Breville BMO850BSS1BCA1 reviewA microwave oven is designed to save you time, but I’ve found the stopping, starting, stirring and checking to see if the food I’m re-heating is too hot or too cold can actually take more time than it should. Now that I’ve used the Breville Smooth Wave microwave, I realize not all microwaves need you to do those triple checks.

The Breville Smooth Wave microwave has a soft-close door, one-tap butter or chocolate melting, and smart defrost that doesn’t cook the food you’re defrosting. While using it I’ve been defrosting much more than usual, but it’s the Smart Reheat that’s been my go-to. It makes it effortless to re-heat anything. You don’t have to stand guard by the microwave when warming up food to make sure it’s not over or under-cooked, and that makes a huge difference in time spent in the kitchen.

Appearance and features of Breville Smooth Wave microwave

Breville Smoothwave microwave smart features

The Breville Smooth Wave microwave is 1.2 cu.ft. (34L) microwave with 1200 W of power. It’s compact, so it fits easily on a small counter, and the stainless steel exterior fits in well when you have other stainless steel appliances.

It has a lot of features that go beyond simple reheating and defrosting.

  • Breville Smooth Wave is 20.4″ W (51.81 cm)  x 12.5″ H (31.75 cm) x 17.5″ D (44.45 cm) with handle
  • 12.4″ (31.5 cm) glass turntable that rotates your food while cooking or defrosting
  • Power Smooth Inverter will sense and adjust the power intensity so your food is cooked perfectly
  • Sensor iQ technology measures the humidity released from your food and automatically calculates cooking time
  • Has Smart Cook, Smart Reheat, and Smart Defrost to take the guesswork out of how to best use your microwave and cook your food
  • 15 one-touch auto settings including melting chocolate, melting butter, and pizza
  • Soft-close door so you don’t have to listen to the door slam shut
  • Options to turn the notification beep off or on or turn the volume up or down
  • Stainless steel interior and exterior wipes clean

Testing the Breville Smooth Wave microwave

Breville appliances have never let me down. The brand is known for being solid, dependable, and timeless, and anytime I buy Breville I know I’ve got an appliance for the long haul. I’ve only used this microwave for a week so far, but it definitely lives up to what I’ve expected from the brand.

It won’t over-cook or cook while defrosting

Breville Smoothwave microwave menu

It’s easy to use the Breville Smooth Wave microwave. Once it’s set up all you have to do is tap the button and it will run for 30 seconds. When you turn the top dial it will adjust the length of time, and the bottom dial will choose your power level. You can turn the dial all the way down to defrost or up to full power.

While the dials make it simple to choose a setting, you don’t have to do that with this microwave. It has Sensor IQ Technology to adjust the power for whatever you’re cooking, and it can Smart Cook, Smart Reheat, and Smart Defrost without any guesswork on your part at all. All you have to do is tap one of those buttons, choose what you’re cooking and the weight of the food and the microwave will cook, reheat, or defrost it perfectly.

I used to put a bowl of soup in my old microwave for my son, and I always had to go back and forth a few times to make sure it was hot enough or not too hot. Or, I’d have to stop the microwave, stir the soup, and start it again. When the Breville Smooth Wave reheats food, Sensor iQ will actually detect the steam that’s released so it’s perfect every time. This has saved me so much time, because I’ll just put the food in, tap the button, and go back for it when it’s done.

While I love Smart Reheat, Smart Defrost is also a favourite feature. You put frozen food in the microwave, tap Smart Defrost, and when the cycle ends your food is ready to cook. I was impressed because it’s always difficult to estimate how long you’ll have to defrost a chicken breast, and in my old microwave I’ve over-defrosted the breast so it’s cooked around the edges. I used Smart Defrost several times with the Breville Smooth Wave and it never went too far.

Pre-sets make quick meals easy

Breville Smoothwave cooking chicken

There are several one-touch presets on this microwave that you can use to quickly reheat a beverage, cook a piece of pizza, slices of bacon, or melt butter and chocolate. The microwave automatically adjusts the power level so everything turns out great. I used it for everything from pizza to melting butter and it always came out perfectly. The butter still had some solid left to it, so it wasn’t an oily puddle that wouldn’t blend properly when baking.

