Bosch HBN131551B Electric Single Oven Reviews

52 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This oven scores high on performance. - It has no outstanding negative points. “The oven is the best one out of 5 i had over the years. it is of very good…” Kathleen, Grantham, Lincolnshire View all 52 real customer reviews

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52 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
94% of people recommend it.

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Design	9.1
Ease of use	9.3
Performance	9.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.8
Overall rating	9.1

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Score 10.0/10

Kathleen, Grantham, Lincolnshire

+ The oven is the best one out of 5 I had over the years. It is of very good quality, very easily to clean and with problem in my joints that is something I needed. and when useing the oven to cook I found it very easy to use, If I had to buy another one then I would buy this one.

- The drip tray should come out to the door a little more other then that there are no bad points

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jul 2007

Score 10.0/10

Linda, Spilsby

+ This is a lovely oven. Very easy to use and clean. The best oven I have had.

- No bad points.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ programmable timer very easy to use

- Can't have oven on conventional heat without fan

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Oct 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Internal Size
Large grill pan
Retractable control knobs

- Reviewer left no comment

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Elaine, Kent

+ Its simple and easy to use . We use to have an oven with all the different cooking options, but found we didn't use most of them. This has everything we need and cooks the food beautifully without drying it out like some other fan ovens tend to do.
Its has a large internal oven area so you can fit alot in. Some of the ovens I looked at were quite small compared.
I have quite a few Bosch appliances and havent been let down by them yet !
Looks great in black and doesn't mark like some stainless steel ovens do.

- None that I can find !

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Rick, Cambridge

+ A-rated energy efficiency.
Door stays cool when in use.

- Can't really think of any.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

valerie, wakefield

+ a lovely cooker

- Reviewer left no comment

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Brenda, Eccles , “I'm not easy to ”

+ It look so good and is easy to clean and easy to use looks very modern and matches the bosch hob beautifully 10 out of 10 all round

- None

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ child lock, heats up quickly. Quieter than a submarine running on battery power.

- knobs quite small, so lots of grip needed to turn them.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

Glynis, Norwich

+ very Quite does what it says

- No cable to fix to mains had to pay out before we could get it fixed

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Ian, Burgess Hill

+ nice design

- no handle for grill pan

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Bob, Chandlers Ford

+ Efficient and heats up very fact

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ much better than old oven

- bit annoyed it didnt come with a cable fitted

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Mrs Clark,Hampshire”

+ Very quiet and heats up quickly.Good value for money

- Only disadvantage is that the grill element doesn't seem to release for cleaning.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Cooks well, looks fine and A rated energy efficient.

- When opening the door after cooking - very very hot so keep your face away.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Chris, Royal Docks, London , “Family users - busy”

+ Very easy to install and use. Simple but flexible controls. Good value for money - nothing you don't use and have to pay lots for.

- Inside surface could be easier to clean. Fan occasionally a bit noisy.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

R , Bedfordshire

+ Neat compact

- Small cooking volume

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Aug 2008

Score 6.0/10

Paddy, Scunthorpe , “not a natural cook”

+ good looking with big glass door front

- limited shelf options and shelves have a lip which annoys me when pulling food out.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Jean, Beckenham, Kent , “I'm a with-it granny”

+ Very quick to heat up and easy to clean. Also simple straightforward controls.

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use, efficient heating, good timer and oven automatically switches on and off :) Easy to clean.

- None - but would prefer a separate grill, but not many ovens on the market with one!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

John, York , “63years old”

+ Everything we expected and more.

- None.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jul 2008

Score 7.0/10

Monica, Lossiemouth

+ Felt it was expensive but we needed a white cooker that was good quality and there wasnt much choice. The Child lock is good as we have a toddler, the oven space and the amount of racks is good too.

- The racks wobble a bit and dip when you are pulling them out so far.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

M, Berkshire

+ All of it is good

- If you are replacing an old oven beware of how efficient this is and consider using the guidlines in the user manual for cooking times rather than relying on experience! It seems to run slightly hotter than the temperature selected.

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purchased 03 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Matthew, Wadhurst

+ Quiet operation.
Quick to heat up.
Easy to operate.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 23 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

verina, west sussex

+ easy to clean oven cooks very evenly

- thermostat dial could be better

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purchased 05 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Neat and efficient design.

- None as yet

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purchased 22 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Manager with catering experience”

+ The oven is quiet and effficient and easy to clean. The oven light and glass panel door makes it easy to keep an eye on products being cooked.

- Oven shelves could be pulled out as there is no device to ensure this cannot happen

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purchased 28 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “nothing”

+ Spacious interior. Fast all round cooking.

- None so far

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purchased 19 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Evelyne, Botley

+ easy to use -- easy to install

- I wish a cookbook was included with it - it does not seem to show all possibilities of cooking - like for example braising?

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purchased 29 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Wide door window and bright internal light. Good range of functions.

- Temperature button hides some of the settings selected because buttons can only be pushed in when set on '0'.

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purchased 27 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Aoife , Southamptonq

+ Very simple design and easy to use. I like that you can lock the buttons so small children cannot turn the knobs and ruin your dinner!!

- It can be hard to clean the inside walls of the oven as the shelving brackets are not removable.

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purchased 26 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Susan, Darlington

+ the oven is easy to use and looks good too, I am really pleased with it

- given that the cooking options are different I think the handbook could be more helpful. It would also be nice to be provided with a grill pan handle

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purchased 09 Feb 2009

Score 10.0/10

Chris, North Devon

+ I wanted a basic, no frills fan oven and this is it. Quality build, easy to clean, nice to use. Not paying for things I don't need.

- Takes slightly longer to cook than my old freestanding Creda, but I soon got used to it. Bosch build quality is vastly superior.

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purchased 09 Feb 2009

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Product Features

Fuel	Electric
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.
Oven Cavity	Single
Heating Type of Main Oven	Fan
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. 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 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.
Self Cleaning	None
Self-cleaning ovens can come with catalytic liners or pyrolytic programmes. Calalytic liners are the bumpy surfaces which line the inside walls of the oven. They absorb the food and grease and break it down so that the oven is easier to clean. Pyrolytic programmes run for a couple of hours and burn off all the grime in your oven at temperatures up to 500°C. As it gets so hot, the oven door usually locks so that all you need to do is sweep up the ash that’s left over at the end.
Finish	Multi
Energy Efficiency	A
The more efficient the product, the less energy it needs and the more you get for your money. ‘A’ rated products are the most efficient and ‘G’ rated products are the least efficient. The most efficient products can now be identified by new ‘A’ and ‘A*’ ratings.
Height in mm	597
Width in mm	560

Depth in mm	550
Cool Door	Yes
A cool door will make sure the door does not heat up as you’re cooking. A great feature if you have small children.
Non-tip Shelves	No
Non-tip shelves enable you to pull the shelves out, rather than reaching deep into the oven to take something out. As the name suggests, when you pull the shelves out, they don’t tip forwards.
Grill Function	Yes
The grill function is useful for browning and crisping up food.
Release Date	12 May 2004
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Dimensions (mm)	595x595x548
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Depth in cm	55

Colour	White
The main colour of the product.
Number of Cooking Zones	1
Clock	Yes
Cooking Program	Yes
Width in cm	59.5
Height in cm	59.5
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Display	Yes

Also known as: Bosch HBN1315

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Manufacturer's Description

Hot air cooking – heat is evenly distribute throughout the oven. Equally effective for batch baking and roasting. This means that sweet and savoury items can be evenly cooked on three shelf levels at the same time.