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Breville Smart Oven Pro BOV845
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Breville Smart Oven Pro BOV845

Scored on 7 verified owner verdicts, from 1,734 comments read across 2 communities
TL;DR
Breville loyalists in this thread describe the Smart Oven Pro as dependable and central to daily cooking, with several saying it gets used more than their regular oven and is worth the premium price. But a meaningful minority in the same conversation describe a startling issue: bugs (including a centipede and something resembling an egg sac) turning up inside the unit, prompting them to say they'd discard the oven entirely rather than keep using it. A couple of other owners raise separate, less-corroborated complaints about sparking or electrical noise and the roughly $700 price tag, but those don't reach the same level of repeated mention as the pest concern.

43% of 7 verified owners recommend the Breville Smart Oven Pro BOV845, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.

What 7 owners say
1,734 comments reviewed · scored on the 7 clearest verdicts
43%
Recommend
3 owners
0%
Neutral
0 owners
57%
Don't recommend
4 owners

4 owners report specific problemsin troubleshooting threads (setup, firmware, or hardware faults). These are capped in the score above so a problem-report thread can't dominate it — read them under the Doesn't recommend filter below.

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Reddit
50%
6
Other forums
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Reviewed, but not counted — and why
No clear verdictiSetup, tips & quirks
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4

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. is shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.

What owners like
  • Loyal owners say they've never had a problem with their Breville and consider the brand reliably well-built · 4 · 57%
  • Gets used daily (sometimes multiple times a day), replacing the regular oven for many owners who say it's worth the price · 3 · 43%
What owners flag
  • Some owners report finding bugs (including a centipede and what appeared to be an egg sac) inside their unit and say they'd throw the oven out rather than keep using it · 5 · 71%
Who it's for
A great fit if
  • Households that cook multiple times a day and want it to replace the main oven
  • Buyers who trust the Breville brand and want a reliable daily workhorse
  • Anyone willing to pay a premium price for heavy, everyday use
Look elsewhere if
  • Anyone unsettled by reports of bugs or debris getting into the unit
  • Buyers wary of electrical faults like sparking or odd noises after a few years
  • Budget shoppers put off by the high price point

Synthesized from what Breville Smart Oven Pro BOV845 owners say — not a spec sheet.

Top quotes, sourced

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Reddit▲ recommend

“My personal favorite is a [breville smart oven pro]”

RedFlagDeals Forums▼ don’t recommend

“I bought the one without the air fryer function ( in late 2018 and it just broke. Sparks and weird noise making when it is not even in use. Mine is The Smart Oven Pro”

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

“Yeah that oven would be going in the garbage I couldn't use it again knowing I might get toasted centipede.”

Reddit▲ recommend

“This gets used EVERY SINGLE DAY in our house, often multiple times a day. It gets used 100 times more than our regular oven. A bit expensive, but very well worth it.”

Reddit▲ recommend

“i've never had problem with a Breville”

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

“Ya I'd immediately throw that thing outside idc what they cost I'm getting a new one”

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

“Not even exaggerating I would probably throw the whole thing out”

Reddit▲ recommend

“Same! Breville is the shit.”

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

“I'd throw the whole thing out.”

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Common problems & things to know

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.

Redditⓘ good to know

“What is it about these certain toaster ovens that attract bugs right on the screen like that? I had the exact same one and we had a bug stuck in there as well.”

Redditⓘ good to know

“This is an expensive breville toaster oven. Like $700 if I remember correctly. Dude is just gonna suffer in denial”

Redditⓘ good to know

“Same here too... But to add to the problem is that I have either the same or a similar air fryer/toaster-oven”

Redditⓘ good to know

“Did you find the answer to this? I saw another video where someone replaced the thermometer and it worked”