Bosch HLS79R351A
Good Points
- Excellent for grilling.
- Excellent for melting chocolate.
- Excellent for meringues.
- Excellent for pizza.
- Excellent for roasting chicken.
- Excellent for white sauce.
- Excellent oven performance.
- Very good cooktop.
- Very good for making scones.
- Very good for rice.
- Accurate digital display of cooking zone setting shown front and centre of cooktop.
- Cooktop has a red 'on' indicator light.
- Cooktop surface does not have an edge that traps dirt.
- Glass scraper provided.
- Obvious as to which control is for each cooking zone.
- Has a smokeless grill tray.
- Has telescopic runners.
- Highest brand reliability.
- Highest owner satisfaction.
- Baking trays and pans have an easy-clean surface.
- Oven has retractable dials.
- Shelf number guide beside door cavity opening.
- Soft close door.
Bad Points
- Only OK layout of cooking zones (simmer zone at the back right) and medium zone is right rear.
- Saucepan/pan with a diameter larger than 21cm may not be efficient.
- Touch controls on cooktop may not respond if covered with grease and grime.
- Controls are close in proximity to the cooking zones.
- Labelling is small.
- Small touch controls, slightly crowded.
- Grill tray slides into shelf support and has a stopper but does not prevent the tray from being pulled out accidentally.
- Cooling fan during pyrolytic cleaning is noisy.
- Gap between oven door and glass can trap condensation.
- Telescopic runners are fiddly to remove and difficult to clean.
- Oven controls are positioned at the front and children can easily access them.
- Functions symbols are small.
- Limited grip on oven dials.
- May need to refer to the manual initially to set the timer/clock and for touch controls.
- No separate 'on' indicator light.
- Some function symbols are not obvious.
- Oven shelves have stoppers but may not prevent the tray from being pulled out accidentally.
- Shelves move out loosely but come out far enough to manipulate the food.
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