Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

2018 update. June appears to have no appetite to support Android. Hasn't been a huge issue but... For the first time, I'm now seeing features of the app that go beyond the software on the unit, which I cannot access as an Android user. Can't even pair it with my Alexa without an Apple device. How ironic is that? It's pretty cool that fancy toaster oven updates itself over wifi, and every once in a while recognizes the food that I shove into it... To reiterate: it's 2018. There are thousands of cross platform mobile apps. These things are no longer difficult to write. Hell, the hardware in the June could easily emit a browser app. No excuses, only failure. Up until now, there's been nothing important that required the app. So whatever. But pairing with my home control system requires an Apple device to run the app? Really? This might sound like a quibble, but the marketing is all about having a precision, connected cooking device. The device.is all that... as long as you use Apple. Lame, lame, lame. Taking off a star. If I could rate the oven itself, it would be four. It really is an awesome toaster oven. It's beyond a toaster oven. If it were $700 it would be a pretty great thing. But for $1500 and only works with Apple it's quite disappointing. You're paying a 100% premium for high-tech bragging rights, and June does not deliver. If the people who make this thing were to deliver some powerful, cross-platform software that allowed for some flexible multi-step programs... it would be worth every penny. As it is right now, unless you're an iPhone user who roasts Delicata Squash on a regular basis this is probably more money than you should spend. You'd be better off getting a chamber vacuum and an additional sous-vide device. Unless you already have those. In which case, go for the June but be aware of the stunted software situation. Here is the reviewer who keeps removing stars. Well done, June. I'm giving this 3 stars, for two reasons. First, the app is only available for iOS. If you have android, you're out of luck. They "hope to release Android soon." Still, pretty lame for 2017. Second, the manual cook controls are very confusing with regard to setting the timer. It's many steps, and very easy to walk away believing you've set the timer when you haven't. It would be super nice to be able to set multiple time and temperature steps, including the probe. I really want an Alexa skill for it. Fortunately, June can solve these problems with software updates, so I'm looking forward to that. The build quality is excellent. Even the packaging is great. It comes with a cloth tote you use to pull it out of the box. It is bigger and heavier than a normal toaster oven, but happily mine fit in the same spot previously occupied by my Breville. The temperature control is accurate, which I can't say about any other appliance I own except my sous vide. I did a 9 hour roast at 160F, which would have been effectively impossible with anything else. In short, where even a great toaster oven is still just a toaster oven, this feels and functions like a real appliance and has quite a lot more utility than a toaster oven. The food recognition actually does work, and the automatic cooking features seem to be pretty good. That being said, unless your diet consists entirely of the few dozen items it knows about, it's not a magic cooking device. You still have to know how to cook, which goes back to the cumbersome manual controls mentioned above. If they make the manual control better and release an Android app, I'll give 5 stars for sure. --------------------------------------------- Update: It's now June (ironically) and as far as I can tell no software updates, no Android app, not even follow up from the company. Feels like these guys are asleep at the wheel. When you toss out crazy bucks for something like this, you should at least expect some kind of buzz for current owners. Losing enthusiasm fast. Update 2: July 10, 2017 I just had the thing happen that really bugs me, so I thought I'd write an update while it's fresh. Without using the presets... set to Roast (or anything) at, say, 500f. It goes into Preheat mode. It doesn't offer the OBVIOUS next choice, which would be to set the timer. Instead, you have to drill down into Settings, choose Timer, and then set your timer. It begins to preheat. I usually just put my food in at this point. This oven preheats fast, so it seems pointless to wait. In any case, the oven GIVES NO SIGNAL that preheating is done. Instead, it just sits there and says "ready to cook." The options are slim here. There's no obvious "Start Cooking" button. So the end result is that while I'm thinking that since I set my temperature and time and the oven must be progressing, it is instead holding the temperature indefinitely and waiting for me to come and poke the screen. My food has been cooking. It doesn't bother to tell me when it reached the set temperature, so I have to estimate how long it's actually been in there. Lame lame lame. Tempted to remove a star.