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.
If I win the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave I will make some bacon and eggs
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I will be making ole simple popcorn for our movie nights in the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave.
What a beauty of a microwave! If I were to win this Breville Smooth Wave Microwave pizza would be the first meal on my agenda!
If I win the Breville Smooth Wave microwave, I will make a lot of confections WITHOUT an “and-or-may contain” list of ingredients. With Breville’s one-touch auto setting for melting/softening butter and chocolate, I might even expand into baking!
I am referring to the e Breville Smooth Wave microwave and I would be using it to make bacon.
I would make chicken wings in this oven
The Breville Smooth is a beautiful piece.. would love it on my countertop!! I’d use for those busy mornings for bacon & eggs.. & maybe some home fries.. yummy
Breville Smooth Wave Microwave would be defrosting my chicken wings for me to cook!!
I would love a delicious baked potato with bacon and cheese sauce cooked in the Breville Smooth Wave microwave!
If I win the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave Oven I would make baked potatoes.
French fries!! Desperately need a new microwave oven, would absolutely love this.
If I win the Breville Smooth Wave microwave, I will cook bacon in it.
If I win the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave Oven I would make a yummy grilled cheese sandwich.
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This looks incredible! I’d make chicken cordon bleu!
With the Breville Smooth Wave microwave, I’d place some prosciutto on a paper towel and cook until crisp then have a prosciutto, lettuce and tomato sandwich.
If I win the Breville 3 in 1 oven I would make microwave popcorn of course
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with the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave , I would a cheese pizza for my first try.
If I win the Breville Smooth Wave, I think I would heat up pizza. I always struggle with it being too hot, too cold, or just not the right temperature throughout the pizza. Would love to win this microwave!
I would make a tasty grilled cheese sandwich in the Breville Smooth Microwave Oven.
I would love to make a Shepherd’s Pie in the Breville Smooth Wave microwave.
if I win the Breville microwave I will make popcorn.
I would use the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave often for defrosting meat for supper.
If I win the Breville smooth wave I will use it to defrost meats for dinner & also to melt chocolate for my deserts!
I WOULD MAKE LOTS AND LOTS OF BACON AND PIZZA
Popcorn with extra butter.
If I win the Breville smooth wave microwave I would melt butter and marshmallows for crispy rice squares..
if i win the Breville Smooth Wave I will heat up corn-on-the-cob as i learned it is quicker than boiling!
I bake a lot and this would be nice for softening butter and warming ingredients to room temperature. I would melt chocolate and make a chocolate ganache for baked goods.
If I win the Breville 3 in 1 oven I would make chicken wings for my two boys & husband.
I would love to try out melt butter setting on the Breville Smooth Wave microwave. As a baker this would br super handy!
I would make popcorn.
I would love to make bacon in my Breville Smooth Wave Microwave Oven so my stove could stay clean.
I would use the Breville Smooth Wave microwave to make the perfect baked potato.
if I win the Breville 3 in 1 oven I will make a grilled cheese sandwich
I love the melting butter feature! I cant tell you how many times Ive needed softened butter for a recipe and I forgot and resorted to the microwave only to have it come out with a pool melted in the middle! This would be a great tool!
If I won the Breville Smooth Wave microwave, I would first use it to cook bacon. I hate having to stand over the frying pan while cooking bacon, and being spattered with hot bacon grease!
bring on the personal pizzas
Microwave popcorn in the Breville Smooth Wave Microwave.
I would attempt a desert with fruit.
eggs for sure.
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If I won the Breville Smooth Wave microwave I would make decadent stuffed baked potatoes
I would try making eggs with this!
If I win the Breville 3 in 1 oven I will make creme brulee
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