For the past 30 years I have been spoilt with what has undoubtedly been the best free standing oven that was made in the time. A Simpson 2000 60cm. I have been putting off the purchase of a new oven in the past couple of years due to limiting factors. My oven gap is 800 so a 900 which would be great would require a kitchen refit and that is not practical. We don't have gas appliances nor natural gas so again limitations. The ovens today, apart from the 900 are far to small - we have family of 17 most of who come for dinner on the weekend so oven space is mandatory and again I have been very lucky with the old oven space of 87 litres. Then the old one died and decision had to be made. I have never owned a ceramic top, I would have preferred hotplates - but it seems ... MoreFor the past 30 years I have been spoilt with what has undoubtedly been the best free standing oven that was made in the time. A Simpson 2000 60cm. I have been putting off the purchase of a new oven in the past couple of years due to limiting factors. My oven gap is 800 so a 900 which would be great would require a kitchen refit and that is not practical. We don't have gas appliances nor natural gas so again limitations. The ovens today, apart from the 900 are far to small - we have family of 17 most of who come for dinner on the weekend so oven space is mandatory and again I have been very lucky with the old oven space of 87 litres. Then the old one died and decision had to be made. I have never owned a ceramic top, I would have preferred hotplates - but it seems they are not made in the 600. After looking around the Westinghouse WFE647SA kept coming up for looks and functions in the reviews. So I took the plunge and purchased it from Appliances on Line. They were the only ones who seemed to have any in stock - The GoodGuys rang the supplier and they were totally out so I purchased from AOL. Fantastic service with sale and delivery - fautless. The oven looked great, as with all ovens they only come with 2 racks so I kept some of my old 600 racks to fill the gap and that is when you see the massive difference in oven capacity. The new 60cm oven is only 80litres and the old shelves are about 5 cm wider than this oven - I felt devestated as my cooking trays to feed my family no longer fit in this "little oven". However, this is something I will have to live with and the other features on the oven outweigh it (almost!. ) The hotplates are fast and efficient. The reason I prefer electric hotplates to gas is the heat retention after you turn it off. When you turn gas off the heat is instantly gone. The heat retention after switched off is shown by a light on the top which is fantastic, this light can be on for sometime 15 minutes after. Only slightly but it shows the power. I have tested the oven for heat accuracy and for as precise as 175 can be found on the dial, it seems to be pretty spot on. I am not sure how to describe the heat but things don't seem to crisp up. It cooks but roast spuds don't crisp. The other thing we have all noticed is that as soon as the food comes out of the oven and goes straight onto the plate it is cold. This is something I am going to really watch and test. I looked at all videos on cleaning the ceramic top showing how to use the ceramic cleansers and don't use anything scratchy, it even comes with a blunt scraper to clean spillages! Don't use it. My strong recommendation is get a product called Ekoworx. This is a not toxic, natural product (Google and check it out yourself). This is the most amazing product to use on your oven and keeps it spotless. It dissolves fats, so as soon as the top cools down you spray and wipe with a soft cloth. Spillages take maybe 2 or 3 sprays, just leave it to dissolve and then you wipe it off. It sparkles all the stainless and wipes the oven clean after use especially a roast - without any chemicals involved. Without this product your stove will very quickly become spotty and dirty. Overall I am extremely happy with the functions and the look of the stove. I like the way the light turns on when you turn the oven on. Would I recommend it - yes.

I've always liked Appliances on line so elected to purchase a new stove for my country house. Price includes installation so quote was excellent. The stove arrived as expected but then the deliverer announces cannot do install. Days they don't send an electrician out this far. So it added $200 to the price. Very disappointing.

Have owned for a few weeks. Wanted to buy an Australian product and have been satisfied. The temperature is accurate, hot plates good . Also wanted dials /controls at top at back of hot plates. Easy to setup to use. Good size 60cm. Modern appearance. Overall happy with the purchase.