Ovens

Westinghouse WFE647SA review

Westinghouse WFE647SA

CHOICE Expert Rating

82%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent for making scones, melting chocolate, meringues, pizza and roasting chicken.
  • Excellent oven performance.
  • Cooktop – Very good layout (large and small hotplate at the front).
  • Cooktop clean – Control knobs can be removed to allow for cleaning around controls.
  • Cooktop clean – Cooktop edge has a no groove that can trap dirt.
  • Cooktop controls – Large clear written labelling and grading.
  • Cooktop controls – Large controls with cross bar.
  • Grill – Grill is separate from the oven.
  • Grill – Grill tray sits on a telescopic runner, slides out easily.
  • Oven clean – Fingerprint resistant stainless steel.
  • Oven clean – Moulded shelf supports are easy to clean and wipe over.
  • Oven controls – Preheat light goes out once temperature is reached
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Cooktop – Large cooking zone fits a 22cm base pan only.
  • Cooktop controls – Controls positioned at the front which makes them easy to access by children.
  • Grill – Grill tray is not height adjustable.
  • No telescopic runners.
  • Oven clean – Difficult to clean inside grill area limited access.
  • Oven clean – Gap between door and glass can trap condensation.
  • Oven clean – Some baked on blackened areas difficult to remove from oven surface.
  • Oven clean – Some crevices on back wall around fan.
  • Oven controls – Controls positioned at the front and can be easily accessed by children.
  • Oven controls – Labelling may fade over time.
  • Oven controls – Manual timer may not be accurate.
  • Oven controls – May need to refer to the manual initially to set the timers / clock.
  • Oven controls – Temperature control dial may not be accurate

Type

Type
Electric
Cooktop
Ceramic
Width
60cm

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
82%
Oven performance
91%
Cooktop performance
86%
Oven ease of use
74%
Cooktop ease of use
78%
Grilling score
75%
Multiple shelf baking score
95%
Low temperature baking score
100%
Roasting score
90%
High temperature base cooking score
95%
Turn-down score
85%
Low temperature cooking score
85%
High temperature/wok cooking score
75%
Melting chocolate score
100%
Boil time
Not available
Catalytic liner coverage
Not tested
Ease of changing oven light
Reasonably easy to remove and replace globe positioned in the back left corner
Instructions
Fairly comprehensive instructions with some cooking guidelines. Includes other models.

Sustainability

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

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
Simmer, large dual, medium
Cooktop material
Ceramic
Claimed external dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
910 x 540 x 630
Measured internal oven dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
300 x 475 x 420
Measured internal oven volume (L)
60
Trivet type
N/A
Claimed element wattage (kW)
Simmer (2) 1.2
Large dual 1.0
Medium 1.8
Claimed burner rating (MJ/hr)
N/A
Website
westinghouse.com.au

Cost

Price
$1,690.00
Oven running costs over 10 years
$441.00

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
Left corner rear wall
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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