Updated on 24th July 2023: Oven is 16 years old & still going strong! πͺ
Kee Huat Radio no longer sells oven, etc. But they still provide servicing.
Yes! Yes! Yes! I’ve finally bought an oven. It all started when I was looking through The Star paper few weeks back and chance upon an advertisement by Kee Huat Radio showcasing their free standing Europa OvenMate electric oven.
We visited Kee Huat Radio’s showroom at Sea Park last Saturday. Our main objective is to have a look and get information about that oven. From what I gathered from the salesperson, Europa OvenMate is an Italian brand, all internal oven parts are made from Italy but is assemble in Kee Huat Radio’s plant at Shah Alam.
Would you have a yellow or red oven in your kitchen? No right? Ugly hor? That’s why they stop selling color oven. But my mom said they’re pretty.
There are also free standing cookers (cooker + oven),
Clothes dryer and washing machine samples at the showroom.
This free standing electric oven, Valencia retails at RM1198 but is selling at a discounted price of RM980.
VALENCIA 688E specification:
* Dimensions : 675 (H) x 500 (W) x 575 (D) mm
* Electric Oven
* Electric Grill
* Thermostat Control
* Bell Timer
* Oven Lamp
* Jet Cook System (produce even heat distribution)
* Oven Sliding Grille : 2 Sets
* Oven Capacity : 52 litres
We didn’t plan to buy the oven on the day itself. But due to the persuasiveness of the salesperson and my dad (would you believe it he said: Buy now la. Since we’re already here. Do you want to make another trip here?), we bought the oven.
Come meet my new oven, Europa OvenMate VALENCIA 688E. Yeah, it’s cute and short hor. We placed Miss Valencia on a wooden stand. To make her taller, we place our microwave on her head.
Currently, I’m looking for a dog cake recipe. I promised Chester I will bake a cake for his birthday. As for you guys, I can only show ‘mouth-watering’ cookies and cake pictures lor.
p/s: I would like to express my displeasure at the staff who attended us. This is the first time in my life as a customer that I was told to unpack our purchase from the storeroom all by ourselves. It wasnβt easy unpacking the oven because the oven was surrounded by planks that are nailed together. We were brought to the backroom and dad was asked to disengage the planks with a hammer. Where was that staff? Attending another customer outside.
Too bad Iβve already paid for the oven. If not I would storm out of there immediately.
76 Comments
cute oven. no wonder you fall in love with it.
looking forward for your cakes and cookies…
π
hmmm, what’s a radio shop doin’ selling ovens? does the oven have radio features too? :thinking: that shop sure overstretch the diy concept, heh!heh! :skull: :skull:
me to want cookies u bake!!!!! π π π
Don’t forget bout me, che-cheh. :party:
Oh No! You’re gonna make me drool at all your baking from now on. π
I remember the name Kee Huat radio from the Radio 4 days. Was the tagline, “That’s what you buy always”?
Wow! Very good one! Have u used it? Bake any cake? Show us plz! π
ahh…why did u have to unpack the oven?
I thought their name is Kee Huat Oven? Haha… when you want to bake some cakes for us? :skull:
Mo-C, yeah cute eh.
Dreamcatcher, they don’t sell radio now. But according to my parents they used to sell radio. Ask your parents they might have heard about this company. Mom said this company has been in existence since she was a teenager.
Saoirse, forget what? I dao tai ha wor.
Jemima, hmm I’ll purposely make it look ugly. ok? :tongue:
Daniel, no. “We back what you buy – always” π
Monkey Wong, yes I have. Will show next week.
Wuching, kena ‘hap’ lo. :crying:
Neo, nope. You pay me in USD then I bake for you. :kaching:
Wow, u r into baking eh? Show us some cakes and cookies pix soon! :drool: :drool:
eh! the ketuhar not bad le wei! really cute woh, never seen a ketuhar got so many colour of choices before! How much you bought that? :star:
what can you do with oven? I just know how to use microwave oven only…
Wow congrats on your new oven! The service really terrible leh!!
Hcfoo, hey you’re back. :hug: Soon I will show.
Babyfiona, yeah indeed very cute. I bought it for RM980.
Vhanded, same stuff you can do with a microwave oven.
Narrowband, thanks. Yup horrible. π
How’s the cake coming along? :dog:
Neo, really good. I’ll show you my cookies next week. But can only see lor can eat. :devil:
If I were you, for that price, I will get a microwave oven. Don’t you think paying for just the oven is not worth it? Plus that oven is quite bulky ler.
