Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer BOV860

The Breville BOV860 Smart Oven is the best thing since sliced bread! – I would be lost without the Breville! It is simple to use, compact, doesn't heat up the whole kitchen when in use; pre-heats quickly and cooks perfectly each time. It does everything it is designed to do, with ease. It actually does take the guess work out of cooking! The thing is, is that it is not just an airfryer! It bakes, roasts, heats,… Read more

toasts, grills, cooks pizza to perfection, slow cooks and more. I use it for everything. I rarely ever use the normal oven for cooking anymore. My Breville smart oven gets a daily workout, several times a day. The exterior of the oven gets hot, of course, but it does not affect what surrounds it, as long as the air vents have a couple inches of breathing space...you can sit it most anywhere. The only drawback is that it isn't all that easy to clean. The crumb tray and oven rack and airfryer basket are easily removed and washed, and the glass on the oven door is easily cleaned, however, the rest of the inside of the oven is not really cleanable at all. You can wipe it with a damp cloth but you cannot use elbow grease or any abrasive products or pads as it will damage the walls. But overall, for the ease of use and for absolute cooking convenience, and use I get from it, I give it an 11 out of 10 even with the cleaning drawbacks. It is well worth the money I paid for it and I will never be without one!

I wish I had read the reviews here - cleaning fail – Now used for 6 months - a screw head detached, the black paint coating gets scratched with the supplied accessories, and I’m extremely disappointed with the cleaning issue. Oven works ok for toasting, grilling, pizza and baking cakes. However roasts, oily air fry and oil/fatty bakes create splatter which goes through the fan grille which is… Read more

impossible to then clean. The instructions advise simply using a damp cloth to wipe clean the black paint “nonstick” coating - this is utterly false, I couldn’t even begin to remove the splatter by this method as it had baked on during the cooking! Also, there is no such “nonstick coating” on the ceiling either - go figure! After a few cooked meals, I resorted to using gentle Ecostore products with only minor improvement over the advised damp cloth. In desperation I finally tried Easy Off oven cleaner which worked the best but peeled the paint off the back of the oven but not the sides. Breville support have offered a discounted replacement which I have declined, as I would never want to go through this again. They are refusing any refund. Will save up for something with stainless steel interior. Goodness knows what that black paint has in it anyway.

Great cooking BUT DO NOT BUY THE WHITE MODEL – EDIT: Breville and Harvey Norman were good and exchanged for a stainless steel model. I wanted the same model but different colour as we have been very happy with its size and options but unhappy with the white stained exterior. Thanks I absolutely love the convenience of this air fryer. Ours gets a lot of use. Generally twice a day. I use it… Read more

to bake meats, veggies, cakes and frozen food. I don’t need to use my 90cm oven as this does a great job.

If I had my time again, I’d only buy the stainless steel version.

The Matt white paint exterior gets stained by the grease in the steam, where the steam comes out the side and top of the door. Even when cleaned off immediately. I asked breville what to use to clean it (my older model had internal door paint peeling issues) and was told vinegar and bicarb. This was great for the glass but removed thickened stained paint around the door. The unstained paint was ok. I have only had it a couple of months and stains on the exterior are impossible to remove. I’m not a clean freak and understand it is an oven and will get marks inside but it should be painted with something that is hardy and lasts.

Breville said they’d contact me but it’s been over three weeks and they haven’t yet.

EDIT. I have tried editing to add photos of the brown/burnt paint around the door but for some reason they’re not saving to the review.

It’s very disappointing that a kitchen appliance cannot be wiped clean on the outside. The paint finish is obviously not fit for purpose as it should be on a high ticket item. It seems to stain and thicken with the heat.

My concern now is for health and safety reasons as deteriorating paint around the door can’t be ideal.

Breville doesn’t seem to be interested in continuing the conversation after a few emails, then being told that someone from another department would contact me. It’s probably been about six weeks since I first contacted breville.

Great for small families or couples – This is my third oven in this series over the past 9 years, that might not sound too good however this is the only oven we use including for toasting etc. The prior units still functioned but were becoming a little temperamental at times regarding the on / off button and error messages, since the newer models have better features (see other… Read more

reviews for older ones) we decided to upgrade as necessary. This is slightly smaller than the prior ovens BOV800 and BOV845 (not as deep) but still big enough for most jobs, I decided to upgrade for the air fry option instead of buying a separate air fryer. For this function it has performed perfectly and many foods are coming out so much nicer than if just baked in the old models with no additional oils.

