Breville Smart Oven BOV800

Hard rubbish – found one on the side of the road, filthy! However it cleaned up somewhat and seems to work on all channels. Looking forward to using this beauty at the shack going forward. Show details

Breville Wins Our Hearts! Great Service!! – The temperature and timing mechanism malfunctioned after only two years. I love this appliance, and inquired to the company as to my options. I tried rebooting to no avail. They told me warranty was (of course) expired, but if I paid to send it back, they'd take a look. A short ten days later, THE SENT ME A REPLACEMENT OVEN. I think that is… Read more

the epitome of above and beyond, and they've made us Breville buyers for life. And - this oven is GREAT. It gets hot, so purchase the cutting board that sits on top of it. The convection works great. I bake in it and roast in it. I rarely turn my "real" oven on, and now I get to start over with a whole new bench top! Thanks, Breville!

Breville error code fault E05 – My BOV800 that was 30 months old and according to Breville customer service line manufactured by their code on the back of the unit 32 months ago, It was a good unit while it lasted: just a little over 2 years when it started displaying an E05 error. The Breville support site mentions this error, but doesn't describe what it is, and to contact… Read more

them about it. I was referred to there service agent and was told a pc board had failed to display this message and not worth fixing. Not very impressed a $340.00 appliance binned well under 3 year

I see a lot of complaints from other consumers about this error. It basically means means either pay a couple of hundred and wait weeks for repairs, or buy another one.

Checking on the web there are many reports about this fault in the US where there replace the machine with another even when they are well out of warrantee knowing that this is an inherent fault in their product, time to lift your game Breville Australia

Fantastic Oven – I've had my Breville BOV800 Smart Oven for a couple of years now and I absolutely love it. The oven gets used on a daily basis, from making toast in the mornings, to cooking pork roasts, crumpets, fish and chips, you name it. I really like the fact that it has so many varied cooking methods to choose from plus convection and frozen buttons, as… Read more ·  1

well as strong magnets to pull the 'toast' rack forward when you open the door. There is no light in this model, and you need to be aware of the internal dimensions when shopping for things like muffin trays to ensure they fit, however these minor things make it an otherwise great and well used oven in our home. If you find you need extra racks as I did, a simple call to Breville had my two extra racks delivered to my door ready to go.

I have to mention that I found Breville to be far superior to Sunbeam when it comes to after sales service (extra racks and accessories) and warranty issues (switching something out at the retailer instead of have to trudge through the repair network crap).

You will not be disappointed with this little beauty that will just go and go and go. Well done Breville.

Breville Smart Oven (BOV800) - Purchased 2013 – (Note: I have currently owned this oven for 2 years but do not use it heavily; I do use it regularly though) Living with only one house mate or on my own, I tended to avoid using the big wall mounted ovens that have been in the units/houses I've lived in. Most of these ovens consisted of those 20 yr old Malleys or Whirlpools (you know the ones… Read more

in those multiple shades of brown and chrome). With the current residence the wall oven was obviously a reno special as it only had one element but had obvious locations for a second element. This oven took nearly half an hour to heat up and uses a lot of power so I went looking for a compact oven.

There hasn't traditionally been a lot of variation in this product category despite the large array to choose from. Most are toaster ovens with or without cook tops on the top of the unit. I came across the Breville Smart Oven which I first dismissed as being too expensive until I looked at it a bit more.

Features:

1. When I looked at it closely I found this isn't just a toaster oven. I saw it had 5 elements and would alternate these elements during cooking and depending on the cooking function selected would only use certain elements.

2. There was a fan forced option you could turn on or off.

3. A cook from frozen option which you could turn on or off.

4. Digital temperature and time backlit display with easy analogue style dial controls.

5. It could bake, roast, grill, toast with other settings for pizza, warm, reheat, crumpet and biscuits.

6. There is a crumb/debris tray at the bottom which you can slide out and clean.

Now this isn't a cheap compact oven when compared with other standard offerings but looks well built and the digital controls for time/heat plus the element control smarts made me take a chance and purchase the oven. So after some dithering I bought the oven, I was very glad I did I've been very happy with the oven, here's how it breaks down.

