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Secondhand gas cooker or brand new electric appliances?
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tantaraza
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Hello! I hope I’m posting in the correct area of the forums! 
I recently moved into a rented house with no appliances included. I’ve been looking for a second hand gas cooker but most of the ones I’ve found are £100+ with no guarantee they actually work or are safe, then I’ve been quoted around £80 for installation of the cooker. Then whenever I move, I’d have to leave the cooker or pay to disconnect it, which would be an additional cost.
It occurred to me at the weekend to start looking at small appliances instead, and I’ve found two options I could conceivably go with:
1. De'Longhi 900W Combination Microwave EC92 - Black from Argos (not sure if links are allowed) which is currently on sale at £114.99. I’d need to purchase a separate hob for this (Argos has one for £34.99 although I might look elsewhere), but would have more oven space and I could use the hob in a separate part of the kitchen, and tidy away the hob when not in use.
2. Cookworks 28L Mini Oven with Hob, £99.99. It’s slightly smaller than the DeLonghi, but would need to live in an inconvenient corner to accommodate the hob. I’d also need to keep my existing microwave, which means using up limited worktop space, but it would be the cheaper option.
I’m not sure whether it would be better to keep waiting for a cheap gas cooker to become available, or to go for one of the above options. :think: My cooker for the last ten years was dual fuel, and I’ve never used mini ovens or combi microwaves, so any advice at all would be appreciated because I have a limited budget and want to make the most MSE decision (within reason) but don’t have the necessary experience to know what would be best.
Any and all advice would be appreciated.

I recently moved into a rented house with no appliances included. I’ve been looking for a second hand gas cooker but most of the ones I’ve found are £100+ with no guarantee they actually work or are safe, then I’ve been quoted around £80 for installation of the cooker. Then whenever I move, I’d have to leave the cooker or pay to disconnect it, which would be an additional cost.
It occurred to me at the weekend to start looking at small appliances instead, and I’ve found two options I could conceivably go with:
1. De'Longhi 900W Combination Microwave EC92 - Black from Argos (not sure if links are allowed) which is currently on sale at £114.99. I’d need to purchase a separate hob for this (Argos has one for £34.99 although I might look elsewhere), but would have more oven space and I could use the hob in a separate part of the kitchen, and tidy away the hob when not in use.
2. Cookworks 28L Mini Oven with Hob, £99.99. It’s slightly smaller than the DeLonghi, but would need to live in an inconvenient corner to accommodate the hob. I’d also need to keep my existing microwave, which means using up limited worktop space, but it would be the cheaper option.
I’m not sure whether it would be better to keep waiting for a cheap gas cooker to become available, or to go for one of the above options. :think: My cooker for the last ten years was dual fuel, and I’ve never used mini ovens or combi microwaves, so any advice at all would be appreciated because I have a limited budget and want to make the most MSE decision (within reason) but don’t have the necessary experience to know what would be best.
Any and all advice would be appreciated.

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My flat is all electric, and I have primarily cooked with small appliances for many years now.
Plug-in multi cookers can be really versatile, more so than a hob. Some models can slow cook, pressure cook, brown meat, steam rice or vegetables, even bake cakes!
Electric hotplates are awful to use, it is easy to burn yourself or the food. Go for induction or gas.
One of the few downsides of my combi oven is getting the interior clean and keeping it clean. Users are not supposed to use regular oven cleaner or much water which is really limiting. This may not apply to all brands or all models.
Factor in your cookware and bakeware: size, shape, material, quality. Frying pans/ woks need to be heavy based to cook on electric, and magnetic to work on an induction hob. Handles sticking out may stop the turntable from rotating in a combi oven; a handle sticking up may be too close to the element in a mini oven.
HTH!Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0 -
Plenty of cheap gas cookers up here. Most are just plug into a wall socket.0
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