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Announcing the champion of Reviewed's Product Madness

From 32 products down to one: here's the winner

The Breville Smart Oven Pro is officially the champion of the 2024 Reviewed Product Madness competition Credit: Tara Jacoby

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We’ve checked the replay, and the final votes are decisive: the Breville Smart Oven Pro is Reviewed’s Product Madness champion for 2024!

How we tested and validated

We pride ourselves on using science-based methodologies when we test products. In a competition with so much whimsy, we find it important to share an overview on how we’ve vetted the win before finalizing the award.

Adjusting for bias

There are inherent biases to a competition like this. Our first concern was that nobody likes cleaning. Thankfully, the Roomba j7+ Combo makes tidying much less tedious. We were also concerned about the fact that the Roomba is actively removing dust bunnies from our homes. You’d think that’s a good thing, but it’s hard to have a home with fewer bunnies, regardless of what they’re made of.

Checking for bribery

We weren’t able to fully-confirm our winning Managing Editor, John Higgins, hadn’t bribed the referees. The Breville was sweeping up votes at a rate the Roomba couldn’t keep pace with. We should’ve known not to trust a ref who prefers their steaks well-done. In hindsight, it should’ve been a red flag that the referee was asking the Breville for toasting advice during halftime.

Whether John cooked the books with the Breville or not, the votes have it. After this heated debate, our readers’ hearts are best reached through their stomachs. The Breville Smart Oven Pro baked a delicious victory pie.

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Breville Smart Oven Pro

If you’re in the market for a toaster oven, the best on the market is the Breville Smart Oven Pro

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Celebrating the Breville

Breville's Smart Oven Pro toasts a bagel
Credit: Reviewed / Betsey Goldwasser

Breville's Smart Oven Pro toasts a bagel

We can think of no better way to celebrate the Breville Smart Oven Pro than to pen some wordplay jokes about how much we love it, then follow up with a heartfelt poem.

A Breville roast

The Breville Smart Oven Pro is truly the toast of the town. This victory wasn’t just a flash in the pan. In fact, while the Roomba was vacuuming up votes, its opponent was on a roll and baked up an unbeatable performance. In the end, the whole thing turned out to be a piece of cake as our favorite smart oven thrived under the heat of the battle. The sweet smell of victory is likely the smell of the roasted competition the Breville grilled over the past few weeks of voting.

Okay, we can hear you groaning about the jokes, so we’ll stop.

A Breville toast

In the kitchen where magic unfurls,

Lies a treasure: the Breville.

My love. My world.

With a beep and a glow, it starts to show

The prowess of baking, broiling, aglow.

Smart Oven Pro, oh how you shine,

Turning raw dough into bread and pizza, so divine.

Your convection whispers, a gentle breeze,

Ensuring my cookies never burn, and the smell is a tease.

Roast and toast, you do it with flair,

Your precision, unmatched, beyond compare.

From pizzas to pies, your range so wide,

Every dish emerges perfect, even chicken thighs.

Your sleek design, so modern and neat,

Makes my kitchen feel ever so complete.

With each dial we turn, and button we push,

A promise anew, a panini to smush.

Oh, Breville Smart Oven, you are my culinary mate,

Everything you do is nothing short of great.

In the dance of flavors, you lead the way,

Making every meal a special display.

So here’s my ode to you, my trusted friend,

Your service and quality, on you I depend.

Against the other 32, you wear the crown,

But in 2025, will a competitor take you down?

Thank you to our competitors and editors

Reviewed's Product Madness podium has the Breville Smart Oven Pro in first, the iRobot Roomba j7+ Combo in second, and the Ooni Karu pizza oven in third.
Credit: Tara Jacoby

Reviewed's Product Madness podium has the Breville Smart Oven Pro in first, the iRobot Roomba j7+ Combo in second, and the Ooni Karu pizza oven in third.

We’re so very excited to crown the Breville today and invite you to explore their competitors.

Making it all the way to the finish and coming up short isn’t easy, but the iRobot Roomba j7+ Combo really sucked it up and has been a good sport. iRobot has been at the top of our “best” lists for as long as we can remember.

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iRobot Roomba j7+ Combo

The iRobot Roomba j7+ Combo is an excellent floor cleaner with its retractable mop, superior navigation, and self-emptying capabilities.

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The Ooni Karu pizza oven couldn’t quite ‘deliver’ the top spot, but that doesn’t make it any less of an incredible product. Ooni’s ovens are actively a source of many-a-humble-brag-photo in Reviewed’s internal chats. That’s a testament to what they do and how well they do it.

We’re grateful for the joy all 32 of the products we’ve featured have brought to our lives. We hope this fun competition helps them become just as beloved to our readers.

A special thank you to Kate Ellsworth, Leigh Harrington, Jen Beaudry, Rachel Levin, Tara Jacoby, and King John Higgins for everything you did to make this event a success.

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