1 WALL OVEN BUYING GUIDE A step-by-step guide to find the right wall oven for your kitchen. Published by Yale Appliance + Lighting Updated December, 2017
Wall Ovens Overview 2 Photo credit: Canyonview Construction Ltd. / Houzz Wall ovens are the most dynamic products in the appliance industry. Automatic cooking at the touch of a button is almost the norm. Wolf, Dacor, Jenn-Air, and Miele have all introduced new ovens. You can even now control your oven from your phone with two brands and bake 16 types of bread with another. Prepare to be excited. There are some great options to consider.
Wall Ovens Table of Contents 3 Click the circles to move between sections Benefits of Wall Ovens All about wall oven features and benefits Brands Highlights of the most popular brands on the market
4 How to Buy Tips on how to choose the perfect wall oven for your home About Yale A little about Yale
What s New? 5 Alexa and Voice-Activated Ovens Wall Ovens are becoming more smart with Wi-Fi and smart phone connectivity. Now, you can control your oven with your phone. It can also diagnose problems, it can also walk you through cooking like a professional chef. Jenn-Air now has the first voice activated wall ovens. You can tell your wall oven what you want through your Google device. Pretty soon, your wall oven will scan your refrigerator for ingredients and set the dishwasher to the proper cycle based on your lasagna command. This is the future of cooking. Photo credit: Jenn-Air
What s New? 6 French Doors French door wall ovens are becoming more popular. They satisfy ADA requirements and you also don't have to lift heavy food over the oven door. Viking, American Range, and BlueStar manufacture French door wall ovens. The look is also interesting and cool. Photo credit: Black & Poole via Houzz
Wall Ovens 7 Double Wall Ovens Double wall ovens are two equal sized ovens. The big advantage is one centralized cooking area. However, any other cooking product cooking products like a microwave or steam oven have to be placed elsewhere (you could put a warming drawer underneath). Double wall ovens will have 2-3 feature packages. There could be a $1,000-$4,000 difference for upgraded features like Wi-Fi, steam and automatic cooking controls. Three options for a double wall oven: 1. Double convection with their best controls 2. Single convection over a regular oven 3. Basic double oven with standard controls Photo credit: WoodWorks Inc. via Houzz
Wall Ovens 8 Single Wall Ovens Single ovens are also available in a number of features, options and prices. Single ovens are great to place under a cooktop because they can eliminate the seams in cabinetry and allow the toekick to run continuously throughout the kitchen. You may want to customize your cooking by adding a speed or steam oven over your main wall oven. Photo credit: Sub-Zero and Wolf
9 BENEFITS OF WALL OVENS All about wall oven features and benefits Photo credit: thirdstone inc. / Houzz
Wall Ovens Benefits 10 Photo credit: Yasmine Goodman / Houzz Wall ovens offer less stooping than conventional ranges and allow for two full-size ovens in one space. Additionally, the placement of a single wall oven under a counter is better looking than a regular range as there are no seams in the countertop and the toe kick can be run continuously throughout the kitchen. Over the last few years much better controls have been added to wall ovens.
Benefits 11 Sizes Wall ovens are manufactured to fit inside standard cabinet sizes of 24, 27, 30 and 36 with 30 being the most common. A 30 wall oven actually refers to the cabinet, not the actual size of the oven, which can typically be 28.5 to 29.5 wide. You want to be careful when replacing a wall oven because the dimensions will almost always differ. Photo credit: Harrell Remodeling via Houzz
Benefits 12 Gas vs. Electric There are far more electric choices than gas. However, gas is a moister heat and better for roasting whereas electric is drier and more precise for better baking. Many gas ovens are 24 inches and retrofit older installations. Photo credit: Aquidneck Properties via Houzz
Benefits 13 Speed Ovens There are two different technologies for speed ovens. Miele and Jenn-Air use a microwave to assist a convection cycle. This speeds up the cooking process considerably with good texture and taste from the convection. GE uses its own technology in their Advantium oven by employing halogen light bulbs. Photo credit: Renewal Design-Build via Houzz
Benefits 14 Warming Drawers Warming drawers are offered by every manufacturer and can be used to warm food for up to three hours. Measurements are 27, 30 and 36 wide. Warming drawers are a great option for working families who cook and eat at separate times. Photo credit: Cabinet Concepts, Greensboro via Houzz
Benefits 15 Convection Convection employs a fan in the rear of the oven and results in more even temperatures. In 2001, Wolf designed a twin convection system for even more consistency. Many manufacturers now produce an oven with the twin convection system. In 2015, Wolf redesigned their system again with high speed blowers instead of fans.
Benefits 16 Controls The future of wall oven controls comes from Dacor, Jenn-Air and Miele. Dacor has an Android-based system which will message you at the end of a cooking cycle. Miele has the M Series MasterChef which can cook most foods by the touch of a button and added steam assist to bake 16 different types of bread. Miele MasterChef Controls Video Jenn-Air Culinary Center Controls Video
Benefits 17 Meat Probe Almost all convection ovens have a meat probe. Jenn-Air and Miele have an advanced probe which adjusts cooking time for roasts, chicken and meat.
Benefits 18 Microwaves One-piece microwave units like KitchenAid, Thermador and Jenn-Air look better and are easier to install. You can also buy a microwave and trim as well. It is typically cheaper but not as attractive. Most manufacturers will now produce a matching speed oven so it looks better over a wall oven. Photo credit: Signature Kitchens via Houzz
Benefits 19 Steam Ovens Steam is the healthiest way to cook and it s not just for veggies. Steam introduces moisture and won t bake away the nutrients in your food like regular ovens. Currently, there are 5 manufacturers offering steam ovens: Thermador, Wolf, Gaggenau, Jenn-Air and Miele. Free Steam Oven Buying Guide Photo credit: Drawing Dept. via Houzz
Benefits 20 Rotisserie Only Miele, Thermador and Gaggenau offer a rotisserie at this time.
