Breville - the Smooth Wave™ 1.2 Cu. Ft. Microwave - Stainless steel

For years I've had a oven with a cooking probe that could tell me when something was done, but in a microwave you can't have a metal probe, this is where the Breville, Smooth Wave comes in. It has multiple humidity/moisture sensors that measure the steam/heat released by the cooking/headed product to determine level of doneness and/or temperature. After installation which was a breeze, even setting the clock has a short cut, I re-heated cup of coffee using the beverage short cut button inside the front door (see open picture). After pressing the beverages button I was prompted for the number of cups to be reheated, I closed the door and selected one (same type of procedure for all short cut selections, you tell it want you want to do and it asks you the quantity or weight of what you cooking/reheading. Any how, a cup that had little coffee in it took about 40s an a full cup took about 90s, but both were heated to about 140 degrees (tested with IR thermometer). And after each was done the microwave displayed END on the screen, but the light inside the microwave stayed on and the fan kept running (different from what I'm used to when running my previous microwave where it turned off and is dark inside until I open the door). I'm sure the microwave is venting any vapors out so it can accurately be used again, but still being able to see inside is another nice feature, thay you will grow to like (hay don't forget the coffee you put in her a minute ago! - who hasn't). Later I defrosted 2 big (frozed) chicken legs/thighs that weighed about 2.5 lbs. Defrosting meats properly without cooking them was one of the features that most interested me in this microwave oven, I previously had a very expensive convection/microwave w/inverter tech; that could not defrost a product with any accuracy. While the Breville was defrosting my chicken I could see it was changing power levels, starting higher and dropping down, after about 9m the Smooth Wave chimed that it was complete. I took out my pan and the ends of the legs were warm but the rest was cool, not icy probably about 75-80 degrees. Success! just what I was hoping for, it seems to know what it's doing. Now on the real microwave, test.... Popcorn, Orville Redenbacher's Buttered popcorn. Not the most difficult thing to cook but the one that tends to go just a little wrong quite often. I'd rather have a few (and I mean a few) unpopped kernels than have any burnt taste, and I'm sure we've all gone that extra 10s to get the last kernel to pop only to lift out the bag and see it's burnt on the bottom, an you know it also burnt inside :-( I select the popcorn from the food type menu (top of list) , place the bag on the center of the turntable and and tell it is a 6.8 oz bag (much larger than the 3.2 oz default); About 3.5minutes later it chirps that's it done (btw you can choose the tones used), I open the door, lots of steam escapes, I carefully remove the hot bag, shaking it, a last kernel pops, and I don't hear the rattle of uncooked kernels, and the bottom of the bag is just barely turning brown. I pour it out into a bowl, it smells great, and looks good, I add some sea salt and did in. When finished 5 kernels didn't pop (one of those tried). Well I could not have been more proud of the job my new machine just did. Yes, it's as "simple" job but it does not seem like all microwaves are up to the task of doing it well (or in this case perfectly). I did a few other chores, melted butter, steamed some broccoli, re-heated some mac & cheese, all worked as I would have expected, the Smooth Wave knows what it's doing when you tell it how much you have. I tried softening butter from the refridg and from frozen, and the frozen took a lot longer (all on a low power setting it choose) but came out the same softness os the one from the refridg, just a little soft to the touch, but not melted. All told, I'm sold on my new smarter machine, one you'll get used to it staying on after it's finished, and it will be a new friend of yours in the kitchen.