It comes with a pizza tray, roasting pan with lift out grille, air fry basket and toasting rack. The toasting rack is designed to partially pull out when opening the door in the centre rack position by way of a magnet inside the door but noticed the air fry rack will not do this in it's designated upper position and that's an oversight in my book as all that's required is another magnet placed higher up in the door (penny pinching Breville?) There are rack height guides on the door to assist you in getting things right however I find sometimes it's best to experiment for perfect results. One other issue is the tension spring that holds the door closed, on both prior models this failed and I had to replace it, this spring is just too thin gauge wise and so it just failed prematurely, they need to address this as not everyone would be game to replace it but likely send it back or just replace the unit so for a 50 Cent spring thats not acceptable Breville!

There is a pull out crumb tray which is fairly easy to clean however I suggest you line it with alfoil and then slide it back in, makes cleaning much easier! It has an all over stainless steel finish however beware as the top can become very hot so suggest you also buy the bamboo cutting board that fits snugly on top, this also helps to transfer hot items direct to a table. Other positives are it has a very bright internal light, it has a small benchtop footprint and has many settings for just about any cooking function. I do not even use my underbench oven except to store cooking pans etc.

It is expensive at first glance however the ease of use, features, convenience and likely savings in power over a full sized oven may make this an option for many.

A good oven we use almost every day – We bought this oven a year ago to use it for most of our daily baking / cooking and warming of food. Very convenient, it reaches the temperature very quickly although not as soon as it rings, as I placed a thermometer inside to check the actual internal temperature. Real temperature takes longer to be reached than indicated so I leave it longer to… Read more

warm up. Once temp is reached it holds it very well as it has a double glass window, so it doesn't loose too much heat through its body. It also has a bottom tray/drawer that you can easily remove to clean. Overall it is a good oven but a bit pricey for what it is, but still recommended.

Does what it says on the box – Does what it says on the box, does it well and easy to use. We bought this as due to limited bench space, we thought a compact oven, air fryer and toaster in one would be a space saver, and it is. For the functions we use, it works well and cooks evenly and quickly. It's very easy to use thanks to the large display and well thought out user… Read more

interface.

The included accessories are perfect for most uses and little features like the magnet rack catch are handy.

My negatives are the same as everyone else, cleaning... It gets a lot of use in our house, sometimes multiple times a day and can get quite grubby - The drip tray and racks are easy enough, but the rest is a pain - to be honest, I just wipe off what I can and leave it, but it would be nice if there was some sort of way to stop drips hitting the element covers.

I'd buy another if this one gave up though, so it's mostly positives.

Absolutely shocking - can't be cleaned – BEWARE: Absolutely disgusted. Can't air fry anything that drips so no chicken, meat etc as it would drip onto the element. . Absolutely impossible to clean. I've only had mine for approx 5 months & look at it now. You just can't clean them. Wish I'd kept my heaps cheaper model. Show details

Mixed and honest – Pros - Fantastic little oven for small households, cooks great with many functions but. Cons- needs lotsa space - too bulky for a benchtop or micro cavity- this info nowhere on web to check b4 buying and salespeople know nothing.. Unable to clean properly due to heating elements, air frying rack also hard to clean and now everything sticks, if u… Read more

want extra trays for baking nothing fits & breville don't have have any u can buy. The black stainless type scratches easily- tried to clean where door closes at top and the enamel coating came off with just a cloth & detergent-expensive purchase and difficult to maintain, have fat splattering all over that I cannot remove without damaging coating inside. Like anything these days made to replace/throwaway after a short time for a lot of $$$. First Breville purchase in over 40 yrs since consuming plastic in their juicer. Instructions supplied tell you how to clean it on the outside, but nothing listed on cleaning the black internal coating, their web has nothing listed either.

Don't waste your money! – After owning 5-6 airfryers I can confirm the airfryer function on this is a absolute joke! Buy it if you want to pay $500-$600 for a toaster oven. What an airfryer dose it blow the air from the top and the heating elements are exactly on top behind the fan, like a hair dryer but obviously much much more powerful. This Breville toaster oven has… Read more

also a fan but much smaller than an airfryer and blows the air from the side and elements are not directly on top of the fan but on top and bottom of the oven. Which it's kind of like a fan-forced oven but with much weaker fan! An Airfryer crisps up the food far better than this convection oven. What I highly recommend is to just buy a large $150-$200 bench top style airfryer which has a door at the front. (I'll attach some example photos).

