Steam Oven Test: Overview of the Top 10 Steam Ovens from Our Brands
Discover the top 10 steam ovens in the Mykitchens steam oven test.
Reading time: approx. 2 minutes
Why a steam oven?
A steam oven combines traditional baking functions with modern steam technology. The result: better cooking results, more vitamins, and an incomparable flavor. The steam function is a real advantage, especially when baking bread and for delicate foods like fish or vegetables.
Read more about this in Steamer Advantages.
A combo steamer is an all-rounder and replaces many small kitchen appliances. It can be used for traditional cooking (potatoes, fish, meat, etc.), but also for sterilizing, canning, or gently defrosting.
Purchase criteria for a steam oven
Before we get to our steam oven test and compare the top models from our manufacturers, we'll clarify the most important conditions for a purchase. There are some important questions you should ask yourself before buying a new oven.
Steam Oven Test
Which are the best steam ovens on the market? Is a Miele, Siemens, Bosch, or Smeg worth it? We'll answer these questions with you in our steam oven test. Here, we examined our top brands and their products for important factors. Price, features, lifespan, and handling were important criteria for filtering out the best steam oven.
Oven Test Winner 2025
Every year, the best kitchen appliances are recognized by design experts, independent foundations, and customers. In the gallery, you can see some examples of the best ovens of 2025.
- Bosch Series 8 Oven & Microwave in White - iF Design Award 2025
- Bauknecht Total Steam Oven - Kitchen Innovation Award 2025
Bauknecht Steam Oven
Bauknecht is a German home appliance brand known for its user-friendly kitchen appliances. The Bauknecht steam oven impresses with its various steam generation options. For example, there's the Gentle Steam Oven, which has three special steam programs for fish, meat, and bread. Or the Total Steam Oven, which allows you to set different steam levels (25, 50, 75, and 100% steam).
In the steam oven comparison, the Bauknecht brand has the most affordable models. The ovens cost between €1,400 and €3,740 (RRP) and offer excellent value for money. We have particularly significant discounts on Bauknecht ovens in our shop. You can get steam ovens starting at €500.
Some Bauknecht oven test winners at a glance:
- Bauknecht BBI4S8PM1SK Gentle Steam Oven - ETM Magazine Issue 01/2025
- Bauknecht BIK11 FH8TS2 PT Total Steam Oven - Red Dot Award 2020
Gentle Steam
A Bauknecht Gentle Steam oven has three steam functions, one each for fish, meat, and bread. The water for steam generation is poured into a trough in the oven interior.
Total Steam
A Bauknecht Total Steam oven is an oven with steam support, but can also be used for pure steam cooking. There are various steam intensity levels from 25 to 100% steam.
My Menu
Bauknecht My Menu is a memory function for favorite oven programs. It also includes a variety of preset automatic programs for a wide variety of dishes.
Bauknecht ECSK11 F845 Combi Steamer
The Bauknecht ECSK11 F845 is a combi steamer with 93 functions, including 10 traditional and 83 automatic programs.
- Dimensions: 60 x 45 cm
- Color: Black glass
- Controls: TFT touch display
- Smart enabled: Yes
- Water supply: Water tank
- Price: €2,719 (RRP) - available in our shop at a reduced price
2 - Bauknecht BIK5 DP8FS2 ES Built-in Oven
The Bauknecht BIK5 DP8FS2 ES built-in oven with steam function in black impresses with its three Gentle Steam functions for fish, meat, and bread.
- Type: Built-in steam oven
- Dimensions: 60 cm x 60 cm (Width x Height)
- Color: Black
- Controls: Retractable knobs, symbols
- Smart-enabled: No
- Extras: Pyrolysis self-cleaning, Gentle Steam,...
- Energy efficiency class: A+
Gaggenau Steam Oven
Gaggenau is a German luxury brand for high-quality kitchen appliances that sets international standards in modern kitchen technology through innovative technology, excellent design, and precision craftsmanship. Rotary knobs are a typical feature of the Gaggenau steam oven. Furthermore, all models are smartly networkable and feature particularly modern features. You can choose between two series: Gaggenau 200 and Gaggenau 400.
A Gaggenau oven with a steam function costs between 5,840 and 8,320 euros (RRP), making it the most expensive steam oven in our comparison. We recommend the Gaggenau oven for upscale designer kitchens where aesthetics and modern features are important.
Awards for the Gaggenau oven at a glance:
- archiproducts Design Award 2020
- iF Design Award 2018
- Red Dot Award 2013
3-point core temperature sensor
The Gaggenau 3-point core temperature sensor measures the temperature inside the food at three different locations simultaneously to ensure particularly precise and reliable cooking results. Thanks to the automatic switch-off and cooking time estimation, the oven switches off automatically as soon as the desired core temperature is reached. This enables precise and safe cooking in the Gaggenau steam oven.