Quiet microwave, quiet door close

The Breville Smooth Wave has a soft close door, so when you push the door closed it glides until it clicks shut. I think this is a great feature because I’ve never liked hearing a microwave door slam shut. The Breville Smooth Wave also runs very quietly, so quietly I almost don’t even notice it’s on. It has a similar decibel level to a range hood fan.

The Breville Smooth Wave microwave also has options to adjust the volume of the end-of-cycle notification. It can either beep at a normal volume, very quietly, or you can mute it so you don’t have to hear it at all. There’s also a Child Lock so you can prevent little hands from turning the microwave on when you’re not looking.

Should you choose the Breville Smooth Wave microwave?

Breville Smoothwave microwave review

The 1.2 cu.ft. Breville Smooth Wave microwave is a great size for a family. I used it for big plates and small casserole dishes and they fit perfectly. It’s the easiest way to make bacon or cook a quick pizza, and it really shines when it defrosts food. Nothing I put in it, from frozen ground beef to chicken, was over-done, dry, or had the edges cooked. The presets are great for quick reheating or cooking, and it’s so great to be able to walk away and not worry about whether or not you have to stop the cycle and check your food. Having a microwave that runs this quietly and has a smooth close door is pretty amazing too.

If you’re looking for a microwave upgrade, take a look at the Breville Smooth Wave microwave. It’s available on Best Buy right now.

Shelly Wutke
Editor TV & Home Theatre
I'm a Vancouver freelancer and tech enthusiast. When I'm not writing you'll find me on my farm with my alpacas, chickens, and honeybees. Visit my website Survivemag

702 COMMENTS

  1. I’ve often found myself in the situation where I want to make dinner and I’ve forgotten to thaw my meat. Now I know most microwaves can thaw things but they usually end up cooking half a of the chicken breast. I’d love to try thawing out some meat in the Brevile Smooth Wave, see if it really lives up to the name!

  2. If I win the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave, I would definitely try to cook some pizzas with it!

  3. If i won this Breville Smooth Wave Microwave, honestly i’d make some popcorn first, haha.

  4. I’d make my famous scalloped potatoes in the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave. It would be great not to have hot spots and cold spots (like my current microwave).

  5. The Breville Smooth Wave Microwave would be Perfect for heating things up for a consistent heat–not cold spots! I would use it for cooking vegetables and many other things!

  6. It would be an absolute dream to win the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave oven. I could make my famous cherry pie.

  7. If I win the Breville Smooth Wave microwave, I’ll probably use it to cook whole potatoes. Strange, I know, but it works! The display pad is such a great feature.

  8. I look forward to defrosting all my meat in my Breville Smooth Wave microwave. I usually don’t have the forethought to remove meat from the freezer in a timely manner, so this feature is an awesome way to have burritos in an instant or chicken wings. What a time saver!

  9. If I win the Breville Smooth Wave microwave oven I would try to defrost some frozen bacon to see if it defrosts or cooks instead.

  10. I love the soft close door feature ! If I won this microwave, I would make green bean casserole – it’s a family favorite in our home !

  11. I would definitely use the Breville smooth wave microwave for making my daily breakfast of oatmeal to get me started off right. It would save me a lot of extra time and using less dishes than if I used the stove.

  12. In this amazing Breville 3-in-one oven, I would definitely make my world famous broccoli bake which is always a family favourite.

  13. If I won a Breville Smooth wave I would use it to defrost casseroles I make on the weekend and then I could also use it for bowls of soup.

  14. if i won the amazing Breville 3 in 1 oven i would make some great roasted potatoes

  15. if I win the Breville Smoothwave microwave I will make a decadent chocolate cake explosions

  16. If I won the Breville Smooth Wave microwave, would use it to make casseroles and for all my defrosting and reheating needs

  17. If I won the Breville Smooth Wave oven, I would use the Smart Reheat feature to reheat all those leftovers I’ve been creating lately.

  18. if I win the Breville Smooth Wave microwave I will cook an homemade pizza full of jams and ananas 😛

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