What Is a Bertazzoni XG Oven, and Is It Worth the Extra?

If you have been comparing Bertazzoni models you will have hit the twin oven versus XG decision. It is the single biggest choice at 100cm, and at 110cm it is made for you — every model is XG. Here is what you are actually choosing between.

What XG means

XG denotes an extra-large main oven cavity, and on Bertazzoni Professional Series range cookers it comes packaged with a third oven compartment. So an XG model gives you three cavities where a twin oven model gives you two.

You can spot it in the model code. PRO106L2E — the 2 means two ovens. PRO106L3E — the 3 means three, and that's the XG. Same width, same hob, different oven configuration.

What you get in practice

The main electric oven runs 11 functions with a digital programmer that displays the selected function, manages cooking time, and gives real-time temperature feedback. Triple-glass doors reduce heat loss.

The auxiliary oven offers four to six further modes depending on model — useful for the second dish that needs a different temperature.

The third cavity carries an adjustable grill. This is the part people underestimate. Having a dedicated grill means you are not clearing the main oven to finish something under heat, which in a real dinner-service situation is the difference between calm and chaos.

Where the money goes

At 100cm the premium is real: the twin oven dual fuel starts at £4,699, while the XG dual fuel starts at £5,099 in stainless steel and £5,399 in colour. On the induction side, the twin oven starts at £4,799 and the XG at £5,599. So you are looking at £400 to £800 depending on configuration.

When XG earns it

You cook multiple dishes at different temperatures regularly. Not once a year at Christmas — regularly. Three cavities let you roast at 200°C, hold something at 140°C and grill simultaneously. Two cavities force a compromise.

You entertain properly. Large roasting tins, multiple trays, a turkey plus everything else. The extra-large main cavity is the point here, not just the third compartment.

You bake and cook savoury in the same session. Separate cavities mean no flavour transfer and no juggling temperatures.

When it doesn't

If you mostly cook for four to six people and use one oven at a time, the twin oven configuration does everything you need. The third cavity will become the place you store baking trays, which is an expensive way to buy storage.

The honest test: think about the last month of actual cooking, not the fantasy version. How many times did you genuinely need two ovens at once? If the answer is fewer than three, put the £400–£800 towards a wider hob or a better colour instead.

The width interaction

At 90cm, XG isn't offered — every model is twin oven. At 100cm you choose. At 110cm every model is XG, which is part of why 110cm starts at £5,599. At 120cm the configuration returns to twin oven — the extra width there goes into hob space rather than oven cavities.

That last point surprises people. If maximum oven capacity is your priority, 110cm XG gives you more of it than 120cm does.

Same on both fuels

XG is available in both dual fuel and induction. The ovens themselves are electric in both cases and behave identically — the fuel choice only affects the hob.

Still deciding? Call 0330 133 6617 or read the full buyer's guide.