02-11-2017, 03:33 PM
My wife and I are struggling with the oven configuration in the new kitchen.
The ovens get more and more sophisticated but the operating panel does not respect any old habits. We want two knobs to grab and turn. The left one for main function selection and the right one for time, temperature etc. Other less basic functions my be distributed over the panel.
That is no problem as long s you stay with basic units with a limited functionality. All ovens with more functions are operated more like an iPhone and you can get lost in 10 level deep menus. I do not like that but it is absolute no go for my wife.
The last disappointing experience about 6pm today:
My wife selected an oven with steam and two knobs to operate. We found out the oven is limited to hot air but has no basic oven function to heat from top and/or bottom. The next more expensive oven has that function too. Ok, but wait. That one has the iPhone like panel only. No knobs to turn. Just tap and slide. That's it we are stuck again.
The microwave with grill and oven has the same problem. The oven lacks the same functionality or you accept an iPhone like panel.
We are frustrated and upset. Those "iPhone with attached oven" are extreme expensive but have a lousy human interface.
ps. Reading about some real problems you talk about here I know our problem is as tiny as it could be. I wish those of you in real trouble all the best!
The ovens get more and more sophisticated but the operating panel does not respect any old habits. We want two knobs to grab and turn. The left one for main function selection and the right one for time, temperature etc. Other less basic functions my be distributed over the panel.
That is no problem as long s you stay with basic units with a limited functionality. All ovens with more functions are operated more like an iPhone and you can get lost in 10 level deep menus. I do not like that but it is absolute no go for my wife.
The last disappointing experience about 6pm today:
My wife selected an oven with steam and two knobs to operate. We found out the oven is limited to hot air but has no basic oven function to heat from top and/or bottom. The next more expensive oven has that function too. Ok, but wait. That one has the iPhone like panel only. No knobs to turn. Just tap and slide. That's it we are stuck again.
The microwave with grill and oven has the same problem. The oven lacks the same functionality or you accept an iPhone like panel.
We are frustrated and upset. Those "iPhone with attached oven" are extreme expensive but have a lousy human interface.
ps. Reading about some real problems you talk about here I know our problem is as tiny as it could be. I wish those of you in real trouble all the best!
Reinhard