Oven grilling offers a delicious and practical alternative to the traditional barbecue.
Enjoy aromatic roasted flavours and crispy crusts all year round, regardless of the weather. With the right settings and accessories, you can grill juicy meat and tasty vegetables in no time at all.
As we all know, there's no such thing as bad weather - not even for barbecues. Even when icy winds and rain make outdoor barbecues uncomfortable, you can still enjoy juicy meat and crunchy grilled vegetables. The highlight: You grill in the oven - and enjoy perfect convenience and full control over the food.
Almost any oven is suitable for grilling. Ideally, it has a grill function, top and bottom heat for roasting flavours and a convection or hot air function. A fan distributes the heat evenly throughout the interior. The consequences: shorter cooking times at a lower temperature.
Spontaneous desire for grilled meat? If you grill in the oven, you can enjoy crispy chicken or roasted vegetables at any time. The method is practically smoke-free, works in any weather and requires hardly any effort.
Tip for connoisseurs: You can create roasting flavours by high temperatures at the end of the cooking time. Smoked salt or a few drops of liquid smoke provide a subtle barbecue flavour.
An oven, ideally with hot air function and a rack: This is the basic equipment for grilling in the oven. Clever tools like these are also useful:
Whether vegetables, fish or meat - this is how you get perfect grilled food from the oven:
Important: First sear the steaks in a pan and cook them in the oven. This creates a perfect crust while the meat remains wonderfully juicy. With the BORA X BO you save yourself one work step, the automatic programmes do the preparation for you.
With the BORA X BO steam oven, it's not just your grill recipes that turn out perfectly.
Cooking steaming, aromatic aubergines in the oven, grilling courgettes, firing up the oven for a juicy steak or preparing salmon in the oven - classic grilled food and veggie dishes are just as successful in the oven. How long should vegetables be grilled in the oven, when is the steak ready? The table gives it away.
| Grilling | Cooking time | Optimal temperature |
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| Vegetables | 15-40 minutes |
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| Chicken (1,5 kg) | 60 - 70 minutes |
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| Steak | 6-8 minutes depending on the degree of doneness (core temperature 55 degrees medium | 70 degrees well done) |
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160 - 180 degrees (top and bottom heat) 230 degrees (switch on grill function at the end of the cooking time) | Steak and bottom heat) Salmon fillet |
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Good to know: The cooking times of vegetables vary greatly. While you grill peppers and broccoli florets for around 15 minutes, aubergines need around 40 minutes in the oven.
Please note that the cooking times with the BORA X BO are different and differ from the cooking times specified above. When cooking with the X BO, the temperature is transferred to the food more quickly as the steam oven circulates the hot air at high speed. The food is cooked more gently at lower temperatures and is on the plate more quickly.
An oven with a grill function usually has heating coils in the upper part of the interior. They generate high heat and transfer it directly to the food to be grilled. This creates roasted flavours and the typical crust.
If your oven has a grill function, this is a suitable addition - the grill function is usually switched on at the end of the cooking time, for example to ensure crispy skin on a roast chicken. Alternatively, select top heat or top and bottom heat. Place the food on a rack so that the air can circulate around the food and it does not burn. A baking tray under the grill catches fat and meat juices.
First cook gently, then grill over a high heat: Let roasts, knuckle of pork, chicken and co. cook at a moderate temperature first. You can create the typical roasted flavours in the last ten to 20 minutes with maximum heat.
Top and bottom heat ensures even browning and a crispy crust. The function is ideal for small grilled food and mini-quantities, for gratinating and when grilling vegetables in the oven. Grilling in the oven with convection is ideal for large pieces of meat and several portions. Regardless of whether you grill with top or bottom heat: If your oven has a grill function, you can use it in a targeted manner..
Depending on the quantity, thickness and desired cooking level, grill meat for between around five minutes (thin steaks) and 90 minutes (roast beef or whole chickens).
The temperature, cooking time and accessories should be right for grilling in the oven. Always place the food to be grilled on aen rack. The thinner the meat, the shorter the cooking time. Important: For perfect results, the meat should be at room temperature.
Grilling courgettes in the oven with a juicy steak - or would you prefer crispy sausages? You can grill anything in the oven that you also put on the charcoal grill - from fish and meat to vegetables and delicious desserts.
