Breville Quick Touch Crisp BMO700

Revised post for the microwave – I wrote a great review a year ago and have loved this product . after just 12 months it had issues with the display but Myer replaced it with a new one . brought it home and plugged it in and it had a rattle coming from inside the appliance so had to return it again was replaced for a new one . this morning two days later and again the display is… Read more

not working so will have to return it again . Are we just unlucky ? thinking we should give up and buy a different one But I really do love this microwave .Hubby is 80 and just getting back to the store is quite an effort .

I won't trust Choice's recommendations anymore – Had an issue with the time setting dial almost from the begining. Two years later it broke down. Not worth the Price. This was a Choice recommended product. I won't trust Choice's recommendations anymore. Show details

A good Microwave BMO700BSS – This is not a bad microwave. It does heat food. I am not a fan of the grill feature. It does not work so great. Apart from that, it is not too much noisier than any other microwave I have used and it looks good, The dials feel a little cheap.  Show details

More suited for a one-person environment – We bought this microwave in May 2018, after our Whirlpool VT266 gave up its ghost. So far so good... size and power is what we need, overall good finish, and works as designed. This microwave seems more suited for a single person environment, less suitable for a family. Many preselect menu items are for a single something; e.g. 1 slice of… Read more

pizza. What if you want to do 2 slices or 4 or 6? Basically all reheat menu items are for small (and fixed) portions... basically these become useless options when your amount is different to what is offered.

Despite good research prior to buying, the manual did not reveal the limitations we encountered in practice.

A good thing is the adjustable energy output for re-heat; .e.g 70%.

One nuisance we've discovered: every time we use the “more” button to extend the time, the microwave will loose the time (on the clock) and the time setting for the 'favourite' button, with a beep after the extended time has lapsed. Thus, both, the clock and favourite time need to be set again.

We have not contacted Breville, as it seems a firmware issue, which seems unlikely to be addressed, may not even be addressable/fixable, and seems just too much of a hassle considering we live outside the metropolitan centre.

Based on what we know today we would not buy this microwave again.

love love this Microwave – Bought on sale $299 and amazed at the versatility of this microwave , softens butter and chocolate without melting, browns and grills pizza and pies . My oven is not working but with this and my Tefal Cook4me I wont be replacing it anytime soon .You will not be disappointed but make sure it is the "crisp" you buy as there is another model very similar and does not have all the features this one does .  Show details

Add excellent functionality to an everyday device – Bought one from Myer, high $400 range, dont remember exactly. Its a regular microwave, with a direct heat element in the roof. This means you can use radiated heat to brown or crisp food otherwise impossible with a regular microwave, but its not meant to cook a roast chicken etc. Instead of a number keypad, there are a few buttons with… Read more

pre-determined food type options based on weight for cooking time and type. Dials handle time and power levels, including a series of one touch common operation types eg softening butter located behind the door on the handle side.

But where are my numbers??? This is a terrible idea !! I always boil my noodles for however so many minutes !!!

In under a minute you will adjust to losing your precious number pad. You'll see that time and power is easy to adjust, like before, so there is no loss of functionality. I consider its much much better, far superior.... lets face it, how many people have the know-how to dial in individual second level cooking times on food stuffs....? There is a Little More button that adds 30 seconds.... a no brainer.

One button contains a comprehensive menu on food types, cooking times governed by weight adjustable in 50 gram steps.A simple way of doing things. Press the button, choose product type via dial, press the dial, take a look at the printed packet weight, enter the weight via dial, press go. That easy.

Beeper volume adjustable, weight units in G or oz.

There is a non stick metal pan with three fold out legs included, that serves as a grill pan for items that can benefit from direct heat. Follow the instructions from the cooking button menu, its that simple.

For example, frozen meat pies take about 8 minutes under the grill, with a 3 minute pan pre-heat time. Perfect dry crispy casing, hot contents, ideal. A regular oven takes longer than that just to heat up.

The power level is 900 watts, so it does take a little longer to heat, although I havent noticed any issue as the options are ideal for every day use.

Plus, it has a great mirrored finish steel interior, ooooh shiny.

Its just a better microwave, by far.

Not worth the pricetag – The thought was the more you spend on an appliance the better it'll be. Not so true in this case. It's not very powerful and very convoluted to use. It was quickly replaced by a budget kmart or target style microwave. Looks great on the counter but using it was too much hassle and took far too long to even heat a bowl of noodles.  Show details

Excellent! – Versatile unit with oven and microwave functions that can kick out the conventional oven sometimes to salvage the time being taken. And The Grill Function is great also ideal for light practices like sausages Would fully recommend this despite the price but eventually we get what we are paid for.  Show details

