Made in Italy, this Smeg Cucina pyrolytic single oven works across a 30°C to 280°C range, so proving a dough first thing and firing a pizza that evening are both on the cards. The Circulaire function cleans the air inside the cavity as you cook, which stops flavours and smells travelling between dishes. Ten functions cover fan cooking, static heat and bottom heating, while the fan grill runs at 1800 Watts behind a closed door.

Cleaning is where this one earns its keep. The pyrolytic cycle takes the cavity up to 500°C and burns grease down to a fine ash you can wipe out with a cloth, no detergents or chemicals needed. The double-coated Easy-Clean enamel lining seals pores and gaps so build-up lifts away, and the door glass comes out when you want to get at a spillage properly. Rapid pre-heating reduces the time needed to bring the 70-litre cavity up to heat by up to 50% compared with a standard oven reaching the same target temperature. Rotary dials and an LCD display handle the rest, from the minute minder to the delayed start.