Breville Convection Oven
Read several threads on toaster/convection ovens on this, my favorite site, but have never seen Breville (supposedly big deal at Williams Sonoma) discussed. I'm torn between this and the Cuisinart. Can my fellow Serious Eaters help me make a decision?
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5 Comments:
I can't give you an unbiased opinion, since I work at W-S, but I will tell you I've used it and I love it. I think my favorite part is that it saves your presets so that if you always use a certain temp or time, it will remember. Our Cuisinart rep even said she preferred the Breville. I'm not trying to sell you on this one, but it's the best I've seen.
amanda0730 at 1:20PM on 07/24/09
Amanda, thanks so much for your feedback. I'm pretty well sold on this unit. Only concern is finding space for it in my tiny kitchen situated in my huge apartment. Think I'll look for a small rolling cart and move the microwave over on to that.
bessfour at 5:25PM on 07/24/09
Bessfour,
I love the smartoven! Honestly, I work with Breville (they're one of our clients), and I've run into so many people who genuinely love the smart oven.
Let me know if you find space for it. Do you live in a small place?
tpldrew at 8:26AM on 07/25/09
I just purchased the Breville oven. I live in a basement on a lake. The site is beautiful but the kitchen is more like a ship's galley. I'm sure I have less space than ANY studio apt kitchen.
The unit sits perfectly on top of the refrigerator. Plenty of ventilation there and out of the way. I bought a small fire extinguisher, not that I'm afraid it will catch on fire, but to appease the landlady living upstairs.
I made a frozen pizza last night. ONe by AMY's, which is kind of higher end brand.
It came out perfect... I mean perrrrrfect.
I think the only thing I lack now, is some kind of one or one or two burner element, probably electric.
HERE IS MY QUESTION: What other kind of cookware can you put in the Breville? I understand that you are not to use any glass or ceramics? e.g corning ware or Le Crueset? Can you put a small wrought iron skillet in there? You're also NOT supposed to use any aluminum foil e.g. to wrap fish in? In fact, do you ever cover the food? Is it smart to cover your cookward with parchment paper for cleanliness and to avoid sticking etc?
Is ther anyway to do popcorn?
Has anyone bought any of the accessories?
Lastly, can any of you share any of your recipes i.e. what has worked the best. I'm going to try a 4lb leg of lamb this weekend. I'm doing a pork tenderloin roast tonight.
nikos1121 at 3:40PM on 08/27/09
I'm interested in the answer as well. I just bought the Breville and am wary of trying to clean the pans that came with it. However, I have some vintage copco enameled cast iron quiche pans I got from ebay that fit perfectly. I just don't know if it would be safe to use them.
Also, I would think parchment paper in such a small oven would be dangerous, wouldn't it?
saluki at 4:06PM on 09/18/09