Falcon Professional + 90cm Induction (PROP90EI5)

Capable all-in-one Induction stove + double oven – This is a British designed and built stove top and oven. The range features three cooking cavities – a separate electric glide-out grill and two fan forced electric ovens (one 60cm width and a tall oven). Plus 5 induction zones including residual heat indicators and pan detectors. The induction stove top is okay. It is not the best we looked… Read more

at and these were seperate induction tops. If we had to choose again, we would go with a separate induction top. There are compromises to be had with having a built-in induction cooktop. The heat control isn't very linear e.g. little difference in cooking heat from 2 to 5 on the setting. Also the cooking zones are on the small size and you cannot combine to create larger cooking zones as you can with, albeit, much more expensive induction tops.

Induction cooking takes a bit of time to get used to but this is temporary. The benefits of induction over gas or electric hob cooking make it worthwhile.

The twin ovens are the best aspect of this product. A standard 60cm oven for those large dishes is provided but the neat 'Tall' oven is the special feature of this product. It heats very quickly and is ideal for those small dishes that don't need a full size oven to cook or re-heat a dish or three. It is a real energy saver and is so logical. I don't know why other manufacturers do not include this in their ovens.

A couple of observations: the first is about the ovens. Why did Falcon deem the 60cm oven worthy of an oven light but not the tall oven? For an AUD$8,500 appliance (special offer price), one should expect a simple light given the production cost would be a dollar or two if not cents, to include and would make using the tall oven so much easier. Your are being a bit cheap Falcon!

The second observation is regarding the control knob graphics. Did anyone test these in real-world circumstances? Black setting/temperature graphics on a silver background. Result, hard to read. Especially in a low light / dimmed room. This is poor design. For such an expensive appliance, these should be LED backlit in the 2020's or at least best clarity.

Overall, these are minor issues. Nice to haves. Certainly, these minor issues should not dissuade you considering this appliance in your research but may influence your final decision. Would we buy a falcon all-in-one again? Maybe not.

Pros: • Induction is fast to heat and energy efficient to cook. Heat goes directly into the food. Not the room. • Induction is clean. No fumes. • Induction is very easy to keep clean after you cook. • 5 induction zones (3 large and 2 small) provide ample flexibility and capacity. • The twin ovens (standard and tall) are fan forced electric and both heat very quickly. • Flexibility of having two different sizes of oven. • The tall oven heats up very quickly and therefore ideal for fast cooking whilst saving energy. • Both have flexible shelving with removable easy to clean shelves. • Comes with a fast and flexible griller too. • Comes with roller wheels so is very easy to pull out to enable cleaning the floor. • All sections heat up very quickly so very convenient and energy efficient. • Solid looking. • The LED timer and clock is very easy to set up and use once you get the hang of it!

Cons: • Induction zones cannot be combined to create larger cooking zones. • Induction zones could ideally do with one very large zone and one long zone (this is a minor gripe). • The induction top doesn't have the best linear control of heat given the price point. • No option to turn off fans in the ovens (for dishes requiring non-fan-forced cooking). • No light in the tall oven. Why not? • The controls are hard to use due to poorly designed graphics.