Bosch Series 4 HBA534BB0A

A Super Daily Driver – For most people up to and including a family type situation this is a great "Daily Driver" at an affordable price. We've used it extensively for several months and it has worked fine for many types of oven meals. Not once have we regretted the purchase. Evenness Of Heat 8/10 See the picture and make your own mind up. I left the chips in a couple of minutes longer to show things up as much as possible. They were cooked roughly in the middle of the oven using the "360 Degree" fan forced setting. Not perfectly even but close. I never moved or turned them for this picture. With any movement or turning the oven is as good as you need, IMO.

Dials 7/10 They work fine. However, why is there no painted line on the front of them? You get a very visible dot at the top and then an engraved line at the front. All swish when pushed in between uses but style over substance when you turn them to the desired heat setting. I would not be put off by this but I have more than once thought about adding some paint in the shallow groove.

Cooking Options We tend to use the quick warm and then fan forced. I have tried the pizza option and it certainly worked. We have simply not bothered trying out the other options.

Conclusion 9/10 A very valid choice if you're in the market for a "basic" oven by today's standards. Certainly one worth reading the specifications on to see if it's what you want, IMO. I did look at more expensive options and I'm sure there must be something to the extra stay clean parts and so on, but we are very satisfied.