7 Countertop Smart Ovens to Buy Now

Smart ovens can not only elevate your cooking, but they can make it more efficient, too. Some smart ovens are basically turbo-charged toaster ovens, but others use completely different technologies to cook.

Innovative models use halogen lamps, steam, or convection (for air frying) and include connected thermometers, scanners, or cameras to identify your food—and even allow you to monitor cooking remotely. Many of them connect via WiFi to phones and other devices, which means you can program cooking phases from afar. On the negative side, they can be a pain to clean and can come with a steep learning curve. While prices vary greatly, these are workhorse appliances that can get more use than a conventional oven in many households. Our picks for the best smart ovens will help you choose the model that's right for you.

Best Overall: Breville Joule® Oven Air Fryer Pro

Breville smart oven — Courtesy of Williams Sonoma

Breville is a fan favorite for toaster ovens, and their Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro model doesn't disappoint. It connects to Breville's app, which you can use to adjust temperature and cooking time and access different cooking modes. As its name suggests, it offers air frying—and it has presets for toast, bagel, bake, broil, pizza, cookies, reheat, warm, and slow cook. It's spacious; you could cook a 14-pound turkey in it, and this smart oven also comes with a number of accessories, including a pizza pan, broiling rack, and roasting pan. Start using this smart appliance, and you might forget all about your regular oven.

$500 at Williams-Sonoma

Best Splurge: Brava Chef's Choice Smart Oven

Often described as the Tesla of ovens, the Brava is sleek, stylish, and incredibly fast thanks to halogen cooking lamps that heat up in seconds rather than minutes. Cooking with light takes some practice, but a welcoming online community and frequent updates to the app make it easier and can yield impressive results. The biggest advantage may be the ability to cook combinations of very different ingredients on one tray, at the same time, such as meats and vegetables. The biggest disadvantages are the high sticker price and the need for custom bakeware, along with the relatively small interior capacity.

$1,295 at Brava.com

Best Buget: Nuwave Bravo Air Fryer Toaster Smart Oven

A smart oven at less than $200? Yes, please. This Amazon favorite has 12 cooking modes for grilling, air frying, baking, broiling, roasting, dehydrating, reheating, defrosting, toasting, and more. It also comes with pre-programmed recipe presets and it has the ability for you to save some of your favorite recipes. However, this oven isn't really a "smart" oven in the regular sense as it doesn't connect to WiFi, but it does have an internal temperature monitor that will automatically stop cooking when your food has reached the right temperature.

$153 at Amazon

Best for Bakers and Sous Vide: Anova Precision Oven

The combination of steam and convection allows you to make true restaurant-quality food more quickly, easily, and in a more environmentally friendly way than by using traditional sous vide with plastic bags, a circulator, and a water bath. The steam feature is also the secret to incredible baked goods. It's not the easiest appliance to learn how to use, and it doesn't have a camera, but there are frequent updates and plenty of support if you have questions or need troubleshooting.

$700 at Anovaculinary.com

Best for Individuals and Couples: Tovala Smart Oven

This oven scans QR codes from hundreds of brands, and you can order surprisingly good delivery meals that cook as if by magic. If you're cooking from scratch, you'll love the steam feature, which keeps food moist and perks up baked goods. It's an incredible value for an internet-connected oven. While the size makes it ideal for individuals or couples, it's hard to cook a full meal for a family or larger household all at once, and it doesn't have air frying functionality.

$249 at Tovala.com

Best Air Fryer Toaster Oven: Cuisinart Digital AirFryer Toaster Oven

If you've been wanting an air fryer but don't have room for another appliance, this combo appliance might fit the bill perfectly. Unlike other models, it's got a convection fan on the ceiling, and the nonstick interior makes it easier to clean. The biggest downside is that the controls are not terribly intuitive, and as it doesn't connect to the internet, it isn't as "smart" as other options.

$285 at Amazon

Best For Families: Ninja DT201 Foodi 10-in-1 XL Pro Air Fry Oven

This oven has a large capacity with four rack levels allowing you to easily cook on two levels at the same time. While you'll want to butterfly a chicken to roast in most countertop ovens, you won't need to in this one. It's also fast, heating up to maximum heat in just a couple of minutes. The biggest downside to this oven is cleaning it. The interior is not nonstick and cannot be cleaned using chemical cleaners. It's also not WiFi-connected.

$210 at Amazon

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