The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro (Toaster Oven) is a large toaster oven/air fryer that stands out for its connectivity features. It provides access to a companion app where you can search for recipes, send recipe information to the toaster oven, or set up voice activation with Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa. You can also use it to access 'Joule Autopilot,' which lets you automate multi-step cooking processes, so you can proof dough, then bake a loaf of bread, or bake a lasagna, then broil it without changing the settings in between. Beyond these features, this toaster oven offers a wide range of preset cooking modes, including 'Proof,' 'Bake,' 'Roast,' and 'Dehydrate,' as well as modes for specific foods like frozen pizza, bagels, and cookies.
Our Verdict
The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro Toaster Oven offers very good mixed-use performance. It has a very large capacity, so there's room for anything from a few slices of toast to a full-sized lasagna. It maintains a very stable temperature, so it won't burn or dry out baked goods or leftovers, but it takes a long time to preheat, so it's not very convenient for quickly reheating a snack or meal. It toasts evenly but leaves one side of the bread darker than the other, and it takes a while to produce golden-brown toast. Its performance for air frying is similar: it cooks pretty evenly, leaving most of your food crispy, but it takes a long time to cook, and leaves a pretty significant portion undercooked, too.
Large capacity.
Stable, uniform temperature.
Toasts the bread's surface evenly.
Produces decently crispy food.
Toasts one side more than the other.
Undercooks some of your food.
Cooks slowly.
The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro Toaster Oven is an okay option for reheating leftovers. It's large enough to fit most dishes, including a casserole dish or 9" x 13" baking sheet. The temperature is uniform throughout the cooking chamber, so food heats at a similar rate regardless of which rack you use, and it doesn't fluctuate much, so your food isn't likely to dry or burn before cooking through. Unfortunately, it preheats slowly, so it's not the best choice for quickly reheating food.
Large capacity.
Stable, uniform temperature.
Preheats slowly.
The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro Toaster Oven is an excellent choice for baking. The temperature is very uniform throughout the cooking chamber, so muffins and cakes bake evenly, no matter where you place them. It also maintains a very stable temperature throughout the cooking cycle, staying close to your chosen temperature without overshooting it. This stability helps baked goods cook evenly without drying out or burning.
Stable, uniform temperature.
The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro Toaster Oven is decent for air frying. It produces mostly crispy, well-browned food, but it cooks slowly and also leaves a significant portion undercooked.
Produces decently crispy food.
Air fries slowly.
Undercooks some of your food.
The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro Toaster Oven provides an alright toasting performance. Whether you're toasting four or up to nine slices, it toasts the bread's surface evenly, but leaves one side darker than the other. It also toasts very slowly.
Toasts the bread's surface evenly.
Toasts one side more than the other.
Toasts slowly.
The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro Toaster Oven has an excellent cooking capacity. There are four rack positions with enough space for nine slices of bread, a 13-inch pizza, or a 9" x 13" baking sheet. There's also enough vertical space to cook a whole chicken, so you can easily use it to prepare large portions or even cook for the whole family.
Large capacity.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro Toaster Oven comes in two colors: 'Brushed Stainless Steel' and 'Black Stainless Steel.' We tested the Brushed Stainless Steel variant, and we've also tested its performance as an air fryer. See the label for our unit.
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The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro Toaster Oven is a large toaster oven with a range of connectivity features, including access to a companion app, voice control through Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, and Joule Autopilot, a feature that automates multi-step cooking processes. It offers a similar toasting performance to other Breville ovens, including the Breville the Smart Oven BOV800XL. Both models toast the bread's surface evenly, but leave one side much darker than the other, and they take a long time to finish toasting. Like the Cuisinart Digital Air Fryer CTOA-130PC3, this toaster oven offers very good temperature stability, making it a good choice for baking, as it's unlikely to dry out your cookies and cakes. Its air-frying performance is less impressive. While it leaves almost as much of your food crispy as the Ninja Foodi DT201, both toaster ovens undercook a sizable portion and cook very slowly, especially compared to basket-style air fryers. Overall, it's a very good choice, especially if you're interested in Joule Autopilot, but it's a particularly pricey toaster oven. If you don't need this feature, a more affordable option, like the Typhur Sync Oven, might be a better fit.
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The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro (Toaster Oven) and the COSORI Smart Air Fryer CS130-AO are both good options, and you may prefer either, though the COSORI is a lot more affordable. The COSORI toasts more evenly, though both options toast very slowly. They offer similar performance for both air frying and baking, but the COSORI preheats faster, making it a better choice for quickly reheating leftovers. It's also easier to clean. The Breville, on the other hand, is more versatile, thanks to its slightly wider temperature range and more powerful fan motor.
The Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro (Toaster Oven) and the Breville the Smart Oven BOV800XL both offer good performance, and you may want either depending on your priorities. They offer similar toasting performance: both models toast evenly but tend to leave one side darker than the other, and they take a while to produce golden brown toast. The Smart Oven preheats more quickly, and it maintains a slightly more stable temperature, making it a better choice for baking and reheating leftovers, since it's less likely to burn or dry out your recipes. The Joule Oven, on the other hand, provides more even air frying. It leaves your food crisper and finishes cooking faster. The Joule Oven is also more versatile, thanks to its lower minimum temperature and more powerful fan motor. Both options are roomy and easy to clean.
The Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900BSS and the Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro (Toaster Oven) are both good toaster ovens, and you may prefer either depending on what you typically like to cook. Both options toast slowly, but evenly with four slices; however, the Smart Oven struggles to toast evenly at maximum capacity. The Smart Oven also preheats a little more slowly, and its temperature is only decently stable throughout the cooking process, so it doesn't perform quite as well for baking or reheating leftovers, since it can start to dry out your food before it cooks through. That said, it comes out ahead for air frying, leaving more of each batch crispy and producing results faster. When you're finished cooking, both of these large toaster ovens are very easy to clean.
The Typhur Sync Oven is a better toaster oven than the Breville the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro (Toaster Oven) for most people. Both options offer similar toasting performance, but the Typhur toasts a bit faster. They both offer excellent temperature stability, so either is a good choice for evenly baking cookies or cupcakes, but the Typhur preheats faster, making it a better choice for quickly reheating leftovers. The Typhur also air fries more quickly and evenly. That said, the Breville is a bit more versatile, thanks to its higher maximum temperature and stronger fan motor. It's also easier to clean.
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