Breville - Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV950
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Last updated: Jan 5, 2026 Scoring
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"I had mine staked down in packed sand during a rainstorm that dropped 1.5”-2” per hour for 3 hours according to a ranger station nearby and it took it like a champ."
"after heavy and extreme and I mean extreme use in a very dirty environment, after a year the range suddenly cut down... I felt like I'd gotten my measly 20ish buck worth from them and didn't fault jlab due to the extreme circumstances I used them in daily. ... I work in a hot asa filthy steel mill and the fact they lasted a year was impressive to me."
"My old Breville lasted 10-11 years ... I got the new one 3 years ago with the air fryer option … if it breaks tomorrow I would figure out how to get it again - I seriously love it."
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"I have not used my “basket” style air fryer or my full sized oven since we bought this. Well, aside from Thanksgiving to cook the turkey."
"FWIW this is one of the best things I’ve ever bought for my kitchen - only use the big oven for large scale baking these days."
"Size is pretty good too, can’t remember the last time I had to turn on my large oven."
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"It’s great for baking so far. It’s very precise and big enough to fit my large bread baker/dutch oven."
"it has a ton of space which is super useful for cooking bigger things like chicken."
"We have the pro and it fits our 6.75 round wide with lid."
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"it cooks a whole roaster chicken extremely nicely ... you can fit a whole roaster chicken extremely- it keeps it extremely juicy"
"she uses it to make fish a couple times a week (which always comes out perfect)"
"I get excellent results with my counter top Breville Oven. Much better than I got with a dedicated air fryer."
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"it heats up so much quicker!"
"I have one of these and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. ... As a counter top convection oven it kicks ass. ... Heats up fast and bakes and broils just as good as my fancy built in ovens."
"We use it almost everyday instead of a traditional oven as a traditional oven takes a long time to heat up."
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"I have constant smoking issues while using the air fry function. ... Even using foil, still smokes like a chimney."
"Ours smoked terribly since day one. ... Sets of the smoke alarm."
"I HAAATE how short it is, you have like a 3in. height limit for anything you want to cook lol ... I mean really if whatever I'm cooking is even 2 inches tall, I feel like it'll be too close to the coils at the top and it'll burn 😅 ... I used to eat a lot of frozen stuffed chicken breasts and I think those would be too tall and get burned, especially being in there for like 30+ minutes that close to the burners. or this one time when I wanted to air fry some fat ass enchiladas I had cooked the day before, those things were chuuunky! Or toasting up some french bread for sandwiches!"
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"Mine is garbage for toasting ... Eight minutes and turn it to the darkest setting! 🤣"
"The biggest thing I notice, unfortunately, is that it takes longer. Because its bigger it takes longer to heat. ... So in the old one, it would take about 3min to toast slices. This one is 5-6min."
"However it is not very good at making toast, so don’t replace your toaster."
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"the bar bugged in the store ... a total disappointment"
"Initially a loud screech blowing my eardrum. ... Then a crackling like you have a car window open going 80mph. ... Then the headphone completely fails; no sound. ... this song and dance will continue until "oops, you're outside the warranty period, thanks for the $270"."
"the build quality is shit ... iv had the momentum in ear tw (original) and the right bud died after about a year"
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"this thing makes a f***ing mess. ... It's hard to clean, the crumb/ drip tray is a really bad design (the seams can leak food oil directly beneath the machine). ... I can appreciate the idea of having an outside accessible crumb pan, but in practice it is just not worth it."
"stuff dripped from it so clean up was always terrible ... Just a real pain to deal with"
"It's the heat exchanger down inside the machine that the outside air is drawn through in order to cool the air inside. There is no filter for the incoming air. It just goes down the tube and right through the exchanger. The only way to properly clean it is to disassemble the entire machine. ... The blower fan is impossible to clean unless you open the entire machine up and do some major surgery. ... Mine had mold and other fun looking bits on it from the humid air out in Arkansas. ... I had to take the entire shell off, remove a good amount of the ducting, and disassemble the fans motor attachment to be able to clean it. ... It would be easier to clean the blower if the screen was removable that protects it but you cant remove the screen without once again disassembling the entire machine. ... the lack of accessibility to clean parts that should be user cleanable makes me angry."
I bought my parents a Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro. It has a proof function and it goes up to 480F. It fits a Staub (I think it's 4qt?) with the lid and knob though you have to be careful not to hit the quartz heating elements on the way out. It heats incredibly evenly, the macaron shells I've made in there came out perfectly.
r/Sourdough • Does anyone have any recommendations on toaster ovens, air fryers, or countertop ovens for sourdough baking? ->Another vote for Breville. Have one of the smart ovens, and it's been used daily (sometimes multiple times a day) for a little over a year now without issue. It's been flawless. It's so good that my full size oven is rarely used.
r/BuyItForLife • The Best Air Fryers on the Market to Buy Now? ->Second this. Mine exactly fits a 9x13 pan with handles, which is perfect. However it is not very good at making toast, so don’t replace your toaster. However I have heard mixed reliability; I don’t expect it to last “for life” but barring a lemon, it would definitely last more than a year. Mine is three or four years old, used at least five times a week, and still doing fine.
r/BuyItForLife • The Best Airfryer to Buy Right Now? ->Breville counter top. Love mine, I haven’t used my oven since I got it. We keep the house very cool and the proof setting for bread is a game changer. Roasted veggies awesome
r/BuyItForLife • Best Air Fryers to Buy? ->Second Breville - I have the Smart Oven Air and it excels and everything.
r/Sourdough • Does anyone have any recommendations on toaster ovens, air fryers, or countertop ovens for sourdough baking? ->[Breville Smart Oven](https://productbible.com/product/breville-smart-oven-air-fryer-pro) for me, mostly because it has so much space
r/airfryer • Best Air Fryer Right Now? Recommendation? ->Definitely the Breville Smart Oven, it has a ton of space which is super useful for cooking bigger things like chicken.
r/BuyItForLife • Best Air Fryers to Buy? ->My wife swears by the [Breville Smart Oven](https://productbible.com/product/breville-smart-oven-air-fryer-pro). she uses it to make fish a couple times a week (which always comes out perfect) and roasting veggies takes half the time our old oven took.
r/BuyItForLife • Best Air Fryers to Buy? ->Save up and get a Breville Smart Oven, if you can.
r/AussieFrugal • Airfryer oven/ toaster oven single person ->Yup 100%. We use it almost everyday instead of a traditional oven as a traditional oven takes a long time to heat up. If I had a do-over I’d get the larger Breville unit. Also we don’t have a microwave. I just huck stuff in the Breville and set the timer and forget it. I’ve never done much raw stuff in it other than to roast vegetables. But works great for that as well.
r/Frugal • Looking for recommendations - toaster oven air fryer combo ->I got mine used for $8, but it’s a little quirky, hence the reason it was at a thrift store outlet. If you can get past the occasional double button presses it works fine.
r/marshallsfinds • Why was this so cheap?? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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