Breville Mini Smart Toaster Oven - 0.45 Cu. Ft. - Stainless Steel

Excellent heat & control from the quartz heat elements. Great job coming to temp & holding it. Lots of presets, and it automatically sets to the last time & temp you used. Practically impossible to clean. Cheese drips off pizza leaves a permanent mark. Other than toast, I've taken to wrapping everything & placing it in the pan to ensure nothing drips or stains. I went in with the mindset of buying an oven, a long term food prep tool I can keep clean. I should have considered the idea of a disposable item, since I cannot clean it like an oven.

Giving it two starts because I did enjoy using the toaster over. It's one of the more aesthetically designs and functioned decently well (you have to tinker to find the best location for the toasts otherwise it doesn't toast evenly. Mainly used it for toasting bread and making pizza, never used it for poultry or meat due to the size limitation. I've had the oven for just over 2.5years and unfortunately it has become useless, when plugged in the oven starts and stops automatically and randomly increases the time and temperature settings during cooking. Disappointingly Breville hasn't been much help since the oven is no longer under warranty.

My Breville Mini Smart Toaster oven conked out on me. I loved that little toaster oven and often used it to prepare small meals. So, even though it was expensive, I bought a new one. That new one wouldn't work out of the box so back to the store it went. Interestingly, a week later, my 3-year-old Breville Grind and Brew coffee pot also quit working. I'm not so impressed with the longevity of these expensive small appliances.

this toaster uses infrared heating elements with several set programs to do different things like toast, bake, broil, or reheat with two different rack positions. You can warm up to 425 degrees Fahrenheit under 2 minutes, making it a great choice to heat things when you're in a hurry. It's also a great choice if you don't have that much counter space. Otherwise you can go for the bigger brother pro version. the only reason it's not 5 stars is it doesn't have the extra little features the pro version has (e. g. rack pushes out when door opens, convection) but just don't have the counter space for one.

I am happy with my purchase. I use this oven almost everyday to toast bread, reheat leftovers, make frozen pizza, fries etc. it works very good. I read reviews saying the timer is loud but maybe it was loud in older models because mine is not loud at all. 4 stars because top and back get very hot, make sure the power cord is secured in the back cord holders (see picture) so it won’t melt if left touching the back of oven, and don’t place anything that could melt on top. We are all adults so, we are careful. Size is perfect, not too big not too small.