Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact Review: Versatile, Uneven

I love me a Breville smart oven. Ever since I began testing toaster ovens for a living, the ovens from Breville have been at the top of our rankings. At the highest end of the Aussie appliance line, the flagship Joule (8/10, WIRED Recommends) and the almost-equivalent Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro can make you forget you even have a full-sized oven. This sounds like hyperbole, but isn't. Breville's highest-end countertop ovens are far more precise in temperature, preheat faster, don't toast the whole house when you just want to roast some potatoes, and quite simply do more things better. What's more, Breville's takeover of the ChefSteps brand, and partnerships with other recipe makers, mean the phone app offers a huge repertoire of tested recipes and techniques for your countertop cookers. Photograph: Breville But the air fryer capability of each Breville device has never been as impressive as the ovens' other many good qualities. They don't tend to crisp up a wing like my top-pick Insta ... Read full article.