The perfect oven. I don't use my full sized oven anymore. This machine is the best all in one out there and saves me so much counter space. It is the best toaster I have used, a fantastic air fryer, and the perfect oven for meals for 2. Customer service is amazing. Breville gave me a completely new oven after my heating elements were damaged in shipping. This is one of the best kitchen investments.
Exactly what I wanted in an air fryer/toaster oven.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great little oven
on December 31, 2020
Posted by: Carlene
I bought my oven in 2017 and have not no issues with it. I tried the air fryer once and found that baking the chicken wings at 400 works just as well as the air fryer and I use the roaster pan with the rack so the drippings fall into the roaster pan. I do find that when I bake, such as bread, I have to turn down the oven (for example: no-knead bread @ 450 for 45-50 minutes) to 435 and 45 minutes. I just recently tried an angel food cake (box mix) and even at the 350 it was done in about 15 minutes instead of the 35-40 minutes and of course the top was "burnt". I have done a prime rib (3 lb), turkey (13 lb), and a turkey breast (8 lb), casseroles, cookies, pies, etc, with just using the bake setting (mainly what I use) and they have come out great! Since I purchased this 3 yrs ago, I haven't used my stove oven and it has helped to keep my kitchen from heating up especially during the Texas summers even with the A/C on. I use this oven exclusively.
My biggest complaint is trying to clean this! I have been remiss in cleaning it every time I use it (my bad), and the build up is horrible to try to get cleaned. I've tried everything short of a "power washer" to clean the walls. :) I do have an oven liner on the tray along with aluminum foil to keep majority of drippings and overflow that can happen easier to clean up. I also agree that trying to clean the rails where the heating elements are, both top and bottom, are completely a waste of time to try to clean because they don't...at least I've not been able to clean them.
I do agree with others that the top of the oven gets extremely hot, so I've put a silicone rack on top to keep myself from touching it. I would not put a cutting board on top as it would dry out the board real quick if it was left on the top while the oven was in use. A long cooling rack might work...may have to try that. I have my oven on my counter next to the stove and I do not have cabinets above, but it still generates a lot of heat.
I was going to get a new one since I'm not sure how long this one will last; but because there are a lot of complaints about defective parts on the newer models I may not consider it...especially since this is an expensive oven.
Would I recommend to a friend...probably but with caution only because of the issues quite a few reviewers are currently having.
I use it almost everyday and am happy with it. It does have hot and cold spots so there is uneven baking even in convection and super convection modes. The proofing didn’t work as well as I hoped and it needed more heat.