Range cooker or built in double oven?

Oh sorry kittylester we have a duel fuel range, and I wouldn’t be without it (RangeMaster). I can imagine that if mobility becomes a problem I may have to rethink, but until then it’s staying put.

We have a Quooker boiling water tap (have had one for 24+ years) cannot imagine having a kettle now.

Mine is a dual fuel Rangemaster, too, and I do love it but I'm thinking ahead and wondering whether I would be better to adapt now as we have to do the other things.

just building a new home - I have abandoned the Aga (sob) as getting casseroles etc out of the bottom oven was becoming a nightmare. I have installed 2 side by side built in ovens - at eye level - so much safer with same capacity. The jury is out on the induction hob which is going to get some getting used to, but very easier to clean.

You see, granarchist, the induction hob is one of the scariest bits!!

kittylester there are some lovely gas hobs or even duel fuel hobs on the market. I cannot get on with induction hobs (have used several friends ones)

I can't imagine being without my Rangemaster

I have used (with lots of muttering!) induction hobs in holiday homes and I really don't get on with them

I have the Aga Masterchef dual fuel, but getting the turkey out of the oven on Christmas Day was a bit heavy. My friend has had built a built in oven for this reason, also an induction hob which is so much easier to clean. It certainly makes you think!

We have been away for Xmas in a holiday let, it had an Esse range with an induction hob, at around £12,000 it’s a very expensive lump of metal that really didn’t perform that well.

At home I have a Lacanche range with 3 electric ovens and a gas hob.
It is outstanding, I cook an awful lot and bake all my own bread, it’s a real workhorse, I really wouldn’t be without it.

Love my induction hob, had for ,can’t believe, 5 years, still as good as new and heats very quickly, easy to adjust and cook on lower heat too. Still they don’t suit everyone. As for eye level ovens , now using a brilliant combi which bakes and cooks all manner of things.

A dual fuel range here - side by side electric ovens. One is fan assisted and gets up to temperature really quickly.
Separate grill and warming drawer and 6 gas burners.

I’d definitely have another - it’s a big gap to fill otherwise.

We have a Neff built in double oven which works beautifully well however I would have preferred a range cooker for the number of hot plates I could have - 4 is a tight squeeze for me. The modern range cookers are very efficient I think and they look great. Although I like the idea of a hot tap they are very expensive.

I had a range fitted when we did the kitchen about 12 years ago and I love the rustic country kitchen effect but if I had a couple of grand kicking around, begging to be spent, I would replace it with a wide induction hob over two side by side AEG ovens. The only trouble is I really can’t justify it as the range works perfectly well and I am no longer cooking for an army !

Oh and the “Quooker” boiling tap - DD 1 has one and it is brilliant, but of course takes up space under the sink where all those under-used cleaning products seem to languish! Again, tempting but expensive.

I have a built in oven and microwave above. All my appliances are Miele and I cannot recommend them highly enough.
I also have an induction hob which is amazing and so easy to clean. You can get all sizes in induction hobs.
I find my eye level fan oven big enough but I do not have as big a family as you.
At Christmas I used a heated trolley so tend to cook in stages keeping things hot in there.

If it’s any help to you, kitty, my built in oven is a double oven - a smaller non fan oven at the top and a slightly larger fan oven underneath. It’s an electric one, and I find it so much better not having to stoop down to lift out heavy pots.
My hob is a gas hob.

I think my range sounds the same as yours Georgesgran - six gas rings plus a wok burner and 4 ovens including a warming oven/drawer.
How on Earth did I feed a family of five, and run a semi professional catering business in the “olden” days with less than half that capacity?

I would most definitely futureproof by putting in a built in double oven.
I have had one for many years now and certainly couldn’t bend down never mind get back up with a heavy casserole or roasting tin.
I would recommend the neff where the door slides under so no reaching over to pull things out.

MayBeMaw

Oh and the “Quooker” boiling tap - DD 1 has one and it is brilliant, but of course takes up space under the sink where all those under-used cleaning products seem to languish! Again, tempting but expensive.

I think the quooker is worth every penny, there are more economical brands on the market, we had one before for several years.

The water reservoir doesn’t take up that much room, I am just more careful with my cleaning products hoarding habit

I had an inbuilt oven with pyrolitic liners installed in my previous house on the advice of my sister , as she pointed out that bending down to clean an oven would get harder as I got older. That was about 15 years ago.
When I moved in 2019 into this modern 4 year old house I was dismayed to find that it had the bog standard floor standing oven. There is no way that I can get to clean it, so in the time I have lived here, I haven't once attempted to try. (I'm ashamed, I know). I do intend to have it professionally cleaned once festive season is over. I have gone so far has to google tel. no's etc. It will be interesting to see how much it will cost. If it will be over £100 perhaps it would be better if I put the money towards a new oven that suited me better.
Ideally I would like to have a remodelled kitchen, so that I could have an in-built oven, but there is not enough room for that.
Sorry to ramble on , but I think as one gets older ease of use and cleaning has got to play a big part in deciding what type of oven to go for.

I would have liked a range cooker but we replaced the old double oven with a Neff double oven, the top oven also being a grill.
The main oven was conventional or fan and I found turning off the fan for cakes, roast potatoes etc worked well. However, it went wrong very quickly, within guarantee and we replaced it with a double electric oven, main is fan only
It's ok.

The hob is gas and I wouldn't be without that now due to having had some power cuts.

Maytime - I paid about £70/80 to have my 4 oven, 7 gas ting range cleaned by Ovenu (other firms are available) including replacing all the oven lights and it was worth every penny.
You may find it is not as expensive as you fear.

Well Kitty, we left our duel fuel Rangemaster in the kitchen when we downsized. ( ? didn’t know we had the same cooker)
We bought a house with a built in double oven. I must say it is lovely not to have to bend down to use it.
The original one in the house, was all digital with many programmes, it eventually got ‘confused’. We replaced it with a Stoves, but that was mostly because it matched the other combi M/W, heating drawer and hob. The hob is induction, which is marvellous. If I ever had another Rangemaster, I’d get the one with the induction hob.

Well Kitty, we left our duel fuel Rangemaster in the kitchen when we downsized. ( ? didn’t know we had the same cooker)

J52 it was inevitable really!!

Btw I love my Quooker - we have the one with water filter as well.