Pyrolytic range cooker

jaynespain

Can anyone recommend a range cooker that has pyrolytic function? I need it to be all electric with a very large oven or a double oven. I have done searches on kelkoo and pricerunner but have had no luck.
Are there any out there? Thanks

Carer

http://www.smeguk.com/product/sy92ipx8/

jaynespain

Thanks very much for that. I cant go over £1400 and that one is coming in at £1800-£1900. Anything cheaper?

rustyboy21

It looks like Smeg are the only ones who do electric Pyrolytic ovens in the UK. Rangemaster only seem to do dual fuel. double oven will be well over you price range. The only one that comes in anywhere near your price range is the following


http://electronics.fcevans.co.uk/ProductDetail_i345571


Why do you need it to self clean? It will add a hell of a lot onto your pricing and will cost loads to use on all electric anyway. You will get more for your money going with out it.


http://ao.com/product/DB4110E-Belling-Electric-Range-Cooker-Black-28810.aspx?&WT.z_PT=MDA&WT.z_MT=Search&WT.z_RTM=PLA&WT.z_DT=c&WT.z_AT=range%20cookers&WT.z_BR=Belling&WT.z_FT=Free%20Standing&WT.z_PC=DB4110E_BK&WT.srch=1

ryder72

My recommendation would be to stay well clear of anything Smeg.

I would also advise that you consider built in appliances for better performance, efficiency. You will give yourself a large choice of built in pyrolitic ovens this way.

Would also highly recommend a pyrolitic oven. THey are a massive cost & time saver.

rosiehatton

At risk of starting up a zombie thread, for anyone interested in large, reasonably priced, pyrolytic ovens, I have a great one - the AEG Competence BP3003021M. It has a 74L capacity and is fan assisted. I've had mine about 2 or 3 years and I really recommend it. The only downside is that the bulb went after about a year and it's practically impossible to change but we've managed without the light. We bought it for around £450 online - I see the model is still available for about the same price.

I'm new so I can't post links but if you search for the model on google you'll find that there are a number of places selling it for around that price still.

CKdesigner

I would agree with ryder72.

With a budget under £1,500 on a range cooker, I wouldn't go there, they are all pretty tinny and not very good at all, irrespective of whether the oven is pyrolytic or not.

I think the OP needs to ask themselves what is more important; the look of a range cooker or the functionality of a pyrolytic oven.

If its the range cooker then the OP needs to be aware that with their budget they are not going to be getting a quality range cooker. But if its Pyrolytic that is more important then the OP will have to go down the built-in oven and separate hob route.

rob_kzk

CKdesigner, out of interest what budget would you suggest is required for a quality range cooker and what models in particular?

Also, in your view, are range cookers a case of style over substance in many cases?

Thanks

Rob

BJV

We got a Range master last year and it is amazing. We got a four electric oven with gas hob but I know that they have the full electric as well.


I year later 2 kids, two cats, 1 dog and a OH who is a chef no matter what we do to it is still looks and cooks fanatsically.


Shop around and you can get some real bargains.


http://www.rangecookers.co.uk/rangemaster-range-cookers-search,1,5.aspx?gclid=CNeJ-d-ls78CFQf4wgodMbAAeg

ryder72

rob_kzk - I'll answer that on CKDesigners behalf. To get anything quality out of a range cooker you need to be looking upwards of £3.5-4k for decent build quality and I would only consider Falcon & Mercury or Lacanche. Aga's etc are a different kettle of fish so to me they fall out of the scope of comparison. There are some good products from La Cornue, Wolf/Viking etc but you are talking £15k+ prices.

Despite mentioning the above brands I would consider built in to generally deliver better performance.

CKdesigner

Hi rob_kzk

Yes I would agree with ryder72, except I would delete Falcon & Mercury!

Falcon domestic range cookers have always been way over priced in my opinion as they are just a Rangemaster (at less than half the cost) with a heavier duty hob on the top.

Mercury when it first came out was a good cooker but since Rangemaster took them over its again just a re-badged Rangemaster with a huge price tag.

Lacanche, Ambassade & Lacanche Modern are to me vastly superior to anything else around them. There are many reasons for this but the simplest one is that you can take any Lacanche cooker, put it in a commercial kitchen and it will do the job with no hesitation. Where as anything else previously mentioned will not cope in any shape or form.

But as Ryder72 has said even as good as a Lacanche cooker is, I personally would still spend the same kind of money on a decent built-in oven or ovens and hob.

CK