Permanent Water Connection
The permanent water connection on the Gaggenau steam oven ensures that the oven is automatically and continuously supplied with fresh water for all steam functions. Therefore, manual refilling of the water tank is not necessary. The system also features a supply and drain line, ensuring maximum user-friendliness and convenience during steam cooking and automatic cleaning.
Automatic Oven Cleaning
The Gaggenau steam oven's automatic cleaning is achieved through an insertable cleaning cartridge, which ensures thorough cleaning of the cooking chamber. After inserting the cartridge, the oven starts a fully automatic cleaning program that effectively removes dirt, minimizing the need for manual scrubbing.
3 - Gaggenau BS471112 Built-in Steam Oven
The Gaggenau BS471112 Built-in Steam Oven in stainless steel - steam function via a fixed water connection.
- Type: Built-in Steam Oven
- Dimensions: 60 cm x 45 cm (Width x Height)
- Color: Stainless steel
- Series: 400
- Operation: Gaggenau control knobs
- Smart-enabled: Yes
- Extras: Fixed water connection instead of water tank, sous vide, automatic door opening, ...
- Energy efficiency class: A
4 - Gaggenau BSP251131 Built-in Steam Oven
The Gaggenau BSP251131 built-in steam oven is flush-mounted, blending seamlessly with the kitchen front.
- Type: Built-in steam oven
- Dimensions: 60 cm x 45 cm (Width x Height)
- Color: Silver
- Series: 200
- Control: Gaggenau control knobs
- Smart-enabled: Yes
- Extras: Flush-mounted, external steam generation in the water tank, Sous Vide, etc.
- Energy efficiency class: A
Miele Steam Oven
Miele is a traditional German brand known for its durability and quality. Nowhere else are household appliances tested for up to 20 years of service life. A Miele steam oven is equipped with innovative technologies. Here, we always find the latest programs and functions. For example, the rapid cooling function with Miele TasteControl or an integrated oven camera that allows you to monitor the cooking process on your smartphone.
The Miele oven is available starting at €1,880 (RRP). For the most expensive premium model, the Miele H 7890 BP (a 90 cm oven with steam, camera, and TwinPower rapid heating), you can spend up to €8,500.
Moisture Cooking
A feature unique to Miele ovens: Moisture Cooking ensures particularly light doughs and perfectly browned crusts. Targeted bursts of steam increase the humidity in the oven, ensuring a particularly tender and juicy texture of the food. The bursts of steam can also be individually programmed, thus further influencing the baking result.
TasteControl
With Miele TasteControl, food can't burn in the oven. Fast cooling ensures that the oven door automatically opens a crack as soon as the program is finished, quickly cooling the cooking compartment. Residual heat can't continue cooking the food.
MotionReact
Miele MotionReact is a proximity sensor for the oven. The appliance switches on automatically as soon as it detects physical proximity (e.g., the lighting then comes on). At the end of the program, the signal stops, and you can open the door with a gentle touch. Very practical when your hands are full.
5 - Miele H 7364 BP Built-in Oven Stainless Steel/CleanSteel
The Miele H 7560 BP built-in oven with steam function.
- Type: Built-in steam oven
- Dimensions: 60 cm x 60 cm (Width x Height)
- Color: Stainless steel / CleanSteel
- Series: ContourLine
- Operation: Direct Sensor (Plain Text Display)
- Smart-enabled: Yes
- Extras: Pyrolysis, Food Thermometer, MotionReact, ...
- Energy Efficiency Class: A+
6 - Miele H 7464 BP Built-in Oven
The Miele H 7464 BP built-in oven with steam function in obsidian black.
- Type: Built-in steam oven
- Dimensions: 60 cm x 60 cm (width x height)
- Color: Obsidian black
- Series: Miele Classic - VitroLine
- Control: DirectSensor (plain text display)
- Smart-enabled: yes
- Extras: Pyrolysis, food probe, MotionReact, automatic programs, ...
- Energy efficiency class: A+
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Siemens Steam Oven
Siemens is a popular German home appliance brand of the BSH Group and is known for technical innovation and high quality. The Siemens steam oven particularly impresses us with its smart technology and a variety of automatic programs.
A Siemens oven costs between approximately €3,120 and €4,810 (RRP) in our shop.
