Bosch 800 Series HBL87M53UC

This built-in combo appliance is a standard 30-inch electric wall oven with a microwave oven above it. The electric wall oven has the following:

Covered bake element.
Convection mode.
Temperature probe.
Glass touch control panel.
Oven can be controlled wirelessly from smartphone.

The 950-watt microwave oven has the following:

A sensor.
Auto-defrost.

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CR Expert Take

How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

The Overall Score for this model is derived from our expert lab test results.

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Current Range of Tested Combo Wall Ovens

What goes into the Overall Score?

Baking

/ 5

Broiling

/ 5

Oven capacity

/ 5

Self-cleaning

/ 5

Microwave heating evenness

/ 5

Microwave defrosting evenness

/ 5

Microwave speed of heating

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Wall oven baking: This model had Good performance in our oven baking tests, which reflects even browning of cakes and cookies baked on two oven racks.
Wall oven broiling: This model had Very Good performance for oven broiling, which reflects temperature measurements with the broiler on its highest setting as for searing meats.
Wall oven capacity: This model had Very Good performance for capacity, our gauge of usable oven space.
Microwave heating evenness: This model performed excellent in our microwave heat evenness test consisting of reheating a bowl of mashed potatoes.
Microwave defrosting evenness: This model performed excellent in our microwave defrosting test consisting of thawing a pound of frozen ground beef.

About

The Bosch 800 Series HBL87M53UC is part of the Wall Ovens test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Combo Wall Ovens models like the 800 Series HBL87M53UC are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Baking: Reflects whether cakes and cookies baked in the main oven on two racks were evenly browned.

Broiling: Based on temperature measurements for gauging searing ability and evenness, as when broiling a pan of burgers in the main oven.

Oven capacity: Our measurement of usable space for the main oven.

Features & Specs

Features

WiFi

Yes

Specs

Width (in.)

Covered element

Yes

Convection mode

Yes

Microwave speed-cook mode

Microwave convection mode

Microwave watts

950

Sensor

Yes

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Bosch 800 Series HBL87M53UC

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Overall Score

What goes into the Overall Score?

Detailed Test Results

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