Self Cleaning Ovens? Are they really?

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Need new cooker and trying to be more practical than I was with current one

Major requirements are

Ease of cleaning
Ease of use by DD who loves to cook but is scared of burning self

So thinking of ceramic hob with touch controls, but what about ovens? Do any truely clean themselves? Anyone recommend one?

Ideally slot in cooker as thats what have now but willing to consider eye level built in option and seperate hob as would love whole new kitchen really

Any advice will be rewarded with many -

Mine was described as self-cleaning but undoubtedly isn't.

Sorry, made by Hygena and about 10 years old, things may have improved with newer models.

Mine has "self-cleaning panels" on the side walls. But you have to run it at a high temperature for the self-cleaning magic to work, which I pretty much never do as it's a fan oven so I don't run it that high.

Oh and the panels don't cover the roof or the floor, or the back wall where the fan and light are.

So, all in all, I'd say the version of self-cleaning that I have is no use at all. Check up on exactly what it says it will do, and how it operates, before you pick a model just for that.

I have a Siemens oven that is self cleaning but of the pyrolytic kind. This heats the oven to 500 degrees so all the dirt and grease is burnt off. Once the oven has finished the cleaning programme you are left with a grey powdery residue that just needs wiping off.
I would never go back to a non pyrolytic oven.

I don't think there are any cookers still made with an eye-level grill.

There is a thriving market in 30-year old Cannon Cookers by people who still love them.

ooo pyrolytic is the way to go and if DD is cooking and safety is a concern then induction hob is the best bet

not sure if it is pyrolytic but Neff to an oven where the door folds under the oven when you open it so you don't have to reach over the door to take things out, much lower chance of burning DD

I have a built in zanussi oven with top oven and eye level grill,its not that old 3-4 years maybe,so you can still get them.

Thank you for all replies - will look for pyloric (?) oven and induction hob then?