Breville The Smart Oven Air Fryer bov860btr

We have wanted an air fryer for well over a year, but decided to wait until it connection toaster oven kicked the bucket to upgrade it to one with the site fryer feature. We figured that what we had was just shy of an air fryer, and we simply don't have the kitchen space for another appliance. We love this for its for its versatility. Our favorites so far have been crispy chicken wings, lumpia (we prefer this to the deep fried version,) Trader Joe's orange chicken, and pizza made from scratch. I was delited to be able to make egg bites in my stoneware muffin pan, and we can heat up enough waffles for our family of 3 that we previously made from scratch and froze. It is large enough that when we finally get around to remodeling or kitchen, I no longer feel the need ... MoreWe have wanted an air fryer for well over a year, but decided to wait until it connection toaster oven kicked the bucket to upgrade it to one with the site fryer feature. We figured that what we had was just shy of an air fryer, and we simply don't have the kitchen space for another appliance. We love this for its for its versatility. Our favorites so far have been crispy chicken wings, lumpia (we prefer this to the deep fried version,) Trader Joe's orange chicken, and pizza made from scratch. I was delited to be able to make egg bites in my stoneware muffin pan, and we can heat up enough waffles for our family of 3 that we previously made from scratch and froze. It is large enough that when we finally get around to remodeling or kitchen, I no longer feel the need for double ovens that I will only need one a year or so. I didn't have the option to give it exactly 4.5 stars, but decided to round up rather than down, because some of the downsides are just inherent to the fact that this is a multi-tasker, and not an appliance built for a single purpose. It takes up a lot of counter space, but that is because it is large enough to fit many 9 x 13 pans, and is capable of roasting a small turkey. They have a smaller size available if you don't want these abilities. A noticeable amount of steam comes from the doors when air getting many things, but allowing the stream to escape probably helps achieve crispy results. Some recipes I have made have not achieved the crispyness I desire, and I have tried playing around with temperature and time, but those items that achieve crispyness have taught me that perhaps the issue is in my expectations rather than the device itself. Many items splatter a considerable amount of grease that I can not clean to my satisfaction... I simply don't think there is much of a way to resolve this... I can honestly only think of 2 improvements that would be nice. First, it would help if it was built in such a way to protect the heating elements from grease when air frying, as the baskets are more conducive to air frying and almost everything drips grease. We resolved this by placing foil on the roasting pan and placing it on the bottom rack. It would also be nice if the timer didn't automatically start counting down after preheating. Yes, I can set it back to the full time after I put my food in oven, but I would rather just hit a button than fiddle with the knob. Overall, we are very pleased with it purchase!

