Breville BOV450XL Mini Smart Oven, Brushed Stainless Steel

We've had a Breville Air Fryer Pro for about 6 years that we bought when staying long term in a rental that didn't have an oven, in between selling one house and moving into the finished new house, and overall we've loved it. But, it has a few drawbacks that we don't love; it's very heavy and very large, and takes a very, very long time to make mediocre toast. It bakes well, but the other two issues became deal breakers. This small Breville toaster oven solves those issues, while still being the same quality as the large one. It makes beautiful toast very quickly-even better than any regular toaster we've had in recent years. It's lightweight, which makes it easy to move around to clean the counter, and it's small so doesn't take up a ton of space. It also looks nicer on the counter due to being small and compact. It bakes and broils as well as the large one, so has passed all our requirements. So far, we've made multiple pieces of toast, plus baked some chicken and also broiled some items. I love not having to use the full sized oven for things like two small pieces of chicken, especially when summer hits and I really won't want to turn on a full oven. We did receive another toaster of this same model a few days before this one, and it had some small dents on top, plus wouldn't bake or broil as well as it should have. We realized, due to the obviously opened and repacked packaging, the dents and the fact it wasn't performing well, that it was a used, or returned, item, so sent it back and reordered the same product. We're glad we took a chance that the first one was a returned/used item and not a problem with the model overall, as this second one came in the proper packaging, wasn't previously opened, and had no dents. It also works perfectly. So, if you have any issues similar to ours, you may also have received one that was returned previously as the oven itself is a great product. Originally, we were going to just buy a regular toaster, and live with the large, heavy toaster oven, but ended up sending several back as they just would not make decent toast. So, we decided to try the small Breville and hoped it would fulfill all our requirements, as it turned out to do. It's at a very good price point; as a matter of fact it was just a little more than a couple of the toasters, and a little, to a lot, less than others, so we're very happy with this product.

Great unit. High quality build, looks great and performs perfectly. This is a great compact toaster.

I just purchased this toaster, so I can't speak to the longevity, however, my first impressions are very favorable. My previous toaster oven was a larger model & different brand that had convection and other fancy add-ons. Trouble was it took 6:30 min (390 sec) to get toast brown to my liking. I had a suspicion that larger toaster ovens with multiple features may be trying to do too much and fail more on individual tasks. After reading lots of reviews, I decided on Breville, but purposefully chose the smallest option (BOV450XL Mini Smart Oven with Element IQ) with the fewest features. I predominately use this appliance to toast pre-buttered bread, keep plates warm, broil individual servings of food and bake dinner sides (roasted baby potatoes etc.). If you are looking for an oven replacement, this review may not be as helpful. That caveat aside, I ran some tests and have been impressed with the efficiency and consistency of this toaster. One of the best features of this toaster is that it remembers your last setting for a given function. If you always want #2 toast, you don't have to hit the down arrow every time. You turn the dial to toast and hit the start button. Nice. If you like to warm plates for dinner, you can dedicate the ROAST setting to 120°F and have the bake setting default to something like 350°F. Nice! The dial makes changing between settings efficient and the buttons all have a positive feel but will little travel giving good tactile feedback that the input has been registered with a sense of durability. Because the unit is small, the 1800W coils are able to heat it rapidly. The toasting color is consistent across the piece of bread and was consistent from test to test for the same setting assuming the toaster had a chance to cool fully (more on this later). The outside is well toasted and the center is warmed and steaming but not even with the outside. This is in contrast to my last toaster that seemed to desiccate the bread as it slowly came up to temperature (again, I suspect the large toaster ovens sacrifice toasting ability to include other features). I have included pictures of toasted bread for reference as I was frustrated in my own search that this was very hard to find. The bread is Kroger brand white bread. In the first series, I have displayed all settings on plain bread from un-toasted to #7 setting (360 sec). The toaster was allowed to cool fully between each piece of bread. The default setting is #4 (160 sec), but my personal preference is a bit darker (#5, 180 sec). The underside of the bread does not get as toasted as can be seen in the photos but this is understandable given the rack. The second set of photos is for bread that had been pre-buttered with about 1/2 tsp of butter per slice on one side only. Here, my decided preference is #5 again. It is interesting to note that adding butter slows the browning of the top side without affecting the underside making the overall toast more even. Following are pictures of my one gripe about the unit. The Element IQ (mislabeled SmartIQ in the picture) does not work perfectly. I toasted three pieces of bread on #5 (180 sec) consecutively, taking the first out, immediately putting a second in and hitting start again. The toaster is programed to account for the fact that it is already warmed. As a result, the duration of toasting for the second slice on #5 was 152 sec and for the third, 146 sec. As you can see, the second and third are consistent with each other but lighter than the first slice, matching closer to #3 from earlier tests. Again, I found that if the unit cools fully and resets to the full time duration, the color is consistent from round to round. Therefore, if you are only using it once every morning, you will consistently have the same toast each time, if you have one day where you are feeding a crowd, maybe up the toasting on the following slices to keep color consistent. This is a small deficiency. The final set of pictures shows what happens when the #4 setting is used and the "a bit more" button is pressed at the end of the toast cycle (brings it closer to a #5). Also shown is what happens if you "forget about the toast" and leave it in the oven after the cycle is complete until the unit cools down (Does not appreciably darken the bread). Hopefully this review is helpful. If I gain more insights regarding baking/broiling ability or consistency or if I have any mechanical issues I will update the review. (current version May 2020)