The Good:

1. This heats up in a very short time around the 5-10 minute mark depend on temperature and function selected. No more hanging around waiting for the oven to heat up or the panic when you forget to turn the oven on soon enough. It flashes a pre-heat sign on the display and beeps at you to let you know when it's ready. I actually now tend to use the oven rather than the microwave for readymade/frozen meals as a result due to much better cooking results.

2. The temperature and time are set to standard times and temps when a function is selected which is good if you're not overly sure or don't cook enough to remember. e.g. Roast will automatically set at 175c with fan force and for 1hr. You can then easily adjust the time and temperature by turning the heat and/or temp dials. I'm glad they kept the temp and time as two dials rather than trying to be clever and combining both dials with some other action to switch between them.

3. It is deceptively large, I can fit an entire frozen pizza easily in it (standard supermarket family size pizza), I'm not sure how it handles a full roast however.

4. There are 3 rack positions all clearly marked on the front door as to which position is for which cook function, also you can use whichever position you want if needed.

5. The compact size means it doesn't take up too much room and it keeps the heat even inside, it's perfect for Singles, couples and possibly small families for some items.

6. The glass in the door isn't tinted so you can actually see into it without needing an internal light.

7. The display changes colour to a dark orange when it's preheating or cooking so you know it's on just by glancing and turns to a light blue when the unit is in on but not cooking and turns the heat off when the cooking times ends, then goes into standby by itself when left.

8. The controls are very easy to use; I would confidently give this to anyone who didn't like complicated appliances.

9. A lot of thought has gone into this; they've even made the power plug a right angled type with a loop on it to make it easy to pull it off. It's like the designers knew that it the power points it would be plugged into would be hidden and/or a bit fiddly to get to so the cord doesn't point away from the plug but downwards so items can be moved closer to the wall the plug is in.

The most important thing is I'm not a terribly good cook by any means but I have not ruined anything in this oven, from mini roasts, frozen/readymade meals, pizzas, cakes, hot pots, casseroles, beef, chicken etc.

So as an oven I can't fault it for what I use it for.

The Bad:

Despite being very happy with the oven itself and how it operates there are a couple of things that could be improved but it doesn't affect the machines actual use. I'm kind of struggling to find fault with the unit so these could be construed as nitpicking.

1. The stainless steel finish it's actually a fairly coarse grain finish. I'll admit I'm not a fan of stainless steel as it's I find it very hard to clean to a mark free finish and once scratched or marked you can't polish it out without knowing how to polish stainless steel which is an art in itself. I would've preferred an enamel, titanium or heat paint finish. But unlike wall ovens the whole oven is exposed.

2. The control dials are plastic with a fake, what I think is a, stainless steel or chrome finish. This is to be expected these days and real metal dials would probably get hot so wouldn’t' be any better. However these dials could have been made from a thicker or heavier plastic to give a weighty feel, the light feel of these dials immediately says "cost cutting" or "lowest bidder" which detracts from the quality look of the rest of the appliance.

3. Because I try to avoid getting the inside of the oven dirty making sure items are covered or will have minimal splash I haven't had a problem cleaning it but like most small ovens I think it might be pretty tricky to clean this one with its 2 base elements and 3 top elements with their steel protective cages. But I've found it easy enough to keep cleaning minimal and if you do that I doubt you'll have any real problems.

The Other:

These items don't really fall into good or bad but are important to note when contemplating to buy this compact oven.

1. This oven can replace using the standard wall oven for singles and couples and perhaps small families for those not needing big ovens. It is also excellent as a secondary oven for smaller cooking tasks in big families or for those who maybe need more than one oven running at a time. I have not done a full large roast in it so I can't say what it would be like for such tasks.

2. You have to remember this is a compact "oven" as opposed to a microwave and as such most if not all external surfaces get hot which means you cannot put it in an existing microwave shelf/cavity unless there is adequate ventilation (Manual says 20cm from each outer surface). You cannot put items on the top of it as the top does get hot, although there is some kind of board you can get from Breville to put on the top. The manual suggests using the top as a plate warmer which it does quite well.

