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Elevated Ovens Buying Guide

Elevated stoves have an oven next to the cooktop these are normally special ordered as the oven can be built on either side of your cooktop. Elevated ovens are normally built into new kitchen designs and built to your height for ease of use. If replacing an elevated stove this should be a simple in/out replacement as the sizes have not changed.

This style of oven is perfect for people who prefer not bending down. Elevated ovens usually have a large capacity.

This buying guide will help make the elimination process easy when looking to purchase an elevated oven.

Gas VS Electric

If you have gas already connected you may want to stay with this as your preferred type of cooking. Gas cooktops are configured with one large burner, 2x medium burners and 1x Simmer burner.

A gas oven can produce absolutely beautiful roasts - crisp and caramelised on the outside, and tender on the inside. These ovens help food retain their moisture and for some considered to be more efficient. However, it can be fiddly at times. Sometimes food may need to be rotated to ensure even cooking.

Electric elevated stoves have improved over the years, moving away from the old coil elements to the new solid elements through to a modern ceramic cooktop. Both of these cooking surfaces are easy to maintain to keep clean.

Electric ovens are comparatively larger and usually quiet to run. Fan and ducts tend to be optimised for low noise. However, if purchasing an electric elevated oven, it usually requires a 240 power supply and hard wired connection, which would be done by your electrician.

Models today offer not only conventional cooking but now fan forced ovens. Fan forced offers you quicker heat up times and more even cooking. When purchasing an electric elevated oven, it usually requires a 240 power supply and hard wired connection, which should be done by your electrician.

Capacity

When choosing an elevated oven, ask yourself how much you cook, how often you use your oven and what size pots and pans you own.

Most elevated ovens are 80L. Remember to ask when purchasing an elevated oven the capacity of the usable oven. Just because it may be 600mm does not mean that it equals the size inside. You should consider the internal height when focusing on the capacity of an oven.

Features

Elevated ovens are available with a vast 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 one with the right features for your requirements.

Here is a list of modern features that might be what you're looking for:

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

Grill: Many modern upright stoves 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 our fingers on the oven doors. Oven doors today are well insulated which provides cooler exteriors.

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.

Here are a few other features to consider when shopping for an upright oven:

  • Electronic temperature controls.
  • Programmable timing options.
  • Convection ovens cook about 30% faster than conventional ovens. Fans in the oven circulate the heat around foods to cook them faster.
  • Simmer burners provide low, gradual heat when required for a variety of cooking needs such as preparing soups and sauces.
  • High-heat burners instantly provide cooking heat, allowing you to quickly boil or sear foods as required, dramatically cutting down on cooking time.
  • Dual element burners feature an inner ring for smaller pans and a large outer ring for larger pots and pans. A flick of the switch turns on the preferred size.
  • Hot surface indicator lights.

    • In general elevated stoves offer a lot of features and benefits other stoves can't. Make sure of your location in the kitchen that the elevated stove will fit; check your gas type is correct, for example: LPG is bottled gas, NG is natural gas supply. Make sure that the oven is located on the correct side for kitchen, don't forget these ovens when made can be located left and right with cooktop on the opposite side.

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