Thinking About Ovens? 7 Reasons Why It's Time To Stop!
Looks good, cooks even
better.
On the lookout for a stylish new range but also need one that just plain performs? With
The beautiful, functional stainless steel design is the initial draw, but the
NX58H9950WS also heats quickly and cooks evenly, both on the rangetop and in the
oven. The included features are unobtrusive, and--as the name suggests--aimed at
Relatively serious chefs who might need, say, a wok grate more than a committed setting
This range isn't cheap--$2,299 is a Fantastic sale price--but if you're willing to pay more for
Terrific performance and design, we'd recommend you give the Samsung
Design & Usability
We would love the Samsung NX58H9950WS for its cooking power alone--more on that
Later--but the stunning design is a welcome bonus.
Beauty, with contemporary edges and angles that differentiate it from a simple box. The 5.8
Cubic-foot cavity should match dinner for a crowd, and the three-setting warming drawer
Below can keep your meal ready while you wait for stragglers. Controls sit in the front of
The range, with simple rangetop knobs on both sides of a digital oven controller screen.
The oven configurations are controlled by Samsung's Guiding Light system. The controls are
Meant to be operated from left to right, and as you make decisions, inappropriate alternatives
disappear. This simplifies the process, and essentially provides users with a cooking
roadmap.
The oven also has a few welcome additions: The Healthy Cook setting lets you choose
From six preset cook modes like "dehydrate" or "salmon steak," while a fever
Probe ensures that your meat cooks just perfect.
The oven itself offers true--or "European"--convection with three lovers, and convection
Configurations include both Convection Bake and Convection Roast.
On the rangetop, removable black grates cover five burners, which include a central
Oval-shaped fish burner and a double burner on the front right. A wok grate can be
Swapped in to accommodate the catchy rounded cookware, and there's also a reversible
Cast iron griddle that can sit over the center of the rangetop. Pancakes, anyone?
The Samsung NX58H9950WS has a good rangetop.
Burner to another, but the front burners were quickest. The faster right front burner
Took almost 6 minutes to bring the water to a boil. You'll want to reserve the central fish
Burner and right rear simmer burner for other tasks, unless you do not mind waiting a
while. However, how often do you will need to boil over three pots simultaneously?
Maximum burner temperatures weren't high enough to earn a great score, but that's to
Be expected with gas rangetops, which excel at precision but just can't hit the high
Temps we see with induction and electric. Still, most burners will serve you well enough
During high-heat tasks like searing meat. The left back burner was the hottest, hitting a
Maximum temp of 436°F during testing, while another round burners fell short of
400°F--but not by a whole lot. The only burner we'd recommend only for lower heat
Tasks is the central fish burner, which failed to reach even 300°F, something not totally
Unexpected from this sort of burner.
Low temperatures were impressive. Burners hit their lowest heat between 112°F
And 193°, so you'll be well equipped to simmer soups or melt butter.
Seeking an oven that could perform? The NX58H9950's 5.8 cubic-foot
Oven did a pretty good job during our baking tests, turning out cakes and biscuits with
great potential.
Regular oven settings offered mixed functionality, but change on that true convection
And you'll get a bit of a boost. Cookies baked with the standard setting emerged somewhat
Too dim on the bottoms, but were slightly less dark when we used convection. Cakes
Baked with the standard setting were rather crooked, emerging with dark borders and a few
Darker and lighter spots, and unfortunately this varied from 1 cake into another as well.
When we tried again using convection, we saw a significant improvement, with very little
Variation in browning throughout the individual cakes, although they still varied from one
cake to another.
There's a lesson to be learned here: Use the convection setting.
Solution here by any means, but it does result in some improved baking quality. Still,
We'd urge users to keep a close watch on cooking food to make certain it doesn't burn. We'd
Also suggest using parchment paper or putting your food on one of the top racks to
discourage burning on the bottom of the food.
The NX58H9950 also offers a totally speedy preheat, reaching 350°F in about 7.5
minutes. The broiler too won't keep you waiting; it took just over 7 minutes to reach our
target 605°F broiling temp.
The oven will not offer a Self Clean system as well, which simply burns away dripped-on
food, as is fairly standard.
Worth the splurge
If you're shopping for a gas stove, you'd be hard-pressed to find something better for
Category, coupling a solid cooking and baking performance with good looks and some
nice features.
Needless to say, you do get what you pay for. If the current sale price of $2,299 is still too
Much, and if looks and features matter less to you, the Kenmore 75232 and Frigidaire
FGGF3054MF offer good performance for less than half the cost, but both lack the
Sleek stainless, smart design options, and luxury features you'll see in the
NX58H9950.
