@kdfrawg I would say the same growing up - my parents' toaster oven was far more toaster than oven and had very little capacity or accuracy in temperature. (It was a stylish 70s metal and avocado green plastic, though, so it had that going for it.)
We got one that is more (convection, if desired) oven than toaster, and it's great for roasting chicken, baking pizza and pastas, reheating fried food, as well as toasting bread and bagels. It's one of our most-used appliances.
/@thedan84 @indigo