The 10 Best Double Electric Ovens

What is the Top Oven Used For?

It’s possible after reading our reviews on the double ovens, you might be wondering if a single oven might be for you. So we thought we would add a little extra to this review on electric double ovens to demonstrate the benefits of having a top oven and to make sure that you have all the information you need.

Use Your Top Oven for Extra Cooking Capacity

There are many instances where you will be grateful for having a top oven. I find this particularly useful when cooking a Sunday roast dinner and I have my meat and potatoes at the bottom and want to cook a cauliflower cheese or Yorkshire puddings.

Prepare a Meal That Requires Different Temperatures

The example above for cooking a roast dinner is another great example here. Yorkshire puddings don’t take long to cook and also need to be cooked at a higher temperature than your meat. So you can keep your meat moist and succulent in the bottom oven and cook your Yorkies in the top oven.

Baking Cakes and Bread in Your Top Oven

Thanks to ‘The Great British Bake Off’, we now all know that part of the process of making bread is to prove it. With a double oven you can heat your bottom oven to the desired temperature for cooking your bread after proving and use the top oven for proving.

Also, if you like to bake, you may find you lose track of time and before you know it you have a cake in the oven and its time to start cooking dinner. With a single oven, you are stuck until your cake is ready, but with a double built-in oven, you can continue to cook your main meal.

A separate Grill from your Main Oven

One thing you can’t do with a single oven is to use the grill and oven at the same time. On the whole, you may not find this a problem, but there are times such as cooking breakfast were you are grilling your bacon and you want to keep your sausages and other items warm, or maybe you just want to cook some toast. Another example would be when you have cooked a lasagne or moussaka and just want to finish it off under the grill – you will have a delay while you turn the oven off and wait for the grill to heat up.

What is the Best Double Oven to Buy?

As experts in built in ovens, we pride ourselves on how we analyse and score different built in double ovens. Although we take into account the style and contemporary exterior when we review built-in double ovens we also consider numerous factors to handpick the best electric double ovens to make it into our top 10 list of ovens.

Considerations When Researching the Best Double Ovens to buy:

Extra Oven Features

Ovens come with many features and the more you pay, the more features you will get, however, will you use all those features? Should you really spend more when you won’t be making full use of oven features such as wi-fi or Bluetooth technology to enable you to control your oven from your sofa or your car on the way home from work? First and foremost look for ovens that heat quickly and cook evenly. Digital controls can be more precise than dials, programmable times will allow you to set specific times for auto cooking and for people like me I prefer a self-cleaning (Pyrolytic ovens) that can be programmed to reduce burnt spills and splashes to ash.

Oven Design and Style

For many, ovens look very similar with many coming in black and stainless steel but brands such as Smeg have a reputation for design and style and offer some beautiful designs from ultra-modern to retro. Take a look at controls, digital controls can be more streamline, however, some dials can be pushed in and out to give a streamline appearance when not in use.

Ease of Use

Ovens need to be easy to use. We appreciate that you may find using your new oven slightly different to your existing oven, but ultimately it shouldn’t be a challenge and many ovens are similar by design and easy to operate. If we have found that an oven may be more complicated to use we have stated this within the pros and cons section of each individual review.

Double Oven Prices

From our experience, we know that there are always some good deals to be had you can buy basic built-in double electric ovens from around £150 and a good oven for £500 with an average of around £250-£300. Some brands such as Miele, Smeg and AGE have many models within their ranges that reach the upper ends of some budgets but they also have mid-range models too.

Oven Reliability

Check the reviews, what have customers who have already purchased the model you are interested said? Defiantly lookout for comments regarding seals, even cooking circulation and comments regarding good fans.

Cooked Food Results

Well, the old saying ‘the proof of the pudding is in the tasting’ is very true here. The sole purpose we have ovens is to cook food. Be sure to consider reviews into how well the ovens you shortlist perform. They may look stylish, and suit your budget, but if they don’t cook your food evenly or are slow to heat up you are going to be disappointed with your purchase.

What is the Most Reliable Oven Brand?

When we conducted our research into the best built in ovens we considered many criteria as outlined above. One factor is reliability, and for us to recommend a reliable oven brand we spend many hours researching what consumers who already own these built-in double brands have to say about reliability, i.e. if a brand is prone to faults, it won’t make it to our recommended guide into built-in double ovens.

The most common complaints that can deem some built in ovens to be unreliable are broken oven lights, poor door seals and fans that are prone to break. So, for us, and from conducting our expert reviews we feel the most reliable oven brands include: Hotpoint, Neff, Zanussi, Hoover, AEG and Bosch.

