ceramic v. dual fuel (lpg)

ian103

were in the process of planning a new kitchen in the house we are in the process of buying, we have decided on a range cooker, we will have no gas at the new property, has anyone got any experience of rangemaster that have been coverted to lpg or would we be better sticking with all electric?

Gloomendoom

All electric will be easier to keep clean and a lot less faff to install. You won't have any bottles to hide either

That said, dual fuel is useful if, like us, you get more than your fair share of power cuts. I also prefer cooking on it.

ian103

all electric is what OH has decided on - too much of a faff to use lpg (and it won't be her changing the cyclinder!)

CKdesigner

Hi Ian103

Have you considered built in oven/s and induction hob instead of a Rangemaster?

For similar money you could have a pair of mid range Neff ovens and an induction hob. The problem with range style cookers at this bottom end of the market is that they are built for what they look like rather than how they cook and last.

CK

ryder72

CKDesigner probably meant to say Neff ovens with slideaway doors allowing easier access. Also consider Siemens side-hinged ovens.

I agree its a much more elegant option to a range cooker.

ian103

The new layout doesn't naturally lend itself to a seperate hob / oven layout (the layout thats there now does but OH wants to know a pointless pantry out).

Hence the range cooker - we were advised that Rangemaster were one of the better makes before getting into the semi professional cookers, but reading CK's post I am beginning to question that.

thekev

Electric sounds best for cooking. We are converting an old barn with no gas main, so electric cooking but thinking about lpg for underfloor heating.

Did you get any cost for lpg tank install or cylinders?

ian103

The house is all electric so it will just be for cooking, therefore cyclinder is the only real solution

ryder72

Rangemaster are among the better of the budget range cookers.

Decent quality range cookers will cost in the region of 3.5k and good ones over 7-8k.

At each of these price points, built in appliances offer MUCH better quality, performance and efficiency as compared to range cookers.

ian103

Thanks for the info, just so we are totally clear for our decision making, a rangemaster will be somewhere between £1500 and £2000 plus a cooker hood. If we go built in we will need to buy the units that the cooker / oven sit in which will be a few £100, so that would leave £1000 - 1500 I'm guessing - which all electric options are worth looking at?

Hintza

We have the rangemaster 110 (no glass in oven door so nobody knows how manky your oven is ) induction hob.

Terrific bit of kit for the money and saved a fortune over the aga she was was after

You really ought to think about an induction hob, when not in use it becomes another flat surface, just wipe with a cloth and is as controllable as gas.