Tell me about your Range Cooker

[caykon]

I am looking to get a range cooker.
Size isnt a problem the kitchen can be planned round the size.
I want one that looks like it has 4 doors on the front ( the more traditional looking ones) and would like it to have a griddle and wok ring.
Is there anything else it should have?
What do you have / recomendations.

This is what I've got. Has everything on your wish list and is lovely.

that is lovely.

What's your budget? You can spend anything from £600- £10,000 on a range cooker! What ize do you want- 90c, 100cm, 110cm? Do you want dual fuel/gas/electric?

I did loads of research earlier thi year when I bought my range cooker so I'm more than happy to help but it would help if you could give some more details. I love talking cookers- I did way more research on this than anything else I have ever bought including my car and house!

Sorry, I see size doesn't matter, as it were.

if you have a bit more to spend then have a look at the Falcon range. Very well built - more solid than the rangemaster price range, and very good service.

NOT cheap though. This was our one big extravagance - and I don't regret it.

size doesn't matter but don't think I want one smaller than 100cm. Would like duel fuel.
Hubby set budget of around £1000 but i am willing to spend more on the right cooker but my budget won't stretch to an aga unfortunately. so probably a max of £1500.
What did you go for in the end just out of interest? My mind is spinning from all the info on sites.

this is my ultimate cooker mercury

sorry too £££ but it is lush

we have a britannia and are v pleased with it.

We have a 100cm one (came with house, wouldn't have chosen it) by Belling - from the cheaper end of the spectrum. It is a pain as both ovens are slightly narrower than standard, so can't get a really big roasting tin in, or two standard sized sandwich cake tins in side by side. So get a wider one if you can!

(Also ours has 8 rings on top, which are unusable simultaneously as it is built into a chimney breast, so there is nowhere for the handles to go when they are all it. So don't do that, either.)

Looks good though - triumph of style over substance!

I think in your price range Rangemaster is probably your best bet. My friend has a 100cm Elan and is very pleased with it.

I have a Britannia too. I went to town on the budget and got the XG Dynasty with chef top: [http://www.britannialiving.co.uk/range-cookers/dynasty/xg100.php]]

I also seriously considered Falcon, Lacanche and the Aga 6-4 series.

In the end I went with the Britannia because: 1) both its ovens were the highest rated for efficiency of all the models I looked at and 2) John Lewis and a couple of independent shops recommended Britannia as being a good company to deal with excellent aftercare support if required and reliable products.

Sorry link didn't work:

www.britannialiving.co.uk/range-cookers/dynasty/xg100.php

We have a smeg 110 cm, duel fuel, it's fantastic.

this has definately given me something to think about.
I wanted to splash out more on a cooker but we are in the middle of having extension done so its hard to judge money. i wanst suppose to get a cooker till the very end as the kitchen will be the last room to be completed.
But my existing built in cooker needs to be moved for the boiler to be installed so being forced to get one now. Wanted more time to choose and more to spend.
Might have to discuss with dh is there is any possibility of keeping existing one for time being

why not get a cheap free standing cooker to tide you over and save the proper long term range cooker for later.

We did that - built an extension - lost our access to bottle gas (and hence cooker) early on, but new kitchen not ready for long time, so needed a temporary (small) cooker. It worked well - we got a second hand one. It was not brilliant but it solved the problem.