Breville Smart Oven

Hart

I absolutely love this oven! It’s worth the higher price. There’s a bit of a learning curve to making the pizzas, but it’s worth the time to learn. I love the pizza peel that comes with it. I think I’ll purchase another peel to have a second assembled pizza ready to enter the oven.

Hart

I absolutely love this oven! It’s worth the higher price. There’s a bit of a learning curve to making the pizzas, but it’s worth the time to learn. I love the pizza peel that comes with it. I think I’ll purchase another peel to have a second assembled pizza ready to enter the oven.

Hart

I absolutely love this oven! It’s worth the higher price. There’s a bit of a learning curve to making the pizzas, but it’s worth the time to learn. I love the pizza peel that comes with it. I think I’ll purchase another peel to have a second assembled pizza ready to enter the oven.

Mark-B

I rated this oven 4 out of 5 due to the small pan size and the confusion around the inside pan dimensions.If you are planning to use pizza pans, be aware that the “standard” 12” pan will not fit in to the oven. So, I could not use my pizza pans. The maximum diameter pan is 11-3/4”. If you intend to use pizza pans, look for pans with a total diameter of 11.75” or less. 12” Sicilian square tray will not fit due to the rounded heat shield on the back of the tray.With all of the information provided, they never gave the dimension of the pizza stone or max pizza tray diameter. They claim the capacity is 12 cu-inches. This is a meaningless dimension. Cu-in would be length x width x height. Since this is round, the pan that was provided is 190 Cu-in.Likewise, the marketing “tool” used by NiceShine stating “other customers also purchased”, showing 12” pans, adds to the confusion.Aside from the dimensioning concerns described above, the oven looks great, very contemporary. Fits well on to a standard counter top. I have just received the oven a few days ago, so limited experience at this time. However, I did make a couple of pies with great results.The accompanying instruction manual with suggestions and tips is very refreshing. The instructions are well written in standard English, easy to understand and properly detailed.The exterior of the oven stays relatively “cool” to touch even at the higher temperatures.They did send along a pizza peel and pizza pan for deep dish pizza. This is a good thing since the standard 12” will not fit.So far, I am pleased with this purchase, but not happy that I had to retire all of my 12” pizza trays/pans.

Mark-B

I rated this oven 4 out of 5 due to the small pan size and the confusion around the inside pan dimensions.If you are planning to use pizza pans, be aware that the “standard” 12” pan will not fit in to the oven. So, I could not use my pizza pans. The maximum diameter pan is 11-3/4”. If you intend to use pizza pans, look for pans with a total diameter of 11.75” or less. 12” Sicilian square tray will not fit due to the rounded heat shield on the back of the tray.With all of the information provided, they never gave the dimension of the pizza stone or max pizza tray diameter. They claim the capacity is 12 cu-inches. This is a meaningless dimension. Cu-in would be length x width x height. Since this is round, the pan that was provided is 190 Cu-in.Likewise, the marketing “tool” used by NiceShine stating “other customers also purchased”, showing 12” pans, adds to the confusion.Aside from the dimensioning concerns described above, the oven looks great, very contemporary. Fits well on to a standard counter top. I have just received the oven a few days ago, so limited experience at this time. However, I did make a couple of pies with great results.The accompanying instruction manual with suggestions and tips is very refreshing. The instructions are well written in standard English, easy to understand and properly detailed.The exterior of the oven stays relatively “cool” to touch even at the higher temperatures.They did send along a pizza peel and pizza pan for deep dish pizza. This is a good thing since the standard 12” will not fit.So far, I am pleased with this purchase, but not happy that I had to retire all of my 12” pizza trays/pans.

