Bertazzoni Oven

Bluestar/American Range Oven

LOL, I could make another comparison ummm, oh never mind :P

As I've said before in discussions about European ovens:

Europeans cook turkeys too. It's the standard Christmas meal. It's perfectly possible. But if you're concerned, definitely take your roasting pan to the showroom!

Europeans cook small turkeys.

Drive smaller cars.

Live in smaller houses.

/me turns to look at self.

Small house? Check.
Small car? Check.
Small(er) turkey? Usually.

Well. Looks like this Italian range could possibly work out :)

The 30" is only 2.9? That sure is small! And the 36" is only 3.9?

Then why the culinary angnst?

"Europeans cook small turkeys"

Hmm. I wasn't aware that there was a correlation between the sizes of cars and houses and the size of turkeys people cook . . . .

I tried to lighten up the conversation here with some humor Deeageaux. I'm not sure why you seem to be having a problem with my concerns about the oven size. Certainly others have wondered the same thing, no? I said that the range impressed me otherwise and came here looking to see if others have managed to be able to cook full dinner with their Bertas. By American standards the oven IS small.

Do you own a Berta? If so, how do you manage cooking several dishes at one in yours?

If not, I'm confused about your comments since everyone has some degree of "angst" on this board over something, do we not?

I have no stake in what the OP purchases but I do have a Berta and suggested it when the OP said that dual fuel presented a problem and she wanted a range with good top performance. Perhaps I can provide some information.

According to the tech specs the Berta 30" ag range has a 2.9 cu ft oven, the 36" range with 5 burners has a 3.6 cu ft oven and ditto for the 36" range with 6 burners.

As with Lacanche, these are Euro size ovens. The $7800 Lacanche Cluny f.ex. (39" range) has a 1.94 cu ft oven, which everyone accepts. My suggestion in the case of Berta is to view it similarly rather than as something lacking.
So in fact , the 30" Berta oven size is larger than the 39" Lacanche oven.

It is simply what is is and if it suits, great, if not there are other ag Pro style ranges with larger ovens (though perhaps not of the same quality at the Berta's price point). I can vouch for excellent top performance -- power and simmer -- on the Berta and did roast a small turkey in it last Thanksgiving.

Here's the interior of my 30" a-g oven. I'm about to purchase a telescoping rack, which is a newish accessory. It's not a perfect range but at a third of what the others cost it has it's strong points.

Thank you Rococogurl for posting your photo. I can see that a large sized roasting pan would fit comfortably inside the cavity of that oven. I supposed, if I purchased a convection style microwave (which I'm considering) I would have another way of cooking other items if the oven would not be able to fit enough into it at the same time. Plus the bird (or other type of roast) does need to "rest" for a while before serving - giving time to heat up other dishes before serving.

There are only two of us in our household. I was considering the Aga Pro, but the situation has changed where I may not be able to fit in a 36" to my plan, so I'm still considering other options. I like the idea of the Berta's appearance combined with performance. If I still can managed a 36", I would go for the larger model if I decided to go this route.

BTW - I did a search early this morning for this stove and found several posts with your name. You've been quite helpful to others and offered a lot of useful information and I just wanted to thank you for all of it.