Reviews for Avantco CO-16 Half Size Countertop Convection Oven, 1.5 Cu. Ft. - 120V, 1600W

DO NOT BUY AN AVANTCO OVEN! We purchased 2 of these ovens for our 2 coffee shops in November. We only bake 2 or 3 sheets of pastries per day. The first one stopped heating in Feburary. After going back and forth with Avantco they finally replaced it. Now the second one has stopped heating. After reaching out to Avantco again we are told they only have a 6 mo warranty. SIX MONTHS!!! The irony is we bought these ovens to replace quarter-sheet ovens we bought at another company that we had no problems with for 3 years. We hoped to increase our capacity and "upgrade" to commercial ovens that only lasted months. So we have gone back to using our other brand oven. Save yourself the frustration.

I have had no issues with this countertop oven. It puts off very little heat, which is great in the small space we have it in. Like any oven, it does have some hot spots, so I rotate my sheets halfway through. I have had no complaints and am contemplating purchasing a second one!

I have had two of these ovens, each worked great, for a short time... The first lasted aprox. 6 months, and the fan stopped working. They replaced it with a second one, and the same thing happened. We were told it is not meant for our capacity. The product description states " Its compact design makes it great for coffee shops, kiosks, snack bars, and restaurants." That's us! Looking for other options.

I wanted to love this oven. I needed to love it because it was the only one I could find that fit in our kitchen. But it bakes cookies so poorly. Some of the cookies come out burnt, others still raw in the middle. It's kind of hard to produce even moderate volume with the design of this oven.

This oven has its quirks! I know they say every oven is a learning experience, so let me share what I've learned. The hot spot is the back right-hand side of the oven. If you bake with more than 2 trays, the temperature will drop too much to keep a consistent bake, so you will have to add time to all of your items. You will have to rotate SOME items, not all. Anything in rows. Surprisingly enough, I have baked cakes and cookies at the same time, and I found that the cakes do not need to be turned at all. They bake really evenly thanks to the circular shape. From time to time, this oven rattles. It is not completely stable inside. Make sure your trays are not directly touching the back of the oven, and be sure to clean it frequently!!!!! Also, take good care of the Read More

Have to give one star cause its the lowest it allows. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY UNLESS YOU ARE CONSIDERING THIS TO BE USED FOR LESS THAN 5 MONTHS. Less than 5 month old oven stopped working and smells like an electrical fire. Webstaurant DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THIS PRODUCT. Wasted almost an hour with their support and they want the customer to swap out parts to see if the item will be fixed. Needless to say look elsewhere if you need customer support.

Love these ovens! We own 3 of them. 2 of them weve had for about 4 years. Had to replace the fan motors in 2 of them, but we do bake 250 to 300 biscuits a day in them.

I searched for months to find an affordable but heavy duty half-size convection oven. The home models were too flimsy or small, and most commercial models were way out of my price range. The Advantco was exactly what I was looking for. It runs on normal household current, but is still plenty powerful. It is all stainless construction and comes with four baking racks. The oven fan is quite powerful. You really need to be careful about opening it while it’s running, because you will be blasted with hot air. I did notice, as other reviewers have commented, that it has a hot spot, and you really should rotate the food half way through the cooking process. One unusual design is where the heating element is located. I would have expected the element to be at the top and/or bottom of Read More

We have not had good luck with this brand. I’d give it zero stars if I could. We had one that was used for around 6 months in our second cafe and it stopped working. It was under warranty so I got a replacement. Not even 2 months later and the replacement just stopped working as well. We also have a half size at our main cafe and it just started making a weird noise and isn’t heating properly so it will need to be replaced since it’s not under warranty anymore. I’d recommend skipping this cheap brand and purchasing a higher quality oven!

If you need what you bake to cook evenly, this oven is not a good choice. The outside cookies on my pans will be burned, with the ones on the inside not being cooked enough. I wish I had not selected this oven.

THE BITTERNESS OF POOR QUALITY REMAINS LONG AFTER THE SWEET TASTE OF A LOW PRICE HAS DISAPPEARED I too was fooled into believing this was a quality product. Mine died the week I got it. I went back and forth with customer service and eventually got a replacement fan. After learning how to replace it because I could not find a qualified person. I learned the problem was not the fan at all. By this time the very short warranty had expired. The oven made two batches of unevenly baked cookies and never worked again. I’m disappointed that WebstaurantStore sells this.

I love the size of this oven. It worked very well for about a year and a half, only using it for a few hours a day. After 1.5 years the motor went out. Spend the extra money and upgrade.

I have a small boutique pie shop. I use this oven to bake our pies. It seems the back, right portion of this oven is hotter than the rest as my pies on that side tend to burn. So I have to regularly rotate my pies during the cooking process to prevent them from burning. Other than that glitch this oven bakes my pies very well. Flakey crust cooked all the way through and much quicker than our regular electric oven. I would buy another one if I needed it - I really like it. I recommend it for a small bakery/shop environment on a limited budget.

This oven is great. We bake all of our pastries at our coffee shop: scones, loaves, muffins, cookies, brownies, all kinds of baked goods. We also use it to cook off chicken and bacon for our salads. The items are best rotated, like most convection ovens, to prevent browner spots or lopsided muffins from the fan blowing, but with a turn or two mid bake the items come out lovely! I don’t always use a timer, but with the recipes I’ve used with times on them it is fairly accurate for completion on a cook/bake.

