I love everything about the Smart Oven Air however I am baffled about one thing...When I set the timer and it goes off when the time is up and I check my food but I feel I need to cook it a little bit longer so I close the door and press start and the preheating stars all over again and preheats as long as the original preheating time....I only had the door open for less than a minute so it doesn't seem the oven woukd cool off to the extent that it needs to preheat that long again! Is that a design flaw?
When the Smart Oven Air came out, I asked myself, "Why buy a new oven when my Smart Oven Pro works perfectly well?" But when I read that the Smart Oven Air can air-fry, I had my excuse to buy it. (We gave the Smart Oven Pro to our grateful oldest daughter.) Yes, the Smart Oven can air-fry, but what I didn't know is that it can dehydrate, too. In fact, right now it's making a batch of dried jerky treats for our dogs. (Recipe on request.) Although our main cooking device is our microwave, we use at least twice a week (primarily on the weekend when my husband and I have more time to cook). We've used it for everything: pizza, cookies, cakes, chicken wings, frozen snacks, and jerky (as mentioned). We've had it only for about a month, so I can assure you we will use it for many, many more snacks and meals in the months and years to come. Good job, Breville. Another outstanding appliance!