03-30-2012, 06:45 PM
Not for the circumstances you describe.
As mentioned, I'd keep plastic clear, but that's about it. I've used a toaster and toaster oven (just not for toast) under a cabinet for years, and haven't even discolored the bottom of the cabinet. Not that anybody would see that anyway.
The clearance between my toaster and the cabinets is almost exactly the same as yours.
You could probably get a toaster oven (probably not a toaster) hot enough, long enough to damage the bottom of a cabinet, but I wouldn't bother eating whatever you were cooking.
This presupposes you already took the battery out of your smoke alarm.
As mentioned, I'd keep plastic clear, but that's about it. I've used a toaster and toaster oven (just not for toast) under a cabinet for years, and haven't even discolored the bottom of the cabinet. Not that anybody would see that anyway.
The clearance between my toaster and the cabinets is almost exactly the same as yours.
You could probably get a toaster oven (probably not a toaster) hot enough, long enough to damage the bottom of a cabinet, but I wouldn't bother eating whatever you were cooking.
This presupposes you already took the battery out of your smoke alarm.