Sunday roast in the main cavity, brownies in the smaller one, and this AEG built-in double oven takes both in its stride. The SurroundCook fan keeps heat moving evenly around the cavity, so food cooks through on every shelf rather than just the middle one. The Hot Air convection system brings the oven up to temperature quicker, which means cooking temperatures can be dropped by up to 20% compared with conventional heating, depending on the dish and how full the oven is.

Cleaning is fairly painless, as the catalytic lining soaks up grease from cooking and oxidises it away each time the oven reaches 220°C. The XL baking tray is up to 20% larger than a standard-sized oven tray, so a big batch of flapjacks goes in one go, and the rotary controls push back flush into the fascia once you've set things off. Handy, that.