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 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

Part of the process of making bread is to prove it. 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 double built-in 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 you can 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 double 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, Zanussi, Hoover, AEG and Bosch.

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. For further information on range cookers, you can read our review on the best electric range cookers.

Electric Double Oven Buying Guide

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

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 the electric range that has 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 cooking modes and functions. Some of the desirable ovens have a pizza function, timers, baking pre-programmed functions and more.

Are Double Ovens Any Good?

Double built-in 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 ovens offer great benefits:

• Low installation costs
• Less energy usage
• Easy to clean
• High quality
• Uniform cooking
• Reliability

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 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.

If you are still wondering if a single oven might be better for you then you can read our review on single electric ovens or maybe you would like to check out our review to find more about the best double oven electric ranges.