Bertazzoni Offers New 24" Compact Professional Range Perfectly Sized for the Smaller Kitchen.

24" Free-Standing Oven/Range Features the Performance and Quality of Wider Models

GUASTALLA, Italy -- Bertazzoni, the leading Italian manufacturer of precision-engineered kitchen lifestyle products, has expanded its popular Professional Series line with the introduction of a 24-inch model gas range. This new addition to the popular Bertazzoni line-up features the full performance and excellence of the wider models, yet it has a compact design for the smaller kitchen.

"Clean lines, good proportions and a functional ergonomic design are uniquely combined in this designer pro compact model," said Paolo Bertazzoni, the company's fifth generation president. "Featuring a size perfectly suited for the urban kitchen, it has the same powerful, flexible and accurate cooking performance found in large professional range models."

The stainless steel 24" Professional Series is highlighted by a best-in-class one piece work top, four burners, a gas oven and a gas broiler. The model also includes a dedicated simmer burner for the utmost in delicate cooking, an easy one-touch ignition system and settings that allow for traditional operation for gas cooking or a convection oven, dehydration, and fan-only defrosting. All this, plus Bertazzoni's exclusive 15,000 BTU triple-ring high-efficiency burner make it a top performer.

Compact Precision Showpiece Blends Elegance and Substance

Design-forward sophistication is a hallmark of the 24" Professional Series, where the model's size and proportion beautifully appoint smaller living spaces. Additional features include:

* Child-safe valves on all burners that stop gas flow if the flame goes out - even in case of power outage 

* Wide-area infrared oven gas grill, perfect for powerful searing and broiling over a large surface area

* Uniquely balanced air-flow fan, which provides even heat distribution for single and multi-level roasting and baking -- without flavor crossover

* Heavy-duty cast iron grates for easy movement of any kind of pot, a wok adapter and simmer plate

* Triple-glaze door to ensure minimal heat loss and low-temperature external surfaces

* Storage below the oven and internal oven lights to supply ample illumination at each cooking level

* Design-matched backsplashes and adjustable ventilator hoods with three settings for extraction levels of unwanted steam and heat

The Professional Series is also available in 30-, 36-, and 48-inch models, via an extensive distributor network throughout North America. Suggested retail pricing begins at $1,999.

About Bertazzoni

Bertazzoni is a fifth generation family-owned company, specializing in the production of ranges and cooking systems characterized by elegant, ergonomic designs, performance, professional quality, and incomparable value. Throughout its 125 years of operation, Bertazzoni and its stoves have been synonymous with Italian culture, style and engineering. Available first in Italy in 1882 and now sold internationally in more than 60 countries, Bertazzoni products have become an affordable indulgence for the inspired chef - combining streamlined architectural sophistication with precision-engineered cooking performance.

In the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, where cooking is culture in the home of balsamic vinegar and parmesan cheese, the original Bertazzoni factory can still be found. Today, under the vision and leadership of Paolo Bertazzoni, the same quality craftsmanship and family legacy of entrepreneurial spirit endures. Bertazzoni's complete line of freestanding ranges, built-in cook tops, ventilation hoods and other design-coordinated accessories are represented through regionally-exclusive distributors and sales offices throughout the United States and Canada. For more information, visit www.bertazzoni-italia.com or call [phone].