The Farberware FAC900R is a convenient, easy to use countertop convection rotisserie oven that is small enough for your kitchen counter, but can handle a whole chicken in its compartment.
The Farberware Convection Oven sports a removable all-glass front door that feels solid and closes with authority. This convection oven was given a contemporary styling, showing off its “industrial” aluminum look, which has become a popular theme in today’s kitchens. The FAC900R’s lines are clean, with just enough soft curves on the front panel and around the door. The interior is very accomodating, and will easily handle a couple of small roasting chickens, a medium sized turkey, or a medium to large Dutch oven. The Farberware is spacious enough to fit a 13×9 baking pan and it manages the ubiquitous 12″ pizza with no problems!
The oven feature is easy to set up and use. Admittedly, there is a large number of buttons and lights on the front panel, but thankfully, that doesn’t interfere with the ease of programming the counterop oven. To do so, one need only select the mode (Bake, Toast, Broil, Defrost, Rotisserie), then the temperature, then the requisite time, and finally, press start and allow the machine to work its magic. Interestingly, the FAC900R will also handle slow cooking chores of up to four hours.
The Farberware comes with cooking accessories. Included with this oven are a broil insert, bake pan, two wire racks (12 inch pizza, here we come), an actual pizza pan, the rotisserie rod with two adjustable meat tines, a drip pan, and a tool to handle the rotisserie rod (the spit). The wire racks may be inserted into three different rack slots on the inside of the oven in a couple of ways, yielding six potential rack heights to accomodate varying cooking and baking needs.
The backlit blue LCD display, while definitely keeping up with the times, can sometimes be difficult to read at various angles. You may need to look at it dead straight in order see it best. Some have reported that the built in clock is unable to maintain its accuracy, necessitating frequent adjustment. The buttons on the front panel feel durable and have decent tactile feedback, couple with a soft audio tone to mark each keypress. The internal light is easily turned on and off.
On the down side, some users have noted that the number of buttons on the front of the Farberware is both unnecessary and confusing. Further, the beeping that accompanies each time you press a button is deemed to be a bit over the top by some, and there doesn’t seem to be a way to turn it off. The jury’s till out on that one. Because of this convection oven’s contemporary design, someone is bound to check it for imperfections, and some have noted that the fit and finish should be better for such an aesthetically appealing product. It appears that overtight screws and dimpled panels are a cause for concern to some.