Why Are Steam Ovens the New Must-Have in Kitchens?

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Good design has come a long way in a short time, and in no room is it more important than in the kitchen. Our kitchens are the fulcrum of most homes, where form and function must be perfectly balanced to ensure good looks meet ease of use and result in delicious, healthy and entertainment-worthy cooking. Of course, this is only possible with good appliances, and the next generation of steam ovens are proving their worth. Falcon recently launched the Nexus Steam, which combines a full steam oven and range cooker – the first of its kind released in Australia.

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Falcon Nexus Steam 110 Dual Fuel in Black

A Smart Cooking Revolution

Gone are the days when homeowners sweated over a tiny smoke-choked oven; today’s steam ovens feature technological advances that are smarter than ever. Newer digital models harness multiple cooking innovations in one savvy design that includes – but extends far beyond – rapid heat-up and temperature-controlled functions.

The Nexus Steam by Falcon, a premium UK range-cooker brand, features a full-size, 79-litre multi-function oven, a steam oven with a 35-litre capacity, a separate grill, a dough-proving drawer that doubles as a plate warmer and storage compartment, and is available with a five-burner gas or induction cooktop.

The number of functions and capabilities means you can simultaneously roast, batch bake, grill, slow cook, steam, warm or fry different courses for a single meal, putting an end to unsavoury attempts at cooking multiple dishes at different temperatures. It’s enough to coax the domestic goddess or god within all of us into the kitchen for a spot of steaming and sautéing.

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Falcon Nexus Steam 110 Dual Fuel in Black

The New Taste Makers

Thanks to the popularity of TV cooking shows, the average home chef is now well-versed in the delicate balance of taste making, so there’s no excuse for flavourless food.

Steam ovens retain and enhance flavours when cooking, making advanced models, such as the Falcon Nexus Steam, highly sought after in residential kitchen renovations.

The multiple dedicated cooking functions retain moisture and texture as well as taste, serving up succulent, well-seasoned food. The multi-function oven and steam oven in the Nexus Steam have precise electronic steam temperature controls at one-degree increments, providing you with the most accurate cooking controls yet.

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Falcon Nexus Steam 110 Gas Cooktop

Delicious and Nutritious

Enjoying delicious food is almost as important as eating nutritious meals, and this is another arena where steam ovens excel. More people are also cooking at home now than in past years, so top-of-the-range appliances are vital for our health and wellbeing when they’re being used several times a day.

Digital models, such as the Falcon Nexus Steam, retain nutrients and vitamins in food to preserve its freshness. Steam ovens go further than regular appliances to lock in goodness, resulting in healthier meals.

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Falcon Nexus Steam – Steam Oven Compartment

Clean Oven, Happy Chef

It’s a much-bemoaned fact that cleaning up is an inescapable part of the cooking process, but luckily, steam ovens make it a cinch. Not only is a clean oven a healthy oven, it’s also the oven of a happy chef.

Thanks to the steam cooking method, the Falcon Nexus Steam can easily be wiped clean from top to bottom, inside and out – from the induction or gas cooktop to the base – to rid each surface of splatters and spills. The multi-function oven has Falcon’s specialised ‘Cook and Clean’ side panels with an enamelled coating, which partly cleans itself, meaning a quick wipe down is usually all that’s needed.

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Falcon Nexus Steam 110 Induction in Black

The Style Files

Today’s homespun chefs also enjoy a side of style with their home-cooked meals, and like flavour and nutrition, good looks are on the menu with today’s steam ovens.

The Falcon Nexus Steam suits kitchens from classic and country styles to contemporary and modern aesthetics. Measuring 110 centimetres wide, it’s available in black, slate, stainless steel and ivory, and has a black glass fascia framing the digital touch-rotary controls.

With good looks like this, it’s worthy of a place in any open-plan kitchen design. Bon appétit!

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Falcon Nexus Steam 110 Induction in Ivory

More: To find out more about new innovations in steam cooking with the Falcon Nexus Steam, visit Andi-Co Australia’s website.

This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.