Good Points
- Excellent result for roasting chicken using steam assist.
- Very good result for cooking pizza using steam assist.
- Good performance using air fryer function.
- Accessories include a meat probe and funnel used for filling the reservoir.
- Smart cooking with built-in auto programmes.
- Soft close door.
- Vapour clean and pyrolytic clean.
- Touch screen controls fairly easy to navigate.
- Written labelling and symbols for functions, function diagrams show the elements in red.
- Digital display is bright and clear and colourful.
- 5 loud beeps when oven preheated.
- Display shows extra information on shelf position and removing or adding water for steam etc.
- Grill tray slides into shelf support and has stoppers, that prevent the tray from being accidentally pulled out.
- Shelf moves out fairly smoothly, far enough to manipulate the food.
- The shelves have stoppers that prevent the shelf from being pulled out accidentally.
- Separate grill try and grill rack.
- Other functions include steam cooking, combination steam cooking, sous vide, defrost by weight and time and proving function.
- Easy to fill and remove water from steam dispenser. Display shows when this is required and how much water is needed.
- High brand satisfaction scores in CHOICE customer survey.
Bad Points
- Touch controls may not respond immediately if screen is greasy.
- May need to refer to manual initially.
- Other programmed settings include stone cooking, BBQ, air fry these settings require accessories that are sold separately.
- No gap between handle and door, limited finger grip, need to place fingers under the handle to grip.
- After preheating you will need to confirm to start the cooking.
- Gap between glass and door can trap condensation.
- Unable to remove some blackened residue after a 3 hour clean.
- Baking trays can be difficult to clean, can leave marks.
- Using the air fryer mode requires more cleaning of the oven.
- Cooling fan is noisy with general use, may be very noisy when using pyrolytic function.
- Only 1 wire shelf supplied.
- Can be difficult to view the food cooking under the grill on the top shelf due to internal light positioning.
- Telescopic runners can be fiddly to remove and clean.
- Exterior has a black matte glass with a brushed stainless steel handle, may show smudges.
- Only OK to remove shelf supports, can be difficult as the bolt to remove them is obstructed by the telescopic runner.
- Need to press start to begin operation.
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