Buying Guide for Upright Stove

A kitchen wouldn't be complete without a stove. These are long lasting and have changed over the years with options of all gas models to all electric models and now available with dual fuel models. Duel fuel models are a combination of electric oven with gas cooktop.

From the least expensive to the dearest model, an upright stove will enhance your kitchen. They are designed with the oven underneath the hob and usually a griller, a storage area or a food warming compartment below the oven. Upright stoves come in a large variety of widths, oven capacities and price ranges. This buying guide will help make the elimination process easy when looking to purchase an upright stove.

Electric VS Gas

When you begin your search for the perfect upright stove, the first thing you will have to decipher is whether you want a gas or electric powered unit. It is largely a matter of personal preference and what type of connection you have available. If your old stove was electric you may want to stay with that power source or if you had previously had gas installed you may want to stay with a gas upright stove but you will be limited by your selection. However you could select an upright stove with dual fuel so your selection could be greater with the best of both gas cooktop and electric oven... Now you're cooking.

An Electric upright stove price range starts from mid $500.00 upwards to whatever your budget. There can be a large difference in pricing depending on the differences in functionality, style, brand and overall size of your new stove. The widths range from 500mm, 540mm, 600, 700mm, 900mm etc. right up to 1500mm.

To choose between a gas and electric upright stove it basically comes down to personal preference and connection. If you would like to ask any questions relating to whether you should purchase either an electric or gas upright stove, please call our customer service team on 1300 000 500.

Capacity

When choosing an upright stove, ask yourself how much cooking you do, is this more for entertainment purposes or are you one with a larger family.

If replacing an old stove with a new model not all the sizes are the same as your old model's width may have changed over the years. If you are renovating then you have a lot more choices available to you.

If you are willing on paying that bit extra for cooking capacity it is worth it. You are able to purchase one for as big as 90L with 5 burners. With regards to the size of the oven, just because it may be 600mm does not mean that it equals the size inside. Consider the internal height when focusing on the capacity of an oven.

Remember, always measure twice when recording the dimensions for where the appliance is going to be placed.

Features

Whether you are buying a duel fuel, gas or electric stove, most have common features to look for. 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.

Pyrolytic: A self-cleaning oven. Due to the high grade of enamel, door seals and insulation in these ovens, Pyrolytic ovens when cleaning heat up to 300 degrees, locks the door then continues to climb to 500 degrees. This high temperature breaks down all the oil, fats and food scraps left behind, cleaning the whole inside of your oven. When cooled down what is left behind is ash which can be simply be wiped out using a standard cleaning cloth... no more Mr Muscle used here.

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 this will determine when the centre of the meat is cooked. For best results try to keep the spike away from the bone as this will give you the temperature and therefore the meat will not be cooked in the centre.

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

Grill: Our locally made stoves are designed with a separate grill compartment. Stoves from overseas will have an internal grill some of these models are what is called multi-functional ovens. This allows you to bake & grill at the same time.

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.

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:

Buy wisely and make sure you purchase the correct stove to suit your cooking style and needs.

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