Great Microwave – Have compared with other microwave brands and finally choose breville as my favourite. And it was the top rated microwave by Choice magazine. It is powerful and with a lot functions where you can use with various purpose. It also comes with cooking manual where you can prepare your cooking with their instruction, highly recommended!  Show details

crispy microwave food – This microwave gets around the problem of having soggy reheated food with the addition of a grill. it .akes the lroduct quite versatile for making things like grikled cheese and nachos. the grill plate is also great for cooking meat and fish that still retain moisture with a grilled texture  Show details

Fantastic microwave that grills – I purchased this microwave because it was the top rated microwave by Choice magazine. The best thing about it is that it grills as well as microwaves, meaning you can crisp foods like pies and pizza while microwaving them, and so they don't come out soggy. You can also just use it as just a grill so it uses less power than a normal oven grill. Well worth the money and saves space.  Show details

A big powerful microwave – I've observed it to be anything but difficult to utilize, simple to clean and it's certainly a change on our old microwave since it appear to warm nourishment all the more equitably. I like how the brisk press choices are covered up by the entryway as opposed to (loading with chaotic heaps of things) or over entangling the primary board. In… Read more

spite of the fact that the awful thing/disservice to this is I frequently neglect to utilize them.

I have never had a Breville microwave until the point that this one however I should state I'm awed with the capacity and nature of it at the cost. It's most likely the best microwave I've needed to date, looks great and all the more critically works as it should.

This is the best – Love my conventional oven best thing I have bought , I can make meals freeze them then when busy I can just pop them in a heat proof container and reheat and serve , so quick never burns food , always tastes great would highly recommend buying this product it's a fav at our house  Show details

Great features! – This microwave has awesome features, it has great functionality for what you need. With a variety of different functionalities it's pretty straight forward and easy to use. I would recommend this. I particularly like the defrosting option. The defrost function defrosts pretty well and pretty evenly too, so i'm happy with that.  Show details

Good buy – I bought this Breville microwave oven about 3 months ago and I'm happy with it. Being a smaller unit, the power is not the maximum available in the market so it takes a bit longer to heat food. I don't use the unit for cooking but just for reheating food from the fridge or freezer. It has many more extra features than my older microwaves, like… Read more

softening butter, time and power selection for different types of food. This makes selecting the correct settings quick and easy. Very reliable and I like the design too. Happy to recommend this unit.

Its Black like our fridge – This microwave is so easy to use with so many functions , its a dream to have in your kitchen and does a great job on all functions incl defrosting . So simple to navigate and not too large either. Great in small kitchens and colour co-ordinates with our black and white kitchen scheme. We have owned it for 2 years now and very happy  Show details

Easy to use, great features – I normally only ever use the quick 30s/1m button on any microwave but this is the first one that brings extra functionality that is not only easy to use, but actually works. Food is heated evenly and pastry is the crispiest I've ever had from a microwave, though not quite good enough to replace my oven/airfryer. At 900W the power is a bit… Read more

weaker than I'm used to, but it's easy to adjust cooking times slightly.

Really well thought through product.

March 2018 update: 8 months on, the microwave is making strange 'howling' noises and is taking a lot longer to heat up food. Hoping Breville Support can help...

Awesome – We didn't need a new microwave but when we came across this one we just needed to upgrade. We love it, no regrets. It looks really smart and the screen is awesome. It cooks food really fast, and is handy when you only want to cook a small about of food, or if you are in a bit of hurry.  Show details

Good features, let down by the low power rating – Just bought this microwave last month. It has a good design and the stainless steel looks very nice, however the glaring problem with this appliance is its low 900W power rating. As a microwave whose primary purpose is to heat up food quickly, this is a bit disappointing. Food just takes way too long to heat up!  Show details

Fantastic for a share house – I bought this microwave for our share house of 4 people. Efficient heating, not an electircity waster. It's so easy to clean and this was one of the key aspectes we considered before buying the micro wave. There is great value for money in this product and I defs reccomend ths to share houses.  Show details

Great mirowave and grill - great for smaller stuff and delicates – Microwave works great, the grill feature takes a bit of getting used to but once you know how to use it and what setting to apply it does everything you want, great for melting softer items without nuking them like cupcakes etc, grilling bread and pies etc. The door feels a little loose but this is normal across their range ive found at the store testing them all out.  Show details

Great interface with good power – Replaced old Whirlpool Crisping Micro with this. Really like the menus and interface in general, especially the 'bit more' button. Does a good job with frozen pastries and the inverter seems to heat a lot more evenly than our old micro. Only complaint is the door is a bit flimsy but is apparently supposed to be like that & the turntable needs a… Read more

better locking system to drive the plate when microwaving large chickens. The free scales/thermometer was a bonus.

Useful options, saves using big oven – I was reluctant to buy Breville as we have had several small appliances which have failed just after the very short warranty period has expired. In this case it was the only microwave with a crisper option that fitted into the available space. So far after 4 months it is working well, cooking consistently with numerous options for standard… Read more

microwave use, grilling and crisping. It is used multiple times every day and saves using a large traditional oven for smaller amounts of food ( roasting vegetables in particular). It is very user friendly with numerous optional pre programmed settings. Saves lots of time. With it's variability and efficiency I am using it even more than I did the Whirlpool Crisper microwave which I had previously for many years. It grills and crisps very well but I have not really used it for baking .