Lasted maybe 6 months. Went out in a puff of smoke and tiny flame one day. Bought the extended warranty and the claim was denied by the warranty company. Would not purchase again.

I have been using this oven daily to bake Focaccia bread and toast sandwiches for my small café. It works wonderfully so far, I have no complaints!

I bought the Avantco CO-14 convection oven in January 2019. We were planning on using the oven to toast bread for a certain sandwich we were planning on putting on the menu. We were not 100% sure on whether or not the sandwich would ever see the light of day because of the lack of manpower, so, I went cheap and bought the Avantco oven in case the sandwich never makes it onto the menu to minimize cost. Fast forward a year and the one year warranty had expired and we decided to put the sandwich on the menu and use the Avantco oven. After three months, the oven is dead. It doesn’t heat up. I’m pretty sure all I have to do is to replace the heating element in the oven, but do I want to spend another $40 to fix a lemon? Read More

I bought this oven 6 months ago. The fan stop working after 6 months, just like other customer who purchased this with the same problem. After talking with the representative and they send me a new fan to replace it. Installed the new fan, recheck the connection, and it still does not run. I believed this oven is defective. This oven is nice if it working properly.

Works great so far, I use this to cook baked Mac n cheese throughout the day. Cooks evenly and the timer is great when you are busy..no problems so far. Best part it’s 120 volt..

Worked great for 13.5 months (with the 1 year warranty! Isn't that always the way!) before emitting a loud HUUUUUMMMMMM from the blower motor. You get what you pay for!

DO NOT BY AVANTCO OVEN We've been working with this brand over a few years now just because we've bought the extended warranty. All the situations have already happened to us. First, the oven stopped working after a few months of use. Luckily we had the extended warranty. They sent us a new one.... didn't work. They've sent us the second one, defected. They've sent us a third one at the end of August..... It stopped working today, beginning of March.... very frustrating!!!!!!!!! DO NOT BUY THIS BRAND!!!!!!!

I absolutely love mine and I’ve had it for just over a year. I’ve been working in kitchens for the last 20 years. I chose this oven because I’ve used it in many restaurants and it always does a good job and is super affordable. I now use it at home doing about 50 sheet pans of baking each week and it always does a good job. My only complaint is the time doesn’t work, but it’s never worked on any commercial ovens I’ve used so i don’t really care.

The timer is malfunctioning and needs to be unplugged after use, or it will continue to heat indefinitely.

For several months, I have been researching countertop convection ovens, and have seen how expensive they can be. I originally thought about purchasing This half size Avantco 120v, but hesitated based on reviews and my own opinion about wanting an oven with an interior light feature. I bit the bullet since I didn’t have 2k to cough up on my dream oven... I purchased the Avantco CO-16 half size countertop convection oven, and boy was this a great buy! The oven itself is bigger than I had anticipated, it is also very quiet. I am learning how to use my new oven since I have never owned a convection and it is indeed a learning curve. When you first plug it in, insure that is has its OWN dedicated outlet, this is important in preventing the unit from overheating. The unit comes oiled or greased from the manufacturer so it Read More

Power is not enough to cook something, waste of money.

Purchased this oven for our mold manufacturing company and it works great. Tons of room inside the oven for running prototypes. Heat is pretty consistent as well. Highly recommend for anyone that wants a tabletop solution that's still spacious enough for larger capacity items.

We have only had this oven for less than a year and we only use it ONCE per week. It is already causing us so many issues. My husband had to "jimmy rig" it together to run now. The whole inside seal is broken, too. Don't buy this.

In one year we had to make a claim under warranty. They would only send a new part and we had to pay to find someone to repair it. It broke again just after warranty expired and we were out of luck. I would not recommend this brand of ovens.

I just can’t get this to heat evenly or correctly. I use an oven thermometer and I have to bake cookies at 300 to get them to come out even remotely correct and at least 2 are to dark from hot spots, even if I rotate. I had high hope of making this work. Sadly, I should have saved the money.

Good professional quality as expected. Always great service and products from these guys. I can always rely on the great shipping options and friendly customer service.

Amazing little ovens that keep warm even with constant opening and closing. Size is perfect for our little kitchen, fits on top of counter or on shelves. Easy to use and fits more food inside than you would think.

So far so good, this oven actually does a good job when we bake our signature pay de queso a leaves it nice and golden brown.

This is the most amazing countertop oven I've ever purchased. It is definitely commercial. It bakes much faster than my regular household oven which I have in my business. It Cooks like the big $5,000 commercial ovens but is more compact I personally can fit 12 leg quarters in it at one time and they come out lovely. A must have for an economic chef

I have a couple of restaurants and you are guaranteed these guys will give out in a 1~2 years.

It stopped working in less than a year. As others said, it starts smelling like an electric short/fire.

We let this run almost all day 10am-8pm. Does a nice job for toasting sandwiches and light baking.

This is the 4th oven I have had to replace, the door keeps breaking, on all 4 of them...

Cooks two 12” pizzas in a pan to perfection , (no rotating halfway through) , nice and even ! Baked goods like muffin tops and cookies brown up a little more on the right rear side of the oven but doesn’t overcook just a little more crispy on the edges .The oven will be used approximately 4 hours a day , 3 days a week , if I get a year usage out of it I’ll be happy .

Works excellent to toast subs up rather than putting them on a griddle. Definitely recommend to buy this for your kitchen or deli.

This oven has been great and is perfect for our small coffee shop