My New Kitchen: Wall ovens

Wall ovens

is for the built-in probe, which you set for the desired internal temperature and insert it into the meat; when this temperature is reached, the oven turns itself off.

The steam oven is plumbed directly to the water supply and a drain, so there's no need to add or remove water.

These are placed to the right of the cooking area, and to the right of the ovens is the opening to the utility room.

Both ovens are Gaggenaus: the top one is the combination steam/convection oven, the bottom one is the 24" convection oven, and like all Gaggenau appliances, both are pricey. Although I lusted after it, the steam oven was not in my plans because of its outrageous price tag, but then I found it on eBay for about half price and couldn't resist. That's why its door handle is on the "wrong" side (both ovens have swing out rather than drop down doors, one of the reasons I chose Gaggenau). Although it's slightly inconvenient to have the door swing toward the "landing area" on the counter to the left, it's a compromise I can live with!

The beauty of the STEAM OVEN (below) is its versatility. It can be used as a steamer, to steam fish, for example; or as a convection oven for dry roasting; or as an oven with steam, for moist roasting. I did a guinea hen in it, at 360° and 80% steam, that came out with browned, crispy skin and juicy meat. It's also great for things like quiches and cheesecakes. The dark cord on the right

Steam oven

The CONVECTION OVEN is on the small side but serves my needs adequately. I had measured the width of my cookie sheets before deciding on the 24" oven, and thought they would fit. What I hadn't realized was that the convection oven is considerably shallower than a standard one, so I was quite surprised when I tried to put a cookie sheet in to find that, while there was no problem with the width, the sheet hit the back of the oven with several inches still sticking out the front! So I'll need to get some half sheets.

A big attraction of this oven for me was the rotisserie feature. You can see how the spit (black in the photo) fits diagonally on the rack. A plastic handle screws on the end of the spit, allowing it to be inserted and removed. Another feature I like ( although I haven't tried it yet!) is the pyrolytic self-clean ability.

And no, the inside of the oven isn't quite this pretty blue color.... (shucks!) I had to lighten the photo to show the structures clearly.