Features

Single oven, grill in oven roof. Cleaning: pyrolytic. Drop down door. Auto cooking facility: once set up, this function lets you select the dish you want to cook plus its weight, then uses sensors to display the right shelf level and set the right cooking method and time - and goes ahead and does it. 11 functions: fan, conventional, pizza, turbo grill, turbo grill + spit roast, economy grill, economy grill + spit roast, dual grill, bottom heat, slow cook, defrosting. Digital clock and timer. Light in top of oven. 2 shelves with 5 positions. Energy rating: A. External dimensions H59.4x W59.4x D56.7cm. Internal dimensions H28x W41x D36cm.

Comments

Good points: Cooked roast chicken, potatoes and crumble to perfection and baked well-browned and risen fairy cakes and vol au vents. Large viewing window. Good results using auto cooking, choice of 300 dishes. Displays how hot oven is after being switched off.

Stockist: 0870 595 0950 www.electrolux.co.uk

GHI Test Report - Nov 08

Features

Double oven, grill in top oven roof. Cleaning: enamel and stay clean coating. Drop down doors. Top oven settings: light, dual grill, economy grill, conventional cooking, base heat finishing, keep warm. Main oven settings: light, dual grill, economy grill, ventitherm precision fan cooking, hot air fan baking,  base heat finishing, conventional cooking, rotitherm roasting, pizza, fan controlled defrosting. Digital clock and timer. Light in both ovens. 1 shelf with 3 positions in top oven. 3 shelves with 6 positions in main oven. Energy rating: B/B. External dimensions H88.8x W59.5x D54.7cm. Internal dimensions top: H18x W43x D35cm. Main: H28x W43x D35cm.

Comments

Good points: Roast emerged beautifully cooked and evenly coloured from the main oven. The top oven made an excellent job of fairy cakes. Good selection of shelf levels, six in the main oven and five in the top. Display to show how hot oven is after cooking. Drawbacks: No sign or arrows on display to show that both ovens are on together except both lights being on. Fairy cakes and vol au vents didn't rise evenly in the main oven.

Stockist: 0870 535 0350 www.aeg-electrolux.co.uk

GHI Test Report - Nov 08

Features

Single oven, grill in oven roof. Cleaning: pyrolytic. Drop down door. 10 settings: conventional, 3D hot Air, intensive fan assisted, bottom heating, hot air grilling, radiant grill-small area, radiant grill-large area, defrosting, automatic self cleaning, rapid heating. Digital clock and timer. Light in top of oven. 2 shelves (comes with universal tray with wire rack) with 5 positions. Energy rating: A. External dimensions H59.5x W59.5x D55cm. Internal dimensions D29x W44x D37cm.

Comments

Good points: Fairy cakes rose evenly. Fan is very quiet. Displays how hot oven is after being switched off. Drawbacks: Light is at the top of the oven, so when oven is full you cannot see very well into the bottom half of oven. Grill times slow. Fish fingers did not sufficiently reach temperature despite being well browned on the outside. Potatoes and crumble were unevenly browned during roast test.

Stockist: 0844 892 9044 www.siemensappliances.co.uk

GHI Test Report - Nov 08

Features

Single oven, grill in oven roof. Cleaning: enamel lining. Drop down door. 10 settings: rapid heat up, fan plus, fan grill, intensive bake, defrost, conventional, bottom heat, full grill, economy grill, lighting/settings. Digital clock and timer. Light in ceiling. 1 shelf (comes with universal tray and baking tray) with 5 positions. Energy rating: A. External dimensions H60x W56-56.8x D55.5cm. Internal dimensions H34x W38x D39cm.

Comments

Good points: Easy to use fascia. Whole width is door, no stainless steel around sides only above and below door. When grilling, wire rack is placed on the universal tray which is easy to use as are the handles. Fairy cakes and vol au vents scored well, however some rose unevenly. Fruit cake was unevenly browned, but acceptable colour on base. Shows you temperature building up to what you have set and beeps when set temperature is reached. Drawbacks: Only one wire shelf, comes with universal tray. Hard to see into oven due to heat-reflecting coating. For the roast, it was hard to fit all 3 items in together. Crumble was slightly browner around the edges and potatoes were a little soggy.

Stockist: 01235 554455 www.miele.co.uk

GHI Test Report - Nov 08

Features

Double oven, grill in top oven roof. Cleaning: enamel and cerami clean lining. Drop down doors. Top oven settings: oven light, top/bottom heat, large area grill, small area grill. Main oven settings: circotherm, top/bottom heat, surface grilling (large area grill), surface grilling (small area grill), circo-roasting, circotherm intensive, bottom heat, defrost. Digital clock and timer. Light in both ovens. 2 shelf positions in top oven and 4 shelf positions in main oven. 3 wire shelves included (comes with universal pan with wire shelf). Energy rating: B/A. External dimensions H88x W59.4x D55cm. Internal dimensions top: H14x W43x D37cm. Main: H29x W43x D37.

Comments

Good points: Good quality fairy cakes in main oven. Roast chicken and potatoes were of high quality. Drawbacks: Hard to see into grill when grilling bread, steamed up. Light in main oven is at top so hard to see items lower down in oven when full. Could not fit fruit cake in top oven, placed wire rack on bottom which sits on feet. Fish fingers soggy. Fairy cakes crispy around the edges but unevenly rose. Vol au vents badly burnt on bases in top oven as it was conventional heat. Fruit cake slightly burnt and cracked in main oven. Crumble was burnt on side nearest oven wall. Nothing to show how hot the oven is after cooking.

Stockist: 0844 892 9033 www.neff.co.uk

GHI Test Report - Nov 08