Under-counter installation: Miele Masterchef SO or Miele Chef SO?

10 years ago

I'm doing a kitchen renovation and am planning to install a Miele speed oven in an under-counter location. My kitchen is not particularly spacious and space is tight. I will also have a 36" dual energy range for heavy duty cooking. We are a family of six and I look forward to the extra oven space that the speed oven provides, while saving space because it can function as both MW and extra oven. As the SO will go under-counter, I've been advised to go with the Miele Chef SO, as it has knobs which will be easier to use because the touchscreen of the Masterchef will necessitate more bending over or squatting. Also, the Masterchef requires scrolling through several options to get to the MW option, which might get annoying if I have to bend over or squat each time to do so. However, I must admit that I rather like the intuitive pre-set programs (and meat probe) that come with the Masterchef SO, which takes much of the guesswork out of cooking with the combi-mode or when cooking meat. This leave me feeling torn between the two. I'd appreciate the input from those of you with an under-counter Miele Masterchef SO...is it ultimately annoying to be bending over so much to navigate the touch screen? If you have to do it again, would you prefer the Chef SO with the knobs?

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yosemite1234
10 years ago
We are in the exact same situation and choosing the knobs because it will be undercounter. Will be installed in June so not much help on how good it is.
lrc2013
10 years ago
I have the oven it's very good functional and fast easy to use
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kfpwvt
10 years ago
I have the master chef but not under the counter. I always used the minute plus button (which is actually 30 seconds). All I use the microwave for is to reheat so it is a quick few presses to set those 1-3 min type times (4 presses for 2 min etc).

I am planning a remodel and plan to move this under the counter. I think for micro easy to blindly press the minute plus without bending. For baking I might need to bend down a bit to set it.
DrB477
10 years ago
I hated the knobs. The touchscreen version has a minute+ button that will turn the microwave on with one touch.

Personally I didn't like the idea of either under the counter and reworked layout to avoid.
Lois Hartigan
10 years ago
I am VERY unhappy with my Miele products and would not recommend buying a Miele. I have the latest steam ovens and they have never worked. The first set leaked all over my wood floor and they tried to fix them 3 times and then replaced them. Second set the steam STILL does not work and the finish is cracking on the inside trying to get them to replace it again. Warming drawer has been replaced once already, and the new version does not work either. They are coming to put the third one in. The microwave feature on my Speed oven just went out and they are going to be coming to fix that. I have a hard time believing this is all coincidence and I just happened to get all the lemons. Worst of all, through all this pain and agony, we have been basically ignored. Were we not the squeaky wheel, they would have ignored us. Don't buy Miele.