Still, if you're willing to shell out a bit more cash, this Samsung may prove worth the
splurge.
better.
On the lookout for a stylish new range but also need one that just plain performs? With
The beautiful, functional stainless steel design is the initial draw, but the
NX58H9950WS also heats quickly and cooks evenly, both on the rangetop and in the
oven. The included features are unobtrusive, and--as the name suggests--aimed at
Relatively serious chefs who might need, say, a wok grate more than a committed setting
This range isn't cheap--$2,299 is a Fantastic sale price--but if you're willing to pay more for
Terrific performance and design, we'd recommend you give the Samsung
Design & Usability
We would love the Samsung NX58H9950WS for its cooking power alone--more on that
Later--but the stunning design is a welcome bonus.
Beauty, with contemporary edges and angles that differentiate it from a simple box. The 5.8
Cubic-foot cavity should match dinner for a crowd, and the three-setting warming drawer
Below can keep your meal ready while you wait for stragglers. Controls sit in the front of
The range, with simple rangetop knobs on both sides of a digital oven controller screen.
The oven configurations are controlled by Samsung's Guiding Light system. The controls are
Meant to be operated from left to right, and as you make decisions, inappropriate alternatives
disappear. This simplifies the process, and essentially provides users with a cooking
roadmap.
The oven also has a few welcome additions: The Healthy Cook setting lets you choose
From six preset cook modes like "dehydrate" or "salmon steak," while a fever
Probe ensures that your meat cooks just perfect.
The oven itself offers true--or "European"--convection with three lovers, and convection
Configurations include both Convection Bake and Convection Roast.
On the rangetop, removable black grates cover five burners, which include a central
Oval-shaped fish burner and a double burner on the front right. A wok grate can be
Swapped in to accommodate the catchy rounded cookware, and there's also a reversible
Cast iron griddle that can sit over the center of the rangetop. Pancakes, anyone?
The Samsung NX58H9950WS has a good rangetop.
Burner to another, but the front burners were quickest. The faster right front burner
Took almost 6 minutes to bring the water to a boil. You'll want to reserve the central fish
Burner and right rear simmer burner for other tasks, unless you do not mind waiting a
while. However, how often do you will need to boil over three pots simultaneously?
Maximum burner temperatures weren't high enough to earn a great score, but that's to
Be expected with gas rangetops, which excel at precision but just can't hit the high
Temps we see with induction and electric. Still, most burners will serve you well enough
During high-heat tasks like searing meat. The left back burner was the hottest, hitting a
Maximum temp of 436°F during testing, while another round burners fell short of
400°F--but not by a whole lot. The only burner we'd recommend only for lower heat
Tasks is the central fish burner, which failed to reach even 300°F, something not totally
Unexpected from this sort of burner.
Low temperatures were impressive. Burners hit their lowest heat between 112°F
And 193°, so you'll be well equipped to simmer soups or melt butter.
Seeking an oven that could perform? The NX58H9950's 5.8 cubic-foot
Oven did a pretty good job during our baking tests, turning out cakes and biscuits with
great potential.
Regular oven settings offered mixed functionality, but change on that true convection
And you'll get a bit of a boost. Cookies baked with the standard setting emerged somewhat
Too dim on the bottoms, but were slightly less dark when we used convection. Cakes
Baked with the standard setting were rather crooked, emerging with dark borders and a few
Darker and lighter spots, and unfortunately this varied from 1 cake into another as well.
When we tried again using convection, we saw a significant improvement, with very little
Variation in browning throughout the individual cakes, although they still varied from one
cake to another.
There's a lesson to be learned here: Use the convection setting.
Solution here by any means, but it does result in some improved baking quality. Still,
We'd urge users to keep a close watch on cooking food to make certain it doesn't burn. We'd
Also suggest using parchment paper or putting your food on one of the top racks to
discourage burning on the bottom of the food.
The NX58H9950 also offers a totally speedy preheat, reaching 350°F in about 7.5
minutes. The broiler too won't keep you waiting; it took just over 7 minutes to reach our
target 605°F broiling temp.
The oven will not offer a Self Clean system as well, which simply burns away dripped-on
food, as is fairly standard.
Worth the splurge
If you're shopping for a gas stove, you'd be hard-pressed to find something better for
Category, coupling a solid cooking and baking performance with good looks and some
nice features.
Needless to say, you do get what you pay for. If the current sale price of $2,299 is still too
Much, and if looks and features matter less to you, the Kenmore 75232 and Frigidaire
FGGF3054MF offer good performance for less than half the cost, but both lack the
Sleek stainless, smart design options, and luxury features you'll see in the
NX58H9950.
Still, if you're willing to shell out a bit more cash, this Samsung may prove worth the
splurge.
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