Which NEFF oven should I go for, Pyrolytic or non-Pyrolytic, please?

BartyBoy

Hello All

I am planning to purchase a brand new oven this bank holiday weekend and I have found a couple of the NEFF ovens which are on special at the moment, but I can't make up my mind of which one to get, so I just wonder if any of you could give me some advice to finalise the decision please.

The two NEFF ovens are in the same range (Premium Collection 3) – B57CR22N0B & B47CR32N0B. From what I understand, the only differences are...

Price: £111.00 different
Features: with and without Pyrolytic
Accessories: 2 x combination grid and 1 x universal pan included with the Pyrolytic model

Other note, I discovered I can buy a pair of telescope rails to add onto the non-Pyrolytic model only, it is something I quite fancy to get but not essential if the Pyrolytic model turns out the one to go for.

Any advice, comments and suggestions are very much appreciated as always.

Many thanks

carly

Pyrolytic everytime, unless you like cleaning ovens. I wouldnt be without mine.

CKdesigner

Hi

Definitely pyrolytic, who wants to clean an oven these days?

Be careful though with Neff and other BSH products as there are usually very long delivery times at the moment, you will probably see another thread on here about the problems.

CK

BartyBoy

Thank you both for the comments, really appreciate that.

In terms of the cleaning process, I see the non-Pyrolytic one also has a cleaning programme/system - EcoClean & BottomClean

EcoClean: the self-cleaning catalytic coating on the inside top and sides of the oven makes oven cleaning easier.

BottomClean: the special cleaning programme for the oven floor.

I take it the non-Pyrolytic model can clean itself too, but does it still make the Pyrolytic model a better option?

Thanks

CKdesigner

There is no such thing as a 'self cleaning' oven - doesn't exist!

Pyrolytic is the closest system to a 'self cleaning' system, all you need to do wipe out the residual ash from the oven interior with a damp cloth after the pyrolytic program is finished, but you are still cleaning the oven.

Any other supposedly cleaning system, no matter how good appliance manufacturers make it sound is going to be pretty pants compared to a pyrolytic system.

Hope that clarifies it a bit for you!

CK

BartyBoy

CKdesigner wrote: »

Hope that clarifies it a bit for you!

Excellent! I think I have an idea of which one to get now, many thanks again!

Xeorix

Just an FYI - the telescopic rails can be found for dirt cheap online. I just managed to get some for my Neff oven for £25

BartyBoy

Xeorix wrote: »

Just an FYI - the telescopic rails can be found for dirt cheap online. I just managed to get some for my Neff oven for £25

Thank you for the info.

With these telescopic rails, do you know if they can be used on a Pyrolytic oven?

From the website where I found these rails, they claim the rails cannot be used on a Pyrolytic oven, but I can't work out why...

Many thanks again

pinkteapot

CKdesigner wrote: »

There is no such thing as a 'self cleaning' oven - doesn't exist!

Pyrolytic is the closest system to a 'self cleaning' system, all you need to do wipe out the residual ash from the oven interior with a damp cloth after the pyrolytic program is finished, but you are still cleaning the oven.

Barely. Had a pyrolytic oven for the last 18 months and previously had bog standard ovens. Wiping the residual ash from a cleaning cycle with a damp sponge takes a minute, maybe two. Absolutely nothing compared with the trauma of fully cleaning an oven!

Agree with everyone else though - go pyrolytic vs an alternative self-cleaning system.

benjus

BartyBoy wrote: »

With these telescopic rails, do you know if they can be used on a Pyrolytic oven?

From the website where I found these rails, they claim the rails cannot be used on a Pyrolytic oven, but I can't work out why...

Not sure really, unless the Pyrolytic models are somehow different and don't have the right fittings.

The instructions tell you to remove the shelves and all fixings from the oven before running pyrolytic cleaning, so the cleaning itself has nothing to do with what's installed in the oven.

Xeorix

BartyBoy wrote: »

Thank you for the info.

With these telescopic rails, do you know if they can be used on a Pyrolytic oven?

From the website where I found these rails, they claim the rails cannot be used on a Pyrolytic oven, but I can't work out why...

Many thanks again

Are you sure its Pyrolytic and no Catalytic?

The Pyrolytic ones are essentially the "Self Cleaning" ovens. You can't use the oven when its in the cleaning cycle, and you have to remove all metal objects otherwise they will buckle under the heat. Essentially it just burns everything off in the oven, which produces a lot of smoke. You then just wipe them down

A Catalytic oven is similar, but it has special liners on the sides which you just wipe down if they get dirty. They do have a limited lifespan though.

I'd imagine you could use the telescopic rails with the Pyrolytic ovens though, since you would have to take out the normal shelving rails anyway

EDIT: Just looked at the manual: https://portal.bsh-partner.com/portal(bD1kZSZjPTAwOQ==)/PORTALFRAME.HTM
Say's the telescopic rails are an accessory, so as assumed, you would have to remove any rail in there before starting the cleaning cycle regardless.
The single telescopic rail is model Z11TC10X0