A 60cm oven that steams, senses and self-cleans its way to better results

The Siemens iQ700 HS958GCB1 pairs a 60 x 60cm built-in cavity with fullSteam Plus, adding sous-vide and controlled steam injection alongside conventional roasting and baking. roastingSensor Plus tracks core temperature as the dish cooks and adjusts automatically, so a roast chicken or a piece of salmon comes out done rather than overdone or underdone by guesswork.

fastPreheat brings the cavity up to temperature without the usual wait, and coolStart lets frozen items go straight in without preheating at all. Cooking Assistant reads what you are making and proposes the programme and temperature, which matters most on unfamiliar dishes. Inside, ecoClean Plus catalytic panels absorb fat splatter during cooking, so the cavity needs a wipe rather than a scrub after a big bake, and steam-assisted cooking keeps bread, vegetables and reheated leftovers noticeably moister than dry heat alone.

Finished in black with the restrained iQ700 control layout, it reads as a considered choice next to dark cooktops, rangehoods and cabinetry rather than a mismatched addition. Daily use benefits too — steam-finished toast, rice and reheated meals hold texture better, so the function gets used well beyond the occasional roast.

Buy this if…

• You want steam and sous-vide cooking built into the oven rather than a separate combi-steamer
• You cook meat and fish often and want sensor-guided roasting instead of timing by feel
• You cook from frozen regularly and want to skip preheating
• You would rather wipe the cavity clean than run a long pyrolytic cycle
• You are fitting a black 60cm oven into an existing dark-finished kitchen