Question about griller inside oven, not separate

star-anise · Feb 21, 2011 3:11 pm

Hi

We currently have an oven with a separate grill underneath. I thought this was normal until I started looking at new oven! Now the vast majority have the grill inside the oven.

When grilling in these ovens do you need to leave the door open? It looks like we will have to do an underbench oven much to our dismay because that plan gives more bench space, and I don't like the idea of having the oven door open with kids!

thanks

Kitchenpro · Feb 21, 2011 3:31 pm

Hi,
a lot of new ovens come with close door grilling (that's actually what it is called), which is a great feature as it means the food you are grilling retains it's moisture and does not dry out. You can also purchase ovens which have a fan to keep the door and surrounding cabinets cool. Just check with the person you are buying the oven off that they have these features.

Hope this helps

kyton · Feb 21, 2011 3:32 pm

I hate with a passion in oven grills!!! I also have young children and it was a major concern for us. We ended up buying a range cooker that had a separate grill.

bashworth · Feb 21, 2011 3:52 pm

I'm with Kyton. I much prefer a separate grill

star-anise · Feb 21, 2011 3:58 pm

Thanks guys. I'll need to check my oven short-list to see if closed door grilling is supported. It's killing me because I'd prefer a wall mounted oven but it's a sacrifice for bench space!

miss_ticky2 · Feb 21, 2011 4:46 pm

We have a Bosch with the grill inside. The manual says to grill with the door shut. It hasn't been a problem. I also wanted a separate grill like we had in our old oven, but this new one hasn't really been a bother.

themax · Feb 21, 2011 7:22 pm

I found this ridiculous when I was buying a new oven. No separate griller. I am sort of used to it now but I hate it.

donuts · Feb 21, 2011 7:33 pm

miss_ticky2

We have a Bosch with the grill inside. The manual says to grill with the door shut. It hasn't been a problem. I also wanted a separate grill like we had in our old oven, but this new one hasn't really been a bother.

X2. Strangely my kids don't love grilled cheese on toast, and I don't eat it, so DH is the main one that uses it. Occasionally I'll have an oven dish which requires some quick grilling at the end, in those cases it's actually easier to have the grill in the oven cause I just flick the switch over.

donuts · Feb 21, 2011 7:34 pm

Should also add - we grill with the door slightly open

chrisandkate · Feb 22, 2011 8:40 am

Also very limited to only a couple of brands if you want separate grill.

Closed door grill has become the standard almost and is much more effective to keep moisture as pointed out earlier.

I think they call it "cavity cooling" for when they have a fan to keep the external cabinets cool. I know Bosch uses this feature.

pearl · Feb 26, 2011 8:37 pm

I have a wall mounted oven with a seperate grill underneath. It is a Westinghouse Im sure they still make them.

kek · Feb 27, 2011 4:43 pm

We've never used our griller and never will - spatter and mess in my oven doesn't appeal.

Instead, we use our George Foreman grill (perfect for toasted sangers too) or the BBQ. Or a stovetop cast-iron griddle pan.

lastone · Mar 04, 2011 2:22 pm

My husband wants me to take what is standard (Blanco all in one cooker) and by a seperate toaster-oven thingy for cheese on toast and cooking garlic bread. I objected to the 900mm ovens on the grounds that it seems like such a big space to heat up if you a just wanting to cook something small. But the cost of requesting something different to standard (not that we've been given a price from the builder) plus a wall oven tower seems to be excessive. He tells me if I'm worried about using extra power we will install Photo Voltaics in a few years.

Still sulking but will probably go with it.

chatterbox · Apr 09, 2011 9:42 pm

I want a wall oven with a seperate drawer grill - the only common sense way to grill as far as I can see... However, the only one available (in the whole world it seems) - is the westinghouse, and unfortunately it feels really cheap - so will have to go with a grill in the oven and dont like that idea AT ALL....I use the grill alot and at the same time as the oven...so will have to get a double oven - which seems total overkill - got an old simpson at the moment and it has a drawer grill..love it....

kel72 · Apr 10, 2011 9:41 am

chatterbox

I want a wall oven with a seperate drawer grill - the only common sense way to grill as far as I can see... However, the only one available (in the whole world it seems) - is the westinghouse, and unfortunately it feels really cheap - so will have to go with a grill in the oven and dont like that idea AT ALL....I use the grill alot and at the same time as the oven...so will have to get a double oven - which seems total overkill - got an old simpson at the moment and it has a drawer grill..love it....

I've been having this argument in my head for a few weeks now (I get very obsessive at researching something new), we currently have seperate griller/oven. I went to a Neff cooking demonstration and the lady there said you can really grill and kinda cook at the same time - she asked what we would cook as an example, I said pototoes (be it roast, scallop or wedges) and then cook loin chops or marinated chicken - she said well wouldn't you normally be cooking the potatoes first, then start grilling later? I said yes, she said well then you would do the same, then flick the oven over to grill with fan (which forces the heat from griller to move around the oven) which will ensure that your potoatoes stay hot, whilst you then grill. Seems like sound logic....

And since i learnt about pyro ovens & I hate cleaning the oven and then i think that I will be grilling in the oven, I think that pyro is a higher priority than the double, (I think??? :th:

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miss_ticky2 · Apr 11, 2011 6:12 pm

kel72

And since i learnt about pyro ovens & I hate cleaning the oven and then i think that I will be grilling in the oven, I think that pyro is a higher priority than the double, (I think??? :th:

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I agree...pyro is absolutely great!

Only used mine once so far (only because I kept putting it off because I was scared of all the high heat it generates - which didn't affect my cupboards at all..lol). And I've never found grilling in the oven a problem, even though I came from a separate grill. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another oven with the grill inside. Mine's a Bosch, but we looked at Neff too..they were nice

chatterbox · Apr 11, 2011 7:15 pm

I hear what you all say... but I just think it is archaic to have to either keep the door open, or close it and then attach a handle to pull out the grill tray.......a drawer grill is so logical I cannot understand the lack of availability... but then again... everything I seem to want for the house - doesnt exist....