My old toaster oven of 20 years and, that was used when I got it by the way, finally just was not useful anymore. So we gave it to Goodwill and someone else will get more life out of it. It was perfectly fine it just I wanted a new toaster oven OK. And I earned it. I've had that toaster oven for over 20 years. Anyways, back to the review, Cook illustrated loved the Braville and I like them because they give honest reviews. Unfortunately, the Braville that they recommended was the big one and this one is the mini. However, we love it. There are some things we love about it, and some things were not too wild about. pro: I like that it gives you a cook time, and it's pretty reasonable. It cooks food reasonably. Actually love the levels so when you look at the of indoor, it tells you what level to put the grate for cooking the food. It's very nice looking and I thought for the price it was very reasonable. I like that it has several features like reheat and warm, and also that you can add extra time if you want more time. It beeps loud when it's done and it's very easy to clean. con: I wouldn't use it for toast. I actually find the toaster toast, faster and batter. We have to put the level up pretty high in order to get the toast to be brown. Well, my husband likes it really brown. I've cooked a few things in the oven like tomato, confit, and a small chicken, but it has to be a small chicken. Really small chicken. I've also reheated food and I like it a lot better than the microwave.

Wonderful little toaster oven. Toasts just fine. Warms food well. We’ve had no issues. Like the fact it’s smaller than conventional toaster ovens. Works much better than the regular toasters on the market today.

