A single oven that is built-in can add a stylish appearance to your kitchen and add value to your home when you decide to sell it. However they are more expensive than freestanding ovens and require a professional installation.
The model cooks in a variety of different ways, including baking, roasts, grills and even air fries. It comes with smart connectivity, which allows you to control it using an app or voice commands.
Zanussi ZBO602SS
With an elegant design that can be turned flat when not in use it is perfect for kitchens that blend. It has 10 different settings and is perfect for families with busy schedules, and comes with features such as MultiFlow technology to ensure your food is cooked evenly. The pyrolytic cleaning system makes it easy to clean, meaning you'll spend less time scrubbing the device and more time enjoying your delicious meals.
If you're a fan of smart appliances this model from NEFF is connected to WiFi and includes an app that lets you to control your oven from anywhere. There's even a library of recipes and tips to help you get the perfect result every time. You can also make use of the pizza function to make a crispy crust. The split door between the bottom and top of the oven enables you to cook a variety of dishes at once.
This oven isn't any different. It's not as advanced as other models but it has a lot of useful features for an affordable cost. It has a steam-assisted feature that helps to retain moisture in bakes like sponge cakes and sourdough. It also helps in also frying the outside. It also sits within the company's RecycledNet range, which makes use of recycled fishing nets and industrial thread waste to create its oven components.
Both the bottom and top cavity can serve multiple purposes. You can cook a roast chicken in the lower one while baking a dessert in the upper one simultaneously and without risk of cross-contamination. The oven also comes with an option to defrost as well as a timer programed to turn off the oven when your food is done, and a rating of A for energy efficiency.
Hotpoint HOB806SS
The Hotpoint HOB806SS is an A+ energy cooker equipped with pre-sets automatically that make sunken Yorkshire puddings and sad cakes no more. The controls that are operated by dials make it easy to use. It consumes 0.83 kWh for conventional cooking and 0.71 kWh for fan-assisted baking. The sleek electric oven is built into a kitchen cabinet either at eye level or underneath the counter. It also features an Diamond Clean hydrolytic cycle that removes food debris and grease by steam and can be easily cleaned.
Natalie Knowles is a Homes & Garden Product Writer for Bauer Media and has been testing kitchen appliances in her personal home since February 2014. Her witty and humorous accounts of using air fryers and multicookers, as well as coffee machines, have helped a lot of people equip their flats to meet the requirements of modern-day living. She recently updated her own kitchen with a microwave, dishwasher and single oven.
Hotpoint HOB906SS
This Hotpoint Class SI9 891 SP IX electric oven has an 71-litre capacity and a ENERGY EFICIENT rating, meaning it's kind to your wallet and the environment. Multiflow Heat Technology distributes heat evenly across all shelves so that you don't overor under-cooking in specific areas. It also helps you save on cleaning products by using the pyrolytic function which reduces the amount of grease and residue to a heap of ash that is easily cleaned away.
Natalie Knowles, Homes & Garden product writer for A Modern Kitchen has been testing the cooker at her home over a period of a month. She has used it to roast meats as well as bake cakes, grill chops and utilize the cook-off functions, both manual and pre-set. She also tested the temperature accuracy of an oven thermometer and tried the Diamond Clean steam-cleaning cycle.
The sleek electric appliance is integrated into a cabinet with easy-to-use digital controls. It uses 0.83 kWh per cycle on traditional cooking and 0.71 kWh on fan assisted cooking, so is less expensive than other models available. It has 13 different cooking programs including self-cleaning as well as the preheat setting which lets you put food on the table quicker than ever before. It is compatible with the hOn app, making it easy to cook and try new recipes from the comfort of home. It also comes with a free grill tray, so you can enjoy your grilling in style. It is modern in design that will fit in with most kitchens.
Smeg HOB806SS
Produced and designed in Italy, Smeg's ovens combine elegant design with luxurious styling. They are simple to use and offer a range of flexible cooking functions and features. Their sleek design looks stunning in any kitchen.
Smeg ovens come in various sizes to fit a wide variety of kitchen styles. The 90-cm ovens accommodate large baking trays, making them ideal for families. They also offer excellent results and energy efficiency.
The range of ovens from Smeg includes traditional models as also ovens that combine traditional, steam and microwave cooking to achieve high-end results in oven 70% less than time. Smeg intelligent ovens are equipped with an VIVOscreen Max control panel, which is intuitive and easy to read. SmegConnect allows remote control via a tablet or smartphone.
Smeg’s steam oven technology allows you to create delicious cakes that are moist, perfect homemade breads and succulent roasts. The Smart steam system offers 5 steam assisted cooking functions while the full steam option lets you to cook with only steam or a percentage of steam. Steam ovens can also be equipped with a microwave which makes them a multi-purpose appliance.
Hamilton's Appliance in Gladstone, OR is an authorized dealer of Smeg Products. With a broad range of built-in refrigerators, free-standing freezers and dishwashers, Smeg's appliances are both beautiful and functional. However, user reviews have been mixed regarding the quality of these appliances worth the price. On Amazon the brand's 1.7 liter tea kettle has received three stars out of five ratings, but many have rated it one-star because of its poor durability and slow boiling times.