Oven buying guide

Mazbridewel

Need a new fan oven. Can anyone recommend a reliable brand that lasts and rarely breaks?

John_Gray

I think this is a similar question to "I need a reliable new car - which one should I get?"

You need to gave far more information, including (but not limited to): gas or electricity? how many ovens? do you need a hob above? how much do you want to pay?

In general, the more you pay the better the oven, and brand makes some difference.

I suggest you find someone with a Which? subscription, and work through each individual make and model out of the 75 reviewed - curiously they don't seem to have done a side-by-side comparison table...

EssexExile

Plus "brand" doesn't mean much nowadays, the same name will appear on appliances made by a number of companies. I have a Hotpoint oven, made by Creda. We've been away a couple of weeks and one place we stayed had the same oven but with Indesit written on it. The next place we stayed had Hotpoint written on the oven but it wasn't a model I recognise, it was several levels below the others in quality.
Go look at them in the shops (remember shops?), don't go for a cheap name you've never heard of and cross your fingers.

macman

Hotpoint, Creda and Indesit are all just brands owned by Whirlpool. Better known for their self-igniting tumble driers.

Thenonameleague

Had a Neff for years here, only a few issues with it.

RumRat

Just replacing a 'Stoves' oven that has been faultless for a decade. (kitchen refurb).

neilmcl

Without any idea of a budget it's really difficult to advise and tbh there's no such thing as a brand that "rarely breaks". I have a fairly modestly priced Baumatic oven that I've owned for over 10 years and it still works faultlessly apart from having to replace the fan element last year but I have friends with top of the range Neff ovens, the ones you see with the sliding doors on Bake Off, who've had multiple issues.

Mazbridewel

John_Gray said:

I think this is a similar question to "I need a reliable new car - which one should I get?"

You need to gave far more information, including (but not limited to): gas or electricity? how many ovens? do you need a hob above? how much do you want to pay?

In general, the more you pay the better the oven, and brand makes some difference.

I suggest you find someone with a Which? subscription, and work through each individual make and model out of the 75 reviewed - curiously they don't seem to have done a side-by-side comparison table...

I just want peoples recommendations for an oven brand that they’ve had that last a long time and I did mention what type as I stated fan oven which are electric and if I’d wanted hob advice I would have stated that. And ovens don’t come with a hob cookers do. I realise I can just get advice from which? But I wanted other opinions too and which? Don’t state in their reviews about the products longevity. 

neilmcl

Mazbridewel said:

John_Gray said:

I think this is a similar question to "I need a reliable new car - which one should I get?"

You need to gave far more information, including (but not limited to): gas or electricity? how many ovens? do you need a hob above? how much do you want to pay?

In general, the more you pay the better the oven, and brand makes some difference.

I suggest you find someone with a Which? subscription, and work through each individual make and model out of the 75 reviewed - curiously they don't seem to have done a side-by-side comparison table...

I just want peoples recommendations for an oven brand that they’ve had that last a long time and I did mention what type as I stated fan oven which are electric and if I’d wanted hob advice I would have stated that. And ovens don’t come with a hob cookers do. I realise I can just get advice from which? But I wanted other opinions too and which? Don’t state in their reviews about the products longevity. 

Well how about you giving us more information so that we can help you better? A budget would be a good start.

IvanOpinion

Our Hotpoint under-oven gave us 18 years of faithful service before I broke the door (and we couldn't find a replacement).  Replacement is also a Hotpoint, is now 3 years old and hasn't missed a beat.

debitcardmayhem

Neff/Siemens/Bosch oh BTW you can get Gas Ovens with fans too,no need to berate anyone when you asked a nebulous question, forums don't work well if you take an attitude