Worst appliance I have ever bought – The air fryer is impossible to clean it has a sticky substance on the bottom which won’t come off it looks like it hasn’t been cleaned in months but is only a few weeks old Show details

Good all around oven – I had been wanting this for ages and decided to bite the bullet during the EOFY sale. It has replaced my toaster oven and bread (popup) toaster. This review is based on a month of nearly daily usage. I've so far tried the following functions: toast, crumpet, roast, grill, airfry, heat, and warm. I haven't tried the bake, slow cook, and pizza… Read more

functions because I have a full sized oven.

Pros: - Easy to read and detailed instruction manual that lists out the differences between the functions - Small footprint compared to similar desktop small ovens and traditional drawer style airfryers. I contemplated the Osher (rebadged as Sunbeam in Australia), Ninja Foodi, and Cuisineart. - Quiet compared to traditional airfryers - Does as it says as a multicooker - Comes with its own oven tray, airfryer basket, pizza tray. I chose this model because of the airfryer basket. While Sunbeam and Cuisineart have an airfryer function, they sit their airfryer basket in the oven tray. Is there really any point in airfrying if there isn't full airflow and the food has to be turned halfway? - Has multiple presets (in terms of the functions listed) - The warm and reheat functions are great because I can reheat foods (e.g., last night's pizza or roast chicken) here instead of in the microwave which turns them soggy - Easy to clean (so far) as long as it is cleaned immediately after each cook - Feels and looks sturdy compared to the some of the more plasticky ovens. - I wouldn't bake my finicky chiffons or souffles inside but my Dauphinoise potatoes came out great in three quarters of the time it would have taken me in the regular oven (which means I saved electricity!)

Cons - Although it has multiple presets, the oven remembers the last setting instead of the default menu setting. While it's great for cooking or re-heating something daily e.g. toast, it's not so great if you want to know the 'recommended' setting for say airfrying (220 deg C) compared to reheating (175 deg C) or keeping warm (70 deg C). - I was conned! The US model has the same name as the Oz model but no dehydrator. I choose a desktop mini oven with airfryer instead of the traditional airfryer with the pullout drawer because I wanted a dehydrator! - Expensive compared to comparison models - The default settings don't always work consistently e.g., the default toast setting came out too dark for 4 toasts but too light for 2 toasts. The default grill and toast settings tended to burn the food so I had to keep a close eye. In short, food that was placed on the uppermost tray (recommended for toast, grill, crumpet, and airfry) tended to burn so had to be carefully monitored - This next bit is somewhat scary: condensation escapes as steam out the sides of the door or drips down the bottom. This is actually stated in the manual as normal! As such, one also has to be realistic regarding how well it will function in terms of baking, roasting, and slow cooking if it isn't as air tight compared to a full standalone oven. - The clearance between the top grill and bottom wire rack isn't very high so while Breville advertises that a small chicken can be roasted inside, unless you want the oil splattering everywhere including in between and onto the grilling elements (which you're warned not to clean with anything but water), I wonder if major roasting or baking are realistic given the small internal capacity. - The stainless steel finish means fingerprint smears are common. - For certain functions (e.g., airfry, roasting, and baking), the oven preheats. If this is cancelled e.g., you've decided to amend the temperature and cooking time, the oven 'forgets' and preheats all over again! Why?

In summary, I'm not sure if it's worth the price. While it does as it says, I would need to experiment more to circumvent its shortcomings. It's fine because I bought it on sale but I'm not sure I would pay full RRP for it. Great for an apartment dweller though.

Good things come in small packages – Bought this six months ago as a temporary replacement for my regular oven that’s on its way out. It’s done it’s job having cooked roast meat, baked cakes and other snack foods. While it’s done it’s job and certainly filled a void with my cooking needs it does need some improvements. The roof of the oven is extremely difficult to clean. Can’t… Read more

remove oily splatters off the roof and my light doesn’t switch on when the door is opened. This aside it does crackle my pork really well and it’s great for frozen pizzas and oven cooking small meals. Although it has an airfry option it won’t replace my airfryer.