern. Super convection also adds forced air circulation on top of that element-based heating.

At $399.95 it's also the most expensive pick in this lineup.

This uses the same quartz-element heating family as the Panasonic infrared picks above, without an air-fry function - a convection-focused model instead. Ten cooking functions and an interior oven light for visual monitoring round out the feature set, and 1800W delivers a fast preheat despite skipping air fry.

It also carries a large review base among the picks in this comparison.

This combines the same quartz-element system as the other Breville picks here with air-fry across 11 total functions, splitting the difference between the convection-only Breville model above and the brand's top-tier air-fry pick. Super convection still claims up to 30% faster cooking on top of the element-based heating.

It sits at a mid-range price point among the picks in this comparison.

At 11 x 10 x 4 inches this is the smallest-interior model in this comparison, using the same quartz-element heating technology as the larger Breville picks here but scaled down for toast, bagels, and cookies rather than a full roast. Eight cooking functions still get the same zone-based power steering.

At $159.95 it's also one of the more affordable picks in this comparison.