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Force 10 Two-Burner Compact Grill £1,487.74


This product stood out because the open door slides under the oven, keeping the cooker balanced so it doesn’t tip forward. Push the lock button, lift the handle and away it goes. It’s very neat but it does result in the smallest oven on test – too small to roast a whole chicken. The pan supports and all-round fiddle lift and remove for easy cleaning, as do the Sabaf burners. Harbour lock and electric ignition are standard, and the water boiled in 4 minutes and 1 second. The ceramic grill looked great but toasted just one slice. The shortbread cooked beautifully, thanks to the head diffuser/drip tray that made the oven even smaller. On the downside, when lifting the door handle, I burned my knuckles against the hot door.


CONTACT Aquafax TEL 01606 841111 WEB www.aquafax.co.uk


Levante Two-Burner Compact £1,745


The ceramic burner isn’t big enough to toast more than one slice at a time


This Essex company’s cookers are standard on Discovery and Gunfleet yachts as part of an integrated galley system, so the ovenware also fits the rails in the sink, fridge, and recesses on the saloon table. The rack and grill trays slide on rails in the oven sides, so it’s easily cleaned, but this reduces tray size. The oven has temperature settings, and the hob has two super-efficient Sabaf burners. Pan supports remove using a central bolt and the burners remove, too. There are fiddles all around with the front one frying pan-friendly. It has an oven door lock, harbour lock, and the electric ignition is powered by an AA battery. The boil took 4 minutes and 35 seconds. The grill was excellent, easily making four slices, and the shortbread was near-perfect.


The shortbread cooked beautifully in the small oven


CONTACT GN Espace TEL 01992 893713 WEB www.gn-espace.com


Galley cookers – specifications and performance figures Model


External size HxWxD (mm)


Techimpex 515 x 450 x 430 HxWxD (mm)


250 x 400 x 260 (0.0260m3


) LP Voyager 560 x 450 x 390 240 x 390 x 245 (0.0234m3 Nelson Dometic Smev 530 x 455 x 425 586 x 450 x 360 495 x 490 x 435 Bainbridge 605 x 500 x 420 Eno Origo Force 10 Levante 72 465 x 500 x425 560 x 465 x 375 545 x 485 x 415 580 x 450 x 490 (Average oven volume 0.0217m3 ) www.yachtingmonthly.com MAY 2013 )


175 x 395 x 250 (0.0173m3


)


270 x 370 x 265 (0.0265m3


)


220 x 355 x 290 (0.0226m3


)


210 x 430 x 265 (0.0239m3


)


155 x 425 x 275 (0.0181m3


)


205 x 380 x 260 (0.0203m3


)


145 x 385 x 300 (0.0167m3


)


245 x 335 x 270 (0.0222m3


) Oven size Ov/grill Separate Separate Separate Separate Combo Separate Combo No grill Combo Combo


Invert-proof gimbal


Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Kit included


Drip/bake tray, rack, grill pan


Rack, grill pan Drip/bake tray


roast dish, rack, grill pan


Drip/bake tray rack


Drip/bake tray, rack


Grill pan, rack Drip tray, rack


Drip/bake tray, rack


Grill tray, rack Grill pan, rack


Excellent grill: The Levante can toast four slices or more


The baking test showed very even heat distribution


ignition 600ml boil Max toast Oven heat Electric


No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 3m 46sec 5m 13sec 5m 26sec 4m 46sec 4m 50sec 7m 16sec 4m 42sec 5m 46sec 4m 01sec 4m 35sec 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 No grill 1 4 Good Very good Very good OK OK Very good Very good Very good Very good


distribution Very good


PHOTOS: GRAHAM SNOOK


PHOTOS: JMIRANDA DELMAR-MORGAN


Best on test


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