We've been a Breville household for almost 20 years. When we started talking about air fryers the initial idea of the Air Fryer Pro was easy. The only complication was that our Breville 800XL was only 7 years old and working just fine ... but the added features and larger capacity finally won us over, and are we glad it did!
1) The larger capacity means we can make cobblers in our 9X13 glass bake dishes instead of being limited to the 9X9 ... Whoopie! 2) The Air Fryer is OUTSTANDING! Battered Shrimp, Chicken Legs, Fries ... they are all beyond description, and crispy without the oils or calories. 3) You can actually bake cookies on multiple levels at the same time with even heat and great "big oven" results.
We've only begun to explore the possibilities of the model 900. So now the only decision is, which lucky relative gets to have our model 800 on their kitchen counter.
I have had it for about a month & we all love it. Although I bought it to replace our traditional aging air fryer (it was too small), it essentially replaced 2 additional appliances - out toaster & our oven. I hated the oven - the simplest task took at lease 20 mins with a lost of wastage of power. The Breville, can do the job is half the time or less from the fact it heats up in 2-3 mins (compare that to 10 mins in an oven) & cooks dishes in 3-15 mins (compare that to 5 -30 mins).
Of course, the air fryer component works great too, which was the primary reason we bought this unit & we use that less than I thought we would because of all the other settings like toast, pizza, etc.! So I would wholeheartedly recommend this.
I do have some gripes & not all of them have to do with the appliance itself. The hardest part for me is translating recipes written for conventional air fryer into those that will work for the Breville. There is a lot of trial & error involved. Although Breville has put out recipes, we need more of them & also some suggestions in translating recipes meant for traditional air fryer & conventional oven.
This is the best Smart Oven available! I love all the features available and the fact that it’s so easy to clean. Breville’s Customer Service is top notch and very helpful….always wanting to make certain that the customer is completely happy with their products. I have many Breville appliances that are all marvelous! If my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer ever dies, it will be replaced by Breville’s Stand Up Mixer! Love Breville and all it’s appliances!!!
What a great addition to my kitchen. It’s wonderful having another oven with more features. Excited for the holidays no waiting to put in a pie, cake or vegetable. This oven looks beautiful on my counter.