“The cleaning issue I mentioned is SO real 😢I spent hours trying different methods and products.”

58% of 318 verified owners recommend the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
Affiliate blogs here say 83% recommend, while the owner-based score is 58%. They earn a commission on every sale — so we show them for transparency but never let them move the score.
The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. Affiliate blogs is shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
Synthesized from what Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro owners say — not a spec sheet.
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison — separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
“The cleaning issue I mentioned is SO real 😢I spent hours trying different methods and products.”
“I had forgotten how useful this thing was and is. The toast and bake function alone will keep you from having to heat the whole house just to warm a snack. Totally worth the coin.”
“I got this air fryer a little over a year ago and love it as much as you do. I never use my oven anymore. The only problem with my Breville is the turn reminder doesn't work”
“I replaced my Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro with the APO. It's better in every way including making toast. If you want great, easy to make toast though, buy a toaster.”
“I got the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro with “super convection” and it’s amazing. I use it as an air fryer, toaster oven, and honestly never even use my regular oven if I can help it. It’s expensive and huge on my counter but I love it”
“The problem only is to clean it. It’s very difficult to clean, but it cooks great very adorable.”
“We like the oven, but it can be very difficult to get the top of the inside of the oven clean after cooking things like roasts because of the splatter.”
“These Brevelles are built to WORK!!!!!!!! Will not heat up the house.”
“I first tried a Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro, as the oven was good sized, but the air fryer functionality was awful and support was inaccessible.”
“one of my favorite air fryers, however. Years of using the door will no longer close all the way, apparently this is a major problem”
“Paid $400 for Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro, Brushed Stainless Steel, BOV900BSS 5 years ago and still works like a champ still. Totally worth every penny.”
“Overpriced and it doesn't have a rotisserie. Bought the Cosori 30 liter Air Fryer oven instead and very happy with it.”
“The only feature I don’t like on this oven Is the toaster. It takes much more time than a regular toaster to toast bread”
“I’ve owned two of the regular Breville toaster ovens and the fan stopped working in each of them after two years”
“Our Breville is 8 yrs old and the liner pan looks practically brand new.”
“I ve had 3 and didn’t last more than 3 years”
“The most used appliance in our kitchen. I'll buy another if this one ever gives out!!”
“So i used my 3 week old pro- I dehydrated some jerky.. 5 stars, airfryer 5 stars ,toast - takes way to long.3 stars- haven’t used bake yet.”
“This has been my only oven for many months, and it has done everything perfectly.”
“Now the door hinge does not work and the timer doesn’t work so it shuts off whenever it wants to. For how expensive it is, it should last longer than 4 years.”
“It is not an air fryer like a Ninja or Cosori etc, remember it's an oven with an airfryer-like function.”
“$400 seems like a lot for this even though the quality seems pretty good.”
“the oven is THAT good.”
“I bought this for the air fryer function and it sucks. Any little piece of oil that cooks out of your food falls right onto the heating element and smokes.”
Practical notes owners raise — setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
“We just got one from a friend who didn’t want it and I was so confused too, like it’s not too bad cuz the door pauses the timer but it seems like a basic function”
“Just bought a Breville air fryer pro and the door doesn’t seem to seal all the way around. The left side has a small gap that seems too spacious.”