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27' single wall oven recommendation

14 years ago

I apologize if this question has already been asked and answered, but I am getting overwhelmed by all the info out there and can't read another post! I am replacing my wall oven. I am open to any brand, regardless of price. I don't need a fancy brand name to impress anyone, but I am willing to pay for top of the line if it is still a good value. Value is more important than price. But I don't really need anything fancy in terms of the actual cooking process. My main use is for baking (cookies, tarts, etc); roasting chicken; broiling lamb chops; various potato dishes, etc. The few absolute requirements are that I am pretty sure it can be no larger than 27" (wide) and I am pretty set on stainless steel. Other than that, here are my priorities in order:

1. Even cooking and true temp for baking. (Tired of half the cookies raw and the other half burned).

2. Reliability - no bad history of repair issues

3. Ease of use - e.g., intuitive controls and easy functioning of door and racks

4. Good self-cleaning capability

5. Fast pre-heat would be nice

6. I've never used convection so could live without it, but based on research, it sounds like it would be good to have.

Based on all my research so far, here are my thoughts about different brands:

Frigidaire Pro: Strongly leaning towards this brand. Haven't read any complaints except that it doesn't have the cache of other brands. Seems like it has everything I need at a great price. But am I missing something?

Electrolux: People rave about the ease of use of the racks. But some complaints about the interior flaking. Is that still a problem? How would any of you compare Frigidaire vs. Electrolux. (Owned by the same parent company).

Wolf: The Smart Money article raves about the L-Series Wolf oven. Seems like it has good ease of use especially in terms of door/racks. Is there anything not to like about this oven other than the price? The SM article mentions long pre-heat time. Are my other choices any better?

Gaggenau: Seem to be a lot of good reviews on this forum but not rated very highly in the SM article. Of course, that's only one chef's opinion on a one-time basis. Is there anything Gaggenau has that Frigidaire/Electolux/Wolf don't have?

GE Trivection: I have no idea what this is, but have read good reviews on this forum.

Finally, the brands I've ruled out:

KitchenAid/Viking/Miele: Just too many bad reviews. I'm sure there are a lot of people who like them. But with so many others to choose from, I don't see why I would risk going with a brand with bad reviews.

Any ideas are welcome. Especially particular model recommendations. Thanks!!!

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dlspellman
14 years ago
I'm happy with my 27" GE Profile convection wall oven. I stacked it with an Advantium 120 and love the pair. Can be baking in two ovens at once, without carving out the space for two ovens and a MW.
steve_a
14 years ago
I second the recommendation for the GE Profile (with or without convection, but I recommend getting the convection). 7 years and we love ours. No reliability problems with the GE, but I have a service contract. I believe that the GE Profile would meet all of your requirements. Please see my posts in the "Over high-end appliances.." thread.
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Gary, I have never self cleaned the oven, which may explain why I've had no problems. I also have the fancy "Steam Assist" model, I don't know if that was affected by the self clean bug or not. But I haven't deliberately avoided self cleaning because it's Kitchenaid, I just don't self clean _any_ oven, regardless of the brand, and I recommend others do the same. However at a rental property I do have a different Kitchenaid oven, (not steam assist though) and it stopped working when the tenant self cleaned it. The thermal fuse replacement was very easy to do, and it turns out Whirlpool had a service bulletin out that involved changing something. I forget exactly what it said to do (this was several years ago), but I think it might have involved moving the thermal fuse. After doing that, there were no more problems, Whirlpool has fixed the problem on their new series of ovens across all their brands. I wouldn't let that hold me back from buying a Kitchenaid oven. I would be curious to see what parts the BSH brands shared. I can totally see how http://st.houzz.com/simgs/1de1dfe900045eea_4-3722/contemporary-ovens.jpg shares parts with http://www.goedekers.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/b/o/bosch-hbl8450uc-1.jpg, but I find it hard to believe the first two share that many parts with http://www.gaggenau.com/store/medias/sys_master/h4d/h53/8910608433182/MCSA00632369_BO480110_pstz_def.jpg. This post was edited by hvtech42 on Sun, May 11, 14 at 9:43
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bommai
14 years ago
I am kinda in the same boat. I have a strong incentive to get the GE because I get employee discount. However, I don't know anything about their appliances.

I am debating between getting a 27" oven and 27" advantium or 30" oven and 30" or 27" advantium. 27" is sufficient for us.

However, we are thinking about getting the Monogram since we like its looks better. However, looks alone is not worth the higher price. Is it made better too? I noticed the Monogram ovens are heavier than the profile ones.

My wife likes the easy glide racks in the 30" monogram but the 27" monogram and the profiles don't have them.

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