Some Siemens oven test winners at a glance:
- Siemens iQ700 steam oven - iF Design Award 2023
- Siemens iQ700 steam oven - Red Dot Design Award 2022
- Siemens iQ500 oven HB578ABS0 - Stiftung Warentest (2.2) - Issue 03/2023
activeClean®
Siemens activeClean® is the oven self-cleaning system in Siemens ovens, commonly known as pyrolysis. Dirt and grease residues are burned to ash at very high temperatures, which can then be easily wiped away. This eliminates the need for tedious manual scrubbing and the use of chemical cleaning agents when cleaning the oven.
Oven Assistant
The Siemens Oven Assistant is an intelligent oven function. Using voice commands or the Home Connect App, the assistant suggests the appropriate settings and programs for different dishes.
Roasting Thermometer Plus
The Siemens Roasting Thermometer Plus measures the core temperature of the food at three different points, ensuring particularly precise and reliable cooking results.
7 - Siemens HR976GMB1 Built-in Steam Oven
Siemens HR976GMB1 oven from the Siemens studioLine.
- Type: Built-in steam oven
- Dimensions: 60 cm x 60 cm (Width x Height)
- Color: Black
- Series: iQ700 studioLine
- Operation: TFT touch display
- Smart-enabled: Yes
- Extras: cookControl Pro, Oven Assistant with Voice Control, activeClean® cleaning, ...
8 - Siemens studioLine CS958GDD1 Built-in Compact Steam Oven
Siemens studioLine CS958GDD1 built-in compact steam oven with a permanent water connection for steam generation.
- Type: Built-in steam oven
- Dimensions: 60 cm x 45 cm (Width x Height)
- Color: Black
- Series: iQ700 studioLine
- Operation: TFT touch display
- Smart-enabled: Yes
- Extras: Permanent water connection, hydrolysis, ...
Smeg Steam Oven
Smeg is an Italian design brand known for its retro kitchen appliances in the 1950s style. The Smeg steam oven is stylish in design and innovative in use.
A Smeg oven costs between approximately 1,850 and 5,000 euros (RRP).
Some Smeg oven test winners at a glance:
- Smeg SO6104S4PG Linea Oven - Good Design Award 2022
- Smeg Dolce Stil Novo Oven - Red Dot Award 2019
Smart Cooking
Smeg Smart Cooking offers 150 automatic programs with pre-programmed settings for the steam oven. All you have to do is select the dish from the menu; the Smeg oven takes care of the rest.
Fill & Hide
With Smeg Fill & Hide, you can refill the water in your steam oven even with the door closed. Without interrupting the cooking process.
Smeg Steam Cooking
Smeg offers two different types of steam cooking: 1. Continuous steam cooking with adjustable humidity between 20 and 100%. 2. Pulsating steam assistance with automatic or manually set steam pulses.
9 - Smeg SOP6902S2PP Built-in Oven
Retro oven with steam from the Smeg Victoria Nostalgia series.
- Type: Built-in steam oven
- Dimensions: 60 cm x 60 cm (Width x Height)
- Color: Cream
- Series: Victoria
- Operation: LCD touch display + control knobs
- Smart-enabled: No
- Extras: Pyrolysis, core temperature sensor, pizza function, ...
- Energy efficiency class: A+
10 - Smeg SOP6604S2PNR Built-in Steam Oven
Elegant built-in steam oven Smeg SOP6604S2PNR from the Dolce Stil Novo series.
- Type: Built-in steam oven
- Dimensions: 60 cm x 60 cm (Width x Height)
- Color: Black
- Series: Dolce Stil Novo
- Control: VivoScreen TFT display
- Smart-enabled: No
- Extras: Pyrolysis, core temperature sensor, automatic programs,...
- Energy efficiency class: A+
Conclusion of our steam oven comparison
In conclusion, it can be said that many well-known manufacturers offer very good ovens with a steam function. In principle, the range doesn't differ much. All of the bestsellers presented here are very similar in terms of quality. The most expensive model isn't always the best – many affordable appliances impress with solid technology and ease of use. Always pay attention to useful additional features, such as self-cleaning, automatic programs, or sous-vide cooking.
For a steam oven, you can expect to spend around €1,000. The more specialized the oven features, the more expensive the kitchen appliance. Premium models from our manufacturers cost €2,000 and up. The Gaggenau steam oven is among the more expensive ovens. You'll also have to pay a bit more for the Smeg oven and the Miele oven. Here, you pay primarily for innovations such as an integrated oven camera and, in the case of Smeg, for Italian (retro) design.
Affordable models can be found primarily at Bauknecht (it's also worth taking a look at the sister brand: Privileg steam ovens). We also offer Bauknecht steam ovens at a significant discount in our online shop. If you're looking for bargains, you'll also find them in our oven sale or buy second-hand steam ovens at lower prices.
Take another look at our top sellers in the shop and let other customers convince you!
