Best countertop ovens for the way you use them

This is Breville’s large thirteen-function oven with app-guided recipes and automatic stage changes layered on.

Best forPeople who will really cook from guided, multi-stage recipes

This mid-size Breville offers eleven programs, a cavity that takes a 13-inch pizza and forceful super-convection airflow.

Best forBaking, toast and air frying every day without the biggest body

If you can do without air fry, this oven’s ten clear presets and convection make it a strong choice for baking and roasting.

Best forClassic countertop-oven cooking with well-finished controls

The familiar LCD and Element IQ controls carry over to this four-slice Breville, in a narrower eight-function body.

Best forSmall households whose cooking leans toward baking and toast over air frying

The smallest Breville oven handles toast, bagels, pizza and baking, and its control panel is unusually tidy.

Best forA one- or two-person kitchen with almost no spare counter

Once cool, this shallow eight-mode oven tips up on end, and the counter space in front of the backsplash is yours again.

Best forSmall kitchens where the counter has to be clear between meals

With ten cooking modes and two-level convection, this wide oven offers enough working area for both a main and a side.

Best forBig family meals cooked on two rack levels

A Pro Cook system that tracks food temperature at the appliance comes with this two-level XL oven from Ninja.

Best forRoasts and proteins that gain from doneness guidance while they cook

Smart Finish coordinates foods running at different settings in the two separate oven cavities, which are stacked vertically.

Best forCooking a main and a side at once, each on its own settings

The TOA-70 is simple to figure out, with direct analog dials, a grill plate and a 0.6-cubic-foot cavity.

Best forSimple knobs on an oven-style air fryer

This 0.95-cubic-foot digital oven comes with generous air-fry capacity, plus low-temperature modes for proofing and dehydrating.

Best forBig batches of air frying and baking, timed digitally

Ten cooking functions, five food presets, a precision probe and handy full-pan accessories all come with this 0.9-cubic-foot oven.

Best forOne well-equipped large oven that bakes, roasts and air fries

Controlled by dials, this compact oven takes six toast slices and does the usual bake, broil and warm tasks.

Best forPlain toast and reheating for less money

The cavity takes the included 9 by 13-inch baking pan, and the oven pairs nine modes with a no-flip air-fry basket.

Best forOne medium oven for sheet-pan dinners and air frying

Ten functions and a five-quart mesh air-fry basket come with a wide 20.3-quart cavity behind French doors.

Best forQuick air frying for the family, with easy front access

Toast, reheating and small pizzas get going fast on double infrared elements, with no traditional preheat cycle.

Best forToast and quick small portions for one or two people

A standard six-slice oven that gains an air-fry mode and a mesh basket, yet keeps its direct mechanical controls.

Best forInexpensive air frying and toast from a conventionally shaped oven

At a value price, the extra-wide cavity takes many 9 by 13-inch pans as well as eight toast slices.

Best forSimple manual controls for large pans

The roll-top door lifts away above the rack, so you can reach a 12-inch pizza easily and no hot door lies across the counter.

Best forEasy-access everyday baking and toast

Three direct dials run toast, bake and broil on this simpler roll-top oven, which keeps the rack within easy reach.

Best forBasic oven jobs with a door that stays out of your way

Steam infusion joins eight modes in this 28-liter, three-level oven, which has a rounded countertop body.

Best forReheating with steam and flexible use of the racks

This 26-liter convection oven ships with a wireless food probe that can end the cook once the internal temperature you selected is reached.

Best forRoasting proteins, with temperature monitoring built in

This shallow eight-mode air-fry oven takes a 13-inch pizza or nine toast slices. When it has cooled, it pivots upright and the counter is clear again.

Best forFlat sheet-pan meals and toast in a kitchen that needs its counter back

This six-slice convection oven handles toast, a 13-inch pizza and ordinary baking. A household that wants more tray space, and already has air frying and slow cooking covered, is the fit.

Best forBigger batches of toast and pizza, with no air-fry programs added

Four-slice toasting comes with a supplied air-fry basket and a dedicated crispy-leftover setting. The narrow body reaches farther back than the older Compact Smart Oven does, so check depth as well as width.

Best forSmall batches of toast and air-fried snacks, if your counter is narrow but deep enough