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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: egbert on May 22, 2011, 10:41:38 pm
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Does anyone have a rangecooker, would you recommend it and which one is the best?
I have a newish kitchen, 5 yrs old, with a single oven which is actually about 20 yrs old (brand new but kept in the garage for 20 yrs) and it is pants. I really want 2 ovens and preferably a separate grill, but to get that I have to cut out part of my new kitchen worktop, so really have to be sure I want to go ahead. The gap I have would be 90cm which limits me slightly in the range of cooker as well, plus it has to be all electric.
Any recommendations?
((Have you seen the new Aga, Total Control. Have to say it's a lovely Aga and would meet my needs perfectly apart from 2 things. Its 8cm too wide, and £9000 too expensive!)) ;D ;D ;D
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If you have gas then Mercury are fabulous. British, too.
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I have an all electric Rangemaster........I would definitely recommend it. :)
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Had a look at the Mercury cookers - they're lovely. I have ordered a brochure as we want a range cooker in our new kitchen next year. I have never heard of them before.
Thanks
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I have a Rangemaster Elan. Have had it for two years and its fantastic. Easy to clean. Gas hob and electric oven. Very robust. :D
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Don't get a Cannon. I've got a Cannon Profesional it is rubbish, hasn't worked properly since we got it and Cannon can't fix it. I would get something else if 1 I could afford it and 2 there was something I liked that would fill the gap, most of the range cookers seem to be 90 or 110 ::)
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I have got the 110 Stoves, gas hob (Calor bottled) and 2 electric ovens/grill. Has also a slow oven in the bottom, really really great for mutton stew and curries. Only downside is that the wokburner is too powerful/difficult to regulate with bottled gas, so doesn't get used very much. 6 other burners though, I wouldn't be without it!
Also would recommend looking into bottled gas, you can still cook in the case of power cuts!
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Same as JulieS i have an all electric rangemaster, 2 ovens, separate grill, warming plate & griddle and 4 solid rings.
Recommend cast iron cookware to use on it. From April to October we don't have any heating on and two hours of casseroling or baking on the rangemaster keeps the kitchen/family room warm, as it holds and radiates the residual heat wonderfully on those chilly spring/autumn days.
HTH
Mandy :pig:
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I have a kero stanley, don't get one, they are expensive and not worth the money.
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We've got a Rangemaster Classic Induction 90, had it about 6 months now and it's great:
http://www.rangecookers.co.uk/rangemaster-classic-90-induction-product,1192.aspx (http://www.rangecookers.co.uk/rangemaster-classic-90-induction-product,1192.aspx)
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We've got a Rangemaster Classic Induction 90, had it about 6 months now and it's great:
http://www.rangecookers.co.uk/rangemaster-classic-90-induction-product,1192.aspx (http://www.rangecookers.co.uk/rangemaster-classic-90-induction-product,1192.aspx)
That's a beautiful range cooker :) We have a new AEG non-range which is cr@# - cost enough ::) but has so many things I hate. I'm wondering if it's worth saving up my pennies for a range cooker like that. It doesn't give dimensions for the ovens - can you get a big turkey in the main oven? Do you use the baking oven? The hob arrangement looks well thought out - on mine you have to reach over big pans at the front to get to one of the small rings behind it, and every time I lean over, the touch controls turn everything off, or worse turn on a ring without warning - set fire to my oven gloves that way ;D
Oooh I am tempted :love: What colour is yours Dan?
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We have a cranberry coloured rangemaster like Dans. Its fab!! Xmas dinner see's me cooking for 13 people and its not trouble at all, there's loads of room inside and on top.
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We've got a Rangemaster Classic Induction 90, had it about 6 months now and it's great:
http://www.rangecookers.co.uk/rangemaster-classic-90-induction-product,1192.aspx (http://www.rangecookers.co.uk/rangemaster-classic-90-induction-product,1192.aspx)
It doesn't give dimensions for the ovens - can you get a big turkey in the main oven?
Yes, it's a fair size. Not as big as the Smeg we had before, but big enough. We did the Xmas turkey in it this year no bother. It's got a door rack but anything bigger than a medium chicken needs to go on the main racks.
Do you use the baking oven?
We do (or Rosemary does mostly), and we try to keep it for baking only, or at least nothing that may spit.
Oooh I am tempted :love: What colour is yours Dan?
Cream and chrome:
(http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/images/rangmaster-classic-90-induction.jpg)
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I NEED a green for envy smiley!!!! I can now stand in the field nicely camouflaged. They look wonderful.
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We have the 110 Rangemaster Classic in Cream and gold. Its gas hob and electric ovens, it can be converted for bottled gas if necessary.
I love it.
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we just bought the Ilaria
http://www.pipinghotstoves.com/cookers-790-0.html (http://www.pipinghotstoves.com/cookers-790-0.html)
it looks great , is good value and the specs are what we need (attach a few radiators and heat the water) - all we need is it installing itself ::) ::)
I must post some pics of work in progress ;D :&>
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I have to admit the Rangemaster was my favourite and it seems to be the preference on here too, so I reckon now it's just taking the jump into cutting up my worktop. ::)
The OH is not really keen as we deliberately bought a 3m long worktop on purpose when installing the kitchen so that it was one length and looked smooth, and now I am trying to get him to chop it in half :( ;D
Thanks for your help lovely peoples :D ;)
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if you've not already gone ahead and bought the Rangemaster .... ( ;) )
My o/h had his heart set on the RM Classic in cream & brass ... about twice the price our Insurance was prepared to pay
(our New World range was flooded out, along with the rest of my kitchen a week before Christmas. Racing green & really "tinny" so we were actually quite pleased about that!)
When we finally got the ££ through, this lovely Belling Classic 100 came available at Comet, cream & brass & much better on the coffers!
Wok burner, 2 ovens, separate grill & drawer for the tins.
Its a pleasure to use, gas with electric ignition.
the oven lights stay on, so the cats can keep a better eye on the roast!! ::)
(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/th_SAM_1049.jpg) (http://s614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/?action=view¤t=SAM_1049.jpg)
Here, it is modelled by Sheba, who's 4th Birthday tea was the first thing cooked in it! ;D
(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/th_SAM_1048.jpg) (http://s614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/?action=view¤t=SAM_1048.jpg)
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That is lovely. Unfortunately I am limited to elec only and 900 wide - a 1000 would be better but OH is not prepared to knock part of a wall out for me. I did ask already ;D ;D ;D