We bought this (our 1st ever new oven) in 2007. It definitely works differently to std ovens. Judging by some other reviews we seem to have been lucky - ours has been totally reliable. (You never know how much heavy use or how people treat their stuff or if it was badly installed) It's not mentioned in the manual but the "Genus" function seems to be some kind of microwave effect - except that it works with metal dishes which you can't put in a microwave. This might explain the "sparking" mentioned in some reviews - we have noticed this but very rarely & only a little sparking. It's not a problem for us. The Genus takes a little getting used to. You need to read the manual! The handy "quick guide" is just a starting point - for convenience we cook pizzas on a different setting to the one they suggest (which burns them! - but you can alter temperatures to suit your dishes until you find what works) The oven is superb for bread baking - very quick! We are not chefs & are still learning what we can do with it. Slightly annoying - the temperature display is only for the oven & with the oven off shows the circuit board temperature - always about 18deg - not your room temp. The ONLY real problem with the Genus is the fan is VERY LOUD. Have to turn up radio a lot.. My sisters (Zanussi) is a good oven with a very quiet fan. I don't know why the Genus fan has to be so loud - we rang Customer service who weren't very helpful but that can be said of 1000's of companies. We leave the doors open to get it to cool down & stop the fan noise quicker. Now warranty has run out I'm looking into some way of modifying it or replacing with a quieter fan. For this reason I would only recommend it if you have a separate kitchen with a door! It's way too loud for kitchen-diner / open plan living. Just checked - NOW NO LONGER MADE but some spares available from "Stoves" website - hinges etc.

I never thougt that i`ll be write something about electric oven, but always used only microwave oven bucouse i want fast cooked my food and all. But now i tryed a double electric oven and it`s very cool. My food so delicious, i feel like a chef in a restaurant.
Opinion: it`s easy to clean oven, stainless steel is resistant to scratches.
Minus when i cook it`s very hot on my kitchen, beter cook in the evening when the sun still down.
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I read few reviews and i know what i want.