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Strengths: Updated version of an old favorite. Well lighted upper oven, very roomy lower broiler. Plenty of rack space.
Weaknesses: Manual cleaning, ugh, and "digital" temperature control.
Summary: This unit uses the same punch dies as the models referenced in the title made over the past thirty-five years. We had the O'Keefe & Merritt version in our kitchen since 1972. It stopped working last night. The cost of the igniter, safety valve, and clock were more than half the price of a new oven. For $ 559. we got a new gleaming white oven that fits perfectly in the hole left by the old oven. No sawing, remodeling, painting, staining, or waiting for the plumber. No other manufacturer makes a similar sized unit.
The big broiler is the best. You can sear a steak quickly on the upper rack, then move it down to cook a bit more slowly. Making cheese bread is much easier than on GE ovens. You can put the surface of the bread far enough away that it doesn't go from raw to carbon in a blink of an eye. It is possible to set the broil function to HI or LO, something I have not seen before.
I would rather see a rotary thermostat knob, but this oven has a digital display that you set by pushing an up/down arrow. Takes longer for me to set what I want. The engineers did make it possible to touch two buttons for 350ƒ. I have copied the clock setting instructions and pasted them inside a nearby cupboard door, 'cause I am not having any blinking "12:00"'s in my kitchen.
While manual cleaning is a chore, the racks come entirely out, leaving smooth walls without hard to clean nooks & crannies (what exactly is a cranny, anyhow?) I throw all the chrome racks in the dishwasher, and they come out nice.
This unit fits in a small space, yet I can entertain a large group, as this has loads of space inside. Windows in both doors help by letting you see inside without disturbing the cooking process. The light now in the upper cavity only, has a rocker switch that is easier on the nails than the old push-push switch.
The last thing I cannot live without, are the door handles. They are just right to hang a dish towel to dry. The door faces are all glass now, so just a spritz with Windex, and they are good as new.
If the first one lasted 34 years (without a single repair), this one will be just fine for me.
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