Mage

This product has terrific insulation and there is a tonne you can do with a 750F oven with some creativity. You have to be careful not to burn things and modify recipes.The size limitation is pretty serious. I had to buy a few new tiny pans that fit, at barely 12 inches. The curved edge inside makes square pizzas impossible to accommodate - unless its 10inch or less each side with no room for error. It doesn't fit a quarter baking sheet for example. A 2 inch tall pan like shallow lasagna pie barely fits, but again no room for error. The door opening mechanism kills about 1 inch of interior vertical space that would have made this oven more versatile.Overall, I love the temperature range and the insulation. I have used the manual mode more than the pizza settings. I have cooked fish, potatoes, bagels, pizza, baguettes, cauliflower, baked beans, cookies, naan in it with great results. You have to cut the cooking time by at least 30% and be conservative with the top temperature. My kitchen is cool after cooking many dishes and I can cook a lot faster. Minute changes like removing circular edge and even 0.2 inches additional height would make this oven a tonne more versatile for different shaped bakeware. I hope there are good reasons for these design choices.

BriK

Wow! This is a home run! Have been cranking out pizzas on the wood fired setting and they have all been outstanding. Also did a New York style and a deep dish pizza. Home made dough is easy and so much better than store bought, especially if you follow the Breville dough recipes. They really did a great job on this oven - this is so easy and intuitive to use, even when trying the manual settings.A couple of minor misses with it: 1) the peel provide sucks. I was never able to get a clean successful launch using it. I ended up buying a GI Metal that is perfect size for this oven and launches pizzas flawlessly. I think Ooni has one similar to it. Take a look at the available options out there that may suit your needs and just plan on a different peel. 2) I followed the instructions to season the deep dish pizza pan that came along with it and had no issues with it. However it rusted something fierce after first use, and have not really been able to get it back to new condition since then. I should have re-seasoned it after I cleaned it but thought it was still sufficiently seasoned. Just plan on seasoning it again after every use.Despite those two concerns, this does such a great and has so much potential, those are not showstoppers. I like pizza and really enjoy what I am creating in my home better than the national chain or local pizza joints.I think you’ll be happy!

BriK

Wow! This is a home run! Have been cranking out pizzas on the wood fired setting and they have all been outstanding. Also did a New York style and a deep dish pizza. Home made dough is easy and so much better than store bought, especially if you follow the Breville dough recipes. They really did a great job on this oven - this is so easy and intuitive to use, even when trying the manual settings.A couple of minor misses with it: 1) the peel provide sucks. I was never able to get a clean successful launch using it. I ended up buying a GI Metal that is perfect size for this oven and launches pizzas flawlessly. I think Ooni has one similar to it. Take a look at the available options out there that may suit your needs and just plan on a different peel. 2) I followed the instructions to season the deep dish pizza pan that came along with it and had no issues with it. However it rusted something fierce after first use, and have not really been able to get it back to new condition since then. I should have re-seasoned it after I cleaned it but thought it was still sufficiently seasoned. Just plan on seasoning it again after every use.Despite those two concerns, this does such a great and has so much potential, those are not showstoppers. I like pizza and really enjoy what I am creating in my home better than the national chain or local pizza joints.I think you’ll be happy!

BriK

Wow! This is a home run! Have been cranking out pizzas on the wood fired setting and they have all been outstanding. Also did a New York style and a deep dish pizza. Home made dough is easy and so much better than store bought, especially if you follow the Breville dough recipes. They really did a great job on this oven - this is so easy and intuitive to use, even when trying the manual settings.A couple of minor misses with it: 1) the peel provide sucks. I was never able to get a clean successful launch using it. I ended up buying a GI Metal that is perfect size for this oven and launches pizzas flawlessly. I think Ooni has one similar to it. Take a look at the available options out there that may suit your needs and just plan on a different peel. 2) I followed the instructions to season the deep dish pizza pan that came along with it and had no issues with it. However it rusted something fierce after first use, and have not really been able to get it back to new condition since then. I should have re-seasoned it after I cleaned it but thought it was still sufficiently seasoned. Just plan on seasoning it again after every use.Despite those two concerns, this does such a great and has so much potential, those are not showstoppers. I like pizza and really enjoy what I am creating in my home better than the national chain or local pizza joints.I think you’ll be happy!

