Recommend me a Rangecooker

jonneymendoza · 7 Oct 2022 at 09:21

Hi. i am looking for a rangecooker and the features/spec i want are:

90 or 100cm width size
at least two oven compartments
A wok burner
At least 5 Gas hobs
Budget, £2000 or less
Reliable and easy to source parts just incase it breaks down(This needs to last me 10+ years)

Some of the things i cook:

Sunday roast
Cake, bread and biscuit baking
Stir fries
Stew's
Toasted bread
Grilled recipe's

Thanks in advance

chroniclard · 7 Oct 2022 at 09:23

Presumably a woke burner just constantly slags you off for being a bit sexist/a bigot. :cry:

jonneymendoza · 7 Oct 2022 at 09:26

chroniclard said:
Presumably a woke burner just constantly slags you off for being a bit sexist/a bigot.

Yup defo!

bloddy WOKE people!!!

chroniclard · 7 Oct 2022 at 09:42

Had a rangemaster for about 10 years, believe its 90cm, has the normal main over then a thinner side oven. Its lasted well with no issues or repairs required.

Though prices seem to have doubled since then! Think it was circa £1100 and similar ones now are 2k+. :eek:

jonneymendoza · 7 Oct 2022 at 09:46

chroniclard said:
Had a rangemaster for about 10 years, believe its 90cm, has the normal main over then a thinner side oven. Its lasted well with no issues or repairs required.

Though prices seem to have doubled since then! Think it was circa £1100 and similar ones now are 2k+.

wow damm ok!

Inflation?

chroniclard · 7 Oct 2022 at 10:16

jonneymendoza said:
wow damm ok!

Inflation?

10 years is a while I guess!

Ahleckz · 7 Oct 2022 at 16:04

I bought this one earlier this year:

CG92PX9_SS | Smeg Dual Fuel Range Cooker | ao.com

This CG92PX9_SS Smeg Dual Fuel Range Cooker has 2 cavities, 5 burners, Circulaire, and a Pyrolytic cleaning function.

ao.com

I love it. Looks good, cooks well, and well yea. What’s more to say? It’s got that auto cleaning thing but I’ve never used it. The bottom flap opens up to provide good storage for baking sheets and tins.
I mainly use the main oven for cakes and it’s very consistent. Little oven is used mainly for the grill for cheese on toast and it toasts very fast!
Most of our cooking is on the hob and it’s great having five burners.

Being a Smeg I assume parts will be ok. I think it’s the entry model Smeg but don’t really see what more would get me…

Took a photo for you:

Definitely go to Curry’s or something and have a play with some. I found some models (range master included) quite flimsy.

jonneymendoza · 7 Oct 2022 at 16:25

Awsome

Ahleckz said:
I bought this one earlier this year:

CG92PX9_SS | Smeg Dual Fuel Range Cooker | ao.com

This CG92PX9_SS Smeg Dual Fuel Range Cooker has 2 cavities, 5 burners, Circulaire, and a Pyrolytic cleaning function.

ao.com

I love it. Looks good, cooks well, and well yea. What’s more to say? It’s got that auto cleaning thing but I’ve never used it. The bottom flap opens up to provide good storage for baking sheets and tins.
I mainly use the main oven for cakes and it’s very consistent. Little oven is used mainly for the grill for cheese on toast and it toasts very fast!
Most of our cooking is on the hob and it’s great having five burners.

Being a Smeg I assume parts will be ok. I think it’s the entry model Smeg but don’t really see what more would get me…

Took a photo for you:

Definitely go to Curry’s or something and have a play with some. I found some models (range master included) quite flimsy.

Thanks for the info. I'll definitely check it out in curry's.

Is that ao website good?

Ahleckz · 7 Oct 2022 at 16:29

jonneymendoza said:
Awsome

Thanks for the info. I'll definitely check it out in curry's.

Is that ao website good?

AO is the best place to buy appliances from imo. Best prices, good customer service and biggest range. There’s also topcashback. They do pricematch but I found that every shop had a slightly different model code for what was the exact same appliance to avoid price matching but YMMV.
I bought all my appliances (big fridge/freezer, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, hood and range) from them when I did my kitchen in April and don’t have any bad comments.
Dishwasher broke the other month (it was the cheapest one on there tbh) and they had someone out in a few days and a replacement out, and fitted, four days after that.

jonneymendoza · 7 Oct 2022 at 17:35

Ahleckz said:
AO is the best place to buy appliances from imo. Best prices, good customer service and biggest range. There’s also topcashback. They do pricematch but I found that every shop had a slightly different model code for what was the exact same appliance to avoid price matching but YMMV.
I bought all my appliances (big fridge/freezer, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, hood and range) from them when I did my kitchen in April and don’t have any bad comments.
Dishwasher broke the other month (it was the cheapest one on there tbh) and they had someone out in a few days and a replacement out, and fitted, four days after that.

Awsome OK cool and they seem cheaper than curry's and John Lewis

Scam · 8 Oct 2022 at 09:29

Ahleckz said:
Definitely go to Curry’s or something and have a play with some. I found some models (range master included) quite flimsy.

Yeah do this. We found the Rangemasters and other “high street” models very disappointing in the flesh. Plasticky fronts and buttons etc. I was surprised.

After some deliberation, we have this bad boy on order in graphite and brass :cool:

Milano 90cm Range Cooker | ILVE

A beautiful traditional styled range cooker, built with professional grade materials that are designed to last. Sizes range from 60cm to 150cm.

www.ilveappliances.co.uk

Ahleckz · 8 Oct 2022 at 10:09

that’s stunning @Scam . I assume if I have to ask the price, I can’t afford it?…

jonneymendoza · 8 Oct 2022 at 11:12

Scam said:
Yeah do this. We found the Rangemasters and other “high street” models very disappointing in the flesh. Plasticky fronts and buttons etc. I was surprised.

After some deliberation, we have this bad boy on order in graphite and brass

Milano 90cm Range Cooker | ILVE

A beautiful traditional styled range cooker, built with professional grade materials that are designed to last. Sizes range from 60cm to 150cm.

www.ilveappliances.co.uk

That looks like a beast!

jpaul · 8 Oct 2022 at 12:08

Milano -
yes it's nice it has two fan ovens, never tend to use our smaller oven since it doesn't have a fan, so slower.
although unless you actually measure energy usage you don't know if the big fan one consumes a third more 3.2 vs 2.4kw
300C on the main oven good for pizzas too.

...£4K though!

Scam · 8 Oct 2022 at 12:30

Ahleckz said:
that’s stunning @Scam . I assume if I have to ask the price, I can’t afford it?…

It’s a hefty step up, about double. The real kicker is the extractor which is stupid money - but you can’t exactly not match it!

jonneymendoza said:
That looks like a beast!

Yeah. We significantly upgraded from our initial thinking. We were looking at 700mm ones (not the biggest kitchen) but soon got talked up. Mainly because the 700s are exactly the same inside as the 600s so you’re paying for metal around the outside and not much else. Odd size might be hard for resell (house? Or cooker itself if it ever comes to that). 900 is a standard size.

jpaul said:
Milano -
yes it's nice it has two fan ovens, never tend to use our smaller oven since it doesn't have a fan

I think both ovens are fan and have grills which is nice. I might be wrong though. The quality of it is what sold is though. The gas burners feel so quality compared to RM’s black plasticky stuff. Brass bits etc on them. It’s a total extravagance but we ain’t planning on moving or redoing the kitchen any time soon after all this!