Range Cookers From The Worlds Leading Brands

With the huge variety of different cookers available on the market today it can be difficult to choose which one is suitable for your needs. A few important points to take in to account when buying a new cooker are what type of fuel your cooker will run on. Will you use gas or electric or do you prefer a duel fuel cooker which combines two fuels, electricity and gas. Secondly, space is very important. Does your kitchen have enough room to accommodate a larger cooker or do you only have the room for a standard size cooker, In the UK freestanding cooker come in 50cm, 60cm, 70cm, 80cm, 90cm, 100cm, 110cm, 120cm. Above 120cm there is very little choice in brands.

Thirdly, how much use will you get from your cooker? Do you have a large family and cook for them every day, do you enjoy entertaining on a regular basis? It’s definitely worth weighing up the pro’s and con’s before you make your final decision. There could be a particular cooker that you have in mind that may be aesthetically pleasing but is it efficient to run? Can you cook a roast dinner for six people all in one go or does it have to be cooked in stages due to lack of space?. Electric cookers are measured on a scale of A-G for their energy efficiency, A being the most efficient. The approximate size of a standard, four ring cooker is 90cm high x 60cm wide x 60cm deep although some cookers can be a little less deep so it’s worth bearing that in mind, especially if your cooker is going to be used on a daily basis. If something larger is required then there are other options depending on your available space. Double oven cookers are an ideal choice for those with larger families and bigger kitchens. There are two varieties of double cookers, the side by side double cooker or the stacked double cooker. The side by side double cooker or Range Cooker is perfect for the large, farmhouse style kitchen and although it is approximately the same height and depth as a standard cooker it is double the width and usually has eight cooking rings. Often Ranges also come with an integrated wok ring which is perfect when entertaining. The stacked double cooker, or twin cavity cooker, is generally a little wider and deeper than a standard cooker and has a main oven as well as a smaller top oven with built in grill. Today’s cookers come in a wide variety of different styles and colours but some of the more popular colours are black, both in gloss and matt, which give a very sleek and clean look to the kitchen, stainless steel, which is timeless and will fit around pretty much any kitchen décor and white, which again gives a fresh and clean feel. The best brands when looking for a small cooker are Flavel, Indesit, Beko, Belling, New World, Hotpoint and Stoves. If you are looking for a larger range cooker then the leading brands are Rangemaster, Britannia, Smeg and Baumatic. The very top premium range cooker brands are Lacanche and AGA.