Detox is all of the above, much better, quicker, and safer.  We did our own internal testing as well and there's zero contest between the Detox and other methods. 

Ball oven for the ball; Detox for the bowler.



Sorry.. couldn't resist. 

BL.

Detox is all of the above, much better, quicker, and safer.  We did our own internal testing as well and there's zero contest between the Detox and other methods.

Is there any way that you can elaborate on "much better"?  I can comprehend quicker (time savings) and safer (lower temps the ball is exposed to).  Does it extract oil deeper where a more traditional oven can't reach, I suppose would be the real question.

If it were able to extract oil from a ball that has already had all the oil baked out of it via an oven, that would be a huge selling point (and reason for me to seek out a PSO with a Detox unit).

To 2handedrook12's point:

I personally think the detox works better. Had a ball baked before and it only hooked again for 5 games. Maybe it was just a bad experience, but that's my take. Every ball I've seen detox was fine for many games!

Might seem to indicate that more oil may be extracted?  If more oil is removed from the ball via Detox, the ball should have more capacity to hold oil and able to go longer between treatments?

I wish I had access to both types of machines so I could do a test using an oven first until it stops bleeding oil, allowing the ball to fully cool down, and then a treatment via the Detox machine to see if anything continues to come out.

Love your videos, BTW, Luke.

How much does the Detox device cost?

Good ball ovens can be had for as little as $100-150. Some make them for even cheaper.

I believe it was $1850 on the Jayhawk website.

So unless you're rich, you have to go to a pro shop that has one, if you must use it.

Ovens bleed out whatever comes out over a couple hour period, Detox actually extracts it much faster and much safer on the ball.  No comparison.  We baked a ball for two hours, Detoxed half of it, baked for another hour.  Side that was detoxed was dry as a bone, side that was out was still bleeding. 

I don't think the OP was asking because he was thinking of purchasing either unit.  He just wanted to know based on someone's actual experience supported by actual results/ facts as to which one may be better than the other.
Luke seems to have done some actual testing vs everyone else including me who have posted.  So, I personally would be inclined to lean in his direction.  I say that based in the fact I own the Nu ball oven which does a satisfactory job extracting oil at 125 degrees for me.
We have two pro shops in our local area.  One uses the Innovator oven and the other the Detox.  Both charge $30 for extraction with a resurface.  I have never heard any customer from either shop complain about the process they chose.
   

Yes, that's indeed the case.  I also have a Nuball oven so have a way to extract oil already.  If it takes me 2-3 hours in the oven, I don't really care because I can do it from the comfort of my own home.

But if it can't extract as much as a Detox, I might be tempted to visit a pro shop that has one.

Again, I think the best test would be to use an oven to bake a ball until it's done bleeding (i.e. keep checking every 30 minutes until there is no more oil coming out for that last 30 minute window).  Then after you've taken it as far as an oven can, put it in the Detox and watch it to see if any more oil comes out.  If you can still see tendrils of oil coming out or the water is cloudy with oil after the oven has extracted all it can, now that would be something.

I'm not trying to take anything away from the Detox.  It clearly seems to extract faster than an oven can and potentially at a lower temperature.  I'm just trying to see if you take the time out of the equation, does it extract any MORE oil than can be extracted from an oven given an unlimited amount of time.