Has had the Breville Smart Oven Air for about 9 years. Air fry still works well, but a dedicated air fryer is faster and cleaner; wings make a mess in the Breville and it is a pain to clean after heavy air frying. Now mostly uses it for toast.
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154reviews47% Positive33% Mixed20% Negative
Main-oven stand-in with even cooking, though cleaning after greasy air frying is the big gripe.
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Has the Breville a little over 4 years and it still works like new but is a pain to clean.
Has had the Breville over 3 years of regular use and it has held up well and works great as an air fryer, but it smells up the house and is almost impossible to keep clean.
Used it twice daily for four years: a great mini oven for broiling salmon, toast and pizza, but a messy air fryer and near-impossible to clean, with bottom tray and door rusting. Replaced with Dreo air fryer for air frying.
Has had the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro since 2022 and rates its air fry setting three out of four stars: not as good as a dedicated air fryer and a bit more to clean. Loves it for the broiler, baking, roasting and reheating, and the super convection setting and basket help.
Has owned four Breville smart ovens including the air fryer model. Great oven, but the air fryer is pretty bad and the oven is impossible to clean, with elements that never get clean.
Loves the Breville as a toaster oven but won't air fry in it because grease drips on the heating elements and it smells afterward.
Says the Breville is a huge PITA to clean even with foil, with drips on door and hinge, smell and some smoke; the dishwasher-safe mesh racks are the only thing keeping them using it.
Frustrated with the oven: timer logic is confusing, time cannot be set in seconds, and putting food directly on the rack or basket makes a mess. Wings come out great but cleanup makes it not worth it.
Bought the Breville Smart Oven for a stainless air fryer and liked it, but it is huge: the basket does not fit the sink or dishwasher and it takes much counter space.
Has the BOV900BSS: wonderful for baking, but air frying is a mess and it is extremely difficult to clean. Bought a second Breville just for baking and a Ninja basket air fryer for air frying.
Loves the oven but the basket is a giant pain to clean.
Bought the Breville for Christmas and loves it as an oven that replaced their large gas oven, but it is a pain to clean and the air fryer mode is not as good as a standalone, so they bought a Cosori for air frying.
Three years in, the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro has replaced their big oven for everything except tons of cookies. Air frying chicken wings was a mess: everything covered in grease and hard cleanup.
Loving the new Smart Oven Air, but the air fryer shelf is like a giant cheese grater that shreds sponges and is hard to clean.
Has the oven and hates the drips; puts a pan underneath for drippy foods and cleans the drip tray with hot water and soap.
Owns the Smart Oven Air and calls it a brilliant oven for cooking. Biggest complaint is that the inside is hard to clean, since cleaners cannot touch the elements and they are hard to clean around.
Common questions about Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900
What do owners say about Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900?
Most owners use it as a main oven and toaster oven, praising ease of use, solid build and even cooking. Cleaning is the biggest complaint, especially after greasy air frying, and many say it air fries worse than a dedicated basket fryer. Some units fail within a few years, often the fan, screen or door.
Is Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900 worth it?
Of the 108 reviews with a clear verdict, 47% are positive, 32% mixed and 20% negative. The praise mentioned most is solid build. The most common complaint is hard to clean.
What do people like about Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900?
The praise reviewers mention most: solid build (37 reviews), easy to use (29 reviews) and crispy results (15 reviews). For example: Used at least once every day for over five years and rarely touches the big oven. Said it was worth every cent.
What are the most common complaints about Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900?
The complaints reviewers mention most: hard to clean (18 reviews), broke down (16 reviews) and uneven cooking (8 reviews). For example: Wishes they never bought the Breville: it got very dirty and never air fried like an actual air fryer.
What does the signal score of 87 mean?
It's how well reviewed Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900 is, out of 100, next to the other countertop ovens here. Two things go in: how its reviews compare with the best-reviewed appliance (positive reviews, mixed counting half, and how many reviews there are), and its own negative and mixed reviews, which take points off, so only a appliance few people are unhappy with scores in the high 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900?
Category: Countertop oven. Type: Air fryer toaster oven. Capacity: 1 cu ft. Model number: BOV900. Power: 1800 W.
Where do these Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900 reviews come from?
153 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. 1 was written by owners here. Owner reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.