Hijackqueen, we prefer those conventional oven because they are more spacious because they can bake alot more. Plus we already have a normal oven at home. Somehow we don’t really like using mircowave a lot…not really good for health lor.
Last year sy tercari-cari info for this oven finally my hunny buy one for me for make buskut raya plz refer for this link
Akok_kelate, hi do you like this oven?
first time i heard bout this brand on sept9 08 in metro. my wif is talking about owning an oven a few days earlier. yes,i think europa valencia 688e is the one we’re looking for. reliable, good looking and affordable. :applause:
Che Ross, ahh yes this oven is good. Get it before raya…can bake lotsa cookies. π
Che-Cheh, i sangat-2 suka this oven, semua benda i masuk dlm oven nie hasilnya woooo bagus. Ayam, daging, lamb & biskut raya also kek semua menjadi. Plz visit my blog http://mygg2u.blogspot.com/ hihihihi. Emmm satu soalan yg masih x dapat solve. bagaimana cara nak bagi kek gebu kat bahagian atas, biasanya i buat berkerak sikit. any tips want to share.
Akok_kelate, I dah jump to your blog. Nampak sedap kuih-muih. Sorry tak dapat help you sebab I jarang buat cake. Biasa I buat biskut.
Hi, I’m looking for electric oven and google search results brought me here π
Just would like to know what is your review for your Europa oven thus far? Mind to share the experiences?
Thanks π
Hi Lee Ping, I’ve been using this oven for over 2 years. Still loving it. So far no problem whatsoever. π I would recommend this oven to anyone. Affordable and it did best for what its built for. Don’t have to buy those expensive one.
Wow! Great to hear that~ thanks!
Okay, my next to-do is to visit Kee Huat π
Lee Ping, you’re welcome π
hi, stumbled upon this writeup on europa oven.. was driving around look for oven with budget around 1k. its either butterly, europa or zanussi.. glad if you can feedback. need to purchase soon.
Hi Joanne, I’m very satisfied with my Europa oven. Been using it for 2 years plus.
hi there, i’ve been looking for a europa oven and found your comments here..very useful indeed..tq, but i wonder if u can tell me how much was the price last time? many thanks.
hehe..i wrote that message before seeing others’ inquiry to you..i got it already..its RM980..but im not sure if we can get that price now.. i ask around and its 1K++ i wonder if that price is ok..thanks again.
Hi Naz09, I bought the oven at RM980 during sales. Retail price is RM1198. I saved RM218! Hmm depending whether you need to use the oven urgently. If you don’t need to use the oven now, why not wait during sales period?
But then RM1198 is cheap compared to other ‘branded’ ovens.
congratulations on ur new oven
so this oven must be good ? close to RM1K wor
I’m thinking to get a new oven too ^_^
Oh forgot to ask, what is the max pan size ur oven can fits ?
Thanks!!
Simonne, Hi it’s not a new oven. 3 years old already. π
I’m not sure about the max pan size but looking at the dimension, probably it can fit more than 40cm pan size I guess. [Dimensions : 675 (H) x 500 (W) x 575 (D) mm]
ello che cheh…i search ‘europa oven’ and they drop me here…nice to ‘selak2’ your blog..its already 2 years u beli that europe oven tp i baru nak tercari2 ni…ramai yg sajes me to buy this brand tp i belum survey berape harganya sekarang…
Fiza, hi there π
This is a good oven and valued for money. I’ve not had any problem with this oven even after 3 years plus of usage. You can go ‘tinjau2’ the price. Not sure increase or not ya.
hai che cheh..I find parts for my oven. Mirror door is broken. where I can get these parts? kindly advice me.
tq…WAN
Hi Wan, you can contact Kee Huat Radio. I’m sure they will help you to find the parts for your Valencia oven.
Hi, Che-Cheh.
Good choice for oven. I’ve used mine for almost 19 yrs now, only twice ‘broke-down’ but repair was less than RM100 each time. Really worth it, considering sometimes I bake for 12 hrs straight. Back then, it was only RM600. Hehe.
Cheers frm me.
Zai, Wow 19 years?!? wohoo that good eh. Guess we both made the smart choice. Haha. π
After reading this all comments i can’t wait to go and buy this oven……….Thanks for all info π
Welcome Amna π
Have one question can u please tell me oven size…i mean can we put two 12 muffins pans in one time?