First - calling this a "Toaster Oven" does not do it justice. It is an incredible TABLETOP OVEN that also Toasts - wonderfully. I'm a retired Electronics Engineer, and am impressed at the software used in this oven's controls. I live alone, and cook for only me - so using the full oven in the stove is a waste. I'm confident this little Oven will do everything my full-size oven does. For me, Toasting is an excellent additional feature. I was somewhat cautious about the price, but after reading and evaluating all the reviews, I went for it. As of today - 74% 5 *, 15% 4 *, 4% 3*, 2% 2*, and 5% 1*. I will add to the 5 * category, more stars if I could. My kitchen is small - so I use the Breville on the glass top stove or the counter top, and store it in another room. If one watches what is close to the Breville, dangerous heat to nearby items is easily avoided. The first thing I tried was toasting a slice of my home-made bread; heavier and thicker than the store-bought "gumbo". I slice my bread thick, and hoped for an even top and bottom toast. Started out at a setting of 4, but used the "A Bit More" button, resulting in a great slice of toast. Next I baked some stuffed Zuchinni - again - great. I used the "A Bit More" button again to complete. The following day I baked a Salmon Fillet - it turned out delicious. It was 95 degrees outside, but the Breville did not add any appreciable heat to the kitchen. A few more things - “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”. . . . . John Lydgate Yes- the outer surface gets HOT ! - Duh - What would you expect ? If you can read and understand English, the excellent users manual clearly explains how to use the many features. Oh My ! - It does not have an interior light - - I use a High Tech gadget called a FLASHLIGHT to view what is cooking. I made the same mistake as many here did - and at first did not insert the crumb tray correctly (upside down). Until I saw my mistake, I was not a happy camper - then felt embarrassed by my mistake. LOUD Beeper ? My hearing is excellent - it doesn't seem especially loud or irritating to me, actually quieter than I would like. I do not find it annoying to have everything ready to go after the Preheat Cycle. Just get ready ahead of time. When the Preheat cycle is done, just do it. I normally use an oven mitt to handle hot items, so manually sliding the rack out is not a problem. If using the baking pan, it is convenient to just set it on the top of the oven after removal. NO BROILER PAN - - Here was my solution: I purchased some heavy duty wire mesh 8" x 10 " x 3/4" deep Cooling Racks. (Two in a set). One fits perfectly inside the baking pan. The rack leaves 1" space along each of two sides, and is flush with the ends of the baking pan. For broiling items that are 8" by 10" or less, it works, maybe not as great as a normal broiling plate, but OK for me . I could only find these in sets of two - but if you're into baking cookies, etc, they can be used for that as well, which is their intended purpose. I paid $12.34 total for the set from eBay. Prices are all over the map. (These were less than the Broiler Pan Breville sells, including shipping) I found some 7" PIZZAS, and baked them on a sheet of heavy tinfoil. (As far as I'm concerned, the Pizza Pan is way overpriced, same as for the Broiler Plate). They turned out great. "POPPING NOISE" Did not hear it, but it certainly can be expected considering the expansion of the metal sides and top. I have read ALL the reviews, and hope that I do not experience an early failure that some have reported. If that happens within the warranty period, I feel confident that Breville will honor it. If later - then I just might buy another.

**Update** Will be 2 years owning this in just a few months and we still use it multiple times a day and have had no issues at all with it! Set up remains the same, too, with the board and mats! We actually keep our bread box on top now :) We have had this for about 9 months now and have been very happy with it! We've had no issues, clean up is a breeze and it's simple enough that my two daughters (8 and 11) can both use it with no issues. The pan that came with it is fine but I bought a set of pans separately that I like much better that included a sheet tray, rack, muffin pan, pizza stone, and roasting pan. We have toasted, baked, reheated, broiled and roasted all with great success. I love not having to run the "big oven" for small things and what a help at Thanksgiving! I personally do not find the beep overly annoying or too loud as other reviewers have stated and I am actually sensitive to loud or high pitched noises (I have retracted eardrums making some sounds painful). In my opinion it's better to be loud than too quiet for this application anyway. Maybe it's because I have two young girls or a barky chihuahua...but it's better to hear it than not...and really, it's not like it beeps for a long time...a second or two and it's over...not worth complaining about it in my opinion. I also don't have an issue with the handle sticking out too far. It certainly doesn't stick out past the edge of the counter or get snagged on anything and I'd rather there be room enough that my children (or me) don't accidentally hit the door with our fingers and get burned. There is room enough that that is not a concern. The rack not coming out automatically when you open the door is actually a feature I prefer. I am not incapable or lazy enough that I can't slide the rack out on my own when necessary and it only takes a second to accomplish. I find it annoying when you just want to pop the oven open to check what you are cooking that the whole thing slides out...and in my experience in the past it would sometimes catch and the door wouldn't close nicely when you wanted to close it back up...esp with a pan of food on it. You'd have to wiggle and jiggle it to get the process started....granted that was a long time ago, maybe they make em differently now, but either way I prefer my rack to stay in place until I pull it out. I actually bought a little red silicone tool made to push and pull the hot oven rack in and out with and I store it in a small metal magnetic basket that is stuck to the side of the oven. Handy and ready whenever I need it. The only thing I would want to make this better would be that Breville made one of their bamboo boards that fit the top of this oven. Since they don't I found my own solution. I bought a board that fits PERFECTLY on top of this little oven...the Architec Gripperwood Gourmet Sheesham Cutting Board, 10 by 15-Inch (http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007ZGN8Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and a set of 2 Silicone Baking Sheet Mat Liners 8½" X 11" (http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F2LRL3Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1) that I placed underneath the board for heat protection. Works WONDERFULLY....adds counter space, looks great, and it prevents the problems involved with my children turning the oven on when they've left something on the top of the oven...like the book my oldest was reading while making herself some toast a while back! Overall, I am happy we chose this unit. We are a family of four and it's a great size for us! I do wish the price were lower but I wish that about lots of things, LOL.

