Review Of The Breville BOV800XL Oven

2010-05-12T14:48:00.000-07:00

Breville is a premier manufacturer of kitchen appliances, in Australia. Located in Melbourne, it began in 1932; surprisingly, perhaps, Breville began making radios and mine detectors at that time, and then switched to home appliances. Its first home appliance production after the war was for a sandwich toaster. Since then, the company has expanded its product line to include coffee pots, kettles, and standard toasters as well.

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Its toaster oven, the Breville BOV800XL Oven, is a toaster oven meant for use in your home kitchen. It allows for 4/5 ft.³ of space, with an 1800 W convection toaster. The interior is nonstick, so that it's easy to clean. With Breville's special "IQ technology," you get much better control when you cook with it. The toaster oven also has an auto eject rack, nine preset functions, broiler rack, and a removable crumb tray.

One of its best safety features is its ability to turn itself off. Because most toaster ovens don't have this feature and will require you to turn the unit off once you're done using it, the Breville is superior in this manner because you don't have any fears of leaving it on and perhaps presenting a fire hazard. It can accommodate a pizza pan that is 13 inches in diameter, if you want to cook pizza at home. It has a warm up time, but its warm up time is shorter than that of a conventional oven.

As with any appliance, the Breville, too, has some room for improvement. You need to keep it close to an outlet because its cord is less than 3 feet long. While a short cord is certainly a good feature if you can position it close to an outlet, it can be a detriment if you need to locate it further away from an outlet. It may also be more difficult to operate other appliances out of the same circuit, because the Breville does require significant amperage, and has a large plug. To use it, you need the plug to have a 20-amp breaker.

However, that said, the Breville BOV800XL Oven does actually have some good features, and is of high quality. It's manual is easy to use, its interior is easy to clean, it has nine programmable settings, and its finish in stainless steel. Most customers who have purchased the Breville say they would do so again. Its quality is certainly well worth what you pay for it.

Again, you will need to have enough room to use it, because you will need to leave enough counter space to hold it with space around it. For safety reasons, the oven has to have a significant amount of space around it, and the surface it sits on should be sturdy enough to hold it well. Don't place it on any unsteady surface, because this could cause hazards.

Once you have found a good place to put it, make sure nothing else is going to contact it, especially when it's in use. When it's in use, the oven door will be hot, so it can be a fire hazard if paper or other flammable products are around it.

Finally, to use the Breville BOV800XL Oven effectively, you should preheat it. Then, simply follow the instructions for the product you want to make. The oven makes it easy not to overcook or undercook food, and you also need to clean the oven out after each use so that it stays clean and in good condition.