Breville Joule Turbo · problems & reliability report

Breville Joule Turbo problems: what real owners report

47% of 17 verified Breville Joule Turboowners don't recommend it — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.

For balance: 35% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score

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Recent owners are happier than older ones — the last six months run 50% recommend vs 35% all-time. Early problems may have been addressed.

Most common complaints

6×Almost entirely app-dependent with no manual on-device controls, so it's effectively useless if the app, your phone, or Breville's servers are unavailable
4×Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity is unreliable, with units dropping connection mid-cook and ruining food
4×Turbo mode is hamstrung by very few Turbo recipes, and several owners hit undercooked or inaccurate results
4×Reliability concerns, with multiple owners needing repeated warranty replacements for defects or units that stop working
2×Pricey for what amounts to roughly the same specs as the original Joule

In owners' own words

“You lost me when you said it’s exclusively run by your phone.”
— @kc8718 on YouTube

“In nasty plastic. No thanks!”
— @Ftybr57 on YouTube

“Sadly mine is not working. I was trying to find a trouble shooting video.”
— @rjpassingtime on YouTube

“This vid let me know that this device is definitely not for me.”
— @Treasures4Food on YouTube

“Biggest piece of CRAP ever. Cannot connect and once it does it says it needs to UPDATE.”
— @Psalm-3713 on YouTube

“my joule keeps “disconnecting” and the circulator turns off”
— @michaelvitale4029 on YouTube

“so I would not purchase and its just another app”
— @MrBobWareham on YouTube

“I have owned several, love the app but they all stop working after about a year so I get a new one. I think it may be my hard water? It keep stopping and say it stuck, I take it apart, same thing.”
— Necessary_Bear5942 on Reddit

“That breville was a huge disappointment for me. Doesn’t meet the quality standards like their other products do. Bought one for my mom and it’s been replaced 2 times bc it randomly shuts off and doesn’t hold accurate temps.”
— thewolfman2010 on Reddit

“My Joule turbo arrived today. I immediately started playing with it and quickly discovered there are very few turbo recipes.”
— chashum on Reddit

“Now chefsteps has made it totally useless with the app update, forcing you to sign in and give your location to use it.”
— @jtfberryfarm9592 on YouTube

“I won’t buy another Joule. Constantly fighting WiFi issues. Moving forward, I’m happy to have a circulator with WiFi, but only if it also has local temperature control, i.e., on the device itself. I cannot and will not recommend Joule at this time anymore.”
— The_Shermanati on Reddit

Weighing it up? The full report has the other side — what 35% of owners like about it, who it's for, and every sourced quote. Full Breville Joule Turbo owner report →