The Stoves SGB700PS is fabulous double oven. Unfortunately, there are two flaws that let it down from achieving a 5-star rating. These are: > Firstly, the grill pan does not come with a handle so it would appear that you have to purchase this separately, which is absurd because it should come as standard! > Lastly, there are runners on either side of the main oven wall which allow you to fix in place the removable shelves. Once fitted into the runners the idea is that the shelf can be pulled out of the oven to assist with the removal of a food dish. Unfortunately, the shelving units do not fit particularly well into the runners and subsequently detach themselves very easily. This isn't ideal especially when handling hot food / hot cooking dishes. As an alternative the detachable shelves can be fitted to the conventional shelf supports but why fit runners in the first place if they can't be used properly...?

Not used the product yet but looking ok now it’s installed. It is smaller than what we expected

Not as good as the Stoves oven that this one is replacing, especially the fact that the doors DO NOT lie down flat and no oven assisted fan this time. Also no handle with the grill tray and the grill heat is not variable. Markings for the controls should be on top and not on the bottom!!

Overall the functions well but there are some very irritating features. The telescopic shelves are a great feature but the rack keeps coming out of the arm fixing unless make a concious effort to push down, the opposite to what you do bending down to the oven. The other irritating feature is the markings around the knobs which are beneath them so its difficult to see what setting you have selected without bending down. It looks to me if the design is for a built in rather than built under oven.

We've had this oven just over a year now and compared to a freestanding Stoves cooker we had for many years it's quite a disappointment. We had problems lighting the bottom oven from the start and needless to say, when the Stoves man came to investigate it worked ok but is giving problems again so I am about to send for him again. As has been said in previous reviews, the telescopic shelving is quite restricting and because of the heat coming up the front, it makes it very hot to touch some parts. The light being on all the time seems a waste of energy and it goes off when you switch the oven off to take stuff out. Surely an on/off switch is a better solution. Also as mentioned in previos reviews, the switch indications could be clearer and the grill pan handle an extra, really? The top oven has given us no problems and overall when the bottom one lights, it works well and my wife says it's pretty.

I bought this cooker to replace a previous Stoves model that was 10 years old and beyond economic repair. The difference in build quality is striking. The current model is tinny with some sharp edges, cheaper less sleek oven handles and a tinny grill pan with no handle. Unlike the older version there is no means of telling when the ovens are up to temperature. The interior light does not come on when the grill is in use only when the top oven is on which is very annoying. The fixed sliding arms to hold the oven trays are fiddly to use. There is very limited choice for people who want a built under double gas oven (too difficult for us to install a 30 amp supply for an electric option). If there was any other choice for a built under double gas oven I would not have chosen this one.

Wish I had had more choice of gas ovens. Not as wide as my old oven, also don't like one setting for grill. Fan stays on long after oven switched off. Needs to be set higher to cook properly .

The bottom oven has a strange telescopic shelf thing which is hard to fit trays into and doesn't come off. As it's in the middle of the oven it's a right pain. The top oven/grill door doesn't pull down all the way and the manual says to put the grill pan handle on and off and not leave on when using the grill pan, so we leave it off then burn our hands every time we try to take the grill pan out. It's really annoying. The oven does cook chickens well though! Also when lit the bottom oven flame makes a weird flickering noise when it's on which I've never had on an oven before.