Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Eating and Drinking => Kitchen Natter => Topic started by: chrissie B on July 18, 2015, 20:51
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Looking for a new cooker
we have electeric hob and oven at the monent i want to get back to gas but will have to have the pipe work put in for that .
been looking on line and have seen a rangemaster its not a huge cooker but regular size 2 ovens one with a grill in it , its got a wok place and a gridd,e you can put over 2 of the. burners it is a little pricy but it is nice will have to butter up hubby , already started with mini pineapple upside down puds .
any suggestions on cookers has anyone got one of these ?
Chrissie b
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I found the ovens were too small for some of my bakeware.
Find out how much mains gas will cost or would you go for LPG instead?
I updated to an induction hob and a slide and hide oven.
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after forgetting to turn the gas off several times i went onto an induction hob and seperate double oven. I would never go back to gas. The hob is oh so easy to control and overall my bills have stayed the same.
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Looking for a new cooker
we have electeric hob and oven at the monent i want to get back to gas but will have to have the pipe work put in for that .
been looking on line and have seen a rangemaster its not a huge cooker but regular size 2 ovens one with a grill in it , its got a wok place and a gridd,e you can put over 2 of the. burners it is a little pricy but it is nice will have to butter up hubby , already started with mini pineapple upside down puds .
any suggestions on cookers has anyone got one of these ?
Chrissie b
I have a Rangemaster cooker, and it's the best one I've ever had. They are more expensive than most, but the quality is great. Mine has two ovens, one with fan and one without, with a seperate grill above the left-hand side one, four burners - one large, two medium and one small, plus a wok burner, with a keep warm section on the far right hand side. It has a built in timer, and an automatic cooking facility. It is easy to clean, and comes with a brochure of all the available spare parts that can be ordered if necessary.
The hob is gas, and the ovens are electric, so if we ever have a power cut I can still produce a meal!
The delivery service was superb, arriving at the time specified, and taking great care to ensure the cooker was perfect before the delivery men left. Rangemaster is made by the Aga company, and the quality and service reflect that. I saved up for mine, and I'm glad I waited and had what I wanted - well, an Aga would have been lovely, but I have to be realistic!
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The one we have seen is not the huge ones its a regular sizee gas only but withe the features of the largef cookers wok burner and a griddle 2x ovens one with grill slow cooking , i want my gas back and these look very nice , off to currys to have a look in person , werenot getting it yet as we have family visiting next month and theres tiling and the gas to reinstate , nothing is ever simple in our house ha ha .
Chrissie b
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There are two Rangemasters, one Aga and the other is Leisure. The Aga one is the real deal. I have one and I love it!!!!! I had a Smeg before that and it was total kerapp! A nightmare. Don't buy one!
I have had my Rangemaster for years. It gets used a lot!!! I've got the Excel 110 in black. Two big ovens, one warming oven (you can keep stuff hot in it or cook things like rice pudding in it) Separate grill but there is another grill in the main oven, griddle, underneath the griddle is a double halogen hob, and then six burners, one of which is a wok burner. Bakes beautifully :)
http://www.rangemaster.co.uk/range-cooking/range-cookers/excel/excel-110-dual-fuel
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Mine is regu.ar size for the smaller kitchen its ordered but have to wait till august for it to come ,, this is going to be frustraiting hate waiting for stuff .
chrissie b
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good luck with it.
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Which one did you order? Mine came really quick so no waiting for long!