I have had a Breville Oven for many years and as one famous Food Network Chef once said he was, "fanatically dedicated" to his "Breville Toaster Oven" and so am I. I have never had a more satisfying appliance than this product. The supplied accessories were very well made, heavy duty stainless steer throughout. Two reversable wire racks for 8 different rack positions allows precise cooking/toasting at different locations according to the food being prepared. A 9"x13" roasting rack that fits into a 9"x13" roasting pan, a 13" pizza pan, a full size heavy duty stainless steel Air Fry/Dehydration basket and a front loading crumb tray that slides out very easily. I had a well known air fryer, used it a few times and it went into a cabinet never to be used by us again. ... MoreI have had a Breville Oven for many years and as one famous Food Network Chef once said he was, "fanatically dedicated" to his "Breville Toaster Oven" and so am I. I have never had a more satisfying appliance than this product. The supplied accessories were very well made, heavy duty stainless steer throughout. Two reversable wire racks for 8 different rack positions allows precise cooking/toasting at different locations according to the food being prepared. A 9"x13" roasting rack that fits into a 9"x13" roasting pan, a 13" pizza pan, a full size heavy duty stainless steel Air Fry/Dehydration basket and a front loading crumb tray that slides out very easily. I had a well known air fryer, used it a few times and it went into a cabinet never to be used by us again. The capacity was poor, you had to open it up and "shake" the basket around to mix up the food so it would "fry" evenly. Not worth the effort and way too much hassle. I ended up giving it to a close friend who had mentioned they always wanted an air fryer, they used it a few times and they gave up too! The Air Fryer portion of this oven has outperformed the other I had TEN-FOLD, as an air fryer, it's the best. And that's not the best thing about this oven. Frozen french fries almost never come out very good, but the Breville put out the best french fries we have ever had at home. Almost better than a famous fast food chain we have had them from before, almost, but not quite (pretty close though). The "Super Convection mode really moves the heated are around to give everything a nice crispness. Wouldn't recommend usinf it to fry chicken or anything greasy, it would make a real mess. It has almost replaced our full size convection oven in the kitchen, we find it much more convenient and efficient to use it. You can read the description of its many functions, but I'll tell fou how they have worked for us. I have not received anything for writing this review, I just like the product so much, I want people to know how well it works and can make their lives a little better. Toasting, how hard is that? Any device can toast, but I've never used a toaster that works as well at this one. The bread comes out nicely & especially evenly toasted on the outside and has a nice crunch, but the inside of the bread has a unique consistancy that is difficult to describe, you just have to try it. Of course that's just my opinion, it may be different for others. Bagel toasting has been perfected here, nice crunchy top (inside) and warm bottom (outside), uniformly toasted & the inside consistancy is perfect. Roasting vegetables is so easy and they come out perfectly roasted. The BAKE function is probably the most used function, especially with convection on at normal setting. Just had a meatloaf last week and it was fully cooked and still juicy throughout. Everything else we made using the bake setting proved to be evenly cooked throughout and nothing was ever dried out. BROIL is not a function that we ever use, in this or the full size oven. PIZZA is just the best, weather a packaged frozen pizza or a fresh pizza, it cooks better than anything I have ever used, even in the full size oven with a pizza stone. Cooking a pizza on the supplied pizza pan came out perfectly with a crisp crust and throughly cooked through right to the center, weather it was frozen (ise FROZEN & CONVECTION) or fresh (use only CONVECTION). REHEAT is the only other function we have used so far and warming up leftovers is a breeze, it circulates the heat so evenly that food warms up perfectly throughout. This appliance has proven to be one of the most useful devices we have ever had throughout the years and no other device has ever cooked food so uniformly than the Breville Oven.

I purchased this oven Thanksgiving 2018 and have really liked it, until now! And it could not be at a worse time, as my kitchen is being renovated, and I needed this oven to work as well as I had planned for it to be the “auxiliary” oven on the few occasions I needed 2 ovens. I am giving this product 4 stars, as I have really enjoyed using it for the past 3 years. I use the oven frequently to bake and air fry, which are both connected to the timer. I noticed a few weeks ago that the oven would preheat, but once hot enough, the timer would only flash for the baking, and then the oven would automatically turn off after 10 minutes, even though it might have been set for 30 minutes. So, I am having to turn it back on every 10 minutes, which is not convenient. I have a ... MoreI purchased this oven Thanksgiving 2018 and have really liked it, until now! And it could not be at a worse time, as my kitchen is being renovated, and I needed this oven to work as well as I had planned for it to be the “auxiliary” oven on the few occasions I needed 2 ovens. I am giving this product 4 stars, as I have really enjoyed using it for the past 3 years. I use the oven frequently to bake and air fry, which are both connected to the timer. I noticed a few weeks ago that the oven would preheat, but once hot enough, the timer would only flash for the baking, and then the oven would automatically turn off after 10 minutes, even though it might have been set for 30 minutes. So, I am having to turn it back on every 10 minutes, which is not convenient. I have a single wall oven, so I have relied heavily on the Breville when making “big” meals. We are definitely out of warranty, but I feel like for the cost of this oven, it should have lasted longer than 3 years, 5 months. We have researched the problem, and it sounds rather common, and it probably isn’t worth the cost of servicing at this point. So, now I am in a quandary about what to do, as it is a large oven that takes up a lot of counter space. Do I replace it since I chose not to get a double wall oven in my renovation, or do I just keep it watching the timer and turn it back on every 10 minutes when it stops, and decide after the renovation if I want another large toaster oven or just replace with something that takes up less space? I am really disappointed!