I have used microwave ovens for many years but for this review I tested an appliance beyond everything I could imagine. First of all, let me say, “Air fry, where have you been all my life?” I can’t believe the first time I used air fry was with the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection microwave. Now that I’ve tried it, I can’t stop finding things to air fry. The fact that everything I cook comes out crispy and delicious with no effort at all is amazing.
Air Fry just scratches the surface of what the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection microwave can do. It’s also a convection oven so it can bake, grill, and microwave everything you want to cook. I’ve started to think of it as a second oven because it’s large enough to fit bigger dishes but it sits neatly in a corner of your counter.
Here’s my look at the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection microwave.
Appearance and features of the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection microwave
The Breville Countertop convection microwave is a 3-in-1 convection microwave. That means you get an air fryer, convection oven, and microwave, all in one. Measuring in at 1.1 cu.ft, it’s roomy enough to fit large plates.
- 1400W convection, 1100W microwave, and 1100W grill to let you bake, cook, grill, and reheat
- Included tray with legs and grill so you can grill, bake, or use air fry
- Power smoothing inverter technology will adjust the power intensity so your food isn’t overcooked
- Temperature controls let you adjust the settings for time and temperature, even if you’ve already started cooking
- 12.4″ glass turntable will rotate or can be locked into position if you don’t want it to rotate
- 19 settings including Smart Cook, Smart Reheat, and Smart Defrost so you can use your oven without having to go back and check in on your food
- Fast Combi speeds up the cooking process by combining the oven, grill, and microwave at one time
- Cook from Frozen lets you pop in a frozen steak or chicken breast so you can cook your food from frozen
- Soft-close door stops the door from slamming shut
- Variable beep functions let you turn the volume up, down, or mute your notifications
Testing the Breville Convection microwave
The Breville 3-in-1 has so many different functions, it will take you a while to work your way through them all.
19 different functions to choose from
With the Breville 3-in-1 convection microwave, you can choose any number of pre-sets to quickly cook, melt, grill, or keep your food warm. There is a popcorn button you can tap to make popcorn, and the butter and chocolate melt and soften settings will soften butter and melt chocolate perfectly. I was impressed with how it just softened the butter and didn’t turn it into an oily puddle.
Baking with the Breville Countertop convection oven
When you tap oven the Breville Countertop 3-in-1, the oven function turns on. You can turn the dial to adjust the time or turn the second dial to adjust the heat. It offers the same heat as your range does, so to test it I turned it to 350 degrees and let it pre-heat for a few minutes.
When using the oven you’ll need to use the included tray with legs. The microwave will always tell you when you need to use the tray so there’s no guesswork involved. I had just made a batch of oven-baked french toast, so I put a cookie sheet of it in my own oven and added a few pieces to the tray and popped it in the Breville oven.
I set the timer for 15 minutes and the heat for 350 degrees. My own oven was set to 375 for 20 minutes. At the end of both timers, I compared my french toast. Both were crispy on the bottom and cooked perfectly on top, and I was impressed I couldn’t really tell the difference between my oven-baked french toast and the toast I made in the Breville.
Air frying with the Breville Countertop 3-in-1
Air fry lets you cook everything without adding oil, and you can cook french fries to chicken strips or egg rolls. It’s definitely my new favourite way to cook.
I wanted to make the most Canadian thing I could possibly make, so I got to work making a big plate of poutine. I put the fries in the tray, followed the instructions on the microwave for how long to cook the fries and let the oven do the work.
It took 25 minutes to air fry my french fries, and I was shocked at how crisp they were when they came out. I tried it with crinkle-cut and shoestring french fries, and the only difference is that you need to adjust the time slightly to ensure shoestring fries aren’t overdone.
Once the fries were finished I just added hot gravy and cheese curds and we were good to go.
Reheating with the Breville microwave
With a tap on the microwave button you have access to all of the microwave functions on the Breville Countertop 3-in-1. I recently tested out the Breville Smoothwave microwave and I found the functions on this microwave to be similar. There’s cook, reheat, and defrost, and there are options within each.
The Breville microwave has sensors that assess the humidity levels of what it’s reheating and will adjust the temperature and time so your food is cooked perfectly. It’s so easy to just put a plate in the microwave, walk away, and have it reheat. You don’t have to constantly check-in and see if the food is cooked or stir it. The microwave will beep halfway through cooking so you can stir if you want to, but you don’t have to. The food still comes out great.
Should you choose the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection microwave?
There’s so much you can do with the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 microwave, you’ll be working your way through you all of the options for a while . I tried everything from pizza to poutine to baking french toast and it was all perfectly cooked.
