If you have an aga do you have a conventional oven too?

[McDreamy]

We are about to put an offer n a house that has an aga. The first job we are going to do is put a new kitchen in (I know we are a long way from this yet but...). Was just wondering if I am going to need a normal oven too or is it easier to do everything with the aga?

We have a Rayburn but I find it is much quicker using the conventional cooker/oven.
Rayburn is great for keeping the place warm/ drying clothes, slow cook stuff, reviving lambs etc.
Good luck with your offer! I would love a house that had an Aga!
ps Aga do a nifty toast maker.

Yes have just found the toast maker on line. My friend told me about it - said it makes lovely toast!! Not sure what we would do in the summer tbh. The aga heats the hot water so I guess we would keep it on unless there is an alternative method.

Thanks for your comments I am trying not to get too excited it's all a bit too good to be true. Have looked at local schools - they have space for DD and DS. Friends and parents nearby....very exciting!

If I were to have an aga I wouldn't get a conventional oven. They are so lovely and food cooks so well. And there's no toast like aga toast!

We have both - they were both in place when we moved in. We have used the ordinary oven once, we have been here 2.5 years.

If you've got more space than you know what to do with, put both in, otherwise really not necessary.

My auntie had a conventional cooker for summer when the aga was off. Her cats were bewildered by the idea of 'no heat reaching the shelf above the aga'. Off to dream of agas here too.

If you're only just putting an offer in then you might time the move perfectly so that you can live with your aga through the summer and see how hot your new kitchen gets. If it's unbearable then you'll need to turn the aga off for a few weeks. Living with the aga for awhile will also give you the chance to see whether you'd need another oven from a cooking point of view. And then plan your new kitchen.

I don't have a conventional oven, just the aga. But I have a big, draughty kitchen with a back door and windows on two walls so I can keep it fairly well ventilated through the hottest months. Cooking on it is easy-peasy. You'll need heavy-bottomed saucepans if you don't already have some (John Lewis ones are just as good as the aga shop and much cheaper). And get yourself a Mary Berry Aga Cook Book - she explains how to cook on it, what each oven if for etc.

I have an aga and a conventional oven - I have used the conventional oven once when I was cooking for 20 people. Both ovens were in when we moved it 1.5 years ago. But this was just after the roasting summer two years ago and the previous owners said that they turned it off for 4 weeks then.

my parents got one when they moved house
to begin with my mother hated it but was converted
when they had the kitchen redone they got an aga companion too (elec oven, gas hob) for use in summer when the main aga is off

My parents have an oil-fired aga. It provides partial heating, water heating as well as cooking. And it can get cool down if you are doing lots of cooking or using lots of hot water. So they have a small portable cooker with 2 rings. Rarely used though.

Aga here when we moved in, and no conventional oven. It does get hot in the summer, but it's not unbearable. Don't have any need for a conventional oven really.

Agree with duchess about living there and then doing a kitchen.

The kitchen has huge patio doors (well wall) at the far end so ventilation should be easy! I think living with it first is a great idea. As you say I need t live there for a while before making any decisions.