Dual Fuel Upright Oven Buying Guide

The combination of an oven and a cooktop is a design that offers pure convenience. This freestanding appliance performs a range of cooking functions and makes for a neat and attractive choice in any kitchen.

These large ranges have a gas cooktop and electric, multi-function oven. The gas cooktop is instant and easily controlled, while the multifunction oven offers more versatility. The ovens have at least four shelf positions and can accommodate wide baking and roasting dishes.

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

Capacity

Dual fuel ovens can save a lot of time whilst cooking and can usually cater for more people. These upright ovens are available in sizes ranging from 60cm, 70cm, 80cm, 90cm and larger. However, a dual fuel oven isn't for everyone. For some they take up a substantial amount of space in your kitchen.

Depending on how many people you're cooking for, we have a large variety of upright stove to select from. Depending on your cooking style and the room you acquire for your new stove, these models have oven capacity right up to 120Ltrs. If you have a large family or do a lot of entertaining, the larger oven size would be a great investment. Designed with a wide width, these ovens will accommodate wider trays, making it possible to cook extra-large dishes such as legs of ham or big slab cakes.

Dual fuel ovens come with 4, 5, 6 or more gas burners depending on the width of your new stove as these can be as large as 1500mm wide. Remember to always check the measurements for where the appliance is intended to be placed.

Features

Majority of our dual fuel upright ovens are made with a stainless steel finish, beautiful for a modern kitchen. Most of these appliances have common features to look for. They 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.

Baking and roasting are made easy and enjoyable with a freestanding oven. The hot air grilling function is ideal for making roasts as it will leave your meat crispy on the outside yet moist and tender on the inside. Hot air grilling uses the fan and the grill element alternately on a low speed to ensure that everything inside the oven is cooked at the same temperature. It is also up to 50% more energy efficient than traditional roasting methods.

If willing to spend the extra money the '3D hot air' function is an exciting and useful feature providing even heating from all directions. This function is especially useful if you are cooking a range of different dishes at once, because the all shelves inside the oven will be heated equally. If you've ever had one tray of biscuits burned by your old oven, or cooked one side of a cake faster than the other, you will appreciate this setting.

On the top of the appliance, your gas stove will help you to achieve professional cooking results. Gas cooking assists rapid boiling and instant temperature regulation. Plus it's safe to use - with a flame failure device attached to each burner, and a thermoelectric safety pilot. A wok burner is a great addition, making it possible to whip up sensational stir-fries. If looking for a cooktop with extra burners, the wider 90cm cooktops usually carry this because of the space. So you can cook a variety of different dishes at once.

Here is a list of common features that will help you with 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. 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.

Gas burner: Some also include a fish burner in the centre of the cooktop that can be used for cooking a whole fish or for char-grilling on a cast-iron grill plate placed on top.

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