There’s a variety of counter and built-in convection models around. Here’s a list of the best convection ovens on the market. You’ll find a variety of styles and prices on this list.
Breville Smart Oven Pro
Best convection oven overall
We’re big fans of Breville’s embrace of technology, which leads to some very unique, powerful designs and control systems. This oven, for example, has a large LED screen and a collection of dial-based controls instead of buttons. This allows Breville to offer speedy temperature and time settings, as well as a number of presets for general heating levels, including toast, roast, broiling, pizza, cookies, reheating, and so on.
Plus, at 1800 watts, you get a lot of power as well as convection settings and a bright internal light that you can use to check on your food if you’re unsure about convection times.
Cuisinart Chef’s Convection Toaster Oven
Most versatile convection oven
This powerful Cuisinart model sets out to make really good toast—and then does everything else really well, too. There are separate settings for the number of toast slices and how brown you want your toast to be, and similar functions for pizzas and other foods.
The dual cooking system allows you to run two different cooking functions at different temperatures in case you don’t want the top of your dish to brown too fast. There’s also speed convection without preheating for quick projects. At 0.95 cubic feet, this is also one of the most spacious models on our list.
Black + Decker Digital Convection Oven
Best budget convection oven
You may be thinking, “I’m looking for an affordable convection oven,” in which case we introduce this B+D model for your consideration. It includes a 120-minute timer, enough room for a 12-inch pizza, and presets for baking, broiling, toast, pizza, frozen foods, and more.
It’s only 1500 watts, but the convection function helps make up for less power range.
KitchenAid Digital Countertop Oven
Most durable convection oven
This KitchenAid model is a more straightforward convection oven. It’s a bit smaller than our other top choices — big enough to fit a 12-inch pizza in and not much more — but it comes with that trademark KitchenAid durability, and it’s very easy to use. The nine presets include pizza, toast, cookies, bagels, and Asado Roast for tackling a variety of different foods.
That stainless steel interior may look hard to clean, but it’s coated with a slick surface that makes it easier to wipe stray food bits off.
