When installing a steam oven, you should be aware of a few things in order to take full advantage of the benefits of steam cooking.
We’ve compiled some insights and tips for you.
When it comes to choosing a suitable oven to go in your own four walls, you’re spoilt for choice. The most common types of oven are gas ovens, electric ovens and steam ovens.
The steam oven combines the functions of a steamer and an oven in a single appliance. In steam cooking, food is gently cooked and largely preserves vitamins and nutrients thanks to the steam. This makes vegetables really crunchy, bread crusts especially crispy and meat exceedingly tender. Preparing meals in a steam oven is particularly beneficial to people who like to pay attention to their nutrition.
If you decide to install a steam oven, there are a few things you should look out for when installing. It’s essential to have a water source for steam cooking so that the steam can be distributed throughout the oven chamber during the cooking process. In some steam ovens, the water enters the oven via a trough in the oven floor. Other steam ovens feature a water tank and some other ovens feature a mains water connection – just like the BORA X BO.
A mains water connection is particularly practical for steam ovens as the supply and drainage of water is automatic, without water having to be manually poured in or topped up. A mains water connection is indispensable when installing the BORA X BO, otherwise it won’t be possible to operate the X BO with all its features. So, you should take into account the availability of a fresh water and waste water connection in your plans.
The X BO can be installed flush or protruding in the upper or lower part of a tall unit. What’s particularly comfortable – and pretty much the standard these days – about operating ovens in modern kitchens is that ovens are installed at working height. It’s best to place the oven so that its lower edge is roughly located at the height of the worktop. Therefore, from an ergonomic standpoint, it makes sense to install the steam oven in a tall unit.
Design also plays an important role when installing the oven, as it’s one of the central appliances in every kitchen. The elegant, black design of the X BO and its glass fronts make the flex oven an eye-catching piece in any kitchen. To best take advantage of your oven, you can use the frame spacer contained in the scope of delivery. This allows ovens with various unit fronts to be installed flush or protruding as desired.
One advantage of the BORA X BO is the automatic steam extraction prior to the doors opening. This stops steam from blowing into your face when cooking, and wearers of glasses can enjoy clear vision. For this, the BORA X BO needs a continuous ventilation cross-section of 160 cm² which is why it’s not possible to install the X BO under a worktop or a BORA cooktop.
The ventilation cross-section is important as it allows the moist air flowing out towards the back to escape. If the prerequisites regarding the ventilation cross-section, return flow opening and distance from the adjacent component on the rear side are observed during installation in a tall unit, there will be no risk of condensate build-up.
Particularly industrious bakers can plan for two BORA X BOs – one above the other or next to one another. When installing one above the other, please note that a continuous ventilation cross-section of 160 cm² is needed. However, two X BOs cannot be installed one directly on top of the other. They should be separated by a shelf or bracket.
The BORA X BO is a professional steam oven for your home and as such even fits into a standard tall unit carcase for conventional ovens with a depth of 56 cm. There should be a distance of at least 3 cm between the back of the appliance and the wall, and the ventilation cross-section described above should be ensured.
You can find further details on points to bear in mind during installation in our planning guide. If you follow these installation tips, nothing will get in the way of your cooking experience. The BORA X BO will coax out even the most reluctant cooks from behind the oven.
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