Set side by side Breville's Smart Ovens

Virtue	BOV450XL: Mini Smart Oven	BOV650XL: Compact Smart Oven	BOV800XL: Smart Oven
Dimensions	16x13x9 inches	16.5x15.5x10.25 inches	18.5x16.25x11.25 inches
Right stuff	11 inch pizza, 4 toast slices	12 inch pizza, 4 toast slices	13 inch pizza, 6 pay tribute to slices
Element IQ?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wattage	1800	1800	1800
Heating Elements	4 (quartz)	4 (quartz)	5 (quartz)
Convection	No	No	Yes
Pre-set functions	8	8	9
Side dishes	Baking pan	Baking pan, broil rack	Baking pan, broil rack, pizza pan

Why the Breville Smart Oven?

Every Breville product begins with a uncontrived moment of brilliance. The Breville Smart Oven began with the simple fact that unique foods require different methods of heating: some, like baked goods, be in want of to be cooked evenly; others, like meats, need to be seared on top. Most toaster ovens dwindle to distribute heat in a consistent way throughout their interiors, let alone change heat distribution to suit the particular foods being prepared. This is how the Breville Smart Oven stands apart: whatever the food, it adjusts its stimulate distribution for perfect results.

For toast, high heat from top and bottom evenly crisps the casing of toast but doesn't dry out the inside (left diagram), while for baking 1500W are distributed among four elements for still heat and even cooking (right diagram)

An oven that does the thinking for you

The Smart Oven is operational with Element IQ cooking technology, which adjusts the power of the five individual quartz heating elements to pastry-cook food more evenly and quickly. This sophisticated heating system distributes heat throughout the oven when and where it is needed, to certify more efficient cooking. Nine different menu options allow users to choose the kindest setting for the food they are cooking. In addition to dynamically distributing heat to different areas, the Capable Oven can adjust the wattage of its heating elements for even more cooking flexibility. Most ovens have elements with firm wattage that can only switch between ON and OFF, but Element IQ functions much like a dimmer on a light switch, increasing or decreasing foundations power with a simple turn of the knob.

The Breville Smart Oven comes with 3 acccessories: a pizza pan, shining pan, and broil rack.

For example, broiling requires high heat from above in order to thaw and brown, so the Smart Oven activates 1500W of high heat from the top elements of the oven. On the other pointer, toast needs to be cooked evenly on both sides without drying out the inside, so the Smart Oven uses boisterous radiated heat from above and below (1800W distributed between four elements) to crisp the outside quickly.

Violent utilizes another feature of the Smart Oven that contributes to even heating: convection heating. Convection cuisine uses a fan to circulate hot air so all sides of the food cook at the same rate. This is particularly important for unexciting goods, such as cookies and cakes, which need to be cooked evenly all the way through.

Each of these nine functions is preset with recommended settings, charming the guesswork out of cooking. However, each can be customized according to recipe, volume of food, or personal drop. Customized settings will remain in the memory of the oven until changed or until the oven is unplugged from the fence outlet, streamlining your cooking process.

Designed with the consumer in mind

The Smart Oven is deliberately constructed from the most durable materials. It is attractively housed in reinforced stainless steel, a top-hole addition to any kitchen. The elements themselves are composed of quartz, rather than the metal elements found in other toaster ovens. Quartz responds more swiftly to heat change, which results in more even heating throughout the oven. The roomy interior is coated with a non-mug material that can safely withstand high temperatures, making cleanup easier. A scintilla/drip tray that is accessible from the front of the oven (rather than the back, like many other toaster ovens) also makes it easier to take a bath between cooking sessions. In addition, the oven includes a patented magnetic auto-get rid of rack: small magnets embedded on the sides of the oven door pull the wire agony halfway from the oven when the door is opened, making food easier to remove and preventing burns.

Goldilocks proportions

At 18.5 x16.25 x11.25 inches, the Breville Perceptive Oven is not too small but not too large. It is larger than most toaster ovens, with space to comfortably fit six slices of remembrances, a 13-inch pizza, or a whole chicken. However, as a countertop convection oven, it is more space-effective than a conventional wall oven. A smaller oven means less time to heat up and less leisure to cook, perfect for preparing a meal in a hurry (or for cooks who like to create in the impassion of the moment). This also translates into a cooler kitchen (particularly convenient in the hot summer months) and less vigour consumed.

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Product Features

1. Easy-bathe, stainless steel housing with ribbed plate warming tray
2. Non-Stick Core with 3 rack positions
3. 13” pizza, 6-slice toast capacity
4. Tempered eyeglasses door
5. Magnetic auto-eject rack
6. 5 quartz elements with Element IQ for streetwise cooking
7. Back-lit easy-read LCD that calculates the correct the time and temperature, illuminating yellow during preheating and cooking and blue once the cycle is complete
8. Function dial with 9 pre-set cooking functions: steam, broil, roast, cookies, reheat, pizza, bagel, toast, warm
9. Temperature and period dial with auto shut-off and sound alert
10. Easily removable pull-out atom tray