The Galileo multi-cooking technology represents a new generation of Smeg ovens, incorporating the latest innovations set to revolutionise cooking and save cooking time by up to 70%. Alongside traditional oven settings, this new technology from Smeg allows users to barbecue, air fry, steam, microwave and cook on stone in a full-size oven.
Commenting on the launch, Smeg Australia managing director, Wayne Campbell said, “We are excited to introduce a new experience to revolutionise cooking in Australian homes. Our Smeg Galileo multi-cooking technology will not only help home-cooks save time, it will also provide them with the confidence to explore and expand their culinary repertoire.
“The future of cooking has arrived with the global introduction of Smeg Galileo, representing our Italian heritage through excellence in design and innovation. Smeg’s greatest technological feat to date employs professional algorithms to redefine the culinary experience with the power of seven cooking combinations offering maximum performance with outstanding results for all levels of cooking expertise from novice to confident home-cooks.”
To coincide with the launch, Smeg has undertaken research which has revealed that Australian home cooks aren’t making the most of their ovens, with nearly half of respondents who use an oven (49%) admitting to not fully understanding how to use the majority of their oven settings.
When it comes to putting their ovens to use, the research found that two-thirds (64%) of Australians who use an oven, will set theirs to 180 degrees fan-forced, regardless of what they’re cooking, despite other functions available for use.
Among the full list of settings, conventional, fan-forced and fan-forced full baked are the three main most commonly used functions (86%).
However, there is a hunger to learn more about the different settings, with 44% of respondents who use an oven indicating so. To encourage Australians to go beyond their culinary comfort zone, Smeg has released a six-part mini-series hosted by Italian chef and actress Silvia Colloca.
The series follows six Australian personalities as they create different recipes and trial new cooking techniques with the brand new Smeg Galileo oven including presenter, Erin Holland, singer, Anthony Callea, actor, Tim Campbell, comedian, Dilruk Jayasinha, Paralympian Eliza Stankovic-Mowle, and footballer, Adam Le Fondre.
Each episode aims to debunk common misconceptions and give home cooks the confidence to explore new recipes and methods while putting the new Galileo’s multicooking technology to the test.
“Sometimes life gets so busy that when it comes to cooking, we stick to the comfort of the 180°C fan-forced setting. With Smeg’s new Galileo multi-cooking technology, creativity is reborn. The new oven gives home cooks the confidence to discover different ways to create delicious meals, all at the touch of a button,” Colloca said.
In addition to a range of settings for every home cook, the Smeg Galileo multi-cooking technology introduces two cooking game-changing features, Multistep and Sametime.
Multistep allows users to take culinary control. Ideal for busy families or people on the go, users can set their oven once to effortlessly master even the most complicated recipes by sequentially setting traditional, steam and microwave technology. For home entertainers, Sametime allows for two dishes to be planned, synchronised and cooked at the same time, with no transfer of taste or smell.
Photo credit: Brett Stevens.