Aga Saga

You may already know how an Aga appliance works, but what you may not know is the meaning of Aga Saga. The term is used to describe a certain type of novels about middle class families living in rural areas of the United Kingdom. These Aga Sagas are written about characters that are likely to own an Aga oven, a popular luxury appliance in Europe.

The name was introduced by Terrence Blacker in an article in Publishing News specifically targeting author, Joanna Trollope. Though only two of her twelve books could be described by this term, she is still the main Aga Saga target. She has been quoted saying "I am fairly tired of such an inaccurate and patronising tag" and "I will be queen of the Aga Saga to my dying day. Its jolly annoying".

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Bertazzoni and Lamborghini

Bertazzoni is a family company based in Emilia- Tomagna Italy. This part of Italy is known for its expertise in fine Italian cooking and is home to many of the best chefs in the world. Not only can you get a world-class meal, but it is here that you will find the some of the best farming machinery, motorcycles, and cars. The Bertazzoni company shares more than manufacturing methods and procedures with the automotive industry. Ranges from the Bertazzoni Heritage Series and the Professional Series are painted in the same factory as Lamborghini automobiles! According to Bertazzoni Company literature, the ranges are "realised in a fully durable, double layer coating on stainless steel using the latest processes developed by the automobile industry". It only makes sense that these heavy-duty appliances would have such superior paint jobs; since it is clear that they focus strictly on high quality for the modern cook.

Cooking with an Aga Oven

Most of us own conventional ovens that cook our food through convection- a cycle of the heating followed by the cooling of air within the oven. The hot air is what actually cooks the food at the temperature you specify. As a result of alternating temperatures, your food could become over-cooked from a blast of heat at the end of the cooking cycle, attempting to quickly heat the entire oven. Traditional ovens are generally electric or gas. An electric oven constantly re-circulates air which leads to warm and cool spots inside of the oven which may cause food to overcook or dry out.

Aga, a company rooted in Great Britain since 1922, manufactures appliances featuring two, three or four individual compartments. The Aga ovens still run on either electricity or gas and have burners like a conventional oven. However, the heat is better circulated through the smaller compartments. The Aga Six Four series offers one section in particular that cooks food slower than the others. The heat stored within the walls radiates, cooking food evenly from all directions. This process not only makes it less difficult to burn or dry out your food, but retains flavor and nutrients.

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