BriK

Wow! This is a home run! Have been cranking out pizzas on the wood fired setting and they have all been outstanding. Also did a New York style and a deep dish pizza. Home made dough is easy and so much better than store bought, especially if you follow the Breville dough recipes. They really did a great job on this oven - this is so easy and intuitive to use, even when trying the manual settings.A couple of minor misses with it: 1) the peel provide sucks. I was never able to get a clean successful launch using it. I ended up buying a GI Metal that is perfect size for this oven and launches pizzas flawlessly. I think Ooni has one similar to it. Take a look at the available options out there that may suit your needs and just plan on a different peel. 2) I followed the instructions to season the deep dish pizza pan that came along with it and had no issues with it. However it rusted something fierce after first use, and have not really been able to get it back to new condition since then. I should have re-seasoned it after I cleaned it but thought it was still sufficiently seasoned. Just plan on seasoning it again after every use.Despite those two concerns, this does such a great and has so much potential, those are not showstoppers. I like pizza and really enjoy what I am creating in my home better than the national chain or local pizza joints.I think you’ll be happy!

BriK

Wow! This is a home run! Have been cranking out pizzas on the wood fired setting and they have all been outstanding. Also did a New York style and a deep dish pizza. Home made dough is easy and so much better than store bought, especially if you follow the Breville dough recipes. They really did a great job on this oven - this is so easy and intuitive to use, even when trying the manual settings.A couple of minor misses with it: 1) the peel provide sucks. I was never able to get a clean successful launch using it. I ended up buying a GI Metal that is perfect size for this oven and launches pizzas flawlessly. I think Ooni has one similar to it. Take a look at the available options out there that may suit your needs and just plan on a different peel. 2) I followed the instructions to season the deep dish pizza pan that came along with it and had no issues with it. However it rusted something fierce after first use, and have not really been able to get it back to new condition since then. I should have re-seasoned it after I cleaned it but thought it was still sufficiently seasoned. Just plan on seasoning it again after every use.Despite those two concerns, this does such a great and has so much potential, those are not showstoppers. I like pizza and really enjoy what I am creating in my home better than the national chain or local pizza joints.I think you’ll be happy!

BriK

Wow! This is a home run! Have been cranking out pizzas on the wood fired setting and they have all been outstanding. Also did a New York style and a deep dish pizza. Home made dough is easy and so much better than store bought, especially if you follow the Breville dough recipes. They really did a great job on this oven - this is so easy and intuitive to use, even when trying the manual settings.A couple of minor misses with it: 1) the peel provide sucks. I was never able to get a clean successful launch using it. I ended up buying a GI Metal that is perfect size for this oven and launches pizzas flawlessly. I think Ooni has one similar to it. Take a look at the available options out there that may suit your needs and just plan on a different peel. 2) I followed the instructions to season the deep dish pizza pan that came along with it and had no issues with it. However it rusted something fierce after first use, and have not really been able to get it back to new condition since then. I should have re-seasoned it after I cleaned it but thought it was still sufficiently seasoned. Just plan on seasoning it again after every use.Despite those two concerns, this does such a great and has so much potential, those are not showstoppers. I like pizza and really enjoy what I am creating in my home better than the national chain or local pizza joints.I think you’ll be happy!

BriK

Wow! This is a home run! Have been cranking out pizzas on the wood fired setting and they have all been outstanding. Also did a New York style and a deep dish pizza. Home made dough is easy and so much better than store bought, especially if you follow the Breville dough recipes. They really did a great job on this oven - this is so easy and intuitive to use, even when trying the manual settings.A couple of minor misses with it: 1) the peel provide sucks. I was never able to get a clean successful launch using it. I ended up buying a GI Metal that is perfect size for this oven and launches pizzas flawlessly. I think Ooni has one similar to it. Take a look at the available options out there that may suit your needs and just plan on a different peel. 2) I followed the instructions to season the deep dish pizza pan that came along with it and had no issues with it. However it rusted something fierce after first use, and have not really been able to get it back to new condition since then. I should have re-seasoned it after I cleaned it but thought it was still sufficiently seasoned. Just plan on seasoning it again after every use.Despite those two concerns, this does such a great and has so much potential, those are not showstoppers. I like pizza and really enjoy what I am creating in my home better than the national chain or local pizza joints.I think you’ll be happy!