Hi Amna, you can put two 12 muffins pans. One on top and one below the tray.
Hello Hai,
May I know where to buy the wooden stand like your?
Hi, I ask a carpenter to custom-made for me.
Hi Che-Cheh,
Do you mind sharing the info on which carpenter that made the wooden stand for you?
Hi Poh Ling,
Unfortunately my mom couldn’t remember the carpenter’s name. The wooden stand is over 20 years old. The wooden stand were initially use for our old fridge.
I bought one of these ovens too two years ago. Gave me good service. But recently started giving me problem. It would die off half way through the baking, about an hour or so after starting. Very infurating to have half-baked (literally) cakes!
Electrician said plug of the power cord and also the wall plug could be the problem but didnt work. Anyone experienced this problem? any suggestions
Hi Jaypee, maybe you can try contacting Kee Huat for advice or try another electrician.
I have the above said ovemate which I hardly used, would like to sell for RM500,
anybody interested please email me. My model is 328E Europa Valencia.
Good condition, bake very precisely accordingly to temperature set.
Still have the oven?
You can email Christine at chrislizhang@gmail.com
Hi Amy, I know this is an old post, but I was researching for this oven cause I wanted to buy it (originally wanted to buy the new one, but it’s out of my price range π )and I found your blog π I was wondering how many oven racks can fit inside this oven? Do you use all the racks or just the middle one? Cause usually people will complain about the top and the bottom racks cause food can get burnt. Do they sell all the racks to you, or do you have to buy extra racks? Thanks!
Hi Fieza, the oven can fit 4 racks and 1 tray and they provide all 4 racks and 1 tray to us. I usually use the middle rack. The top rack and bottom rack are rarely use… depending on recipe. If your oven is too hot, you can reduce the temperature. So it’s good to have an oven thermometer.
Thanks for the reply! May I know what is the size of the tray that you use? So that it can fit inside the oven? And you said that the oven can only fit 1 tray, does that mean if I want to fit in 2 trays, it can’t fit?
Cause I want to buy extra trays so it’ll be faster to bake cookies for example.
Thanks!
Hi Fieza, I have various tray sizes. Don’t worry normally the tray size is standard so it should be able to fit into the oven. Just don’t buy longer tray. The oven has 4 racks and 1 tray. The tray is a dip tray I think. I’ve never used it before. It has 4 racks, meaning you can fit 4 baking trays into the oven.
Oh that makes sense. Thank you so much Amy! You’ve been really helpful! π
Hi Fieza, you’re most welcome.
Hi Che Che. I bought this oven today. I’m still not good in operating it. Can you give some guidance. Tq
Hi Usha, follow the guideline provided by the instruction book and you’re good to go. π
Hi Che-Cheh, is your Europa still going strong? I am considering the same model. Heating is still even?
Hi Tay, sorry for the late reply. Yup my Europa is still going strong. Heating is not even but manageable. Just need to turn the baking tray at half point of baking. π
Hi che cheh.. i love to have one like you. Before i really buy it, can you give some tips in baking cokies or puff, because many of comment say that this oven can baking them evenly. How about the way you baking cake? Do they rise and bake nicely. Hope you can share with me the way to handle this oven. Tqvm
Hi Oven Hopping, after nearly 9 years of usage I’m still satisfied with the oven. Handling of oven depends on each oven as they have their own characteristics. If you want to see my bakes good, you can visit messywitchen.com. All baking in my food blog was done with this oven.
Im sorry.. wrong typing. I mean this oven can’t bake cookies and biscuit evenly..
Hi I m very keen w the Europa oven. Does it has a
Fan mode ?
Hi Ahmootha, yes it does.
Hi, I recently bought this oven but realised it doesn’t come with a plug. I contacted the manufacturer and was told we have to get an electrician to install it. Did this happen to you as well? It’s so uncommon so I wasn’t sure if the manufacturer was telling the truth. Thanks!
Hi Irene, Sorry for the late reply. Mine came with a plug.
Hi che cheh,
How to get and buy new oven europe brand?
I staying in JB area.
Hi, Sorry for the late reply. It’s best you give them a call.
What is europa office number
Hi Sheryl, I don’t know Europa’s office number. You may try calling Kee Huat Radio (phone number can be found online) to find out more about Europa products.