3. Like a Microwave or oven it uses a fairly high current for some functions so just be aware of how many things are plugged into that power circuit and/or what the current load is to avoid tripping safeties, circuit breakers or blowing fuses.

4. Anything using the toast function or rack position shouldn't be left unattended this isn't any different from an oven with a griller/toast shelf or separate drawer.

5. There is no separate timer function on this oven, it doesn't bother me as I just use the microwave nearby but some may miss that feature.

All in all I found it an excellent compact oven that heats up fast, is easy to use and hasn't ruined anything I've tried to cook yet. My brother liked it so much he went and bought one for himself and his wife too, his review is also on this site.

Love this Smart Oven – This is the most used appliance in my house even after 3 years! Its so handy and easy to use for a quick meal heat up. The heat distribution is perfect and food comes out crispy just the way you like it. The convection fan does get a bit noisy after a few months but I do live with it as the food still comes out delicious!  Show details

Best ever! – I have had a number of small ovens. I realise this is discontinued but it is a brilliant product. It is extremely Extremely easy to use, hard wearing, easy to clean, and despite being compact, the amount of room inside is surprising! Cooks evenly. I hope the replacement is as good as this one.  Show details

Compact oven punching above it's weight – I have had 2 of these models over 11 years of use. Great compact oven that exceeds expectations. Has plenty of presets and cooking options.Has taken over the main ovenduties from roast, pizza, baking and your humble toast. No need for a toaster freeing up bench space. Well built unit with smooth rotary knobs and easy to read LCD screen.  Show details

Glad I read these reviews – Thanks to Dan and all the others. I was going to buy the Breville BOV800 but not after quite a few people with problems and error codes. I've been thinking that this would be a great idea. Warming pies, chips etc. instead of heating up a conventional oven. Back to the drawing board. I have had cheaper toaster ovens and am thinking I must just buy… Read more

a cheap one and if it dies, in the bin it goes. Breville you've shot yourself in the foot but not addressing this issue quickly. To everyone thanks, you've saved me some money.

After service were so bad!!! – Very disappointed with the breville warranty service, bought this oven almost 2 years, find out the preheat button was not working sometimes, then called before bring the oven to Bing lee, a Bing lee staff said the button was fine, but when I bring it back to home is not working again! Call the customer service again, they said I need to bring to… Read more

the repair store which only open at Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, that means I need to ask half day off twice to bring the oven to fix and pick up, that's really inconvenient!!! I also own Cuisinart steam oven at "Myer", which let me just let me exchange the new one without any questions!

Too hot on the out side of the oven – It gets just as hot on the out side as it does on the inside...unsafe for a bench top alliance. I return it straight away..

Best small oven – I realise this model is discontinued but I've had this for 21/2 years now and it's good as new. Save space + less energy used. Ideal for couple or single person. Grill, toast, bake a small roast dinner, bake some biscuits - all perfect. Very easy to clean & spare parts - baking tray, pizza pan can be bought fr manufacturer. Sold on this little oven.  Show details

Great power saver but what a pain to clean – I'm on my second of these great little ovens. Does just about everything I want, including a roast chook or small leg of lamb, together with roast veggies. Roasts potatoes brilliantly. Saves a fortune on power as it heats up quickly. You may have to invest in some small roasting trays or similar as normal sizes won't fit, but it's worth it. One… Read more

problem though. It's hard to clean unless you've got tiny hands. Not much room to reach inside and clean it properly.

Never spray it with oven cleaner. It eats away at the interior surface very quickly.

It does have a slide out drip tray, so that's a help.

Great little cooker – I purchased this oven 8yrs ago and have never had a problem with it. It is used everyday of the week for roasting, baking, grilling etc. I don't use my main oven as it takes way to long to heat, the Breville oven heats up in no time. Also its great when I'm having a large family function as I use both ovens don't have to shuffle food around to… Read more

cook and keep hot...................

