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Want a way to cook without losing all the vitamins and nutrients from food? Or a quicker and healthier way to cook overall? Well look no further as a Steam Oven can do just that. Cooking with Steam Ovens has been a preferred method of cooking vegetables and certain meat selections for years. The Steam Oven can either be a countertop appliance or built in to your kitchen. At roughly the same size as a microwave it’s not going to take up much room. All steam ovens come with a reservoir which you fill with water to begin your cooking! I’m going to give you my top 5 steam ovens.

First in the firing line we have the CDA Built in Steam Oven – SV410SS. The Stainless Steel built in steam oven comes equipped with interior light, touch controls, electronic timer with LCD Display, 2 preset temperatures, removable 1 litre reservoir, door safety lock, 23 litre capacity and 1800W power.

CDA Steam Oven

Second in line is the Smeg 45cm High Compact Steam Oven – SC45V2. This Smeg Steam Oven comes fully equipped with 6 functions including, manual steam cooking, meat cooking, fish cooking, vegetable cooking, re-heating and sterilising function, defrost, digital programmer, electronic timer with end of cooking alarm, removable door for ease of cleaning, cooling fan and 24 hour delay timer.

Smeg Steam Oven

In at a comfortable position 3 is the Neff Series 3 compact built in Steam Oven – C47D22N0GB. The features of the Neff steam oven are child safety lock, easy clock, automatic on/off programmer, interior light, 4 shelf positions, de-scaling programme, water tank empty indicator, temperature display, temperature proposal and safety switch off device.

Neff Steam Oven

In at a respectable 4^th place is the Siemens iQ500 built in Steam Oven – HB24D652B. Fully featured with day/night glass and metal fascia, control dials, blue indicator lights, push buttons, electronic control and clock, timer, interior light, water tank empty indicator, safety lock and automatic safety switch off device.

Siemens Steam Oven

Bringing in the rear at position number 5 is the Baumatic Premium Compact Steam Oven – BGS460SS. Featuring steam cooking as well as a handy grill, interior light, full LED programmer, touch controls, stainless steel cavity, triple glazed removable door and full inner glass door.

Baumatic Steam Oven

Looking for a new built-in oven? Woah there! Don’t rush into a rash purchase, take a moment to breathe and have a think about the options out there for cooking your food. When you’re spending hours cooking a fancy meal, be it for your family, your latest squeeze or just yourself, you want it to taste great so choosing the right built-in oven is vital!

The first fuel on our radar is electricity. Electric built-in ovens are the most popular ones out there, but if you don’t mind jumping on the bandwagon, they’re a good choice. Electric built-in ovens use clean energy, and can be very accurately set using the built-in technology, so you can take advantage of all the nifty pre-set programs installed by the manufacturer. Although nobody ever actually does that, do they? That’d require reading the manual.

built-in oven

Conventional electric ovens, and by conventional we mean old, have their hot bits either at the top and bottom or on the sides. They’re hotter at the top too, because as GCSE science taught us, heat rises! Those ovens though, are less effective than their more impressive cousin; the fan oven. These culinary behemoths have a heating element around the fan, so they can cook your Michelin starred masterpieces faster and at a lower temperature than their conventional relative.

If you’ve got a phobia of electricity (hey, it could happen) then don’t fret, just get yourself a built-in gas oven! Surprisingly, these built-in ovens are run on natural gas, and work in a similar way to the conventional electric oven. Had problems with dry-as-a-bone roasts? Then a gas oven could be the answer you’ve been searching for; the burning gas creates a moist atmosphere, which stops your prospective banquet from going dry while it cooks. You can even get your hands on fan-assisted gas ovens!

So there you have it; if you’re looking for a built-in oven then there’s choice out there for you.