How to choose an Ariete mini oven from the popular model range?
The Italian brand Ariete was founded in the sixties of the last century and initially produced gas lighters. Today the company is known for its high-quality household and kitchen appliances.
Ariete produces and successfully sells vacuum cleaners, steam generators, toasters, multicookers, electric heating pads, fans and much more. The brand's equipment is manufactured in factories in China.
About Ariete
In 2002 Ariete acquired by retail giant DeLonghi, also bought up KENWOOD and Braun, which also specialize in the production of household and kitchen appliances.
In 2004 DeLonghi decides to introduce Ariete products to the Russian market, and vacuum cleaners of the Italian brand appear on the shelves of domestic stores.
Sales did not go well, the advertising campaign was not effective, and Ariete left the Russian market.
She left but came back in 2015 with a line of kitchen appliances that our compatriots have come to love and are still successfully sold in the country's major retail chains.
Models of electric mini-ovens from Ariete
Today, the Russian market offers 5 models electric mini-ovens of the Italian brand. Their price fluctuates from 4 to 17 thousand rubles, power – from 800 to 1600 W. There is one model with burners and a spit. All Ariete mini ovens:
- have a 2-year manufacturer's warranty;
- equipped with an enamel-coated working chamber;
- have a metal body;
- equipped with double glass doors;
- do not have a display;
- controlled mechanically;
- powered by the mains;
- supplied complete with a grill and baking tray;
- have two heating elements;
- can be heated up to 230 degrees;
- can either defrost or reheat food (perform the functions of a microwave oven) and provide full cooking (like a conventional oven).
Important! The double glass door complies with European safety standards.
In Ariete mini ovens you can bake vegetables, desserts, meat or poultry, just like in any standard-sized oven. In essence, a mini oven is a small oven that can also serve as a microwave.
Let's take a closer look at the characteristics and descriptions of each of the brand's five mini-oven models.
970 Bon Cuisine Petit
The oven model 970 Bon Cuisine Petit is grey and black, with two mechanical controls located on the right side of the front of the appliance.
- the price is about 5 thousand rubles;
- volume 10 liters;
- power 1000 W;
- there is a quartz grill;
- 3 operating modes;
- no illumination of the working chamber;
- there is a crumb tray;
- 30 minute timer;
- power-on indication;
- indication of operating modes.
973
It has a grey body (stainless steel color) and three rotary controls.
- average price - about 9 thousand rubles, but you can find it for 7500 rubles;
- volume 21 liters;
- power 1300 W;
- 3 operating modes;
- 60 minute timer;
- additionally equipped crumb tray and a device for removing the baking tray;
- no illumination of the working chamber;
- there is a grill;
- There is a convection mode.
Important! The crumb tray makes cleaning the appliance much easier.
975
Looks exactly the same as the 973 model.
- price is about 13 thousand rubles;
- volume 30 liters;
- power 1600 W;
- 5 operating modes;
- there is a grill;
- there is a convection mode;
- timer;
- thermostat;
- there is no illumination of the working chamber.
Photo 1. Mini-oven of the Italian brand Ariete 975 Bon Cuisine with a volume of 30 l and 5 operating modes.
977
The only model of the Italian brand with burners (there are two of them) and a spit. The mini-oven has a gray body, three switches and three indicator lights.
- price around 17 thousand rubles;
- volume 38 liters;
- power 1600 W;
- 4 operating modes;
- there is a grill (heating element);
- 60 minute timer;
- additionally equipped tray extractor;
- additionally equipped crumb tray;
- there is a convection mode;
Photo 2. Mini oven Ariete, model 977 Bon Cuisine, with two burners and a spit.
- There is electromechanical spit;
- time indication until the end of the program execution;
- indication of the operating mode on and off;
- burner material – cast iron;
- The power of the left burner is 1 kW, the right one – 0.6 kW.
980 Gran Gusto
Mini oven 980 Gran Gusto with black body and silver handle, two switches and red indicator light.
- the price is about 4 thousand rubles;
- volume 10 liters;
- power 800 W;
- 16 operating modes;
- timer;
Photo 3. Mini oven Ariete black, model 980 Gran Gusto.
- power-on indication;
- additionally equipped handle for removing the baking tray.
Reference! The company's most budget model, while having the largest number of operating modes.
How to choose a mini oven
The volume of mini-ovens ranges from 8 to 40 liters. "Small-size" ovens of 8-12 liters are well suited for busy people who cook portions for one.
They heat up quickly and do not consume much power. Ariete stoves of this type are models 970 and 980.
For a family of three or four, Ariete can offer model 973. Suitable for families of five or six people models 975 and 977.
Let's move away from the volume and pay attention to the power. The Italian brand produces medium-power ovens that can be purchased even for a country house in the village. Any electrical network can withstand the load created by such equipment, especially if you take model 980 at 800 W.
Now about the crumb tray and double door glass. Ariete is almost the only budget segment company that equips its equipment with such features. The crumb tray greatly simplifies cleaning the mini oven, and the double glass complies with European safety standards.
Attention! Convection mode helps distribute air flows and promotes even cooking of food, preventing burning. It is needed in mini-ovens with one heating element. When there are two or more heating elements, as in Ariete ovens, the need for convection is reduced.
Grand total
The advantages of the Italian brand's products include:
- wide range of furnace volumes, helping to choose the optimal equipment for each client;
- average power, allowing you to install the stove even in houses with weak wiring;
- an abundance of all kinds of modes and their combinations;
- the presence of double glass doors and a crumb tray, which are typical for premium segment products.
The disadvantages of Ariete mini-ovens include:
- modest appearance;
- no camera backlight in most models;
- lack of display.
Ariete mini ovens are a reliable assistant in the kitchen, ideally combining the most necessary technical characteristics and a reasonable price.
Useful video
A video review that presents the mini oven of the 975 model series and the rules for its operation.
Comments
And it is very convenient to have two devices in one at the dacha. You can use the stove itself and electric burners at the same time - to cook two dishes for lunch at once, the first and second.