I put mine out on the verge as it was looking a bit worse for wear...it was gone in an hour...big mistake, we loved this oven and missed it within a couple of days...Oh well gonna have to get the Pro model now.

Great little cooker the digital readout takes all the guesswork away. Keep up the good work Breville.

Probably the best kitchen appliance I own – I have had this bench top oven now for around 3 years, and have never had it fail. I even melted a plastic plate in the oven, and it cleaned up well, and once I burned the tiny amount remaining plastic out of it, the smell went away, and the remaining mess, was easy to clean out. The oven has worked for everything it says in the manual/recipe… Read more ·  1

book, and as I said in the title, it is the best and most used kitchen appliance I own.

It is a shame that Breville no longer produce this model, as it really was a success.

Fantastic – This is an awesome oven. I've used it for over 3 years with excellent results. It has many options for cooking such as baking, grill, toast, pizza, reheat, keep warm. I've used them all with great results. I use it almost every day. It cooks food very well and usually faster than what's suggested in recipes. The convection option is very efficient. I highly recommend this fantastic oven.  Show details ·  1

Easy, simple. Using it daily, does nearly everything – We have had a Breville Smart Oven for at least 4 years. It has been used every day, including 18 months at the beginning, of daily, heavy use in our cafe. Now at home, we never turn on the big oven - it's being for storage. The Smart Oven heats up quickly, and the multifunctions mean it cooks everything from delicate cakes to grilling the bacon. I… Read more

will buy another one if it ever wears out. Love the timer function - so easy to use, I can put something in to roast and go have a bath, without worrying.

Doesn't last long; I don't recommend this one – My oven was great while it lasted: 2 years 8 months. Then it starts throwing an E05 error. The Breville support site mentions this error, but doesn't describe what it is, only to contact them about it. Not impressed. This oven is now clearly on the way out after very little time. It cost ~$300. In my opinion we should get at least 5-6 years out… Read more

of that sort of money.

I see a lot of complaints from other consumers about this error. It basically means means either pay a couple of hundred and wait weeks for repairs, or buy another one.

I'll never buy Breville again!

Breville benchtop oven Model: BOV800 – bought this little oven a few weeks ago and I love it! It works perfectly, good fan, two racks and trays. Can cook two meals at once, and so fast and perfect! Have been baking french croissants, brioches etc.. And they come out perfect. Also the rotisserie is great! Cannot fault it. Must always remember to use the lowest rack setting for baking… Read more ·  1

cakes that take more than half hour to cook, otherwise the cake could burn on top if too close to top heating elements, but that is common sense, and I have had no problem with this great little oven, good value for money !

Best little oven ever – This is an amazing oven. Have had it for 3 years and would replace if it stopped working. It heats up quickly, cooks evenly and is easy to clean. I use it every day, for scones,chops,roast,biscuits etc.hardly ever turn the large oven on. The pull out tray at the base make a real easy clean up.

LCD – I've had my BOV800 for nearly 6 years. Just had a shock when I read the receipt and noticed I had bought it Oct 2009. Didn't realize I'd had it for that long. It's been a great little oven and I have used it often,especially to cook a lamb roast in a casserole dish with the lid on. Now the LCD display is no longer working. I cannot make out what… Read more

the temperature is because of the "bits" missing. I'll be sad to throw it out but will I buy another one...YES, I will.

Wonderful oven – We have had the oven for about 3 years. It is used daily. It has been totally reliable. We cook Pizzas, Roast Chickens, Leg of Lamb, Beef Spare ribs - the list could go on. I find the functions easy to use and effective. I like being able to digitally set the temperature and cook time and that it will automatically turn off when the set time is… Read more

up. The oven cooks evenly. It is easy to keep clean and looks good in the kitchen. Sometimes the on button takes a couple of presses to engage. For the quality and functions we think the smart oven is a great buy.

Great while it works – This oven is good, but and is a big BUT, as with everything Breville, when it stops working, there are no replacement parts and you basically have to tops it to the bin!!! As it happen to me twice!!! I do not recommend Breville as a brand. All the appliances that i have own from them, only work a few more months longer than the warranty, and I'm… Read more

not talking only about the countertop oven, but my sandwich toaster and my blender as well. Do not buy this if you want to buy a long lasting appliance.

