Are there plans to offer them for sale in the States, or are they here already?

If I ever clean my range oven, I'll probably take off the door. No rush though, right? :)

They had that knob on the Gaggenau induction cooktops 10ish years ago. I almost bought it just for the silly appeal of it...

But it isn’t just for cleaning! It also looks so helpful when pulling a hot roasting (or anything)pan out.

True true...but she's gonna pull that rack out to get the food anyway so it's almost the same.

I have injured myself with a Tday turkey in a range oven before so I know what you're saying, though. :)

I think a wall oven with a side-opening door is probably just as good and less prone to problems. Not as cool though!

Yeah, and I’m not moving to the UK any time soon so I guess I will have this problem for a while 🤣

US liability laws and the fact that you’re heating up that oven door hot enough to burn you are probably why it has not crossed over.

Why do you get an oven with French doors? https://www.geappliances.com/appliance/GE-Cafe-Series-30-Built-In-French-Door-Single-Convection-Wall-Oven-CT9070SHSS

Good luck. There's probably a small market/demand for this type of oven. You'll probably have a hard time finding someone to repair it or parts.

Be sure to wear flame retardant protection for when you brush your arms against those French-style doors when they're opened. The price of joie de vi·vre!

The French door ones make me think of crematoriums. I don't know why.

Isn’t it easier to get burned on a door that’s in the way as opposed to one that slides OUT of the way? 🧐

our friends in the UK have this. Actually pretty functional design Bad news is that it is a 24 inch wall oven which is pretty small for the US market. It would also be viewed as flimsy by most here. Certainly is a reasonable quality build but it feels "light". Probably needs that level of construction since it has to be slid underneath by the average user

I certainly love my oversized Bluestar oven cavity the once or twice a year that I need that extra space. But the vast majority of time, the small 24" combination steam oven and the speedoven right above it do just fine. In fact, if I had to choose between a single large oven or multiple smaller ovens, I'd always pick the latter. 24" isn't really all that small for most practical applications. With a little bit of planning, you can even cook a full Thanksgiving meal that way.

Yes, those Neff ovens are nice. I could definitely see them do well on the US market. But it would always remain a niche product, whereas in Europe this type of technology is rather mainstream. Different consumers simply have different expectations.

If you are dead set on having one of these ovens, it wouldn't be difficult to import them. Electrical connections aren't all that different and just require changing out the type of power plug. But your home insurance might object to the oven having CE instead of UL certification. The biggest downside is lack of warranty and rather confused technicians, if you ever needed service. In practical terms, that probably means you'd have to be prepared to service the appliance yourself.

French doors open past 90 degrees and out of the way to me. I don't remember burning my arms using a French door oven when I worked in a commercial kitchen. My landing zone was an island in front of the oven. I suppose it could be an issue if your only landing zone was a small counter run immediately beside the oven and you had narrow aisles.

I don't remember burning my arms using a French door oven when I worked in a commercial kitchen. (emphasis added)

Exactement!

Worthy - I felt like burns would be an issue until I actually handled one. Why would commercial matter? Like any appliance in any setting, the space has to be considered. Obviously at the end of a run where the doors can’t open fully, burns would be a concern. As someone with chronic back issues I’m considering one so that I can be closer to the load with less bending. Interested in any cons. Thanks.

We've had a French Door American Range for 7 years and I never even thought of the risk of burning myself. Hasn't happened. It is SO much easier to reach in and get to the racks than it is with the swing down door. Not quite sure about the side swings that are now being made by most of the Prosumer companies. Given my druthers, would buy another French Door in a heartbeat.

I've seen enough aggressive Brits on the GBBO rip those doors right off that I wonder about the durability of the design.

Whoops...

Ooh I never saw that episode!

Bosch side opening oven is great. Solves many problems, especially for those of us who are short!

Currently available in the US.