Great little oven. Well built and simple to use. It preheats quickly. I've only used it to cook biscuits and french bread pizza and they came out great. It's big enough for 4 slices of bread.

I got this unit to replace a much less expensive toaster oven from a different, reputable company that lasted a month. The Breville has many great features that justify the higher price. The dials are easy to use and with the digital screen, I know exactly what setting I have chosen for the darkness of the toast. It saves your last setting so there is no need to reset every time. It has a Bagel setting as well as a Toast setting, you can indicate the number of slices, and it toasts well. Unlike the cheaper unit I replaced, crumbs do not burn on to the bottom tray so it does not fill quickly with black spots if you don’t wipe it after each use. When I do want to wipe crumbs off, it pulls out without opening the oven, which is a convenient feature. It preheats very quickly. It has a “Bit More” function that adds more time if you need it, and you can easily adjust the amount of extra time. While it takes slightly longer than a microwave to reheat leftovers, I think they taste better. I do have to look at it to see if it has finished preheating (the screen changes color) but that’s no different from my wall oven. I’m very happy with the unit.

Simplemente maravilloso, facil de usar, facil de limpiar, el tueste es perfecto, el pan huele como recien hecho, calienta los alimentos uniformemente. Estoy mas que feliz con este horno tostado. habia tenido de otras marcas, pero no se comparan a la velocidad y calidad de este aparato. Tengo el horno grande, de la misma marca, pero se me hacia mucho prenderlo por dos panes y la parrilla y el tostador de pan son buenos pero el sabor que tienen tus alimentos horneados en este aparato no puedo describirlo, Tanto el el tostador como en la parrilla me costaba que el Bagel quedara bien tostado, lo sentia masudo, o chicloso, pero ahora puedo hacer mis tostadas de bagel o de cualquier otro pan tan cruijientes y deliciosas como yo quiera. No imaginas lo facil que se hacen mis desayunos desde que lo compre.

Excelente funcionamiento. Fácil de limpiar. Justo tamaño para 2 personas

Breville BOV450XL Mini Smart Oven with Element IQ Sep 2025, about 1 year old. This review is not prompted, not AI generated, is personal experience, and not compensated/gifted/remunerated. Breville smart ovens have performed very well across many years. Had previously owned the mid sized (650?) and it worked for several years... The only issue I've ever seen was a burned out thermal cutoff. These are cheap to replace, if you can find one at an electronics supply shop. The present oven is still using the factory thermal and everything else is great. Toasting is fine (possibly more energy use than a simple toaster device), baking is good, broiling is good, roasting is good. Crumb tray slides out, easy to clean. Heating elements have drip/protector guards. Easy of operation, prefer the knob for selection, but this mini does have some buttons for temp/time/slices. Has a button for "a little bit more" cooking/toasting. Does have clicking relays, so will not operate silent if you require that. The reminder chime/ding is pleasant sounding and not harsh. I assume its energy use is reasonably efficient, yet have not connected it to a meter. Nothing seems bad with this product. The world needs more companies producing more quality, long life products -- so far, thank you Breville for the contribution. Thankfully this "smart" oven does not require any (ridiculous) connection to the Internet (resist people, resist those products). Hopefully it will function well for several years.

Excelente calidad