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Electrolux EFE914DSD review

Electrolux EFE914DSD

CHOICE Expert Rating

80%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent cooktop.
  • Excellent for grilling, making scones, melting chocolate, meringues, stir-frying and white sauce.
  • Cooktop – Good stability for a small pan or coffee pot on all burners, except wok.
  • Cooktop – Labelling around outside of control dial, makes it easier for viewing.
  • Cooktop – Trivets are stable with non-slip feet and divided into 3 pieces.
  • Cooktop – Very good layout of burners, wok in the middle with large and simmer at the front.
  • Cooktop – Wok trivet supplied.
  • Cooktop clean – Control knobs can be removed to allow for cleaning around controls.
  • Cooktop clean – Trivets are divided into 3, making them easier to clean in a domestic sink.
  • Cooktop controls – Obvious as to which control for each cooking zone.
  • Grill – Can view food cooking under the grill on the top shelf.
  • Grill – Grill tray is divided into two and sits inside the shelf support and has stoppers to prevent the tray from being pulled out accidentally.
  • Grill – No shield guard in front of grill element, but grill element is recessed.
  • Has telescopic runners.
  • Oven clean – Door and glass can be removed.
  • Oven clean – Grill element can be lowered for easy cleaning, need to unscrew.
  • Oven clean – Oven exterior is mostly glass with some brushed stainless steel, less likely to show fingerprint marks.
  • Oven clean – Steam cleaning function.
  • Oven controls – Large digital display is bright and clear with written functions.
  • Oven controls – Oven functions have written labelling with symbols.
  • Oven controls – Oven labelling is printed under glass therefore will not fade over time.
  • Oven controls – Separate 'on' indicator light.
  • Oven general – Excellent visibility through panel and internal light.
  • Oven general – Oven has a storage area for trays.
  • Oven general – Shelves have stoppers that prevent the tray from being pulled out accidentally
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Cooktop clean – Cast iron trivets are heavy, bulky.
  • Cooktop clean – Stainless steel can be difficult to clean can smudge and scratch may require extra attention (polishing).
  • Cooktop clean – The trivets have a rough cast iron surface which makes it a little more difficult to clean.
  • Cooktop controls – Controls positioned at the front makes them easy to access by children.
  • Cooktop controls – No child lock on controls.
  • Oven clean – Gap between door and glass can trap condensation.
  • Oven controls – Controls are positioned at the front and children can easily access them.
  • Oven controls – No audible signal once preheated.
  • Oven controls – Oven controls have limited grip.
  • Oven controls – Temperature dial may not be accurate

Type

Type
Dual fuel
Cooktop
Gas
Width
90cm

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
80%
Oven performance
87%
Cooktop performance
91%
Oven ease of use
70%
Cooktop ease of use
73%
Grilling score
90%
Multiple shelf baking score
90%
Low temperature baking score
90%
Roasting score
80%
High temperature base cooking score
85%
Turn-down score
75%
Low temperature cooking score
100%
High temperature/wok cooking score
90%
Melting chocolate score
100%
Boil time
Not available
Catalytic liner coverage
N/A
Ease of changing oven light
Ok to replace globes, positioned on the left and right back of the ceiling.
Instructions
Comprehensive instructions with cooking guidelines. Includes other models.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
2
Country of origin
Not stated

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Number of cooking zones
5
Cooking zone size (cm, diameter)
Not tested
Recommended pan size (cm)
Not tested
Cooking zone configuration
Simmer – Left front , Medium – Left rear and right rear, Large – right front, Wok – Centre middle
Cooktop material
Stainless steel
Claimed external dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
930 x 895 x 600
Measured internal oven dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
360 x 790 x 430
Measured internal oven volume (L)
122
Trivet type
Cast iron
Claimed element wattage (kW)
N/A
Claimed burner rating (MJ/hr)
Simmer – 5.1; Medium (2) – 9; Large – ?; Wok – 22
Website
electrolux.com.au

Cost

Price
$3,290.00
Oven running costs over 10 years
$829.00

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
Ceiling towards back
Clock
Timer
Cooktop residual heat indicator
N/A
Childproof lock
Self cleaning surfaces (catalytic liners)
Self-cleaning function (pyrolytic)
Smokeless grill tray
Telescopic runners
Storage drawer
Automatic programming
Flame failure protection
Yes (gas cuts out or reignites)
Fan forced
Fan assist
Fan grill
Grill only
Half grill
Defrost
Pizza mode
Turbo
Top element
Steam function

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