Cuisinart TOA-65 Digital AirFryer Toaster Oven Dial Repair 

You can buy the replacement part here which lasts longer than cleaning - www.ebay.com/itm/266755333923

Well this is the first video I have witnessed on TOA-65 a Costco bought Cuisinart Air Fryer, that shows steps for disassembly, finding the root cause, and resolving the issue with its digital dial. Your indepth effort to fix the rotary switch has helped me what to fix and the time it will take to fix it. Cuisinart has failed to rectify its switch design and have been shipping the same defective units to many customers that request a free unit in exchange. I prefer to fix it rather than sending it to a landfill. Thank you for making this video! (sorry deleted my first comment by mistake)

Thank you! I was halfway through disassembly and ready to give up. Your video inspired me to finish the project and clean the stupid rotary encoder.

This is SUPER HELPFUL!! Thank you for breaking this down for us.

Thank you for this video. This dial issue is guaranteed to happen to all units, which is unfortunate, because it is an excellently made product in all other areas. I was considering opening up mine to fix it as well, but I didn't think it would be that much work despite being straight forward. I too also hypothesized the grease vapours getting into the dial and causing issues, and a cleaning would resolve it, so it's great to see that you confirmed it.

10-minute contact cleaner method: Pry the cap off the dial. Remove 3 small screws holding inner knob, revealing the black rotary switch. Using spray contact cleaner (eg. Deoxit) stick the tube in the hole and give it a good blast. I have a different model TOA-130. After removing all 50 screws and coaxing the cover off, I couldn't figure out how to get to the circuit board. So I put it back together and went with Plan B. This worked for me. Time will tell.

Thanks for the walk through! Fixed! Part on EBay

Great Video, Sir! Very helpful. Delving into it a second time.

It worked for me thank you very much! My model number is CTOA-130PC1, but the procedure was almost exactly the same as in the video. If you have a Cuisinart and the dial looks the same, it probably is the same regardless of model number. The clips to remove the sides were a bit of a problem. They just hold the metal edge by sliding tightly on to it. I got mine off by using a hammer to bang the sides backwards away from the edge. Then to reinstall the sides I bent the clips more open slightly, to make install easier, and again had to bang the side piece forward. For some reason, the dial now works backwards from previous, but it doesn't matter. In other words, to move down the menu list, you now turn the dial counter clockwise. Don't know how that could have happened, since there is only one way to align the prongs and solder the the piece on the board. I noticed the new piece (ordered from the link posted above) is smooth rotating without the notched feel. Hopefully that indicates an improvement in the design that will make this one last longer than the first. ut

I fix my. Follow your video. thanks

Nice work bro. Thank you for showing us this process. Wish me luck. God speed.

Pain in the but is an understatement here. People need to buy the manual version imo. Whats crazy is taking this thing apart TWICE. I think I would tie a rope to it and tie the other end to the bumper and go to the dump!! Thanks for posting this video. I think they engineered it to be not repairable.

Great video! May i ask how you found the correct replacement part? I also need to replace the bottom black pastic stands and i can't work out what those pieces are.

Awesome video. Very helpful.

Great job thank you

Mine is 1 year old with little usage and has same problem. Great video!

Did you get the replacement dial installed? I'm curious about a follow up here. I wonder if a replacement dial is really better.

I have the same problem for almost two years. Thank you so much for the video. It’s very helpful and allow me to evaluate whether I want to fix it on my own. Looks like the long screw driver is necessary? Is it a foot long?

Have you done the knob replacement yet? Like other commenters I'm looking to not just send this to landfill. I don't really know how to solder, but I could probably borrow a friend to help with that. My main concern is what can go wrong with self-repair on a device like this. Is it a fire hazard if done by a careful amateur?

I have the same problem, but I contacted Cuisinart and they’re sending me a whole new unit!

Thanks for the great video. What a terrible design. About how long did this cleaning process take you?

Sir ima need you to help me out this is an amazing video tho

Stuck at 1:50. Which way do the clips release?

I had a feeling mine was not the only one that took a SH*t

eff cuisinart and all the other companies that have these horrible crap dials. Tired of throwing good appliances in the garbage, the last being a 350 dollar Breville coffeemaker. Might try this fix but jeez what a pain. Looked for a replacement toaster oven and they mostly all seem to use these dials, except the most simple cheap ones. So I buy a new part and how long will that last?