Now that’smostly apossibility with this smart appliance update.
Brava Glass features a specially formulated, double-layered, high heat-resistant glass door.
All that remains true and intact with the Brava Glass oven.
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The screen even displays a moving screensaver when the oven is unused.
That still works on the Glass version, too, and thankfully its still there.
But that wasnt true.
Brava Glass features a specially formulated, double-layered, high heat-resistant glass door. Engineered to withstand the hottest temperatures, it provides a front row seat to witness the magic of Brava’s revolutionary cooking technology.
The glass door is a bit of a riddle.
With a light on, I could see inside through the front door.
It looked like a fun house mirror reflecting the front part back, indefinitely.
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Other times, it was obscured by a reflection.
In practice, it wasnt really necessary.
More important than watching the food cook was getting it to taste good.
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Some might argue that sight and appearance are critical parts of cookingto get a good taste.
So this took a little time to come to terms with.
I started simple, making things like fried eggs in the egg tray.
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Two of the three eggs turned out great, but one was much runnier than the others.
Bacon experienced this a little, with the front pieces less done than the ones in the back.
Bagels and toast always worked well.
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I really noticed the oven’s smaller size when cooking bacon.
Searing steaks worked beautifully.
I was able to cook a small roast that tasted great.
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One of the greatest successes was reheating pizza.
The bottom was crispy, while the top was perfectly melted.
The results were unbelievable.
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Of course, its hard to justify the nearly $2,000 Brava Glass as a really good pizza reheater.
This oven will attempt to cook anything, however.
There are recipes for those.
As strict as this product can be, it is also highly versatile in what it can do.
The Brava mobile app, available foriPhoneandAndroid, is polished and helpful.
It didnt do everything I wanted it to do, however.
For one, it wouldnt let me start baking from the app like Junes app does.
While helpful, the app just didn’t feel completely necessary in the big picture.
Everything, or nearly everything, was available from the devices touchscreen.
Thats probably by design, and smart.
Instead, the Brava app mostly serves as a way to browse recipes and decide on a dinner option.
Some recipes have images of the different steps, while others are much more simplified.
Smart Cooking in Different Forms
Smart cooking is hereboth connected and guided cooking experiences.
With June, I could use its app to start pre-heating the oven from anywhere.
I could also remotely check in on the food while it cooked.
I would get alerted a minute before it finished so I could be ready for it as well.
New food items and recipes are downloaded weekly, for example.
Its connection is used so the oven has the best cooking knowledge available.
I don’t think there’s a best way of approaching smart cooking for all people.
More important is figuring out what would make cooking easier for you.
Price and Availability
The Brava Glass has aretail price of $1,995.
That does include a wireless temp sensor, wired temp sensor, and nine cooking trays.
The same package for the oven without the glass door retails for $1,695.
The regular Brava oven with only two trays costs $1,295.
Should You Buy the Brava Glass Oven?
I liked using theBrava Glassoven a lot.
It had an opinionated way of working, but that way almost always worked well.
Interestingly, nothing about how it worked really led me to believe the glass door was necessary.
Its a big deal in theory, but less so in practice.
I would personally opt for the less expensive regular Brava oven to save the cash.
Its probably best suited for couples or those with smaller portion needs.
The ovens physical size wont be ideal for large or growing families.
If you’re free to follow instructions, then youre at least a candidate for one.
