My life is easier using the Breville Smart Air Fryer Pro - BOV900
on April 27, 2022
Posted by: MW
Verified Purchase:Yes
My husband and I brought Air Fryer model - BOV900. My first initial reaction in using this Breville Air Fryer was wow! I have used an Air Fryer (different brand) prior to buying this unit, so, I was familiar on how to cook with one. My first try was to bake ChefSteps Amazing Chewy Bagels (see picture.) Oh boy! The bagels baked beautifully and the taste delish! The flavor tasted like the smell when baking the bagels. It doesn't get any better than that! They were not too chewy nor did it have a cake texture. Thanks ChefSteps, for giving me the best bagel recipe and how to bake in the Air Fryer Pro. Air Fryer Chicken thighs as you can see from the picture below, delicious. The cooking time is shortened when using the Air Fryer Pro allowing me to prepare other dishes. Bake a Chocolate Sheet cake so moist and not dried around the edges of the sheet. See pictures. Bake chocolate chip cookies I used the Cookie Setting what a wonderful function set the temp and the timer and your in business! Air Fryer pork chops the result the chops were moist not dried out. Used a temp probe to cook the internal temp to my preference. Depending on the thickness of the chop the cooking time may vary. The last item Rice Pudding (my favorite) had to tried this in the Air Fryer Oven. The results, delicious and prefect!
This is my third Breville. My first went to my best friend when I upgraded. I recommended the small one to another friend who bought one for a small kitchen and is waiting for the one she has to die in her motor coach to get another one for there. Another friend went with my recommendation and got the mid-size for her kitchen, and a third friend got the small one as well. They all love them and can't agree with me more that this is the BEST little oven ever. (can't even call it a toaster oven, because it does so much else) I have the air fryer pro now and of course love it. I have kept my mid-size Breville, although a friend wanted to buy it, and I put it in the garage for when I need an extra oven during parties or holidays. I really can't say enough about these Brevilles.
Had to exchange twice to get one that has the least amount of defect. When the unit heats up the door warps to the left leaning a gap on the top right hand side of the door which then allows steam out and drips to accumulate on the counter. It’s a nice oven overall, but they really need to figure out a way to have arms on both side of the door to prevent this from happening.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from breville.comBy Consumer Support, May 19, 2022
Thank you for your review and feedback. Steam coming out from the oven door is normal. The door is vented to release steam created from high moisture content foods. But we do value your input. We'll definitely pass along your feedback to the appropriate people, as we are continuously trying to improve our customer's experience.
We love our Smart Oven and use it on a daily basis-sometimes instead of our standard oven. Our Smart Oven began making an odd noise when we used the convection setting. I contacted Breville customer service regarding the issue. They communicated with me in a timely fashion, and asked that I send the oven to them for repair. Because it could not be repaired, Breville replaced it with a new one. We could not be happier with the customer service and the Smart Oven. It was definitely one of our better purchases!
This really is a nice countertop oven. But if you have an actual oven, you'll know that this is really a convection oven, which really can't be compared to a dedicated air fryer. They are two different animals. But as I said, a very nice counter-top convection oven that's almost an air fryer.