Leisure Cuisinemaster CS100FMIRK 100cm Dual Fuel Range Cooker - Black - A/A Rated

having only had the range for two weeks, it's not enough time to fully test it. however the use its had so far has been excellent. the various ovens are quiet (not sure why some reviews say loud fans, i've not experienced that) and accurate. I tested every thing we have cooked, from cakes to roasts, with an over thermometer and in all cases the temperature has been exactly what the dial was set to. I've never had an oven thats been that accurate before, there's always a drift of some degrees. the gas hob is nicely controllable although some of the larger rings don't reduce enough to allow a slow simmer, if this is what you require you may need to move rings with your pans. the big disappointment is with the griddle, when compared to a pan it takes an age to get to a decent enough temperature to cook anything. the temperature is not even, there are hot and cold spots so you have to be careful where to place your food. to top it off it simply doesn't get hot enough. whatever you wish to cook on this can be cooked quicker via a pan and the gas hobs, without the hassle of cleaning a heavy cast iron griddle. a fancy extra that offers much but delivers little. the griddle was not a requirement when we chose this range and it doesn't reduce the use of it by having it attached, so it's not a problem for us. it's now going to be used as a pan stand, which is actually useful for putting hot pans/trays on.

Overall I'm very happy with this oven, the hob including the electric/griddle is excellent. It looks great too (I have the black one) There are a couple of things which could be better (details to follow) but these would not deter me from choosing or recommending this oven, they are just things to bear in mind. The items I would note are the following: The larger ovens do take a long time to warm up, at least compared to my old oven. The fan is quite powerful and noisy, but on the flip side it doesn't stay on for too long once you switch the oven off which is good. The handle on the grill pan is badly designed, it catches on the wire shelf underneath every time you use it, so I just don't use it. The small/slow cooker oven is the main niggle. Because it is small the heating element is on the roof of the oven and is exposed. This means that although this oven heats up very quickly you have to be careful what you use if for as many items would burn quite quickly, especially as the shelf is in the centre of the oven and therefore anything placed on it is quite close to the element. It almost works like a combination of an oven and grill - great if you do want to brown something off while cooking it. Also as its a small oven if you did want to use it as a slow cooker you would need to stand your dish on the floor of the oven to fit it in. Having said all this its still much better than a dusty void that attracts spiders like my old oven had! Another thing I would point out is that the iron pan rests on the hob are very heavy so you have to be careful when removing them for cleaning.

Really happy with my purchase, would highly recommend!! The only thing I would mention is that the fan is quite loud but other than that I can't fault it.

Not long had this range cooker and am overly impressed with it already. It is really modern and very smart. I had a range cooker previously but this is just over and above better than my previous one. The fact that it has 4 ovens is just fab. I can now cook food at different temperatures in different ovens which i couldn't do previously. You have one 65 litre conventional oven, a 63 litre fan oven, a 33 litre slow oven and a 33 litre grill cavity which doubles up as a oven. I do think the left hand side grill cavity is quite loud when on, it does also make a rattling noise but other than that the rest of the oven you wouldn't even know it was on. It has 5 ring burners, one which is a wok burner, a rapid burner, a utility burner and 2 normal burners so plenty of cooking space. What i love about this cooker is that it has a glass ceramic hob area, great for keeping food in saucepans warm and the fact that it doubles up as a griddle with the griddle attachment means i can cut down on all my fancy pots and pans. Its very easy to keep clean which is always a plus because cleaning an oven was never my favorite task. The double glazed doors keep the heat in very well and you can also remove the inside glass for ease of cleaning. This cooker is very sturdy and doors and knobs are all fairly solid. I would prefer if the temperature gauge around the knobs was digital as you do have to get down to the knob level to make sure you have got the correct temperature. It has a key lock on so you cant change the timer which is fab for a family with small children who may tamper with buttons but i don't think i'll be needing this in my house with 2 older boys. Love love love the mirrored doors but again if you are a perfectionist it may annoy you as it will show every fingerprint. I'm so glad i got this cooker i am more than happy with it, it cooks evenly and it does everything i want it to do and an added bonus is that it looks fab in my kitchen. If i was marking out of 10 I would give it a big 9.5!

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