Ovens

Ilve HNFF906WMP review

Ilve HNFF906WMP

CHOICE Expert Rating

68%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good oven performance.
  • Cooktop – Layout of burners: Very good positioning of burners.
  • Oven clean – Control knobs cannot be removed for cleaning of the control panel.
  • Oven clean – Grill element can be lowered for easy cleaning.
  • Oven controls – Digital clock and timer fairly easy to program.
  • Oven controls – No bending to view control function symbols, the symbols are around the outside of the dials.
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Cooktop – Pan support: Only OK, stable on all burners except small pot on small burner unstable.
  • Cooktop – There is restricted access to some burners when in use due to proximity to other burners.
  • Cooktop – Trivets: Can slide a little with non-slip feet.
  • Cooktop clean – Burners: burner surround is aluminium, can stain easily making it harder to clean.
  • Cooktop clean – Cooktop surface: stainless steel can be difficult to clean, shows finger print marks, may require extra attention (polishing).
  • Cooktop clean – The trivets have a slightly rough cast iron surface makes it difficult to clean.
  • Cooktop clean – Trivets: cast iron trivets are heavy, bulky and divided into 3 can be difficult to clean in a domestic sink.
  • Cooktop controls – Controls are positioned at the front of the appliance making them accessible to children.
  • Cooktop controls – Controls can be a little confusing as to which burner is for each control, partially grouped together, no grading line only a high and low flame symbol.
  • Grill – Does not have means of preventing the grill shelf being accidentally pulled right out.
  • No half grill.
  • Oven – Door is quite heavy, stays in position, can slam shut.
  • Oven – Light may not work when first installed, it needs to be activated by pressing in the oven function dial, this information is not in the instruction manual.
  • Oven clean – Baking tray and shelves are difficult to clean in a domestic sink.
  • Oven clean – Condensation or spills can run between the door glass, glass and door can be removed but fiddly.
  • Oven clean – Cracks and crevices may accumulate dirt and grime, control knobs can not be removed for cleaning, difficult to clean around control panel.
  • Oven clean – Fairly smooth with some cracks and crevices, ok to wipe over black finish shows any blackened baked on residue.
  • Grill – Grill shelf does not tilt down so that contents of the tray are spilled.
  • Oven clean – Only Ok coverage of catalytic liners.
  • Oven clean – Only OK to clean stainless steel, other areas show smudges and requires effort to clean.
  • Oven clean – Shelf supports are only OK to remove, as the catalytic liners are also supported by the shelf supports.
  • Oven controls – Labelling on control panel is faint.
  • Oven controls – No grading on temperature dial, difficult to accurately set temperature.
  • Oven controls – Temperature dial and control dial are not grouped together

Type

Type
Dual fuel
Cooktop
Gas
Width
90cm

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
68%
Oven performance
81%
Cooktop performance
71%
Oven ease of use
63%
Cooktop ease of use
58%
Grilling score
70%
Multiple shelf baking score
80%
Low temperature baking score
85%
Roasting score
80%
High temperature base cooking score
90%
Turn-down score
70%
Low temperature cooking score
85%
High temperature/wok cooking score
80%
Melting chocolate score
50%
Boil time
Not available
Catalytic liner coverage
Not tested
Ease of changing oven light
Following instructions globes on the back wall are only OK to access and replace as they are close to the ceiling
Instructions
Basic instructions (can be confusing due to multiple languages and more than one model).

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
Warranty (years)
2
Country of origin
Italy

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Number of cooking zones
6
Cooking zone size (cm, diameter)
Not tested
Recommended pan size (cm)
Not tested
Cooking zone configuration
Back left, centre and right – Large Front middle and right – medium/low Front left – triple ring wok
Cooktop material
Stainless steel
Claimed external dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
750 x 900 x 600
Measured internal oven dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
290 x 640 x 410
Measured internal oven volume (L)
76
Trivet type
Cast Iron
Claimed element wattage (kW)
N/A
Claimed burner rating (MJ/hr)
Simmer – 6.2; Medium – 10; Wok – 12.5
Website
ilve.com.au

Cost

Price
$3,590.00
Oven running costs over 10 years
$608.00

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
OK
Internal light
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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