I used to have five appliances plugged in along my kitchen counter: a toaster oven, a basket air fryer, a food dehydrator, a slow cooker I used twice a year, and a broiler pan that lived on top of the refrigerator because there was nowhere else for it. The counter looked like a small-appliance garage sale, and half those things were collecting grease because I kept reaching for the one that actually worked.
The Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro (BOV900BSS) is the machine that cleared most of them out. It handles 13 cooking functions in a footprint smaller than most of those appliances combined. This is not a pitch for multi-function gadgets that do ten things poorly. This is a list of ten things it genuinely does well enough to retire the dedicated machine I had before it. If you want the full breakdown of what it gets right and where it falls short, read the long-term review here.
Too many plugged-in appliances and not enough counter? This is the one machine that earns permanent real estate.
The Breville BOV900BSS has 13 cooking functions, a super convection fan for true air frying, and enough interior space for a 13-inch pizza or a full roasting pan. Check today's price before the next restock.
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Basket air fryers work fine for a single serving of fries. They are terrible for anything larger than a chicken breast. The BOV900 uses a super convection mode that circulates air at high speed around a full-size rack, so you can air fry a pound of wings or a sheet of brussels sprouts without shaking a basket every five minutes. The results are genuinely crispy, not just browned.
Convection Baking That Actually Works
Most countertop ovens add the word "convection" to their marketing and then run a weak fan that barely moves the air. The BOV900 has two fan speeds, and the difference shows up in the bake. Cookies brown evenly edge to edge. Croissants lift. A single rack of dinner rolls comes out the same color on every side. I stopped using my wall oven for small bakes within two weeks of getting this one.
Real Broiling, Not a Toaster Setting
The BOV900 has a dedicated broil function with element control that puts serious heat at the top of the oven. I use it for finishing frittatas, browning the top of a gratin, and charring peppers. The broiler on my full-size oven is inconsistent and takes forever to preheat. The countertop version is ready in about four minutes and sits at eye level, so I can actually watch what is happening.
A Dehydrate Function That Replaced My Dedicated Dehydrator
Low-and-slow airflow at controlled temperatures is exactly how a food dehydrator works, and the BOV900 does it on a full-size rack. I make beef jerky and dried fruit in here now. My old round dehydrator had five stacking trays that were a pain to clean and took up a shelf in a cabinet. The Breville sits on the counter and does double duty the rest of the week.
Slow Cooking When You Need It
I will be honest: the slow cook function is not the reason to buy this machine. But it exists, it works for braises and soups, and it means I no longer need a separate slow cooker taking up cabinet space. If you use a slow cooker a couple of times a month for big soups or pulled meats, this mode handles it. If you are a daily slow-cooker person, keep the Crock-Pot.
Toast That is Consistent Every Single Time
The toast and bagel settings on the BOV900 use sensors to read the shade of the bread and adjust the timing automatically. I set it to medium-dark on day one and have not touched the dial since. Every slice comes out the same, which sounds trivial until you have spent years with a toaster that burns one side and barely warms the other. The bagel setting cuts the top element so the cut side toasts and the outside stays soft.
Proof Mode for Bread Dough
A warm, draft-free environment is what dough wants, and most home kitchens do not reliably provide it. The BOV900 has a dedicated proof setting that holds a low, steady temperature inside the oven cavity. I use it for sourdough and enriched doughs like brioche, where a slow, warm proof makes a real difference in texture. No more oven-with-just-the-light-on workarounds.
Pizza That Comes Out Right
A 13-inch pizza fits flat on the rack, which matters because a basket air fryer cannot do this and a standard toaster oven is too small for a real pie. The pizza setting runs higher heat with convection, and the crust comes out properly browned on the bottom. I stopped ordering delivery for last-minute pizza nights the month I got this machine. A store-bought dough round plus 12 minutes in here beats most of what gets delivered.
Reheating That Does Not Ruin the Food
The reheat function runs gentle convection at a lower temperature and brings food back to serving temp without drying it out. Leftover roast chicken stays juicy. Reheated pizza gets a crispy bottom instead of a soggy one. I have not used the microwave for anything except coffee for months. That is not an exaggeration, and it is the single most consistent compliment I hear from other BOV900 owners.
Roasting at Full Oven Performance
The interior is large enough for a 14-pound turkey, a 9x13 roasting pan, or a whole chicken with room to spare. The roast function runs full convection, and the results match or beat a wall oven for most cuts. Vegetables caramelize properly. A pork shoulder roasts evenly without hot spots. The biggest thing I noticed: because it preheats in about five minutes instead of 20, I actually roast vegetables on weeknights now instead of saving it for weekends.
What I Would Skip
The keep-warm and cookie functions are not reasons to buy this machine. Keep-warm does its job but dries food out if you leave it more than 20 minutes. The dedicated cookie setting is just a preset temperature I could dial in myself. If you want the honest list of what this oven gets wrong, including the steam that pools near the door seal on long bakes and the crumb tray that requires removal to clean properly, that is all in the honest review. No machine this size is without trade-offs.
The single question I ask before buying any kitchen appliance: will I use it at least three times a week? The BOV900 gets used twice a day.
If you are ready to clear the appliance clutter for good, this is the one machine that earns its counter space.
The Breville BOV900BSS is rated 4.5 stars across more than 12,900 reviews on Amazon. It ships with the air frying basket, broiling rack, baking pan, and roasting pan. Check today's price and see whether it is currently in stock.
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