Best and Worst Wall Oven Brands of 2025
Who makes the best wall ovens? Bosch? KitchenAid? Viking? CR’s testing and survey data point to a few clear winners and brands you might want to avoid.
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What makes a great wall oven? It should bake and broil well, of course, and it should hold plenty of food, too. Ideally, it’ll have helpful features like convection and an air-fry option, plus an effective self-cleaning cycle. And above all else, it should be reliable.
The question of who makes a great wall oven is a bit harder to answer. CR’s engineers test hundreds of cooking appliances in our labs each year, and at present, we’ve got more than 75 wall ovens in our ratings. If you’re shopping for a new wall oven, start with our ratings. If we haven’t yet tested the model you’re eyeing, our overall wall-oven brand scores can help.
Best Wall Oven Brands
“As CR engineers, we’re routinely asked about which brands make the best stuff,” says Kenneth Sutton, a CR engineer who oversees the testing of ranges, cooktops, and wall ovens. “One thing we’ve found is that it varies a lot by category. There’s probably no single brand that makes the best kitchen appliances across the board.”
To determine which brands make the best wall ovens, CR created a statistical model that incorporates the Overall Scores for every single and double wall oven in our ratings, as well as for combo wall ovens, which combine a built-in microwave with a single wall oven. We only looked at brands with at least three wall ovens in our current ratings. The statistical model also takes measures to make sure a brand doesn’t get an unfair boost if we happen to buy and test only its premium models—or get dinged if we evaluate mainly its lower-tiered options.
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