hotpoint double oven DD25-401X
3/5
I needed a new oven - didn't want to pay more than £400, so ended up with this - in the instruction manual is says "any condensation can be mopped up with a dry cloth" - OMG - first thing I cooked, two chicken breasts - oven swimming with condensation - next day, two lamb steaks - same - can't cope with this - don't like it at all. I am in my mid-70's and have cooked all my life, but never experienced anything like this. It is also higher than my last double oven, because it has a "drip" tray underneath the main door - for the condensation I suppose - I am only 4'10" and consequently cannot reach anything cooked in the top oven or the grill because of the extra height. Two other faults with the oven, the light is at the back, which means if you have a casserole dish in there, you can't see a thing, and if you want only half the grill on, instead of either the front or the back of the grill elements being used, it is the left side - you tell me, how you can get one item under the left side of the grill, when the grill pan doesn't go that far over! - wish I had done more research - can't afford to change it, so I will just have to live with it - no, don't like it at all. It looks nice though!
