In Consumer Reports tests of single wall ovens, the Miele H 6281 BP achieved mediocre scores in baking and broiling. Out of 100, it scored a 71, low enough to not be recommended, while other ovens achieved as high as 91.

I have had the Miele 6281 for a few months (along with a Miele CSO and speed oven). While it is my least used oven, it bakes beautifully. I don‘t think I have used it for broiling yet. The oven is at least as good as the oven in the Bosch induction range it replaced, and I really liked that oven. I think the 6281 is a great value, especjally when it is not used as the primary oven. My only complaint is that it comes with only one oven rack.

@wdccruise, do you see any scores for the Miele H 7580 BP? That is their model with steam assist. @nycbluedevil_gw, is your CSO your most used oven? Do you ever wish you had to full-size ovens? I ask because I am also planning on doing the Miele XXL CSO, speed oven, and standard 30” oven.

Do you both think the Wolf speed oven and M touch standard oven are just as good or better?

If so, I could do the Miele CSO, Wolf wall oven and Wolf speed oven. The advantage to this scenario is that I would qualify for the Wolf discount, as our rangetop is Wolf and fridge/freezer Wolf.

I wouldn’t normally choose based on the discount, but it seems maybe I can’t go wrong with either Wolf or Miele with the standard and speed oven.

@nycbluedevil_gw, One last question: Is your standard oven on a wall alone and your speed and steam stacked?

I dont have experience with the brands you are looking at but I have a thermador steam oven. When my husband wanted it, I thought we would never really use it. I use it all of the time, cooking with steam is pretty great. The Thermador oven is,i think, the largest one made. You will love cooking w steam. Good luck

The CSO and 6281 are stacked. The speed oven js in the island. photos attached.

I definitely use the CSO more than the other two. i mostly use the speed oven as a microwave but do use it as a third oven sometimes. I use the big oven to roast a big bird or to cook something that might splatter.

Oh one last thing. i got the Miele 36” induction cooktop so got a $1,400,rebate.

@thekeller4: "The oven is at least as good as the oven in the Bosch induction range it replaced, and I really liked that oven. I think the 6281 is a great value..."

Interestingly, the now-obsolete Bosch Bosch HIIP054U induction range baked and broiled better than the Miele wall oven in CR's tests. And the top-rated Cafe CTS70DP2NS1 wall oven is $400 less than the Miele.

Thank you all so much! This is helpful! @nycbluedevil_gw, your kitchen is beautiful! Would you mind taking a picture of the pull out you have next to your Miele CSO and standard oven? Does it hold all of your baking sheets and baking dishes? Thank you!

@thekeller4—Thanks! I am in my city apartment for a few days so can’t take a photo now. So next to the stack is actually a cabinet that holds breakfast items, fruit and dried nuts and behind them, some overflow items like giant bags of rice and Costco cereal boxes. It is the depth of the ovens and only 12” or so wide so not the most useful cabinet but it seemed silly to waste the space. I could have done a pullout there but I have a separate walk-in pantry so I didn’t feel like spending yet more money for a pullout. Baking sheets are in a tray cabinet near the cooktop and baking dishes are in a drawer in the perimeters. Above the stack is a vertically-divided platter cabinet. Below the stack is a drawer that holds all the accessories for the CSO. That is an important drawer. The universal tray that comes with the CSO is awesome. I use it in place of baking sheets quite frequently because it cleans up like a dream. By the way, I also put a drawer below the speed oven in the island for the same reason.

@wdccruise—that is the model of induction range that I had. I liked it a lot but wanted to go 36” and have a cooktop with wall ovens in the remodel. I did find the fan to be quite noisy and the steam when opening the oven door was irritating. I think the 6281 bakes beautifully. If it were my only oven, I might have opted for a more full-featured unit, but for 3K it is a really great oven. I know that you are a CR devotee, but I am not. I am a Blue Star (have in my city kitchen), Sub Zero and Miele fan. None have ever disappointed me.

@wdccruise, remind me what CR stands for…

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