My trusty electric cooker has just packed in after 22 years of active service and now in the market to replace it. So... I've been browsing the usual online retailers looking for a decent deal and I'm not sure what to replace it with yet, if I was shopping for PC components I'd know what to look for... any recommendations I'm a tad overwhelmed to what is available out there?
In need of a new cooker
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How much you looking to spend, Neff is good, but can be quite pricey.
Induction all then way for the hob, not sure if you can get any different now?
You interested in oven temp probes, 1million different oven cooking modes, or just the real basics?
Induction all then way for the hob, not sure if you can get any different now?
You interested in oven temp probes, 1million different oven cooking modes, or just the real basics?
Around £500? I'm really out of date when it comes to modes etc. All I know right now is turn on, put oven on 200 or hob on 5/6 and then off!
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Freestanding 50/60cm, hob and oven combo.
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Each hob slowly died every other year or so and to top it of, we've just moved house. I guess it's time to junk it and get new... I've seen cheap gas cookers but don't mind getting something decent with a larger capacity oven etc.
Fair enough.
Is Hotpoint a reputable brand for cookers? I see AO and Curry's discounting them. I found this; Hotpoint HDM67G0CCB/UK
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Aren't the elements for the hob replaceable? If that's the only issue...
Not freestanding, but I have a Neff and I wouldn't recommend them now. Many years ago perhaps. The buttons/interface is awkward and slow and it was awful to repair and change the element as it was screwed in via the back rather than the front, so the whole thing had to be removed and dissassembled. Reminds me a bit of German cars now - over-engineered.
Not freestanding, but I have a Neff and I wouldn't recommend them now. Many years ago perhaps. The buttons/interface is awkward and slow and it was awful to repair and change the element as it was screwed in via the back rather than the front, so the whole thing had to be removed and dissassembled. Reminds me a bit of German cars now - over-engineered.
Not sure to be honest with you. It is 22 years old, still in new condition for it's age. Did think of trying to fix it but I think it's time to part ways and move on as it was taking it's sweet time to heat food up as well.
Cooker is no more and has parted ways... So, decided to settle on gas. Any recommendations?
Serious question: Do you own an air fryer?
Many people find that after buying an air fryer they rarely/never use their main oven any more. So a good, large capacity air fryer along with a new hob might be a better option. Unless you regularly cook meals that absolutely require a full size oven?
Many people find that after buying an air fryer they rarely/never use their main oven any more. So a good, large capacity air fryer along with a new hob might be a better option. Unless you regularly cook meals that absolutely require a full size oven?
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We recently got a new oven. An ex display dual oven Beko. Was about £80 off.
Cooks tea fine.
Cooks tea fine.
Had a Hotpoint oven / grill combo ( built-in ) And Hotpoint glass electric Hob for almost a decade.
The hob still works like new.
But the nobs of the oven went brittle from heat i guess and needed to replace a couple of them
And the grill broke a couple of years back.
Oh and the metal that covers the oven fan distorted enough that in the last few weeks the fan catches against it.
I fixed this though by removing it and reshaping it a little to give the fan more room.
I believe all these issues are simply from the heat over almost 10 years of daily use though and not from poor quality or design faults.
I still use the oven and hob 7 days a week.
Funny you mention it, yeah I own an air fryer. It's not a large capacity but enough to do a few small pizza's etc. This is the thing we miss as we regularly cook good meals.
I've seen a few Hotpoint deals and tempted by them especially this self cleaning lark, this is a life saver if it works!