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Westinghouse WLE543WC review

Westinghouse WLE543WC

CHOICE Expert Rating

79%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent cooktop.
  • Excellent for making scones.
  • Excellent for melting chocolate.
  • Excellent for meringues.
  • Excellent for rice.
  • Excellent for stir-frying.
  • Excellent for white sauce.
  • Very good for pizza.
  • Very good for roasting chicken.
  • Very good oven performance.
  • Cooktop controls – Controls positioned at the back above the cooktop and makes them inaccessible to children.
  • Cooktop controls – Large clear written labelling with low, med, high grading.
  • Cooktop controls – Large controls with cross bar.
  • Grill – Separate grill.
  • Oven clean – Moulded shelf supports are easy to clean and wipe over
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Cooktop – No 'on' indication light when cooktop is in use.
  • Cooktop – OK layout of hotplates (simmer zones at the front).
  • Cooktop – Poor choice of cooking zones 3 small one medium.
  • Cooktop – Saucepan / pan larger than 21cm may not be efficient.
  • Cooktop clean – Spills can bake on making cleaning difficult.
  • Cooktop controls – Controls positioned on the back panel above the cooktop. Need to lean across hotplates to access.
  • Grill – Grill tray slides into shelf support and has a stopper that doesn't prevent the tray from being pulled out accidentally.
  • Grill – Grill tray tilts more than 19° when pulled out and sits on open oven door. Food can slide off.
  • Grill – Shelf supports are loosely fitted, which make it much easier for the grill tray to be pulled right out.
  • No telescopic runners.
  • Oven clean – Gap between door and glass can trap residue and condensation.
  • Oven clean – Metal shield above and in front of grill element in separate grill compartment cannot be removed making cleaning very difficult.
  • Oven controls – Dial control for temperature may not be accurate.
  • Oven controls – Labelling for controls may fade over time.
  • Oven controls – May need to refer to the manual initially to set the timers / clock.
  • Relatively small baking volume

Type

Type
Electric
Cooktop
Ceramic
Width
54cm

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
79%
Oven performance
85%
Cooktop performance
98%
Oven ease of use
64%
Cooktop ease of use
67%
Grilling score
70%
Multiple shelf baking score
98%
Low temperature baking score
95%
Roasting score
80%
High temperature base cooking score
80%
Turn-down score
100%
Low temperature cooking score
90%
High temperature/wok cooking score
100%
Melting chocolate score
100%
Boil time
7 min 11 sec (no boost function)
Catalytic liner coverage
N/A
Ease of changing oven light
Fairly easy to replace globe (positioned in the back left corner).
Instructions
Only quick start guide provided. Need to go online and download full manual. Multiple models listed in one user manual, which can be confusing. Comprehensive instructions with cooking guidelines.

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)
15.5, 15.5, 15.5, 20.5
Recommended pan size (cm)
Not stated
Cooking zone configuration
Simmer (front right front, front left and rear right), medium (rear left)
Cooktop material
Ceramic
Claimed external dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
1150 x 540 x 620
Measured internal oven dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
293 x 475 x 420
Measured internal oven volume (L)
58
Trivet type
N/A
Claimed element wattage (kW)
Simmer (3): 1.2, medium: 2.0
Claimed burner rating (MJ/hr)
N/A
Website
westinghouse.com.au

Cost

Price
$1,749.00
Oven running costs over 10 years
$460.00

Features

Air fryer mode
Bottom element
Control type for the cooktop
Dials
Control type for the oven
Two large dials for oven and grill temperature plus digital display for clock and timer with press buttons
Door can be removed
Drop-down grill element for cleaning
Dual cooking zone
Easy to view food on top shelf
Extendable cooking zone
Fingerprint resistant
Flexi zone
N/A
Glass can be removed
Grill safety guard
Meat probe
Number of oven baking trays
1
Number of oven shelves
2
Power boost
Preheat indicator
Yes (visual)
Rapid heating
Rotisserie
Steam clean
Top and bottom element
Top element and full grill
Not specified
Viewing through door
Good visibility through panel (darker front glass)
Internal light
Back wall, top left corner
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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