Wall ovens are popular with serious home chefs and remodelers alike because they put your food at eye level, making it easier to check on what you’re cooking.
With so many wall ovens on the market, we spent time looking at several wall oven reviews on top-selling models. When we decide what to test, we look at a wide variety of options in different price ranges. Some have special features that can help make you a better baker, while others get out of the way and let you cook without any help. All are designed to fit into an existing cutout for hassle-free installation.
Here are the best wall ovens you can buy right now.
What You Should Know Before Buying a Wall Oven
What Is a Wall Oven?
Wall ovens are like traditional slide-in ovens, only they come separate from a cooktop and are designed to be installed into an existing cut-out in your cabinetry. They're typically installed around chest height or higher, so you don't have to stoop down to access anything.
This ease of access is one of the primary selling points of a wall oven. The other main draw? The ability to have two oven compartments, each of which can be set to different temperatures. For those who perennially host Thanksgiving, a second oven can be a real lifesaver.
The downsides of a wall oven are that they require buying a separate cooktop, have a smaller oven capacity than a slide-in range, and run at significantly more expensive price points.
How Do You Install a Wall Oven?
Wall ovens are designed to be very easily slotted into an existing cut-out in your cabinetry, with the electrical or gas hook-up within easy reach. If you already have the existing cut-out and hook-ups at the ready, they're incredibly easy to install: You'll just need someone to help you hoist it up into its slot.
If you don't have a pre-made cubby for a wall oven to sit on, that's either an easy (but expensive) call to a contractor or an incredibly involved and difficult DIY process—we'd recommend the former path for everyone but seasoned carpenters.
What Are Standard Wall Oven Sizes?
Standard wall oven sizes typically run between 24- to 30-inches wide, 27- to 29-inches high, and 22- to 24-inches deep to allow them to be the same depth as the surrounding cabinetry.
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