Double Oven Buying Guide

Essentially a double oven is two separate ovens, placed on top of one another. They each have their own door, functions and cooking temperatures. This duo is excellent for entertainers or large families who frequently use the oven. The best thing about a double oven is that you can bake a delicious leg of lamb, whilst grilling a salmon dish in the oven below.

This buying guide will help you make the correct purchase decision for your kitchen. It is best to assess what the right double oven is for you and what will work best for your cooking requirements. If you are replacing your oven, you are usually limited in the style and size, but if you're in the middle of renovation your choices are limitless.

Capacity

If you're cooking large quantities of food at a time, a standard 60cm width double oven can have much more space than a single 90cm oven.

There are also 1.5 ovens available to you as well. These have a full size oven on the top and half size oven underneath, but still designed as a double oven allowing you to bake and grill in both ovens at the same time.

If you're replacing an old wall with a current model please check your measurements as these have changed over the years. They may be similar in dimensions but you could still have to do some sort of trim or infill.

If preferred, you could buy two of the same single oven model and have them installed one above the other or even side by side giving you a double oven.

Features

Double ovens are available with an array of special features that will help you save time in the kitchen and improve the quality of your cooking. It is important to choose an oven with the right features for your requirements.

Here is a list of features that might help you find what you're looking for:

Litres: This measurement is the capacity or volume of the oven in litres.

Pyrolytic: A self-cleaning oven. When cleaning is required select pyro mode, the oven will heat to 300 degrees locks the oven door, continues to climb to 500 degrees for a totally clean oven.

Here the fat and grease along with any food scraps will be turned into ash approximately 1.30 to 2hrs of cleaning, after the cleaning process has finished you can easily wipe out the ash with a cloth and no more chemicals.

Catalytic liners: This is another self-cleaning feature. However, the grime is collected only on the liners and can be burnt off by placing the oven at a heat of 200 degrees. The liners will either need to be replaced or turned over. This does not mean that the door and shelves don't need to be wiped down.

Roast probe: A spike that can be inserted into your meats to determine when it is cooked.

Telescopic shelf holders: Provides extra support for oven shelves to slide out of the oven.

Grill: Many modern ovens do not include a separate grill area. Instead the grill is inside the oven at the top. You may be able to use the grill with the fan for roasts.

Fat filter: This is excellent when trying to avoid the fat residue that strikes the fan whilst cooking. The filter should be placed in the oven before use and taken out carefully once the cooking ends and the oven cools. To place the filter in the oven correctly, mount it against the rear wall at the same level of the fan, then push the filter downwards. To remove the filter just reverse this step.

Electronic lock: This is a great feature for those with children. If your oven is placed in a curious child's reach, the lock will disable them from opening the door and burning their little fingers on the burning hot plate.

Oven doors: Thanks to updating advances with ovens, we now don't have to worry about burning out fingers on the oven doors. Generally, an oven door with three layers of glass will be cooler to the touch than a door with two glass layers.

Some manufacturers are supplying models with 4 layers of glass for greater cooling exterior doors. This is great when placing under bench where children are concerned. Be sure to test the door to see how smoothly it opens and closes, halts when you leave it and comes out in the correct direction for you and your kitchen.

Please feel free to contact our customer service team for any queries on double ovens. Call us on 1300 000 500.