A kitchen essential and a purchase you’ll want to get right the first time, your new oven should not only cook all your dishes to perfection, but also be easy to use and clean. It should be reliable and able to last through endless hours of food preparation.
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CHOICE usually tests multi-function ovens priced over $1000. However, sales data tells us that cheaper ovens are high-sellers, so we’ve included some in this test. Although these models lack some of the functions that multi-function ovens offer, such as fan assist and top and bottom element we found they perform well.
In this report we compare multi-function ovens, with and without self-cleaning features such as catalytic liners and pyrolytic functions. Most are standard 60 cm wide single ovens, with three extra wide options.
Models tested
60cm wide ovens
- AEG-Electrolux B5741-5-M
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# Belling BI60MFS
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# Baumatic BO6FS
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Baumatic BO67MS
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Blanco OE606X
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Bosch HBA63B450A
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Bosch HBA73B550A
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# Chef EOC627W (The results also apply to the Chef EOC627S. It's technically similar, the only difference is it has a stainless steel exterior)
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Delonghi DE60PYROS
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Electrolux EPEE63AS (A) - This model has been replaced by EPEE63CS
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# Euromaid 8 Multifunction Oven MS8
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# Fisher & Paykel OB 60SCEX3
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Fisher & Paykel OB60SCMX3
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Fisher &Paykel OB60S9DEP
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# Miele H 4810 B CleanSteel
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Miele H 5240 B
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Miele H 5241 BP
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Neff B46W74NOGB
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# Omega OO 612XN
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Omega OO651XN
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# Siemens HB43AU550A
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Smeg SAP109M-8
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# Smeg SA 304X8
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St George 8500200PS
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# Westinghouse PORS663
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Westinghouse POP883S (A) - This model has been replaced by POR883S
90cm wide ovens
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Blanco BOSE902X
- Delonghi DE91MPS
- Omega OO971XN
# Newly tested models.
(A) Discontinued but may still be in some stores.
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How we test
To compare the ovens' performance our home economist Fiona Mair, cooks a range of delicious meals. She tests the ability of the ovens to perform over a range of temperatures, times and functions.
Oven performance
- Multi-shelf cooking - scones are baked over two shelves to test how evenly the ovens perform at a high temperature over a short time.
- Turn-down ability - custard tarts are for assessing how the oven responds to a change from a high temperature, fan forced or fan assist function, to a classic bake at moderate temperature.
- Low temperature - Meringues are baked to assess cooking ability at a low temperature for a long period.
- Roasting – Fiona roasts a whole chicken to assess baking a non-uniform food at moderate to high temperature over a long period, whilst retaining moisture and crisping the skin.
- Base cooking - she also cooks a freshly prepared pizza at a very high temperature for a short period to assess the ability to crisp and brown the base and evenly cook the toppings.
Grill performance
- Fiona toasts bread to assess the speed, evenness and heating area of each grill in a short time.
- Fan grilling – she fan grills sausages to assess speed and evenness, and ideally no smoking or flare-ups created by this high fat food. The basic grill function is used if no fan grill is available.
Ease of use
Ease of use is based on using of the controls, clarity of the labels, using and cleaning the grill and the oven.
Reliability
To see how reliable the top performing ovens are from this test as well as reliability information in 21 other appliance categories, check out the latest results to our appliance reliability survey.
Corrections
In our recent update of Ovens we incorrectly listed the internal dimensions and measured internal volume for the newly tested models. This is because we measured width from side rail to side rail rather than side wall to side wall. The corrections have been made to the comparison table but they are also listed below. Note that only the newly tested models are affected by these changes.
Internal dimensions (mm, HxWxD) Measured internal volume (L)
Baumatic BO6FS 340 x 460 x 390 61L
Belling BI60MFS 330 x 480 x 385 62L
Chef EOC627W 290 x 480 x 430 60L
Euromaid 8 Multifunction oven MS8 310 x 480 x 420 62L
Fisher & Paykel OB 60SCEX3 280 x 460 x 420 54L
Miele H 4810 B CleanSteel 390 x 470 x 410 75L
Omega OO 612XN 330 x 470 x 400 62L
Siemens HB43AU550A 330 x 470 x 420 65L
Smeg SA 304X8 320 x 470 x 420 63L
Westinghouse POR663S 315 x 480 x 420 65L
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