Breville Toaster Ovens are good! And at the BEST price!

The things that make an oven a good kitchen appliance may be different for different people. As their needs differ then so would be their expectations from a countertop toaster oven. In my opinion, it therefore follows that the more a toaster oven offers then it has a better chance of meeting varied expectations. Some of the Breville Toaster Oven capabilities are listed below .....

But the main reason why they are so good is that they do so much more than just toast. Even “toast” means a lot more in a toaster oven where you can toast sandwiches or toast bread with toppings - something you can’t do in an upright toaster. In addition, where a toaster can only toast, the toaster oven can Bake, Broil and Roast and some have a convection fan feature which can reduce cooking times by up to 30%.

Use the preset settings for cookies, bagels or pizza. These Breville ovens have a feature which if you change the settings to suit your desired outcome then (via Element IQ) the oven will remember your new settings. (More on this later). Some things you can cook with these ovens include:
Snacks, Appetisers and Entrees
Baked breads, cakes and cookies
Baked and roasted vegetables and/or meats
Baked desserts and cakes
Meat Pies, vegetarian flans
Casseroles, curries and stews
Triffles, torts, puddings and desserts

Just about anything a conventional oven can do a Breville Toaster Oven can do. Use it whenever you want—it is ready to cook in no time.


As you can see from the above list, these ovens can handle a substantial variation of food types and can also prepare a reasonable amount at anyone time. Don’t be fooled by their compact size—much room is wasted in a larger oven be ok in winter but not during hot weather.

They can easily be moved from one place to the next or for cleaning as they are relatively light. It’s up to you where you use them but they are great for when you don’t have a lot of space. Great if you’re renting and can even be used in the mobile home or holiday home. Take you cooker with you!

Being small these ovens have a light power load and hence not much flow on to your power bill. Use them for smaller batches when you don’t need to waste energy heating up a large cavern. Alternatively, you could easily afford to have them operating at the same time as your larger conventional kitchen oven to provide that extra oven capacity when required for the dinner party or when cooking up a large batch.

Being smaller than a conventional oven, then they will obviously use a lot less power. Great for keeping those monthly bills to a minimum. You only use the energy you need for cooking rather than heating up that large cavity in the conventional oven.

Keeping these ovens clean is real easy. So after whoever has used the oven, and no matter what food has been prepared the oven can be easily cleaned. Simple and easy to clean as it is to cook with. All the family will want to take part.

Both of the Breville Toaster Ovens—the Bov800xl Smart Oven (pictured above left) - has the convection fan feature - and the Bov650xl Compact Smart Oven (pictured above right) - which is slight smaller for those tighter spaces - have a fantastic feature called Element IQ. This is unique to Breville and in essence directs the internal heat for the best cooking results within preset parameters. The magic happens if and when you adjust the cooking parameters to suit your desired outcome then the Element IQ feature will remember your adjustment and use those settings next time you cook.
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The price of these units is also an added bonus when in my opinion they offer terrific value especially as you take into consideration all of the above factors.

And that is why Breville Toaster Ovens are good!

I hope that has helped you with the fantastic compact versatile Breville Toaster Oven - no matter which one you choose!