Healthy Cooking

The Inspiro is a very clever oven- rather than just measuring the air temperature with a thermometer and regulating it with a thermostat, Inspiro uses sensors to calculate the precise combination of energy and time needed to bring the food to the correct temperature. " When auto-exposure and auto-focus were new features on cameras, there was a lot of skepticism," explains Hans Straberg, CEO Electrolux. "But, with time, auto-focus has been accepted and today it is a standard feature.It is all about pushing one button to ensure a professional result."

So how does it work?
Say you've got a nice leg of lamb for your Sunday Roast. You'd just select the category "roasting" via the touch control, then choose whether you'd like it rare, medium or well done. After telling you which level to put the meat on, the Inspiro then spends the next few minutes calculating the energy consumption and time needed to raise the temperature of the meat to the desired level. That information is then combined with its database of professional cooking techniques to calculate what combination of heating modes is required (top, bottom, side, hot air, or grill) to ensure the desired result.

And.. it can clean itself.
The Inspiro comes with Pyrolytic cleaning, which works by heating the oven to a very high temperature. Just flick the switch and the door automatically locks and heats up to over 500 degrees, burning off fat and grease from the inside. After this process all that remains on the surfaces is a fine ash that can be easily wiped away with a damp cloth. When the cooking sequence is finished, the oven stops, and alerts the chef that the food is ready. You can even choose to brown the meat on the outside or crisp the skin of your roast chicken in the last stages of cooking.

"With Inspiro, Electrolux has managed to transfer professional cooking techniques into consumer homes, says German top chef Christian Mittermeier. "No other oven allows you to combine top, bottom, side, and grill for one dish without having to stop and reset the oven. I use Inspiro both at home and in my restaurant kitchen and I'm amazed at the precision of the cooking. For ordinary people it will be like having a private chef at home."

And naturally, Inspiro can also operate like a conventional oven if you select the manual mode.