Breville BOV860BSS Smart Oven Air Fryer, Brushed Stainless Steel, 11 Functions Review (2026)

Who this oven suits

This is a full featured countertop convection oven aimed at cooks who want one appliance to replace several single purpose gadgets, an air fryer, a toaster, a small convection oven and a slow cooker, without giving up counter space to each one separately. Meal preppers who roast proteins and vegetables, reheat pre-cooked batches through the week, or bake smaller items without heating up a full size wall oven get the most day to day use out of it. Households with very limited counter space, or who only need basic toasting, may find its footprint larger than necessary, since this model is built around covering a wide range of cooking functions rather than being the most compact option available.

Eleven built in functions

According to Breville's own product page, this model includes eleven functions: toast, bagel, broil, bake, roast, warm, pizza, air fry, reheat, cookies and slow cook. That range covers most of what a meal prep kitchen needs from a single appliance, from air frying a batch of vegetables to slow cooking a stew overnight, without switching devices. The reheat setting in particular is useful for meal prep specifically, since it is tuned to bring already cooked, refrigerated food back up to temperature without drying it out the way a microwave sometimes can. Having toast and bagel settings alongside heavier duty roast and bake functions also means the oven can handle breakfast tasks as well as full dinners.

Element iQ and heating speed

Breville's Element iQ system uses multiple heating elements and dual speed convection fans to direct heat where it is needed for each specific function, rather than applying the same heat pattern for every task. The company states this design helps the oven heat up and cook faster than a standard full size oven, and that it uses meaningfully less power than a built in wall oven for the same job, which can matter for a household running this appliance several times a week for meal prep. Convection settings circulate hot air around food, which tends to produce more even browning and shorter cook times compared to a standard non-convection toaster oven of similar size.

Size, accessories and included pans

The oven measures roughly 18.9 by 15.9 by 10.9 inches on the outside, a footprint that needs a dedicated stretch of counter space and clearance on the sides and back for ventilation, similar to any countertop oven of this capability. It ships with an air fry basket, a broiling rack and enamel roasting pan sized about 8.25 by 12 inches, a 13 inch non-stick pizza pan and a wire rack, which covers most cooking tasks without needing to buy separate accessories right away. The interior is large enough to fit a 13 inch pizza or a roast chicken, which is a useful benchmark for meal preppers planning to cook whole proteins rather than just reheating small portions.

Where it fits in a meal prep kitchen

Breville's own listing confirms slow cook is one of this model's eleven functions, so it is not missing that capability compared to other ovens in the lineup; the tradeoff between models in Breville's range comes down to other differences like exact function count or added smart features rather than slow cooking specifically. In everyday use, a countertop convection oven running an air fry or roast cycle will get hot on the outside during operation, so leaving clearance from walls, cabinets and anything flammable is standard practice for this category of appliance. For a household using it several times a week to air fry, roast and reheat batch cooked meals, the combination of function range and brushed stainless finish makes a strong case relative to buying multiple single purpose countertop gadgets.

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