Browse Forums Kitchen Appliances Re: Ovens and cooktops 5Oct 19, 2010 2:08 pm Our Build https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36661&start=40 Land Settlement - 19/07/09 Building Deposit Paid - 14/02/10 Site Scrape - 25/08/10 Slab - 01/09/10 Frame - 15/09/10 Roof - 21/09/10 Pre Wire/Plumbing - 23/04/09 Bi-Folds - 24/09/10 Bricks - 13/10/10 Plastering - 13/10/10 Cornice, skirting, shelving - 14/10/10 Re: Ovens and cooktops 8Oct 24, 2010 5:38 pm Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ Re: Ovens and cooktops 12Nov 03, 2010 1:47 pm Hi, I swear I get more confused the more I research! At this point I am leaning towards an Electrolux or Bosch oven. I'm thinking though that the Bosch will be too small. I usually do a whole leg of ham at Christmas and regularly cook a large chicken and a large tray or sometimes two of roast vegies at the same time. And I'm a regular cake, cookies and muffin baker. I mentioned the possibility of buying two Bosch ovens and putting them next to each other to the hubby and he wanted to know why not just go with the Electrolux that has an 80L capacity instead of the 63L capacity of the Bosch? Hmmm... not sure if I am being a brand snob or not? Then we were looking at gas for the cooktop but saw induction working the other day and was impressed. We will be on bottled gas and if we don't have to plumb the gas to the kitchen (bottles will be a fair distance from the kitchen) we would actually save some money in that regard. BUT I think I would rather put more money into the oven than the cooktop. BUT love the idea of easy cleaning of a cooktop. Sigh We have a couple of weeks before our colour appointment where we apparently have to choose our appliances. Re: Ovens and cooktops 13Nov 04, 2010 8:25 am Scarystuff, I doubt an 80lt single oven would take a ham and a medium bird, let alone a big one and 2 veg trays. The Bosch Oven internal sizes are very generous, but the best thing you can do is take your favorite tray and see if it fits. My biggest roasting tray only just fits in our current oven, but there is plenty of room in the Bosch. I read on another website that does mainly reviews and comparison that a lot of Electrolux stuff has door problems, so I steered clear. You could try looking the appliances you want at http://www.comparison.com.au or http://www.productreview.com.au Re: Ovens and cooktops 14Nov 05, 2010 10:36 am Ok we bit the bullet and really had to buy the 900 as the space in our kitchen was already made. We brought the omega electric/electric but apparently because this one has two fans unlike all the other brands the temperature is spread evenly. Stay tuned I will let you know how we go lol. Our Build https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36661&start=40 Land Settlement - 19/07/09 Building Deposit Paid - 14/02/10 Site Scrape - 25/08/10 Slab - 01/09/10 Frame - 15/09/10 Roof - 21/09/10 Pre Wire/Plumbing - 23/04/09 Bi-Folds - 24/09/10 Bricks - 13/10/10 Plastering - 13/10/10 Cornice, skirting, shelving - 14/10/10 Re: Ovens and cooktops 15Nov 07, 2010 1:00 am what cooktop did you get? Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ Re: Ovens and cooktops 16Nov 07, 2010 6:51 am A bit late to join in, but anyway. When we were supposed to select our appliances, I read lots of reviews and there was a consistent trend re. Technika - not good. So, we eliminated that brand. Anyway, finally somehow got AEG nat gas top and Electrolux oven (haven't used it yet ). The top is, as usual, designed the wrong way around (largest plates at the back, so you're constantly watching if any breeze is going to sway the gas to touch that splashback or if your wide pot can actually fit). Almost all plates are super slow - this might be an adjustment issue I hope, far slower than electrical c/tops we used recently and far far slower than our old gas stove (which was super good). Re. oven size - I recently used an old Chef wall oven (and a half). It's excellent IMO, and most of the time I just used the smaller half-oven (top heating only, not even a fan in it) but with a bit of "customisation", I managed to even bake cakes in it. So, I'm now all for the wall 1.5 ovens (but too late for us). With our large oven (I think it's 80 l, but it says 66 l net capacity), I'm thinking of getting a small toaster oven for quick heat-ups and small stuff. Don't like using the microwave and can't imagine having to use a huge oven for tiny little pieces ... That said, I do still have to test it My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Ovens and cooktops 17Nov 08, 2010 11:10 am leni what cooktop did you get? Not sure if your talking to me leni but we got this one.. Our Build https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36661&start=40 Land Settlement - 19/07/09 Building Deposit Paid - 14/02/10 Site Scrape - 25/08/10 Slab - 01/09/10 Frame - 15/09/10 Roof - 21/09/10 Pre Wire/Plumbing - 23/04/09 Bi-Folds - 24/09/10 Bricks - 13/10/10 Plastering - 13/10/10 Cornice, skirting, shelving - 14/10/10 Re: Ovens and cooktops 18Nov 09, 2010 7:40 pm chrisandkate Scarystuff, I read on another website that does mainly reviews and comparison that a lot of Electrolux stuff has door problems, so I steered clear. You could try looking the appliances you want at http://www.comparison.com.au or http://www.productreview.com.au I would not consider an Electrolux oven either because it doesn't seem to keep the temperature as well as a German brand. Re: Ovens and cooktops 19Nov 23, 2010 1:45 pm More and more confused! I went to Harvey Norman and was impressed by the induction cooktops but I'm not sure of cost but then again I won't have to put gas to the kitchen if I do that instead of a gas cooktop. I have to make a decision by next Tuesday. I'm not enjoying this process! I think I broke my decision making muscle. Re: Ovens and cooktops 20Nov 23, 2010 4:48 pm Narrow down on the oven features that you'll actually use. We got a very impressive pitch about an oven that had 100's of automatic cooking modes. Not only was it confusing for the novice, it cost much more for those specs. We ended up with an 8 function oven. Saved on that to invest in other bits. 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