Neff oven baffling me

[MerryForever]

I’ve moved into a new house with a Neff oven. I’ve got a manual and thought the CircoTherm setting would be like a normal fan oven but this is my third time using it and it’s taking twice as long as my previous basic oven and needing to be on a much higher temperature. So I’ve switched to Circo-roasting which seems a bit better but much slower and much less crispness than my previous oven.

are they well known for being slow or am I doing something wrong?

Find the manual online - when we had it in a Neff oven some years ago it was just like a fan oven setting, but this sounds as though it's different.

Mine runs hot . Was the oven brand new? If so I think you have to do a heat cycle for a period of time before first use . Does your manual say anything on that?

If it's a few years old it might need a service? The circotherm programme is the standard fan setting so if it's running cold you might have a thermostat or element problem

I have the manual here. I think it’s around 10 years old - will try to find out.

It’s 7 years old. My daughter came over the other day with some frozen wedges, wanting to make then before a night shift and we put them on the CircoTherm (fan) setting and an hour later they were barely cooked, not at all crispy.

Your oven is broken, needs fixing, I have two Neff ovens they operate like any other oven.

I’ve got a Neff, your sounds like it’s broken, possibly the thermostat.

Sounds like the previous owners of your home didn't mention the oven didn't work properly!

Yep it’s broken. Ours is great, very fast.

Could be the thermostat or the element that's gone. These should be fixable.

There's something wrong with your oven. I have a NEFF. CircoTherm is fan oven and I find mine cooks fast.

Your Neff is naff. You need a new oven.

Agree your oven is broken. Sounds like the thermostat. Circotherm is a great fan oven setting and fast.

Circotherm is just like a normal fan oven. It's what I use for pretty much everything except bread/pizza.

Circo-roasting swaps between the fan and the grill and makes for good meats.

Yours doesn't sound right, unfortunately.