I’ve had the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro for 2 years. During this time, it worked fine in a 2-person household. I’ve used it for toasting bread daily and occasionally to roast vegetables. It has not been abused irresponsibly (i.e. by unsupervised children) or used in an unintended manner (liked a commercial kitchen). After only 2 years, the door has failed. After closing the oven door, it does not remain closed. It remains open during operation, leaving a gap, which allows for heat to escape via the gap. The heat that has leaked via the gap has left burn stains in the corners of the oven frame and on the sides of the door. Moreover, the heating has become inconsistent, leading to unevenly cooked food. Lastly, the door does not open gently anymore. It falls down when opening. Please see attached pics for reference. I would not recommend this product unfortunately due to its door failure only after 2 years.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from breville.comBy Consumer Support, January 18, 2023
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Cooking at home more than ever. Everything fits in the 900 (French Oven, 12" cast iron) and trying new things (dehydrating, proofing, phase cooking, ...)
I have owned the earlier model of the Breville Smart Oven for many years...and as a chef (research & development) it has served me flawlessly.
All functions work as promised - precision control - even cooking - always consistent - and in a small footprint which helps in a cluttered work environment.
Now that the unit has been upgraded to incorporate the air frying cooking methodology...the oven is near perfection. All modes can be accessed with an easy to use interface - tweaking is instantaneous - cleaning is minimal - and the unit is robust.
Every home should turn off their giant conventional stove and swap out to the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro!
This was my second Breville toaster oven. The first toaster oven not an air fryer lasted my family two years. I felt this was reasonable given the amount of use. But the Breville toaster oven air fryer only lasted seven months. It has errored out with an E6 which per thepuser manual states it is a unrecoverable error and to contact support. But support states too bad, no recourse. I love the toaster oven when it was working, but I cannot justify buying a new toaster every 7 months.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from breville.comBy Consumer Support, January 16, 2023
We're sorry to hear about your experience with your appliance. We would very much like to see if we can assist you. We do have an account for you in our system. We'll be sending you an email. Just reply to it, and we'll be happy to see how we can help you from there.
I love my Breville oven .. I use every single function almost daily I haven’t even used my big oven since I got Breville.. worth every penny and customer service is amazing.. my favorite feature is dehydrate !! Never thought how useful that is I make dry herbs, dry bread for crumbs, cake rusk, fruit snacks you name it definitely recommend