Bad design, Incomplete manual, Bad customer service – There is a piece of cardboard-like material on the inside of the microwave which I'm not sure is a part of the design or is meant to be removed. I couldn't find any information in the manual so for safety reasons I wanted a confirmation from Breville, however the Breville website seems to be down for at least 4 days now, and the Breville Facebook… Read more

team tells me "we don't know the exact model you are referring to" despite me telling them BMO700BSS. Quite an inconvenience that over a week after having the microwave I am still unable to use it.

Really love it! – We were hesitant to purchase this because of the price but I'm so glad we did. So far we've cooked porridge, roasted vegetables, reheated pizza, drinks and other preprepared meals, mini pies/sausage rolls and veg. Nothing has come out soggy and it's been well heated through. I don't have a problem with the glass screen on mine as I can see through… Read more ·  1

it fine. So easy to use and my 8 yr old makes his own porridge in the morning using it. Doesnt make too much noise and is easy to clean. The only thing I don't like is it feels like the door is a little loose but it was on the same on every single model I saw of them straight from the box. Also, it would be amazing if it somehow had inbuilt scales so you knew the weight of the item you were cooking/defrosting to select the right time.

Nicely surprised! – I was reluctant to purchase this microwave because it functions so differently to other microwave ovens and because of reading the other review. I looked on YouTube and did a lot of research then decided to purchase based on it features and the fact that Myer was selling it for $349 with a bonus gift that was actually valued at $99. Wow I'm so… Read more ·  2

pleased l did. Yes the screen is dark but I use a splatter cover when using my microwave so I can't see what's under it anyway. I've cooked fresh corn that was perfect. I've also cooked fresh broccoli,cauliflower and carrots which were perfect after pressing the 'a bit more' option. I've toasted a cheese sandwich which came out so crisp that I was nicely surprised. My daughter reheated zucchini slice on the leftovers option and it was perfectly warm all the way through, she said it was like eating it straight out of the oven. I've also cooked popcorn, purely to experiment, most of the kernels popped I used loose kernels from a packet not bags as suggested. I've also heated a frozen meat pie on the Smart Cook Frozen Pies and Pastries setting using the crisper pan, it came out piping hot and crispy and I didn't have to turn the main oven on. Finally I decided to defrost some cupcakes I had in freezer that had buttercream piped on top of them,using the 'softened butter' on the shortcuts panel, that worked nicely too...no meltdown buttercream! It's not too noisy and the fan after cooking only stays on for around 1 minute.

A Top Of The Range Microwave You Can't See Into – So this is the brand new top of the range upgrade to the Breville Quick Touch Microwave along with a range topping price (RRP $449). This version changes some of the buttons from the BMO735 model and adds a grilling element and crisping plate. Since this is the latest and greatest you would expect it to be a top contender for your 2015 Christmas… Read more

microwave shopping but you may want to reconsider. We had to run all over town to even track one down leading up to Christmas and after finally purchasing this item I have to say I am bitterly disappointed not only in the product but also Breville's response to my issues!

We have bought several top range Breville products and have always been favorably impressed. Not so with this unit. Outwardly nothing appears to be at fault. This unit has everything and every feature you could want in a microwave. I'm not a fan of the hidden buttons inside the door frame but at least they have moved the timer out onto the main display panel with this model. The biggest issue and much to my surprise was a door/window which is essentially pointless. You cannot see anything through it. By that I mean it's as if the glass has an opaque film over the top of it that's blurring everything. For example if you put the user manual inside the microwave and view it through the door you could not read the words Breville. The only thing you see is that there's a light on inside. So you have no idea how your food is cooking (or boiling over for that matter) because you can't see anything. [link removed]. I suspected this may have been a manufacturing fault or a protective film left on the inside of the door panel, so I contacted Breville to check on the matter. Here's their response:

"Thank you for your email.

The window is not very clear especially if you are using it due to condensation from the cooking, there should not be a protective film that you peel off on this unit but please check just incase [sic].

Sorry I cannot be of better help as we have microwaves here and they are all the same not very clear sadly."

Well we live and learn. I always like to cook my user manual before reading it, so it could have been the condensation as suggested. Hang on - No! I'll give 1 point for trying through.

Maybe I should pry the door apart and check for a film that may or may not be there on the inside - you know, just in case. On 2nd thoughts, no I won't follow that tip either.

Wow - Thanks for supporting your customers Breville. Awesome job! I guess I'm stuck with a $400 microwave you can't see into. The only advice I can give in terms of the BMO700 is to stay clear of it and buy a Panasonic instead because Breville is obviously no longer interested in assisting their customers.