Best Toaster Ovens

For most kitchens it's the Breville Smart Oven Pro BOV845, which tops Gavler's list at 9.2 — Element IQ on five quartz elements, convection, and slow cook at about $270, not a $400 air-fry flagship. Compact infrared is the Panasonic FlashXpress NB-G110P (rank 2, 9.0). Family air-fry ovens are the Ninja Foodi XL Pro DT201 (rank 3, 8.8) and the Instant Omni Plus 18L (rank 5, 8.4). The Breville Mini BOV450 (rank 4, 8.6) is Element IQ in a four-slice box. Flip-up Ninja is the SP101 (rank 6, 8.2). Value air-fry is the Cosori CS130-AO (rank 7, 8.0). Design compact is the Our Place Wonder Oven (rank 8, 7.8). Budget roll-top is the Hamilton Beach Easy Reach 31127D (rank 9, 7.6). The Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro (BOV900) lives on Gavler's Best Air Fryers list — do not duplicate it here.

A toaster oven toasts, bakes, and roasts in one cavity: leftover pizza, a sheet of vegetables, six slices. A pop-up toaster only browns bread. A basket air fryer (see Gavler's Best Air Fryers list) is the circulating-heat job for fries and wings, not a 13-inch pizza. Most kitchens that already own a toaster and an air-fryer basket still want a toaster oven for the pan job — that is why the BOV845 (rank 1) has no dedicated air-fry preset. If two-level air fry is why you are shopping, buy the Ninja DT201 (rank 3) or Instant Omni Plus (rank 5) instead of a second basket. If four slices and no preheat are the whole job, the Panasonic FlashXpress (rank 2) is enough and a 1-cubic-foot Breville is wasted width.

Yes, if fries, wings, and a sheet pan have to share one machine: the Ninja DT201 (rank 3), Instant Omni Plus (rank 5), Ninja SP101 (rank 6), Cosori CS130-AO (rank 7), and Our Place Wonder Oven (rank 8) all air-fry. No, if even toast, a 13-inch pizza, and slow cook are the weekly job — that is the Breville Pro BOV845 (rank 1) and the Mini BOV450 (rank 4). The Panasonic FlashXpress (rank 2) and Hamilton Beach 31127D (rank 9) are not air-fry ovens. A dedicated air-fry preset is not the Breville Air Fryer Pro (BOV900) on Best Air Fryers; that SKU is a different cavity. If you already own a DualZone basket, skip the air-fry oven and buy the BOV845 for toast.

Most kitchens should buy the Breville Smart Oven Pro BOV845 (rank 1, 9.2, about $270): Element IQ, convection, slow cook, six slices. Buy the Panasonic FlashXpress NB-G110P (rank 2, about $150) when four slices and no-preheat infrared are the reason — it will not roast a chicken. Buy the Ninja DT201 (rank 3, about $230) when two-level air fry is why you are shopping, or the flip-up SP101 (rank 6, about $180) when counter depth is the constraint. They are different jobs that share a counter, not three trims of the same oven. The Mini BOV450 (rank 4, about $160) is Breville heat without the Pro's slow cook.

For toast, a 12-inch pizza, and a 9×11 pan with three knobs, yes — the Easy Reach 31127D (rank 9, 7.6) rolls the door up so pizza does not wipe the glass, at about $90. For even toast, convection, and a motor you expect to keep for a decade, no: 1400W and no air fry are the limit, and that is when the Panasonic FlashXpress (rank 2) or Breville Pro (rank 1) earn their extra cash. If $150 is the ceiling and you want even infrared, take the FlashXpress. If $90 is the ceiling, take the Hamilton Beach and skip mixing it up with a Renewed Ninja /dp.

Rankings combine expert review aggregation with community voting. Each toaster oven receives a Gavler Score (out of 10) based on professional reviews evaluating the cavity job — household oven versus compact infrared versus air-fry hybrid — whether toast is even, and whether air fry replaces a second basket or just adds a button, not preset count or a lifestyle photo. Community members vote for their top pick, with one vote per list ensuring authentic preference signals rather than ballot stuffing.