The Breville “the Smooth Wave” 1.2 Cu. Ft. Microwave is an excellent addition to our kitchen. This unit is truly one of those appliances which a lot of thought went into the design of the usability. All of the controls and the presets are intuitive. I only looked at the manual for the initial setup. This Microwave is the largest I have owned, yet it still fits nicely on my counter below the cabinets. Having the primary controls on the front with a secondary set of presets buttons just inside the door is a new approach for me. At first, I was put off by the buttons inside the door. However, after using this Microwave for a couple of weeks, I now like the placement of these buttons. The digital display is large enough to see the status from across the room, and I appreciate that it changes color based on the status. This unit is also the first Microwave I’ve owned that allows me to turn off the alert when cooking is done, which my family appreciates since I’m the first one up in the morning. Along with being able to turn off the alert, this unit is the quietest Microwave I have ever owned. The fan is quieter, and even the opening and closing of the door is quieter. The presets allow for additional settings once selected. For example, when selecting the Pizza preset, I then can choose how many slices I’m reheating. The popcorn preset works perfectly without overcooking. The melt butter and melt chocolate presets are helpful for food preparation. The noteworthy feature I like is the Smart Reheat option, which automatically detects the amount of moisture released and sets the perfect time. The spinning carousel is the fastest I have seen. I believe this contributes to better heat distribution during cooking. Overall, I am very impressed with this Microwave. It is well designed, it looks good, has a lot of power (1250 watts), is quiet, easy to use, and has the right set of presets for someone who spends a lot of time in the kitchen. I highly recommend this excellent Microwave for any home, and I think it would also perform well for any commercial kitchen.

Got this for the office. Looks durable, and love the quiet features. The door has a soft close feature, and there’s no buttons to beep. If you don’t want to use the Smart features you can just turn the dial to set how long you want to heat up your food. I do not know what I was expecting from the Smart features, I think I figured it was gonna be more gimmick than actually useful. I can confidently say that I was pleasantly surprised. I tossed in some delicious chicken and shrimp Alfredo that I wanted to reheat, but just tapped the SmartReheat feature and let it do it’s thing. I would definitely recommend kinda spreading the food around on the tray. There is not timer when you are using the Smart feature, you kinda just let it do it’s thing. Once it stopped my food was perfect. Overall I am very happy with this unit. Super easy to use, quiet, and stylish/durable. I think this is perfect for what we were looking for in our office.

Outstanding microwave. Very quiet. Very high quality construction, stainless steel inside and out. Lots of extras but not needed. No book required for basic use.

Excelente microwave we love it, very quiet work perfect

If you are used to microwaves with numbers then this will take some time to get used to. Overall the design is simple and clean looking. I found this microwave to be a bit complicated as there are 2 knobs that you turn for different things. Seems to take longer than just punching in the time for it to cook. It does have several shortcuts for different cooking programs which is helpful. The inside is very nice looking spacious. The outside looks nice but seems to be made of a thin material and I am worried how long it will be before it get s dented or dinged. It also seems to "run" for a bit after cooking as if it has a cool down period perhaps. It is a bit loud until it shuts down completely. It does have a soft close door which is nice, no more hearing the door get slammed.

The smooth wave BM0850 is very user friendly and easy to use. Has an easy to read LCD screen. And a lot of easy to use features like smart cook, smart reheat and smart defrost taking the guess work out of cooking. First I tried the smart defrost with 3 frozen chicken breast. You just press smart defrost then select the type of food and enter the weight. Mine was a pound and half. And they came out perfect. Not cooked and rubbery around the edges like I'm use to. Next was a 2 inch thick ribeye and with the same results. It didn't cook the steak at all just did what I asked it to by defrosting it. Next was to test out the reheat with some left over pizza. Just hit the pizza button and it will ask how many slices and adjust the time accordingly. The pizza came out nice and warm. The smooth wave will also tell you when and when not to cover your food. I did have an issue with the popcorn button. It only has one setting and I couldn't adjust it. By default it went to 3.2 oz, I'm guessing that's a full bag and I only use the single serve bags weighing in at 1.5 oz. So my first bad was not edible. So I had to go old school and just listen to the pops. So far it has been easy to clean and looks great on my counter top. I am very happy with this powerful smart microwave.

I always used what I considered normal name brand microwaves. This microwave is a game changer. What I like the most is: Quiet operation, Large Display. Ability to set a Favorite cook time, especially when your in a hurry, getting ready for work. Option to have a beep tone or chime tone. Entire display turns amber color when cooking, turns white when done. Ability to set turntable off. Many other great features too numerous to mention. 1200 watts of cooking power. Definitely State of the Art Technology for todays demands. Easy to clean stainless interior/exterior. Easy to close door. Just an overall great product.