Pyrolytic Oven - worth the extra money?

abankerbutnotafatcat

Hi,

we're considering two single ovens by the same manufacturer that appear to be identical specification except for one has catalytic liners whilst the other costs £110 more and has pyrolytic self clean.

We are not great bakers or cookers of roast dinners but it is bound to get a bit dirty with pizzas etc.

Does anyone have any thoughts on whether the extra money is worth it?

VoucherMan

I've not got one. I chose the cheap option but after hearing a colleague at work say how good his one is I wish I'd paid the extra.

But if all you're using it for is heating pizzas then you may be better buying a big tray to put on the bottom shelf to catch the bits that drop off.

wolfehouse

i have one and regret it because you can't vlean the sides with ordinary oven cleaner but the bottom and top need regular cleaning. it's a pain.
you clean by turning up the heat very high for the set time. again- then have to remember and do it regularly or you end up ruining the coating...
my next oven will be a standard one and i'll line with oven liner at the bottom (got mine at lakeland plastics) and clean the rest occassionally.

abankerbutnotafatcat

Mixed feelings there then!! We do make roasted veggies and lasagne as well but there won't be all that heavy duty spitting meat fats.

Auntie-Dolly

I've got one, but then I'm a lazy mare. My kitchen fitter said after 6 months you won't be thinking of the cost, just the advantages.

ic

I use mine from time to time, wouldn't do without. If the oven gets a bit smoky, I just run the cycle. Remember to remove the shelves before you do though!

CKdesigner

wolfehouse wrote: »

i have one and regret it because you can't vlean the sides with ordinary oven cleaner but the bottom and top need regular cleaning. it's a pain.
you clean by turning up the heat very high for the set time. again- then have to remember and do it regularly or you end up ruining the coating...
my next oven will be a standard one and i'll line with oven liner at the bottom (got mine at lakeland plastics) and clean the rest occassionally.

No sorry - I don't think you have a pyrolytic oven. Its not that you turn the heat up 'very high', with a pyrolytic oven its an actual setting or program that makes the oven go to 450 to 500 degrees, the door will lock and it will stay at this temperature for the set length of time.

It sounds like you have a conventional oven with 'catalytic' liners or oven sides. This is very different to pyrolytic.

My advice to the OP would be to have both ovens as pyrolytic because quite simply if you think its a good idea (which it is) then why would you want to manually clean one oven and not the other?

CK

cddc

CK is spot on here. Who likes cleaning ovens?

Pyrolitic ovens are one of the upgrade options that are seriously worth the money, and these days they are really not that expensive.

You can get a Zanuzzi or similar for well under £400, though you obviously pay more for a more prestigous brand.

irishcol

CKdesigner wrote: »

My advice to the OP would be to have both ovens as pyrolytic because quite simply if you think its a good idea (which it is) then why would you want to manually clean one oven and not the other?

CK

I didn't read it that the OP was planning on having two ovens, one of each type.

My reading was that they were asking for advice as to which one out of a catalytic and a pyrolytic (both by the same manufacturer) they should choose...

I agree that it would be pretty strange for someone to have one catalytic and one pyrolytic oven in the same kitchen - talk about hedging your bets and sitting on the fence!!

abankerbutnotafatcat

Auntie-Dolly wrote: »

I've got one, but then I'm a lazy mare. My kitchen fitter said after 6 months you won't be thinking of the cost, just the advantages.

Do you agree with your fitter or are you not at 6 months yet??

abankerbutnotafatcat

irishcol wrote: »

I didn't read it that the OP was planning on having two ovens, one of each type.

My reading was that they were asking for advice as to which one out of a catalytic and a pyrolytic (both by the same manufacturer) they should choose...

I agree that it would be pretty strange for someone to have one catalytic and one pyrolytic oven in the same kitchen - talk about hedging your bets and sitting on the fence!!

You are correct irishcol, apologies if my post was unclear but we definitely only want one oven!!

Looks like the support is definitely building for the pyrolytic oven!!

Thanks for all your comments:)