The BOV450XL model from Breville is a mini toaster oven that’s not so mini when it comes to innovative features. With a somewhat unique design that is still classically Breville, the BOV450XL would make a fantastic addition to any style kitchen, big or small. With a price tag of around $150 to $160, this is undoubtedly one of the cheaper toaster ovens on the market right now, making it an affordable appliance to own. As Breville manufactures this toaster oven, you can rest assured that the quality of its design, features and overall construction are superior, reliable and long-lasting. If you’re looking for a toaster oven that is fully functional and a space-saver at the same time, read on to see why the Breville BOV450XL could be the one best suited for you.

The sleek and stylish design of the Breville BOV450XL is evident in its stainless-steel finish, highlighting this model’s sturdiness and modernity. This is a toaster oven that has been built to last and gives many years of use. This mini smart toaster oven measures 16 x 14.2 x 8.5 inches and is small enough to fit onto the countertop without taking up too much space. If you have a smaller kitchen then the BOV450XL is more than ideal, using less energy than a standard wall oven too. The stainless finish also means this toaster oven will complement any kitchen it is placed into, as the neutral color makes it a perfect addition to any style. This top-quality toaster oven also comes with digital controls and easy-to-use buttons that are located on the front right of the toaster, so they’re visible at all times. One of the most useful design features on the Breville BOV450XL is the LCD screen, as it comes with a backlight on it so you can see what it says with no difficulty or glare. What’s more, this LCD screen glows orange when the toaster is preheating or cooking and glows blue when it is complete. This is a fantastic feature that adds to the overall quality of this toaster oven and makes the appearance of it even more attractive.

Breville has not scrimped on the features of this mini smart oven in favor of other things, and it shows in the quality and versatility of the functions the BOV450XL comes with. There are eight cooking functions on this toaster oven, including toast, bagel, broil, bake, roast, pizza, cookies and reheat. All these options are displayed on the top dial on the toaster oven, so you can easily select which option you would like. This further showcases the adaptability of the BOV450XL, making it a handy appliance to have in the kitchen as it can cook and toast a variety of different foods. Of course, this toaster oven is not limited to cooking only these products, but it makes it much easier to heat them at just the turn of a dial. Furthermore, the Breville BOV450XL can fit up to a maximum of 4 pieces of toast which is the average quantity of toasters on the market, making it a suitable tool to use when you have many mouths to feed as it is capable of cooking, baking and toasting substantial quantities of food. Although, it is a mini smart oven so you won’t be able to fit large racks or baking trays inside it, but it can still cook 11” pizzas and a selection of dishes perfect for serving up to the family or friends.

One of the impressive functions this toaster oven has is the use of smart element IQ heating instead of the standard convection style oven. This means that the Breville BOV450XL heats food by transferring heat across four quartz elements to give a more precise and accurate cooking result with every use. This emphasizes Breville’s superior features and shows that as a brand, they care about the quality of their products and the quality of your cooked food. The BOV450XL also uses a very quick 1800 watt of preheating power, so you can get food on the go at a more efficient rate, perfect if you’re in a rush or don’t want to wait forever in a day for your oven to heat up and cook food evenly. Lastly, this mini smart toaster oven comes with a button called ‘a bit more,’ which enables you to toast or heat something for a little longer without having to reset the cooking mode completely. It does this by automatically knowing how much longer to add to the cooking process based on the function it has been set to. No wonder it’s called a smart toaster oven.

There are numerous features on the Breville BOV450XL that add to its usability, which is essential as it’s no good having a toaster oven in your kitchen that confuses you every time you use it and isn’t very easy to maintain. Fortunately, the BOV450XL comes with a non-stick cavity coating on the interior and a removable crumb tray accessed via the front, meaning that cleaning this toaster oven just got a whole lot easier. It also comes with three different rack positions to adapt to what you’re cooking, as well as a baking pan and wire rack included with it. Unfortunately, there is no broiler rack included, but for the price, this isn’t unexpected. Breville sells these items separately so you can buy one at an additional cost if required. There is an auto-shutoff function that beeps to let you know the cooking cycle is complete. Although customers have said this beeping noise is very loud, it does do an excellent job in indicating when your food is ready. Combined with the LCD screen and orange and blue indicator lights, the Breville BOV450XL is an easy toaster oven to get to grips with.

Overall, the BOV450XL Smart Mini Toaster Oven is an extremely convenient appliance to own. It cooks and toasts food quickly and efficiently and comes with many features to help with the process, such as color-coded indicator lights and an ‘a bit more’ to prolong the cooking time. It’s a shame that the warranty length is only one year; however, this shouldn’t put you off as the BOV450XL is a reliable and beneficial toaster oven by a leading manufacturer.