Smeg A42-2 Review

Overall Rating

Size- 70cm wide top gives more pan space.The cast-iron hob is excellent.
Sturdy, easy to clean and looks great.
This oven is great if you like roasts and 'crispy' dishes.
Good wok power output

Not just conventional faculty in main oven, just fan.
Top oven too small for large casserole dishes.
No slow cook faculty.

I can't turn the fan off if I just want conventional zoned cooking (I need to home bake) and this is a pain- but again perhaps it is just me as as moved over from an all gas oven.
It is annoying that I can't slow cook or bake gentler dishes.
I noticed that some people had problems with their timer- my advice would be Keep those instructions! Smeg were very good after we lost ours and sent us new ones out free of charge.
The clock/timer can be set twice by mistake and can stop without you realizing this but once we realized what the problem was just cancel all and reset(- make sure the cooking signal is on).
Overall this oven is a good piece of kit with some minor flaws.