Are Built in Ovens Ovens Any Good?

We think they are, but it really comes down to personal preference and the size of your kitchen.

As someone who is just tall (I’m almost 6 ft), I love my double oven. I’m much happier to take food out of the oven at higher level than bending down and up with a double range oven.

I also appreciate the space I save, my kitchen isn’t huge, so when it came to designing my kitchen I decided that I’d rather have more cupboard space.

Before having my kitchen redesigned I had a single oven, and maybe I am used to using just one cavity, as I actually find that I use my top oven more than I thought I would. It’s so easy to drop the oven door down and slide in the garlic bread as I finish the main dish in the bigger oven.

Range Cooker Vs Double Oven

Both oven styles will give you extra cooking capacities, however, ranges are freestanding units which contain many smaller ovens within their unit with the exception of a microwave. They will sit almost anywhere in your kitchen in between cabinets and will have the hob directly on top. You will have a choice of different fuel types for your hob.

Both provide additional cooking space, but if you have a smaller kitchen you may find a double built in electric oven a more feasible space-saving option.

Electric Built In Double Oven Buying Guide

To make your selection process easier when buying built in ovens, follow our ultimate oven buying guide with the tips and specifications you should pay attention to:

Appliance Size & Capacity

One of the most imperative aspects of an oven to bear in mind is the size. What you require is dependent on the size of your family and how many people you generally cook for. If you need an oven for two people then you need no more than the standard width size of 30 inches and 2 cubic feet of space in the oven itself. If you are hosting a meal for four people then you will need approximately 4 cubic feet of space and 40 to 50 inches.

Power & Output

You need to ensure quality – mere wattage or power output alone will not be sufficient. That is why it is great to make the most of built in ovens that have a fan oven sure to uniformly cook all food.

Cooking Modes & Features

If you are paying good money then it doesn’t hurt to embrace some of the added extras such as modes and cooking functions. Some of the best ovens have a pizza function, timers, baking pre-programmed functions and self cleaning.

Fan Ovens or Fan Assisted?

When researching and buying built in ovens this is one area that frequently confuses people. A fan oven / convection oven has a single heating element around the element at the back of the appliance to circulate heat, the circulation process ensures that the hot air in the main cavity is evenly circulated whilst you cook. This is deemed more efficient because you can cook food at lower temperatures and for shorter times, thus using less energy so its a more efficient way of cooking.

You can spot a fan assisted oven when you open the oven door and look inside. You can see the additional heating elements at both the top and the bottom of the oven, but no element at the back of the oven. Fan assisted ovens types can be either electric or gas ovens and also tend to give you an option to switch them on or off.

Are Double Ovens Any Good?

Double built in ovens and built-under ovens provide flexibility and are great if you are limited for space as they stack on top and can be positioned either under a counter unit or at eye level. Having had a built-under oven and now having an eye-level built-in oven my preference lays with eye-level as I find it easier to place food in the oven and also for removing hot dishes.

A point to note between a built-under double oven and built-in oven is capacity. Built-under double ovens they tend to be smaller due to manufacturing constraints. These ovens are only 12 cm taller than a single oven.

Double Built In Ovens Offer Great Benefits Including:

• Low installation costs
• Less energy usage
• Easy to clean (many offer a self cleaning function
• and or enamel interior)
• High quality
• Uniform cooking
• Reliability
• Possibly the best ovens for saving on kitchen space
• Designed to fit into kitchen cabinets as either built under or built in at eye level

How Much Does a Double Oven Cost?

Prices for double built in ovens can vary and generally you get what you pay for. When it comes down to cost, a double electric oven with what is seen as a good price for one person may seem expensive for the next, however, in our guide to the best electric double ovens we have selected a range of ovens to find what we believe to be the best value for money available on the market. Regardless of your budget, you will be able to find the best built in double oven that suits your needs.

Prices generally start at the £150 mark for something basic in the oven world, but the cost for a good built-in double electric oven will range from around £300.

Conclusion

Hopefully from reading our double electric oven review guide, you are now confident in making a purchase or have a better idea of the type of functions that you would like from your built-in oven to make sure that you purchase the right oven designed to fit your budget and lifestyle.

We know that when you are spending significant money on a kitchen appliance such as built under ovens it’s not just about the appliance, the user reviews, how many cooking functions it has or even how shiny its stainless steel is. Which is why our review includes price links to what we believe to be the best and most reliable suppliers of built under ovens where you will be guaranteed excellent customer service from order through to delivery and the best deals. These include John Lewis, Curry’s and AO.

If you are still wondering if a single oven might be better for you then you can read our review on single electric ovens.