Defrost worked well and didn’t cook anything it was supposed to be defrosting, and the reheat option takes all the time out of reheating your food. Just press the button, walk away, and it’s ready. The soft-close door is a nice addition to this stylish, compact microwave, and the brushed stainless steel looks great on the counter while wiping clean easily.
The Breville Countertop 3-in-1 microwave is the perfect example of just how far microwaves have come over the past decade, and it really does give you all the options of a second oven in a compact, countertop package. I loved using this microwave, and I think you will too. You can find the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection microwave on Best Buy right now.
Fries would be my 1st test.
Bread if possible, might need to experiment.
I’d love to try baking some bread inside the Breville 3 in 1, or even try frying up some fried chicken!
If I win the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection Microwave, I would definitely try to cook some pizzas with it!
I would love to win I need a new Microwave
if I won the Breville 3 in 1 oven I would make crispy sweet potato fries
I’d make pizza in the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection microwave.
The Breville 3 in 1 Convection Microwave would be perfect for making crisp French Fries and Poutine and chicken strips!
In the Breville 3 in 1 I would love to make some homemade pizza!
I would christen the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection Microwave w/ Air Fry, if I win it, by cooking delicious hamburgers during the summer.
Those fries in the pic with gravy looked so good \i would try that first in this thing.
The Breville 3 in 1 would be superb for a quick personal spinach pizza. Something about melted cheese on greens that makes me smile.
I would definitely try pizza and French fries. Thanks for the opportunity!
If I won the Breville 3 in 1 oven I would use it to make copious amounts of healthy onion rings. It would also save money all the oil I would normally be using for deep frying!
If I win the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 oven I’l make oven baked fries.
If I won the Breville 3 in 1 oven I would make pizzas!
My kids would love it if I tried making chicken burgers!
If I won the Breville 3 in 1 oven I would air-fry chicken wings.
If I win the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 oven I’l make fries.
If I win the Breville 3 in 1 oven I will be making a primo all Canadian pizza!!
I would make pizza in the Breville 3 in 1 oven if I win.
A friend recently posted a recipe for Carrot Bacon.
I’d give it a try in the 3-in-1 convection oven for sure.
The make some real bacon as well. 🙂
An air-fryer in a microwave oven ? Wow – I would make chicken fingers and fries !
This Breville Countertop 3 in 1 convection microwave would eliminate the need for a lot of kitchen gadgets and appliances. I would love to be able to make the perfect grilled salmon with veggies in it for dinner. I love the features it has to prevent you from over cooking or under cooking. This is such a good feature as with meats and fish you have to be careful it’s cooked all the way through and evenly.
I’d definitely try some crispy french fries in the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection Microwave.
Definitely I would make french fries using Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection microwave
In this amazing Breville 3-in-one oven, I would definitely make my world famous broccoli bake which is always a family favourite.
If I win the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection Microwave I will make chicken cutlets.
If I won a Breville 3 in 1 I would make a grilled chicken breast with cheese and onions. Yummy.
If I won the 3-in-1 oven I’d give air fried French fries a shot first
I would love to try sweet potato fries … extra crispy please!!
If I win the Breville 3 in 1 oven, I will make sweet n sour ribs!
if I win the Breville 3 in 1 oven I would make baked potatoes with cheese and chives
This would be absolutely fabulous ! I could cook everything in this. Would try French Fries first
I would love to air-fry pita chips and kale chips for a nightly snack.
If I won I would air fry some samosa’s for the kiddos!
if i won the amazing Breville 3 in 1 oven I would make some great roasted potatoes
If I win the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection Microwave, I would make chicken strips. My favourite lunch!
if I win the Breville 3 in 1 oven I will make a decadent chocolate cake.
I would like to cook french fries and potato wedges
I would use the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection microwave to make air fried french fries ! ( which would be healthier than frying them in oil )
If I won the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection microwave, I would use it to air-fry my next fish ‘n chips dinner.
I’d love to try the Breville 3 in 1 and I would make a beef stew
I would make a poutine in the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection Microwave
if I win the Breville 3 in 1 oven I will enjoy yummy pop corn with cheese seasoning.
If I win the Breville 3 in 1 oven I will make Cheese Cake.
The Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection Microwave would be great to make my chipotle smokey chicken in.
if I win the Breville 3 in 1 Oven I will pop a frozen Lasagne in there and use the Convection Oven option. It will save me time being able to cook from frozen. Good Luck Everyone!
I would love to try out a stuffed pork tenderloin in the Breville Countertop 3-in-1 Convection Microwave! I’m sure it would come out moist and tender!!
I would try French Fries.
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