Temporary cooker needed

itgirlinuk

We are buying a new house and the current owners are taking the cooker!!! :mad:

We cannot afford to get a new kitchen yet, though it needs a new one. We thought of buying a new, but freestanding cooker..but don't like the look of the freestanding cookers.

So I was thinking of getting a temporary cooker to tide us over...What's the cheapest way of doing this?

I have asked my friend who is a tradesman to find me an old one when someone is replacing their kitchen...but no luck so far...

Can someone give me any ideas of getting hold a free one or a cheap one????

Is there a wat of getting hold of the working cookers that are sent for recycling??

pimento

They're taking a built-in cooker?

I think that would be classed as a fixture and if they want to take it, it's up to them to leave you with a replacement.

phill99

Try the free ads, shop windows or freecycle.

If its only temporary, then whats wrong with a freestanding. Surely cost and functionality are far more important than aesthetics?

Dippypud

You can get a good freestanding cooker from most outlet stores.

Try here: http://www.clearance-comet.co.uk/kitchen-home/freestanding-cookers.html

or...

http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adverts.listadverts/sec-Home%20and%20Family/cat-Kitchens,%20Food%20and%20Drink/subcat-Cookers,%20Hobs%20and%20Ovens/fc5b7564.html

macman

Plenty of retail outlets will supply a cooker that is cosmetically less than perfect, 9 times out of 10 this will be a small dent or scratch where you can't see it anyway. Ask for a return or an ex-display model.

paddyrg

one of these?



I bought mine for £29 in Birmingham. Don't be fooled by the picture, by the way, you don't just chuck everything in like that, but you can cook nicely with a small footprint

f11

freecycle etc? you might get lucky on an ebay bid?

itgirlinuk

phill99 wrote: »

If its only temporary, then whats wrong with a freestanding. Surely cost and functionality are far more important than aesthetics?

The freestanding will atleast cost me £150 and we don't to spend on a temporary cooker. And as its not very nice looking, we can't make it permanent.

We are looking at freecycle and gumtree.

We found someone selling just the gas hob from a fitted kitchen. I am not sure if we place it on a worktop and connect it. Not sure if its safe!!! Will that work?

McKneff

do you really need a full cooker, you can buy a double hob for around £20

I dont have a hob at all, I have an oven, a microwave, a george foreman, a sandwich maker, a slow cooker.

The only time I would use a hob would be to fry an egg, thats all.

phill99

McKneff wrote: »

do you really need a full cooker, you can buy a double hob for around £20

I dont have a hob at all, I have an oven, a microwave, a george foreman, a sandwich maker, a slow cooker.

The only time I would use a hob would be to fry an egg, thats all.

So we won't be rushing round to yours on Sunday morning for a fry up then!!

DVardysShadow

Did you know they were taking the cooker when you put your offer in? If it is built in, it is a fair assumption that it goes with the house. So you would be justified in going back and dropping your offer by the price of a new one.