As with all of Neff's ovens the single oven is available in six specification levels. Series one is the most basic of all the ovens and series six is the highest specification. The model that includes all the features that are available in the Series six is the B1664. It has design features such as Central Scroll Control, Touch controls, a Glass fascia, Symmetrical design, U-form door design and Revolution handle.
The oven has a useable capacity of 58 litres and an energy efficiency rating of A, which is what you would expect from a top specification oven. In terms of cleaning the oven has TitanEnamel, CeramiClean, (back, roof and side liners) and an electronic oven cleaning setting. This particular model has a special setting designed to keep the CeramiClean surfaces inside the oven as clean as is possible. This feature is available in some of the lower series models, but is included only as a manual feature. In the Series five and six models, this setting is fully electronic and should be used regularly to make sure the inside of the oven stays as clean as possible.
This oven has no fewer than sixteen functions and settings. The Neff single oven series features CircoTherm technology, which draws air from the inside of the oven, which is then heated and forced back into the oven through ducts at the back of the oven. This means that the oven heats up quickly so it does not need to be preheated. But this model takes it one step further with CircoTherm Intensive. It uses a combination of CircoTherm and bottom heat and is ideal for anything that needs a crispy underside such as pizzas.
There is also a bread baking feature available on this model. The temperature on this function varies between 180C and 220C and allows three levels of bread to be baked at the same time. The Dough proving function in this oven also provides a warm, damp environment, which is perfect for proving dough yeast.
Basic features that this oven includes are the defrost function, the Top/ Bottom heat and the Full Surface grill amongst others. These features are available on the most basic Series one model. But there are also quite a few tasty ways to cooks meat with this model that are only available in the high specification Neff single ovens.
The CircoRoasting feature means that the grill element cycles on and off alternately. The fan distributes the heat produced by the grill and this method can reduce cooking times by up to around 35%-40%. This is a really tasty rotisserie type way to cook meats and poultry. The Braising feature cooks meat slowly and gently at a low temperature. It combines the top and bottom heat to create an optimum environment for the food to be cooked thoroughly, tenderly so that it melts in the mouth.
This oven is the highest specification model that Neff has to offer, but obviously you may not need all of these features or be able to afford them and Neff do have lower specification models available. But for a model that has pretty much everything that you would ever need in an oven, this one is definitely up there.
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