Hotpoint Class 4 SI4854HIX Built In Electric Single Oven - Stainless Steel

Good oven

Pros: Quiet, Ease to use, Value for money, Looks good

Cons: None

"Bought this oven about 3 weeks ago, after much deliberation. Seems to have been a good choice.

Easy to install - slide it into position in the cabinet and plug it in. The electric cable is a reasonable length. If you take the door off (easy to do) the oven is quite light so no problem lifting it (my daughter helped me).

Before purchase we had some doubts about how easy it would be to use this oven - only one knob and touch screen for all settings. However, using it has proved straightforward. (Some ovens that we looked at seemed very complicated and you would have to refer to the manual every time you want to cook something!)

You can either use the various "auto" or special" settings, or you can go for good old-fashioned conventional or fan.

We like the fact that, if you haven't set the timer, the display automatically shows how long something has been in the oven.

Heats up a lot faster than our old oven did - 200 deg C probably takes less than 10 mins.

Also, the grill seems very effective, we haven't needed to use the maximum setting yet.

Home-made pizzas, lasagne, loaves and cakes have all been good.

The hydro cleaning is straightforward to use - just add water and start the cleaning setting. Wipe down internal surfaces afterwards. Removing shelf guides is very easy, and grill element hinges downwards so you can clean the top of the oven. We haven't cooked anything "messy" yet so don't know how effective the hydro cleaning is when something has spilt or dripped...

The outer rear casing seemed a bit lightweight but it's concealed when the oven is installed - and I have noticed that the surrounding kitchen cabinet doesn't seem to get very warm when the oven is being used, which suggests that it's well insulated.

For the money, we think this oven is excellent. It comes with a 10 year parts warranty so hopefully the components are decent quality.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

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Cooker

Pros: Quiet, Ease to use, Good build quality, Value for money, Looks good

Cons: None

"A great appliance although it took a bit of learning to master the many programs. But overall a good product"

12 of 12 people found this review helpful.

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Electric single oven

Pros: Quiet, Ease to use, Good build quality, Value for money, Looks good

Cons: None

"I like that you can see inside the oven during the cooking process, quick heat up time, ease of cleaning. "

15 of 15 people found this review helpful.

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Quiet & Looks Great

Pros: Quiet, Ease to use, Good build quality, Value for money, Looks good

"This is the quietest oven I have ever had. I like how it has a pre-heat mode with a wee alarm to let you know when it is ready to use. It is fairly simple to use. The design is also nice. Cooks the food well and evenly."

22 of 22 people found this review helpful.

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Interesting

Pros: Quiet, Value for money

"I am now getting used to my oven. Many functions that possibly not everyone would use. The instruction booklet needs to give more information.

Eg. Nowhere does it explain that the door needs to be closed for the grill to work. Very unusual.

I like the the cleaning system."

16 of 16 people found this review helpful.

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great product

Pros: Ease to use, Good build quality, Looks good, Quiet, Value for money

"extremely quiet and very easy to use. large oven capacity makes cooking a roast and all the trimmings simple. had not realised how small my previous oven was until i used the new one. Very pleased with purchase. "

19 of 19 people found this review helpful.

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