Breville - the Compact Smart Oven Toaster/Pizza Oven - Brushed Stainless Steel

I was so done with my last toaster oven and as I started out my adventure into getting a new one I decided for my needs I wanted something that can do some oven work without having to get a convection oven. So I did a lot of research and came across this one and it had 5 star review and it was pricey for a 'toaster oven' but I had a gift card and got it with a good discount. WOW! WOW! That's all I have to say. This thing cooks everything, perfectly and I am a trained chef that cooked with one of those wood fire ovens that was built in Italy and shipped on a boat and would get up to 700 degrees to make the perfect pizza's and anything else. Well this thing practically replaces my oven. I bake breads from scratch, cookies, steaks, make simple toast and frozen pizza comes out better than the gas oven I have plus it doesn't get hot like a big oven but does big oven work for 1-2 people. So if you're looking for a replacement for a regular oven this is it until you have more than 2 people to bake/broil for this will do everything and simple to clean on top of it all. This is worth the full price too. My mom came over and loved it so much she bought one the day after she got back home. We still talk about that oven and how it changed out lives LOL

Bought the Breville model BOV650XL/B based on reviews. I did something really dumb though. I unpacked it. Followed all the instructions to prepare to use it. Got 2 slices of bread out and proceeded toast them which it did very nicely. Then I went to adjust the dial to bake fish and the setting seemed to be stuck on toast. I called tech support and it was determined my unit was defective. Breville sent me a new one with a return label for the old one. So I unpacked the 2nd unit following the instructions and again it appeared that the dial would not switch to any other setting than toast. Now I am thinking it is too much of a coincidence that two units are defective so I called tech support again. This time they suggested I remove a sticker over the screen that illuminates when the unit is on and sure enough, I felt like a complete idiot for not realizing there was a sticker there to protect the screen. It is so realistic looking I didn't even realize it was a sticker at all. Lol!! The very nice lady at tech support said she gets this call often. Perhaps Breville could include this instruction in preparing to use for the first time and/or include it in the trouble shooting chapter. Haha. Anyway, It works beautifully, evenly toasts bread and bakes accurately. I am happy with the product.

I bought the Breville Compact Smart Toaster Oven after doing a lot of research online. It replaced my workhorse toaster oven that was over 40 years old but had seen better days. The Breville Compact Smart Toaster Oven is the best addition to my kitchen that I’ve made in recent years. It has a number of “bells and whistles” but it is easy to figure out (excellent directions), to operate, and the results are wonderful. I am particularly fond of the preheating ability - something I never thought about until I began researching for a new toaster oven. So far all of the pre-programmed dial selections (Bagel, Toast, etc.) have been perfect for my needs. Adjusting times and temperatures is something I have not needed to do so far, but I’ve experimented with how it works and it is very logical and easy to do. It is attractive in design, nicely compact but still has plenty of room, and it does not take up a lot of counter space. I had never heard of the Breville brand until I began looking for a new toaster oven, but I am convinced that it is very high quality, competitively priced given the number of extra features, and is worth every cent. I could not be more pleased with this purchase - it's a first-rate toaster oven.

I am really happy with this new toaster oven. I read Consumer Reports which rated it highly. Decided in the middle sized version of the oven and am glad that I picked it. It was only slightly larger than the mini version - so from a counter space point of view its size wasn't going to make that much of a different. What the larger size did give me was enough room to hold some of my medium sized baking pans. I baked a casserole and a frittata and both came out perfectly - baked evenly and better than my oven. I baked a frozen store pizza on the bake setting and it came out perfectly. I didn't use the pizza setting because that has a defrost step and the frozen pizza instructions did not require that. I have toasted a bunch of toast and it does brown a little bit more on the top than on the bottom. But it is so much better than my old toaster oven. I found the preset selections for darkness that I am happy with. Using the same setting, I am getting very consistent results. I am very happy with this purchase and have already recommended it to a family member and a friend.

I did a lot of research on toaster ovens and saw many negative reviews across almost all the popular brands until I came to the Breville models. The consensus for all Breville models of toaster ovens was extremely positive, so I knew I had to purchase one of them. I opted for the toaster oven model without convection since my regular oven has a convection option. It was in the higher tier as far as price goes but well worth it because the quality matches. You really do "get what you pay for" . If you are looking for a product that lasts, I highly recommend this one. I expect it to last a long time and will continue providing great toast in a variety of choices for lightness/darkness, a special setting for bagels and excellent performance in other options of "bake", "roast", "pizza", "reheat", "cookies", and "broil" in addition to "toast". My only minor issue is with the size of the text of the functions on the face, but I should probably be wearing my glasses more often anyway.!

I was looking for a tabletop oven to use instead of my big oven for small jobs, but everything else that I found was a toy compared to the Breville. This thing is like a real oven, not some cheap toaster. You select the function (bake, broil, etc) and everything else is digital. It turns on just the elements that are needed for that function, and starts to preheat. When the preheat is done, it dings and starts the countdown timer. Nothing else that I found had this preheat signal feature; you just have to guess when the preheat is finished and hope that the oven is hot enough. That feature alone is worth the price for me. Everything I have baked in it so far has been perfect; it bakes small fish filets better than my big oven. So far I love it! My advice: Spend the extra money for the Breville and don't look back! And Breville makes a bigger oven if you need more space inside.

I read reviews on toaster ovens for over six months before finally deciding. First I decided on Cuisinart brand, but there were just too many people that weren't completely satisfied. Finally I decided to spend the extra $ and get the Breville, and I'm very glad I did. It works great. Preheats in no time, cooks very evenly, and a timer so I don't forget. Looks nice too. Since I've never used another toaster oven, I can't compare it to any others, but I can say it doesn't have any of the problems that other brand reviewers had. Then I searched every place for the best price, but it seems to be one of those brands that manufacturers keep tight control on. Finally found a store with a discount, but didn't give the actual price until the submit button showed.

This is a high quality toaster. I don't know what else they could do to make it more functional. It is prepared for everything: toast, bake, broil, etc., with frozen or thawed ingredients. Being lazy the front pull out crumb tray was a big draw for me. Now I actually clean my toaster. I've got a small kitchen so the size is a bit much for my counter, but I knew that going in. On the up side, the size allows it to take an entire pizza. I had to secure the power cord to my frig to keep it from coming in contact with the unit exterior and getting damaged - again, a counter size issue. It could very well be the last toaster I ever buy.