Oven reviews - $850 to $1900

03.Product profiles

Profiles - what to buy

Chef EOC644S

Price $899

Good points

• Excellent grill and oven performance.
• Relatively cheap.
• Moulded shelf supports are easy to clean.

Bad Points

• No catalytic liners available for this model.

Smeg SA504X  (A)

 
Price $1490

Good points

• Excellent grill performance.
• Very good oven performance.
• Catalytic liners on back and sides of walls with good coverage.
• Pull-out grill element shield.

Bad Points

• Grill rack can be fiddly to clean.
• Scored only 55% for cooking custard tart.
• Shelves tilt when pulled out, allowing dishes to slide.

Miele H 4212 B

Price $1699

Good points

• Excellent grill performance.
• Very good oven performance.

Bad Points

• No grill rack supplied.
• Manufacturer recommends using the shelf with the oven tray positioned below which is difficult to clean.
• An extra wire shelf and grill tray insert to minimise flare ups and drain to the grill tray beneath is available but will cost extra.
• Only one shelf supplied by manufacturer.
• Catalytic liner on back wall only.
• Front of grill element is slightly exposed.
• Poor result for custard tart.

Westinghouse POP668S

Price $1379

Good points

• Best for ease of use in this test.
• Excellent result for cooking sponge cake, meringues and pizza.
• Smokeless grill tray.
• Catalytic liners on back and sides of walls with good coverage.

Bad Points

• Scored only 50% for roasting chicken.
• Shelves tilt when pulled, allowing dishes to slide.
  

Profiles - the rest

Bosch HBN430551A  (A)

Price $1949

Good points

• Very good grill performance.
• Excellent result for grilling sausages, cooking scones and sponge cake.
• Catalytic liners on back, top and sides of walls with good coverage.
• Smokeless grill tray.

Bad Points

• No stopper to prevent grill tray being pulled out of the shelf supports.
• Poor result for cooking custard tart, which means the oven didn’t cope well with cooking a combination food.

Electrolux EOEE62AS

Price $1959

Good points

• Excellent result for cooking pizza.
• Very good result for grilling toast, cooking scones, sponge cake.
• Smokeless grill tray.
• Catalytic liners on back, top and sides of walls with good coverage.
• Function display is written with set temperature guides that can be adjusted.

Bad Points

• Digital control panel display is not very bright.
• Borderline result for roasting chicken.
• Shelves tilt when pulled out can cause dishes to slide.

Whirlpool 6AKZ4521X

Price $1469

Good points

• Very good oven performance.
• Excellent result for cooking sponge cake and meringues.

Bad Points

• Catalytic liners on sides and back wall does not give full coverage.
• Limited access to back of grill tray, can make it difficult to move the food around.
• Grill tray sits on shelf can slide easily.
• Shelves tilt when pulled out can cause dishes to slide.

Fisher & Paykel OB60SCEXI  (A)

Price $1299

Good points

• Very good oven performance.
• Excellent result for cooking pizza.

Bad Points

• Grill rack is fiddly to clean.
• Front of grill element is exposed slightly.
• A lot of holes and crevices on back wall that can trap grease.
• Shelves do not pull out smoothly.
• Very poor result for grilling toast.
• Shelves tilt when pulled out can cause dishes to slide.

Blanco BOSE67X

Price $1600

Good points

• Excellent result for grilling sausages, roasting chicken and cooking pizza.
• Oven beeps when preheated.

Bad Points

• Grill rack can be fiddly to clean.
• No stopper to prevent grill tray being pulled out of the shelf supports.
• Grill element cannot be lowered to clean above.
• Very poor result for grilling toast.
• Poor result for cooking custard tart, which means the oven didn’t cope well with cooking a combination food.

Glem GF69PI (A)

Price $1899

Good points

• Excellent result for cooking scones and sponge cake.
• Pyrolytic cleaning system.
• Moulded shelf supports easier to clean.

Bad Points

• Limited access to back of grill tray, can make it difficult to move food around.
• No stopper to prevent grill tray being pulled out of the shelf supports.
• Small viewing area.

(A) Discontinued, but may still be available in some stores.