A good cooker for quick cooking – We bought this cooker because the only other way of heating foods was via a 900mm wide oven, which we thought was uneconomical. For heating sausage rolls and other processed foods, it does a great job. It stopped working after 12 months, but I was able to repair it, despite its construction. The fault was a loose wire on the timer switch. At… Read more ·  1

this point, I should emphasise that I am a licensed electrician. I do not recommend non qualified clients to attempt this repair. But I did notice on another review panel, many other people who have had their units break down after 12 months as well.

Good value for money is how I would rate it.

Great small oven! – I bought this oven to replace a microwave/convection oven that was useless as an oven. Never got to temperature. But the Breville is like a real oven it really works very, very well., It gets as hot as it says it does and has many neat and techy features. It's a clever little device that has been really well designed. It has a number of preset… Read more

coking settings like a microwave but is only an oven. It bakes perfect cakes, bread and grills like a champ too, reheats does it all. It's a total gem and worth every cent of the nearly $300 dollar price tag without the hassle of fitting a convential oven and small enough to fit anywhere yet big enough to be very useful indeed. Love it, Highly recommended!

The smartest benchtop oven!! – If you are like me and have a huge 90cm oven and wish to grill one toast and have to wait a while for it to preheat, buy this! If you have a very old toaster and hope to get rid of it, buy this!! (this was my excuse) If you want perfectly cooked toast and grills without worrying about anything getting burnt, then you must buy this! If you are… Read more

the type of person that easily forgets that they have something in the oven and walks away, then you definitely should buy this, this little beauty automatically switches off once time has completed.

We are a family of 5 and I use this beautiful piece every day, and the fantastic thing is that I can also use my large oven and my smart oven at the same time (for smaller cooking), but I believe that my smart oven cooks even better.

I have had this oven for about 5 months and it is so easy to clean....We all love it! Preheats and cooks in no time.

99% smart indeedy..... You must get one if you have the benchspace – Firstly, I got a slightly faulty one (timer display bit wonky) but Breville and Harvey Norman sorted that out no problems. The fault looks like it was associated with an impact during shipping that was evidenced by a chassis dent in the back where the powercord was packed between the box and back of the unit (when the box was hit it seems the… Read more ·  3

plug dented the chassis - just evidence I suppose I don't really know what happened). No biggy thanks to Breville and HN.

Second, this is without a doubt one of the best things in the house (next to Breville glass kettle and Breville smart 4 slice toast and LG Robot King and Nescafe pods and Dyson Vacs). Preheating is lightning fast, convection cooking is just spot on and radiant heat is fairly minimal. It has made oven cooking a joy and much quicker.

Third, whilst the top of the unit gets hot (as you would expect) - I got a bamboo cutting board that goes with the unit and that gives you back some shelf space and looks fantastic. I haven't got the pizza stone but a pizza does indeed fit in there. The other accessories that come with it are spot on - I would use baking paper or foil to stop the lovely enamel being tarnished......the fit is so well designed (e.g., the tray auto eject magnets).

Fourth, the usage is simple as. I will say the 1% I left off the smart oven was because I cannot find a way to activate the timer on its own. This seems to me to be a rather silly omission but only minimally detracts from the unit. In fact, the unit is so great I just want to use it for everything including timing before and after cooking.... sadly I have to refer to my main oven clock which can have the timer set without the heating elements. It could so easily have had an additional timer function..... would just have been brillo..... oh well I love it anyway.

FInally, you need benchspace to use this, I don't think a cabinet is a good idea - having said that can I say radiated heat is mainly out the front and top but surprisingly minimal on the sides and back. The cause of the front heat is the glass which allows you to see the food - I love the visibility. How they minimise the heat elsewhere I don't know but its a beauty - better than some other small ovens I have had. It runs off mains power without stress or flicker in our apartment.