21 BRANDS Highlights of the most popular brands on the market Photo credit: The Aldrich Group LLC / Houzz
Brands Wolf 22 Wolf pioneered twin convection cooking for more consistent baking. In 2015, they have recently innovated the new VertiCross convection system where air is spread horizontally and vertically. Wolf Gourmet controls can cook any food automatically by the touch of a button. Wolf has two different ovens. The M series has the advanced convection and automatic settings. The E series is less expensive and has twin convection. M Series E Series
Brands Miele 23 Family-owned for over 100 years, Miele outsources almost nothing in their production, including controls. Their MasterChef controls can cook almost any food perfectly by just inputting the type of food and weight. Their quality manufacturing accounts for the lowest repair rate in the industry at 5.5% in the first year. In 2015, they added Steam Assist and modes to cook 16 different types of bread.
Brands Jenn-Air 24 The new Jenn-Air has been revitalized to the tune of $300 million by parent Whirlpool and offers the most fully functional controls in the industry. Like the MasterChef, Jenn-Air offers preprogrammed guides but adds pictures of what the food will look like once cooked. In 2015, they added Wi-Fi so you can control the oven from your phone. Jenn-Air has a compelling rebate program with free dishwashers and other rebates with qualifying purchases.
Brands Thermador 25 Thermador offers two different styles: The contemporary M Series and the more traditional, knob controlled P Series. Thermador has a great reputation for rate of repair along with the most aggressive rebates, including free dishwashers and hoods with qualifying purchases. Thermador is also one of the few brands that offers a rotisserie. However, Thermador is an older unit with single convection and older styled controls.
Brands 26 Gaggenau Gaggenau is the most unique because of their Bang & Olufsen controls. Their wall oven has a side swing door so you won t have to lift and reach to place food in the oven. Gaggenau also has an impressive amount of cooking modes and incredible reliability at just 2.9% serviced in the first year. Gaggenau has become relevant again with really modern styling, great warranty of up to 7 years and cool features like handle less doors Click below for more Makeover Monday: Gaggenau Wall Ovens
Brands Viking 27 Viking has fallen out of favor the last few years due to quality concerns. New owner Middleby has placed manufacturing competence as a first priority. They are available in a variety of custom colors and have a 3-year warranty. They have a new French door style oven, but here is a tip: Do not be the first to buy it. Always check the service ratings before buying any Viking Product.
Brands KitchenAid 28 For a company known for dishwashers, they also market a surprisingly good wall oven with excellent controls for less money than Jenn-Air and Miele. I like this option because you buy exactly what you need and open your kitchen to different possibilities than just two ovens. For example, speed ovens combine microwave and convection for faster cooking Click below for more Separate Single Ovens or Double Wall Oven
Brands Dacor 29 This wall oven is a great piece of technology. It can be operated completely from your phone via app. You can change temperature as well as turn on and off. The oven can also message you at the end of a cooking cycle. You can access the internet, watch videos or play Pandora radio right on the oven with the Android tablet controls. Certain wall ovens can be integrated, but most people do not install wall ovens flush like this. It s a nice detail. Click below for more Makeover Monday: Integrated Appliances
Brands Bosch Benchmark 30 Bosch Benchmark is different from regular Bosch line with its more commercial appearance. They also feature a robust LCD display and a side swing door. You won t have to lift a heavy turkey over the door with a side swing oven. A wall oven/microwave combo is a good idea in smaller spaces. You keep the cooking centrally located and the microwave is not on the countertop. The Bosch version installs easily, but both pieces can be serviced or replaced separately down the road Click below for more Makeover Monday: Bosch Appliances
Brands Bosch 31 Bosch has clean lines, but is surprisingly affordable with their rebate program. Look at their Benchmark series for a more industrial look as well as better controls and side swing doors.
32 HOW TO BUY How to choose the perfect wall oven for your home Photo credit: Angela Flournoy / Houzz
Wall Ovens How to Buy 33 Photo credit: Optimise Design / Houzz You have very good options from almost every perspective whether you want style, features, or an economical price. If you like technology, Jenn-Air and Dacor can be controlled by your phone. Miele has steam and simple, intuitive controls. The cooking system from Wolf looks promising. Bosch and KitchenAid have good products at a lower price.
Wall Ovens 34 Reliability Wall ovens now come with all sorts of cool features and technology, but which one is most reliable? We analyze our own statistics based on repair calls. Read: Most Reliable Wall Ovens
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Buying Strategies Wisdom of Crowds 36 Buy where you re comfortable There are tons of stores and products, but a limited number of consumers. Check review sites like Google and the Better Business Bureau before you purchase. Remember, any store can sell an appliance; the biggest issues are shipping and service.
37 ABOUT US Proud to be family owned and operated since 1923 Photo credit: Ken Gutmaker Architectural Photography / Houzz
Wall Ovens About Us 38 Since 1923 Family owned and operated since 1923. Now with two locations. Yale has been based in Boston for over 90 years and operates two showrooms; in Boston and Framingham. We operate the largest independent service and repair department in New England with 50 people and 21 service technicians. We have over 60 wall ovens and 9 live kitchens between our two locations where our own chef tests these products daily. Schedule a Free Consultation with our Appliance Experts
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