If you do get the ARM don't clean the front fascia with anything other than hot soapy water. It says that on the blurb but some folks get busy with the powerful stuff and end up rubbing away the lettering on the front. No danger of me overdoing the cleaning :lol:
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Mine is the all gas crome fittings called kitchener 60 its regular size for not so large kitchens its black 2x ovens one small with grill and the normal one i just want to get me hands on the griddle , carnt do that on and electric hob .
rangemaster phoned yesterday and asked if we were happy with the delivery date which was 17 august i said yes but said i would be happier if earlier so moved it forward to the 3rd august smashing as hubby started taking off the the tiles and cracke me hob on the corner , well muddle through
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Wooohooo! I bet you can't wait. The griddle is good! Lots of smoke though so I hope you have a strong extract fan. It does mark very easily and you can't clean it with harsh abrasives or wire wool etc, only nylon scourer and hot soapy water. Mine doesn't have a cover. I was thinking of getting a new one and just using that for show but they're too hear :D I sound like Hyacinth Bouquet :nowink:
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Which one did you order? Mine came really quick so no waiting for long!
If you do get the ARM don't clean the front fascia with anything other than hot soapy water. It says that on the blurb but some folks get busy with the powerful stuff and end up rubbing away the lettering on the front. No danger of me overdoing the cleaning :lol:
Happens if you use DW40 to polish up the front of your stainless Rangemaster too... ::) :lol:
The excellent thing is that you can buy replacement parts for many years. :)
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Yes i thought that a out the parts , i carnt wait started on tiles today , lad coming a
end of month to fit the gas pipes hubby to put in socket at back of cooker , you wouldnt credit how much has to be done just to get a new cooker .
chrissie b
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Woulx you believe that you have to buy the gas pipe and fittings for our new cooker as if it didnt cost enough in the first place .
chrissie b
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I had to buy them for my Stoves cooker, so presume it's common to pay the extra ;)
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I would imagine they cannot tell how long the gas pipe needs to be, or how many fittings you would need, the gas fitter should provide it as part of their service to you.
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They could have said though , carnt wait its going all to smooth going to have to be without the cooker fot a few days and now its put back extra day cos hubbys working the dayhe had off to do it .
chrissie b
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Any electrical work needs to be notified.
Have a look at the cooker's manual online, it might have something about the gas fittings.
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The pipes are standard size we have the pipe on order now good job we zsked cos i thought it would come with the cooker like a washer comes with its pipes , carnt wait got no patients.
chrissie b
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Is the fitter from the store or one you found?
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One we got , hes good and recamended , going to get a quote for a larger radiator in the kitchen while hes here two birds one stone sort of thing , i think its allways cold in the kitchen hubby says not but isnt in there as much asme ha ha .
chrissie b
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Cookers here all black and shiny carnt get it fitted till monday and ive got son and family coming for the weekend great oh well got me slow cooker, microwave and a griddle just like indoor camping .
chrissie b
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At least it is there for the fitter,but how frustrating to only be allowed to twiddle with no heat.
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It is but im lining up a few things to cook .
i will have to buy some bread as my frozen stuff will be gone oh well
chrissie b
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microwave bread
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Just watched the vidio im afraid it didnt look very appealing i will wait till tuesday but thanks for the vidio , have you tryed it , im just enjoying thinking out the box with meal ideas , i did make a few things and froze them but ive got the son and 3 kids for most of the weekend now theres a challenge .
chrissie b
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I did spotted dick in the slow cooker.
bbq weather?
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I did a Christmas pud in my old one it was fab , its been invaluable this week we have been tyling the kitchen , new kick boards and beading painted door frames and more , still some bits to do but got familt visiting for the weeken d.
chrissie b
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New cooker up and working had to run on e pty to get rid or manufactures smells , used the griddle for dinner and just baked the big scone in the top oven i have to say im abit nervouse of it silly i know but with new stuff requiring power im allways a bundle of nerves .
my big scone is cooling and is nicly browned with just a little extra brown but i think that was my fault i poped it in while it was still heating up too eager ha ha its chinese to night .
chrissie b
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Congratulations! Happy cooking!!
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Thank you
chrissie b
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brill, I never preheat...never remember
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Just wanted to share my cake from my new cooker .
chrissie b
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That looks absolutely lovely.
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Thank you it tasted nice and different to tne electric oven .
chrissie b