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  • January 30, 2008 at 9:43 pm #34203
    Lala001
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    Hi

    I’m hoping someone can help on this topic.
    Please excuse the possibly daft question from a non-technical
    type of person.
    Are there any dual-fuel freestanding cookers around without a cooling
    fan in the oven?
    Am I right in assuming that gas ovens don’t have a cooling fan?

    Not all manufacturer websites give this information.
    I’m trying to avoid the irritating noise of a fan in the kitchen.

    Thanks

    January 30, 2008 at 10:27 pm #241666
    helo_75
    Participant

    gas ovens have cooling fans too

    theyre fairly quiet too

    unless its a prestige/delonghi, and they always rattle and are a pig to change

    cooling fans seem to be becoming the norm now… stops things discolouring/knobs melting/people not getting burnt, etc, etc

    unless someone does know one that doesnt have one……..

    January 30, 2008 at 11:25 pm #241667
    Lala001
    Participant

    Re: Cookers without cooling fan

    Thanks

    Not good news for me though 🙁

    January 30, 2008 at 11:40 pm #241668
    kwatt
    Keymaster

    TBH Lala, I wouldn’t have a cooker or oven without the cooling fan in it as the facias get way too hot without one. Far better IMO to have it.

    But, get a decent quality cooker and they aren’t intrusive noise wise.

    K.

    January 31, 2008 at 9:34 am #241669
    don
    Moderator

    Re: Cookers without cooling fan

    I would still go with the Smeg SUK61XPZ5 😉

    Don

    January 31, 2008 at 11:46 pm #241670
    Lala001
    Participant

    Re: Cookers without cooling fan

    Even though it doesn’t have pyrolitic linings?

    I still don’t know if they are a good thing or not.

    February 1, 2008 at 12:07 am #241671
    kwatt
    Keymaster

    Ah, confusion. 😉

    Pyrolytic ovens are ones that are self-cleaning through having a cycle that heats the cavity to over 350oC which effectively incinerates any grease or detritus in the oven. Once it’s finished you sweep out the ash and job done. It’s not that foolproof but it is a definite plus IMO for more reasons than this on a decent pyro oven.

    What I think you mean is “catalytic” liners which are far more passive. Basically, you have to, every once in a while, ramp the oven up to as high a temp as you can and hope that the grease burns off. Problem is that they are only fitted to each side, the upper and lower surfaces of the oven cavity are not so they can still be manky with grease and pretty much unaffected by the cleaning cycle. Other downside is that if you get any cleaning stuff on them then they’re ruined and, due to the cleaning stuff getting “stuck” in them, they can stink.

    Basically, both are very different principles, one is pro-active and one is purely passive.

    Pyro ovens are far from perfect but they are a LOT easier for a lot of people to clean.

    HTH

    K.

    February 1, 2008 at 6:04 pm #241672
    Lala001
    Participant

    Re: Cookers without cooling fan

    Thanks

    Now I understand the difference.

    The next model up of Smeg from the “pizza” one does have
    pyrolitic linings but it seems to reduce the oven capacity by 11 litres.
    So the choice is not so simple.

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