On the matter of the reviewer who indicated the glass exploded across his home.... seems very unlucky. Hot glass everywhere doesn't sound like fun but this oven is so very good and we have had so many Breville products with glassware that we are thrilled with - so I would say the risks seem very low indeed (It is a high quality product). I would recommend this product wholeheartedly. It's a bargain at under $300. As another reviewer said.... I probably will never use my main oven again (except for the timer perhaps).

Enjoy - it's a class act.

First reviewed 8 Feb 2014 -

Comments at 6 April 2016 - I support all my earlier comments, it has replaced our in kitchen oven which I only use the timer on, it's great and going strong. There aren't enough words.

Breville Pronto convection and rotiserrie oven – I have had two of these. The first one lasted exactly a year. I returned it and was given a replacement. This one I have had 2 years and same thing. Both top elements have all buckled and not working. I was looking at purchasing a Breville Smart oven but have gone right off breville. I want one that is going to last especially if paying about 300-400 dollars.

A little beauty - well thought out item – We bought this to use for smaller items to save heating up the big oven. We have not used the big oven since we bought it. The toaster is also now stored away. Each setting works beautifully. Pizza comes out at the set time perfectly. Toast options range so you can set according to preference. Every setting is easily adjusted to preference. A… Read more ·  1

standard pizza tray just fits. The unit lets you know when the set heat has been reached and then lets you know when the set time has finished. The display notifies the remaining time which is convenient. We have baked roasts, vegies, casseroles, quiches, pizza, frozen nibbles etc. It really is deserving of all the praise.

Lcd – I turned on the lcd screen did not display numbers correctly like a worn out battery in a calculator showing half numbers in fading way then it kicked in displayed correctly and I thought just a glitch:: I turned knobs to cooking setting and the lcd display gave out again no display that was readable so I was unknownly in cooking process without… Read more

being able to see any settings or timer I returned to the store needless to say less then 24 hrs after after paying for it

Great oven – I got this oven for my wife who bakes and could not get her Macrons to bake properly, works a treat, have to work out which position is best inside, but other then that easy operation, happy wife.

My number 1 kitchen appliance! – I wrote a review a little while after I bought this oven which was a couple of years ago now and this is an update about how wonderful it really is. I use this at least a couple of times a day sometimes more, from anything to reheating meals (since I don't own a microwave) to baking cakes, toasting or grilling (I don't need a toaster because of… Read more

this oven) and I roast meat and veggies in it which is so convenient since it heats up to 200c in about 1.5 mins compared to my monstrous 6 burner upright cooker that takes a good 35mins to reach 200c. So by the time my big oven has reached the appropriate temp my little breville is half way through cooking. It really is so useful I can't live without it. We recently renovated out kitchen and were without our big oven for 5 weeks, the breville saved us many times when we wanted a roast chicken or a toasted sandwich. It is not a huge oven so do not expect it to fit more than 1 medium sized tray in it, but what it can do is well worth the money. When we were looking at buying the oven I was weighing up if I wanted a microwave or toaster, I came to the conclusion that it would be a waste of money to buy either if we were getting the oven since I would only use a microwave to reheat meals and a toaster only to toast bread and this oven does both those things better than those appliances.

Has a limited life span! BEWARE! – I bought my Breville Smart Oven BOV800XL in the summer of 2012. After 24 months, the timer stopped working. I tried contacting the customer service rep since I've read some nice reviews saying that their ovens were replaced after the one year warranty had passed. The whole process was a bit frustrating and in the end, the rep offered a 40%… Read more

discount towards a new one on their Breville site. This is very upsetting as they didn't seem to have much support for their products. I mean, how am I suppose to get a new one when from experience, I know their product will stop working after two years?! With the $300 price tag, this is definitely not worth the hype. The oven works amazingly at first but it seems from other reviews as well, problems will begin after the 15 month mark.

*I bought this due to reading the reviews mentioning how great the product is and how amazing the customer service is as they will give you a replacement even after your warranty has expired. Do not be as foolish as me, stay away from this product.

Brevill BOV800 Smart Oven – I haven't had it long enough to write anything meaningful, but I think it will be very useful and do everything I want it to.  Show reply