(checked 2026-10-10)Small sample: 723 ratings (1-star 11%, 2-star 4%). Amazon search shows a Best Seller badge on this listing.
The top pick at Serious Eats and Food & Wine: tiny, very fast and accurate, with the best app and a Turbo mode that cuts some cook times. There are no buttons, so you need your phone and Wi-Fi or Bluetooth for every cook, and Wirecutter questions how long the app will be supported.
Subscription: None mentioned by Wirecutter, Serious Eats, Food & Wine or Good Housekeeping, but the Breville+ phone app is the only way to set it
Top complaints
- No controls on the device
Every expert lists it: temperature and timer can only be set in the app (there is just an on/off button). Wirecutter says this is why it isn't its top pick, and Amazon's review summary notes owners dislike that the app is the only way to use it.
- Wi-Fi drops and long-term app support
Amazon's review summary says many owners struggle to connect it to Wi-Fi, and Good Housekeeping testers briefly lost the Wi-Fi connection while cooking. Wirecutter's biggest worry is what happens if Breville stops supporting the app, since it has only a 1-year warranty.
- Narrow clip for thick pots
Serious Eats says the standard clip is narrow and hard to attach to thick-walled pots like a Dutch oven unless you buy the Big Clamp accessory; Good Housekeeping found the small clamp slightly less stable.
Source: Serious Eats, Good Housekeeping
What owners love
- Fastest heating in tests
Wirecutter timed 12 minutes to 135°F (6.8 degrees per minute), the fastest it tested; Serious Eats measured 22 minutes in its cold-water test, the fastest of its picks.
Source: Wirecutter, Serious Eats - Tiny and needs little water
About 12 inches long and 1.85 inches wide (Wirecutter). It runs in about 1.5 inches of water and its magnetic foot stands it up in steel pots, even a Dutch oven (Wirecutter, Serious Eats).
Source: Wirecutter, Serious Eats - Best app, with Turbo mode
Wirecutter calls Breville+ the best sous vide app it has tested; Turbo recipes (52 at its writing) cooked a filet in about 30 minutes. Serious Eats had a Turbo steak ready in 41 minutes.
Source: Wirecutter, Serious Eats
- You want buttons on the device
- Your Wi-Fi is unreliable
- You want a cooker that will work for many years without an app
- The fastest heat-up in tests
- Small drawers and shallow pots (magnetic foot, 1.5 inches of water)
- Guided app recipes and Turbo mode
Scores (tap for why)
What experts say
- Serious Eats: Best immersion circulator: wicked accurate and fast with an awesome app; no onboard controls and a narrow clip.
- Food & Wine: Best overall: incredibly accurate and versatile with guided recipes, but the app is the only way to set it.
- Wirecutter (NYT): Upgrade pick: smallest, fastest and in many ways the best, but app-only, and long-term support is unclear.
- Good Housekeeping: Best design: compact and quick to heat with an easy app; no controls on the device and brief Wi-Fi drops in testing.