A 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
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
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
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?
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.
Pizza would be my 1st test. Like the butter melting function.
Pizza would be my 1st test. Lile the butter melting function.
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!
I would try bread, but not sure if it will work
If I win the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave, I would definitely try to cook some pizzas with it!
Would love to win I need a new Microwave
If i won this Breville Smooth Wave Microwave, honestly i’d make some popcorn first, haha.
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).
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!
In the Breville 3 in 1 I would love to make some homemade pizza!
It would be an absolute dream to win the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave oven. I could make my famous cherry pie.
I’ll see if it can save left over pizza.
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.
I would use it for pizza. Thanks for the opportunity.
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!
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.
If I won the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave I would make pizzas!
I would try making a gingerbread cake to use in a triffle.
If I won the Breville 3 in 1 oven I would use it to cook bacon.
If I win the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave Oven I’ll make bacon.
I think I’ll be smoothly riding the wave to making an awesome feta bruschetta
I would make quiche in the Breville 3 in 1 oven if I win.
If I won the Breville Smooth Wave, I would make a delicious roast beef sandwich. Mmmmmmm.
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 !
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.
My late night pasta leftovers gets made in the Breville Smooth Wave microwave.
My morning oatmeal gets made in the Breville Smooth Wave microwave.
I would use the reheat option the most with the Breville Smooth Wave oven.
In this amazing Breville 3-in-one oven, I would definitely make my world famous broccoli bake which is always a family favourite.
Breville 3 in 1 oven I’d bake bread
If I win the Breville Smooth Wave microwave I will make bacon.
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.
If I won the 3-in-1 oven I’d give air fried French fries a shot first
I would love to try homemade banana bread!!! yummy!
If I win the Breville Smooth Wave microwave, I will make chicken breasts!
I could cook so many things in this. Mine is so old & I really like the timer feature. Beautiful item.
If I won I would definitely have to see how this baby reheats pizza. MMmmm Pizza..
Lasagna would be a treat!
If I won I would make turkey
if i won the amazing Breville 3 in 1 oven i would make some great roasted potatoes
If I won the Breville Smooth Wave oven, I would make bacon! Tasty bacon.
if I win the Breville Smoothwave microwave I will make a decadent chocolate cake explosions
I would like to cook french fries and potato wedges
I would use the reheat option the most with the Breville Smooth Wave oven.
If I won the Breville Smooth Wave microwave, would use it to make casseroles and for all my defrosting and reheating needs
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.
If I win the Breville Smooth Wave microwave I would make blueberry muffins
I would like to make bacon in this new Breville Smooth Wave microwave
if I win the Breville Smooth Wave microwave I will cook an homemade pizza full of jams and ananas 😛
If I win the Breville 3 in 1 oven I will make Cheese Cake.
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