Siemens HB84K552B Oven reviews

Siemens HB84K552B Oven reviews reviews

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This oven is a good all rounder.

£729 – £800 at 6 retailers out of 416 retailers checked

7.3 out of 10 based on 4 reviews.

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Ease of use	7.2
Features	7.0
Design	7.2
Performance	7.3
Capacity	8.0
Features and programmes	7.7
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	7.2

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Jane, Kent Family cook

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: NB: We have only had the appliance installed for about a week, so there are preliminary observations. The primary good point for us is that the facade nearly matches a Siemens Quantum Speed oven immediately below the new one in the housing. It replaces a Quantum Speed combi-oven. We wanted to maintain the Siemens stainless steel look as we also have an excellent Siemens warming drawer. We also found it fairly easy to adjust the basic settings.
Bad points:: 1. Installation: the Siemens Quantum Speed combi oven that this model replaced was plugged into a professionally installed electrical socket with isolator switch. We thought we would be able to do the same with this one, but it must be hard-wired so we incurred an electrician's bill of about £80.00 on top of the considerable price of the new oven. 2) Microwave features: The previous oven had a glass turntable whereas this only has shelves/pans. While we knew that this was the case when we ordered this unit, we preferred the turntable for microwaving . We are probably still on a learning curve as to which settings to use on the new one, but initially we have had some hiccups in figuring out times. For an oven which features a microwave feature, we were disappointed that a glass tray is an optional accessory (another £60 or so). 3) Build quality: This does not seem as robust as the QuantumSpeed unit, for example the knobs seem flimsier. 4) Temperature selection (non-microwave): this is done by turning the dial; again we preferred the digital display on the Quantum Speed.

One general observation: for the size of the unit, the actual cooking space is small in comparison (46 litres I believe), with the rest of the space occupied by controls.

Finally, as pointed out in the good points, these are comments made after using the appliance for just over a week. If we had had an opportunity to see the appliance in store and had known about the hard-wiring plus glass plan not coming with it, I'm not sure whether we would have purchased it. The need for hard-wiring, in particular, could be made more obvious in the product descriptions online ( this is not particularly directed at the website/company from which we purchased the product, as we looked at several sites.

Ease of use	5.0
Design	5.0
Performance	5.0
Features and programmes	5.0
Value for money	5.0
Overall rating	5.0

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Mar 2012

Malcolm, Bridgend, South Wales Family cook

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: good size interior to use for large items. Clear controls and easy clean.
Bad points:: expense compared to my last combi oven, but to get same size as old combi oven, needed to go for this maker, model and size

Ease of use	8.0
Design	8.0
Performance	8.0
Features and programmes	9.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Oct 2012

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Product Features

Construction	Built-in
Built-in machines have a cabinet door attached to the front of them so that they look like the rest of your kitchen. Freestanding machines can be seen and the machine can be placed in any position in your kitchen.
Main heating type	Convection
Conventional ovens heat from the bottom so the top of the oven will be slightly hotter than the bottom. This is useful when you’re cooking lots of different dishes at a time. However, they do take a little longer than fan ovens to heat up. Convection (or fan) ovens circulate the air so that you get an even temperature throughout the oven. They are quicker to heat up which means they save on energy and time. Multifunction (convection or conventional) ovens give you the flexibility to use different methods of cooking. They usually have both fan and conventional settings as well as pizza settings that will only cook from the bottom, giving you a crispy pizza, or top-only cooking that is very useful for browning.
Height in cm	45.4
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Width in cm	59.5

Release date	2009-08-24
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Siemens iQ500

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Manufacturer's Description

Design
Day/night glass and metal fascia
2 retractable controls
Control dials with metal cap
Push buttons
White display with blue indicator lights
Bar handle
Stainless steel handle fixing blocks
Seamless fascia and door frame design
Flush fitting door
Drop down door

Key features
Electronic control
Control panel lock
Automatic safety switch off

Features
Catalytic back liner
Electronic oven clock timer
Automatic on/off programmer
1 interior halogen light
Moulded enamelled oven interior
3 shelf positions
Heat reflective glass

Programmes/functions
6 main functions:
3D hot air oven cooking, full width surface grill, hot air grilling, conventional oven, microwave, combination operation
5 automatic cooking programmes
5 automatic defrost programmes
10 automatic combination programmes
3 programmable steps

Performance/technical information
Oven capacity: 42 litres
Installation in tall housing
Installation in base unit/under work surface
5 microwave power levels
Maximum microwave power level: 900 W

Standard accessories
Full width enamelled pan
Wire pan inser

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