Your cooker.

Kim19 I would reveal the make of our cooker if I actually knew it! We bought this house with a newly installed kitchen complete with fitted cooker, but they didn’t leave us the brochure and there is no name on the cooker itself, so it remains a mystery.

henetha
why not keep your camping stove handy for when you miss that gas ring experience?

I've got two camping stoves stashed away in the kitchen. The ones that take an aerosol type cartridge and come in a plastic "suitcase ".

When we had the kitchen refitted eight years ago we bought two Electrolux single ovens and a Neff glass topped gas hob. One oven has all the fancy features most of which I never use. But it does have a self cleaning programme which is fantastic if like me you hate cleaning the oven. So the more basic one tends to only come into use if I’m cooking for all the family. Much as I prefer a gas hob the Neff one has been disappointing because the glass has marked around the burners. I did e mail them and they asked me to send them some photos which was impossible as the glass is dark brown. So it it’s ever replaced I will go back to stainless steel. MIL has just had to replace her freestanding gas oven after over 40 years as the oven thermostat couldn’t be replaced. It looked as good as new when it went, a testament to her years of lovingly polishing every little bit of it!

I have a built in double oven with eye level grill. I dont have to bend down to put in or take out heavy casseroles etc. I don 't understand why the modern trend has reverted to low cookers like my mother had. I also have a seperate ceramic hob which is easy to keep clean. I hope I can get a similar oven and hob when we replace the kitchen -it suits me.

I have a built in electric oven with gas hob. I don't like the electric oven and would much prefer a double oven but the useless salesmen said they are no longer made! It's so wasteful using the oven for things that could be grilled.
My previous two freestanding gas cookers only lasted five years each -modern cookers are not good.

My 30 year old is a Canon.
I did think about replacing it, but it still works perfectly. Needs a clean though!

I've got an old Belling with ceramic hob, it was 2nd hand, from the house my daughter bought, I love it its great, much better than new ones I have had, it's not flimsy, and works well, it must be well ove 25 years old,

I had a good solid 'Canon' cooker with an eye level grill and a spit roast (never used). It was built like a tank, cooked wonderfully, and lasted for years. Like a fool I decided to get a new one when we moved. I will not bore anyone with the saga but the mention of cookers now gets me twitching. I wish I had kept my Canon. My Mum had a Parkinison Cowan that was of the same standard as the Canon, and she used it for about thirty years until she died. They just don't make 'em like they used to...

Sorry space not spa

I have a new Zanussi induction hob because I moved into a new build flat with no gas ( they didn't mention that until the purchase had gone through but that's another story altogether!!) I absolutely love co.oking on the hob it's fast and is a doddle to clean, a quick spray and wipe and its sparkling again. The oven is good for baking, but the one small thing I don't like is that the grill is in the oven and I therefore hardly use it, I don't like it being in the same spa was the oven and it's too low down now, I find it difficult to keep bending, but I LOVE the hob and definitely recommend induction

I so regret replacing my amazing Canon gas cooker with eye level grill. It was second hand when we got it 35years ago. I've had 2 other cookers in the last 10 years. I did however, keep the recipe book that the previous owners gave us with the Canon, this dates from the 1950s, has no pictures but is the best recipe book I have ever had. Filled with lots of basic old fashioned, hearty menus.

My old Creda electric cooker is not well. I'm waiting for two replacement rings to arrive. So I hunted out my old camping gas stove and am using that at the moment and it's lovely! I wish I could always cook with gas but there is no gas installed in my property.

Gas cooker was a gift from Mother when she bought a new one:it's a Cannon and about 40 years old.
Still going strong but the numbers on the dials are worn away (rather like their owner)
Mother's gas fan oven which she bought as a replacement was "useless" she declared and never forgave me for having the best of the bargain!

We remodelled kitchen 20 yrs ago and i chose a Creda "slot in" Dublin cooker with ceramic hob and double oven which i loved. Sadly DD cracked glass of hob 12 y rs in so decided to replace instead of repair. Then i found out that width of 55 cms was phased out and only one model suited the space..... zanussi. It is ok but annoyed at no choice. The glass door exploded when tipped with falling plastic box..... 5 yrs old, just out of warranty so replaced witn yet another.

I always hated grills in ovens .... i never use the second oven either as a cooker. But i do like my counter top glass halogen cooker for grilling items.... another thread

When I down-sized I got a built-in cooker (fan operated) which came with the house. The built-in grill is rubbish. How are you supposed to see how your toast is getting on? By sitting on the floor? I've had these before and am not impressed. Whoever invented it should be horse-whipped - form an orderly queue - bags first place.
I prefer a good old-fashioned gas cooker with an eye-level grill which I had previously. Sadly, I wasn't able to bring it with me as my new kitchen is tiny with most things built-in. I would have loved to bring my lovely side-by-side fridge/freezer too. Still, 'needs must' I suppose but when I become a millionaire I shall insist on getting precisely what I want.

My 2 ovens are Neff with the slide and hide doors which are brilliant. I have a lot of cast iron casserole style dishes and you can stand immediately in front of the oven when lifting out heavy pans instead of having to lean forwards, so it’s a really useful feature. They also have a grill in them so the equivalent of the old eye level grill.

Gosh I am amazed at how many us find a life such as 12 years as quite acceptable for a cooker. My belling is 42 and going strong. However, I am about to move into the scary world of kitchen revamp and fear my old beauty should go in the interest of a smaller and more modern model. Lemongrove and SpringChicken, I was wondering if you would be willing to reveal brand names of yours, please?

I have an induction hob and two ovens set at a sensible height plus a microwave oven. I used to have an Aga but hated it.
My visiting DS had a pan cooking on the hob a few days ago and the milk boiled over. If it had been on my old cooker, it would have been a pain to clean as the milk would have burned on the hot plate area. In the event, a damp cloth wiped across the effected ‘ring’ and it’s all gone in seconds.

lemongrove I agree about the eye level grill. Very few cookers seem to have them nowadays but if I have to replace my cooker (which is reasonably new), I will try to find one.

I have replaced my New World Gas eye level grill cooker with a Hotpoint Cannon very nice but not as nice as my old cooker. When the Gas engineer came to take the old one before he got the new one out of the van he said he hoped the New one was not eye level grill like the old one as it would not be legal to fit it Had the old one 40 years no problem lol!!!

I would never go back to a gas hob. Induction is so fast - especially with a ‘boost’ button - and so easy to clean (useful when DH is in soup making mode!).

grandmaPam Am in the process of moving & was thinking about an induction hob. So great to hear how happy you are with yours! Decision made x

Anno Neff ovens are now made by Bosch and with this latest one, I have a lot of trouble setting the automatic timer to come on and go off when I want it to. It is ostensibly the same as my last one which was a doddle to set, and a godsend, but this one has twice been the cause of uncooked food and therefore no dinner! I did manage to reset the clock last week. I also find the rapid heat up setting very useful.

My 12 year old belling built-in double oven (grill in top oven) has been fine apart from a new element.

My only regret was listening to my DD who insisted that "all cooks have a gas hob" . Impossible to keep it clean. Give me ceramic any time! Did I mention I'm a clean freak .....

Being dragged kicking and screaming into having an induction hob fitted (had gas for ever), I am such a convert its ridiculous! Am yet to see what the impact on the bills is, but the cooking is so much quicker I can't imagine we aren't saving on electric costs. So clean as well - who wants to clean a messy gas hob with all its nooks and crannies, when you can just wipe over an induction one and it looks like new?