Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I first bought this oven several years ago, this is my second time buying it but the first time buying this 'special' model which adds the interior light and the longer warmer times - both of which are excellent additions and things I'd wished it had the first time around. If you are considering buying one model over the other, absolutely get this one. You'd be surprised how helpful that interior light and longer slow cook/warm time is. This is a Breville, if you're experienced with the brand then you know it's exceptionally well built and designed as are all their products. It feels very solid, is well designed, and looks very nice. I'll also add the warning that Breville appliances seem to have a life of a couple of years before they go bust - as did my first oven (and a few other of my Breville products). It died around the 2 year mark. I was gutted, since I used it so much, but decided not to replace it at the time since it was a bit pricey and considered it a luxury. A year later, I decided I couldn't continue to go without it, and bought it again (this model). I may now sound like a crazy person having bought an oven that I know from experience won't last long but this oven really is good enough to justify it in my opinion. Especially for someone like me that rents and has no control over my normal range. I have a perfectly nice, standard, range. And like all perfectly nice standard ranges, the oven stinks. It doesn't heat evenly, doesn't heat the right temperature and makes cooking in the oven a real chore. The first thing to understand is that this is in no way a 'toaster oven'. This isn't some cheap oven you use to make toast (though of course you can use it for that). This is a full-on complete replacement for your normal oven - the only limitation being its size. Unless you have a very expensive, very high-end oven, chances are it cooks a lot better than your normal oven. It's optionally convection of course, which is great, but even without that it just heats better than anything else. It's quick to heat, heats evenly, and most importantly heats correctly - to the correct temperatures. Even if you aren't an expert baker you'd be amazed just how important heating to the right temperature is. It is exact. That really is the number one selling point. I won't bother reviewing the options or features - they all work exactly as described. The important thing to know is that it heats evenly and exactly, all the features work perfectly and unless you can afford a very high-end oven it's likely to cook better than your existing appliance. Having used one for a few years now a bit of advice to keep it looking nice... wipe down the oven window after every use. It will cloud up and be impossible to clean later if you don't keep it tidy. Gunk will build up if you don't keep it clean. Also, pull out the drip tray and wipe it down, even if you don't think anything has spilled. It takes a few seconds to wipe down the window and pull out the drip tray and clean it, and you'll be glad you did later so it continues to look new. If you plan on cooking things directly on the racks which will then likely leave debris on the drip pan, consider covering the drip pan in foil.. makes for easy cleanup. You can wrap it in foil nicely and still slide it into the slot - and from looking at it you'd never see it. Bottom line, this is a really nice looking appliance that also happens to cook exceptionally well no matter if you're making toast or a roast chicken or a loaf of bread. Before you bawk at the price keep in mind it's an 'oven' not a 'toaster oven'. I give it 4 stars only because my first one (and lots of other reviews agree) it likely won't last more than a couple years. If it last longer, it would be an easy, easy five stars.