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Bosch HCA854450A review

Bosch HCA854450A

CHOICE Expert Rating

80%
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Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent oven performance.
  • Very good grill.
  • Oven – Soft close door.
  • Retractable controls are easy to wipe over.
  • Oven – There's a shelf number guide beside the door cavity opening.
  • Oven – Shelves, baking trays and pans have a smooth coating making it easier to clean.
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Cooktop edge has a fine groove that can trap dirt.
  • Cooktop – It's not obvious which control is for each cooking zone.
  • Cooktop – Controls positioned at the front makes them easy to access by children.
  • Cooktop – Control size is OK with no cross bar.
  • Oven – Grill tray slides into shelf support.
  • Oven – Grill tray and shelves have stoppers but they don't prevent the tray from being pulled out accidentally.

Type

Type
Electric
Cooktop
Ceramic
Width
60cm

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
80%
Oven performance
91%
Cooktop performance
79%
Oven ease of use
73%
Cooktop ease of use
77%
Grilling score
85%
Multiple shelf baking score
88%
Low temperature baking score
100%
Roasting score
85%
High temperature base cooking score
90%
Turn-down score
75%
Low temperature cooking score
85%
High temperature/wok cooking score
55%
Melting chocolate score
100%
Boil time
Not available
Catalytic liner coverage
Not tested
Ease of changing oven light
May be difficult to replace large globe, positioned in the centre of the ceiling
Instructions
Very comprehensive instructions with cooking guidelines.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
2
Country of origin
Greece

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Number of cooking zones
4
Cooking zone size (cm, diameter)
Not tested
Recommended pan size (cm)
Not tested
Cooking zone configuration
1 x simmer, 1 x large, 1 x dual, 1 x extendable oval zone
Cooktop material
Ceramic
Claimed external dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
900 x 600 x 600
Measured internal oven dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
300 x 490 x 400
Measured internal oven volume (L)
59
Trivet type
N/A
Claimed element wattage (kW)
Left front – 1.8
Left rear- 2.4
Right front – 0.75 / 2.2
Right rear- 1.2
Claimed burner rating (MJ/hr)
N/A
Website
bosch-home.com.au

Cost

Price
$3,199.00
Oven running costs over 10 years
$428.00

Features

Air fryer mode
Bottom element
Not specified
Control type for the cooktop
Not tested
Control type for the oven
Not tested
Door can be removed
Drop-down grill element for cleaning
Dual cooking zone
Not specified
Easy to view food on top shelf
Extendable cooking zone
Not specified
Fingerprint resistant
Not specified
Flexi zone
Not specified
Glass can be removed
Grill safety guard
Meat probe
Not specified
Number of oven baking trays
Not specified
Number of oven shelves
Not specified
Power boost
Not specified
Preheat indicator
Not tested
Rapid heating
Not specified
Rotisserie
Not specified
Steam clean
Not specified
Top and bottom element
Not specified
Top element and full grill
Not specified
Viewing through door
Excellent
Internal light
Clock
Timer
Cooktop residual heat indicator
Childproof lock
Self cleaning surfaces (catalytic liners)
Self-cleaning function (pyrolytic)
Smokeless grill tray
Telescopic runners
Storage drawer
Automatic programming
Flame failure protection
N/A
Fan forced
Fan assist
Fan grill
Grill only
Half grill
Defrost
Pizza mode
Turbo
Top element
Steam function

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