This is a great oven. It’s my 2nd Breville—had the Breville Smart Oven Pro before and loved it. But I really wanted the Air Fryer Pro because it’s larger inside (without being much larger overall!) and because it’s an Air Fryer, a dehydrater and also has a “Proofing” function which will be great as I bake and make pizza dough. So far I love this one even more, and wuickly sold my prior Smart Oven Pro.
We wanted to get on the Air fryer bandwagon and we're frustrated by the funny shapes, limited capacity, and wide range of prices. The Breville Smart Oven® Air Fryer Pro has given us options to toast, roast, air dry and dehydrate. (There are more options) While there is only two of us, the extra space inside the oven allows a better range of size options for cooking. It is very large and does not fit on our kitchen counter so be sure that you check the measurements to see if you have room. It also is a very power hungry appliance and needs a dedicated line so be sure your home outlets can handle the draw. We use ours under our covered patio in an outside partial protected enclosure. It is perfect because this machine radiates alot of heat. It is a countertop oven! It keeps the house cooler by using it this way. So far we have used it for quiche, toast, bagels, waffles, chicken wings, fish and roasting vegetables. We have had it one month and it is used 4-5 times a week. We just love it. The price is a bit scary but the uses are endless and return on investment come from it flexibility. It comes with a nice assortment of well constructed pans, racks, and shelves. The only negative is that the light display panel stays on at all times. No clock, just the last setting you used. That is wasteful and makes it hard to do our part as energy conservationists.
We decided to purchase the bigger Breville oven and I’m glad we did. It has many different cooking functions, a large capacity and is easy to use. We got this for the two of us so we wouldn’t have to fire up the regular oven every time we wanted to cook a small pizza or hash browns. We’ve had it for a month or so and have not been disappointed.