Pyrolitic Ovens - worth the extra expense?

Emmalou

Has anybody got anything to say about pyrolitic ovens?
I'm just ordering a Neff Series 3 pyrolitic oven and Neff pyrolitic oven/microwave combination. I am wondering whether the extra expense is worth it.
How much does pyrolitic help to keep ovens clean - does it really work????

Anything for an easier life I say!

Many thanks for any comments or advice.

andrew-b

As you say "anything for an easier life" so i'd say yes it's worth it.

Our double oven has pyrolitic linings at the sides but you still have to clean the top and bottom, door and shelves. You have to turn the oven on at full heat for the linings to do their job so it's just a case of remembering to do it but we do it when warming the oven up every now and again. We've had our oven about 18 months and barely had to clean it apart from the other week after a dripping garlic bread incident which set the smoke alarm off!

Andy

Becks82

I can't afford one myself but from what I have heard they are definitly worth it! Anything to get out of the cleaning!

Meepster

The Neff Pyrolytic system is very good. You turn it on to the setting, it super heats the oven and when it is done, all you are left with is some dust in the bottom which you can just brush/wipe out.

The only thing you still have to clean manually is the shelves, as if you left them in when you use the Pyrolytic setting, they would ruin.

debbie42

andrew-b wrote: »

Our double oven has pyrolitic linings at the sides but you still have to clean the top and bottom, door and shelves.

Are you sure these are pyrolitic and not something else, e.g. catalytic?

My pyrolitic oven (siemens) doesn't have special linings, but the whole oven heats up to a very high temperature (much higher than normal oven use).

When the cycle is finished, there is a film of ash inside which can easily be cleaned off with a damp cloth. It was more expensive, and it depends on your viewpoint as to whether it's worth it. I think it is brilliant, far easier to clean than any other oven I've had, and I'd buy one like it again. I'm lazy though

Meepster

debbie42 wrote: »

Are you sure these are pyrolitic and not something else, e.g. catalytic?

I didn't read the other persons post. Pyrolytic does specifically mean "heats up to around 500 degrees and burns the hell out of all the muck in there".

The liners are completely different and not as effective, as debbie42 says

totalsolutions

Have it here too, on a De Dietrich oven these are the dogs danglies, also have cool touch glass doors they stay cold so if you have children in the kitchen you really do need this too, worth every penny, worth an upgrade from a Neff.

Maisie11

Have a De Dietrich. Its fab, I cannot think why other manufactures dont use the same technology!

debbie42

Maisie11 wrote: »

Have a De Dietrich. Its fab, I cannot think why other manufactures dont use the same technology!

Siemens definitely do.

katies_mum

I`ve got a De Dietrich and I can`t wait to get a new kitchen so I can get rid of it, would never get this make again... thought I was getting the best... funny how you can be so wrong.
The only bit its got going for it is that it does the cleaning bit well.