Have you heard of a self cleaning oven?

If you keep in the loop when it comes to the latest kitchen appliances, then you may have heard about pyrolitic ovens, but what exactly are they?

Well, they're essentially self-cleaning ovens. They have a feature (called the Pyrolysis function) which heats the inside of the oven to temperatures well over 400 degrees. This extreme heat turns all of the leftover food, any residue, and grease into an ashy power.

Once the cycle is over, the oven then cools itself right down to a safe temperature and the automatic lock on the door is released. Then all you need to do is come through with a damp cloth or tissue, wipe the ash away and you're got a clean and tidy oven!

Since this is a quite new technology, we've put together a quick question and answer about some of the most common things we've been asked by other customers inquiring about a pyrolitic oven.

Kitchen appliances - self-cleaning oven faq

Is it expensive to run?

Since the oven reaches such a high temperature, you may assume that it can be very expensive to run. However, since there is extra insulation in these ovens, they're already very efficient to run. On average, running the cleaning cycle costs around 50p in energy.

How long is the cleaning process?

Of course, the Pyrolysis function is slightly different depending on the brand of the oven. But roughly to run the cycle from beginning to end can take anything up to an hour. It's a fully automated system that deals with itself from beginning to end!

How safe is it?

With the oven going up to such extreme temperature, of course, safety needs to be considered. When the Pyrolysis function is switched on, the oven door has an automatic lock. This lock is in place until the clean has finished and the oven has cooled.

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If you'd like some more information on the ovens that we stock, please get in touch with our team today! After all, who doesn't want a self-cleaning oven?