The Bertazzoni MAS95C1ENEC is a freestanding 90 cm range cooker from the Master Series in Nero (black). A five-burner gas hob sits over one electric multifunction oven, and everything is run by solid metal knobs, making it a simple, hard-working cooker for people who like to cook with gas on the hob.

Cooking

The star of the hob is the dual wok burner, with two rings of flame that deliver up to 5 kW together; use the inner ring on its own and it turns down to 0.48 kW. Alongside it are a rapid burner of 1.05–3 kW, two semi-rapids of 0.60–1.75 kW and an auxiliary of 0.48–1 kW for sauces. The burners and caps are aluminium, and the cast iron pan supports join into a continuous grate. Below, the electric oven offers convection, convection bake, convection grill, grill, bake, upper and bottom bake, pizza, defrosting and fast preheat, with 4 shelf levels.

Controls and everyday use

Push and turn a knob to light a burner; ignition is built in. Hold it for 5-10 seconds so the flame failure device can take over, after which it cuts the gas if the flame goes out. If the power fails, you can light the burners with a match. The oven door is triple glazed, and its inner glass lifts out for cleaning. Inside you get one sliding shelf, two chromed wire shelves, an enamelled tray and a grill trivet, lit by double oven lights. No timer is listed, so the oven is controlled by its knobs. The energy label rates the oven A, at 1.10 kWh per cycle conventional and 0.87 kWh fan.

Size and installation

The cooker is 895 mm wide and 600 mm deep on Bertazzoni's drawing, and its stainless steel legs set the hob height between 890 and 915 mm. An upstand runs along the back. The oven is wired to a 220/240 V supply rated at 16 A, absorbing 3500 W, while the hob must be connected to the gas by a Gas Safe registered engineer. A 90 cm backsplash is sold separately.