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Sommertal Minibackofen 45L review

Forty-five liters and 2,000 W with a rotisserie spit, convection, and a published range of 100 to 230 °C (212 to 446 °F) on a 60-minute timer. Four functions — bake, grill, convection and rotisserie — on four rotary dials, with an interior light, a double tempered glass door, stainless elements and a zinc-lined cavity.

The net of it The best value in this family, and the one that turns a mini oven into a real second oven. Forty-five liters with a rotisserie and a published 100–230 °C (212 to 446 °F) range covers jobs the 10- and 20-liter models cannot attempt, and four separate dials is a more honest interface than a mode button. The interior light deserves its own mention: it is how you avoid opening the door and losing the heat you are paying for.

Forty-five liters, and a spit

This is where a mini oven stops being a toaster with ambitions. 45 liters and 2,000 W, with a motorized rotisserie — Sommertal states a whole chicken, a large pizza or several dishes fit at once.

A published range

100 to 230 °C. Of the four ovens here, only this one and the Rommelsbacher publish both ends. It is what lets an oven be chosen for what it will hold rather than only for what it will reach.

The floor is the weaker half: 100 °C (212 °F) against the Rommelsbacher’s 80 °C (176 °F).

Four dials

Bake, grill, convection and rotisserie, on four rotary controls rather than a mode button and a screen. Dials do not remember settings, and they also do not need to be learned.

A 60-minute timer, and an interior light — the light being how you check without opening the door and dumping the heat.

Build

Double tempered glass, stainless heating elements and a zinc-lined cavity, which Sommertal states gives even heat.

What is missing

No part number, and no internal dimensions. The 45-liter figure is a volume: the width that decides whether your own tray slides in is not published.

The plus side, and the minus

Strengths

  • Publishes a full temperature range: 100–230 °C (212 to 446 °F)
  • 45 liters — Sommertal states a whole chicken or a large pizza fits
  • Rotisserie spit, convection, bake and grill on four separate dials
  • Interior light, so what is happening can be seen without opening the door

Compromises

  • No manufacturer part number published
  • No internal dimensions published — only the 45-liter volume
  • 100 °C (212 °F) is a high floor: the Rommelsbacher goes to 80 °C (176 °F)
  • No offer on Amazon UK or Amazon US at the time of writing

Specifications

Capacity45 L
Power2,000 W
Temperature range100–230 °C (212 to 446 °F)
Timer60 minutes
FunctionsBake · grill · convection · rotisserie
ControlsFour rotary dials
CavityZinc-lined, with interior light
DoorDouble tempered glass
Amazon referenceB0GTMBN3Y8 (identical on 6 markets)
EAN4250263782403

What readers want to know

Does a whole chicken really fit?

Sommertal states that a whole chicken, a large pizza or several dishes at once fit in the 45-liter cavity, and supplies a rotisserie spit for the first of those. No internal dimensions are published, so the claim is the maker’s rather than something you can check against a bird before buying.

Is 100 °C (212 °F) low enough for slow work?

It is the floor Sommertal publishes. The Rommelsbacher on this site publishes 80 °C (176 °F), which is 20 degrees lower and the difference between holding and cooking. Where the low end matters, that is the comparison.

Our score

7.8/ 10

The best value in this family, and the one that turns a mini oven into a real second oven. Forty-five liters with a rotisserie and a published 100–230 °C (212 to 446 °F) range covers jobs the 10- and 20-liter models cannot attempt, and four separate dials is a more honest interface than a mode button. The interior light deserves its own mention: it is how you avoid opening the door and losing the heat you are paying for.

What this one costs among kitchen appliances

A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.

Details checked on August 23, 2026.

The buyer this one serves, among kitchen appliances

A whole chicken, in a household that does not want to heat a full-size oven for it.

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