If you are considering the purchase of a new cooker you have quite a range of options. To begin with, you have a choice of fuels. You can have a gas cooker or an electric cooker. You could also have a dual fuel cooker which has gas hobs and an electric oven. In addition, you might also want to consider a range. This can be dual fuel also, or you could opt for one which is oil-fired. The latter can be used to heat your whole house and your hot water, but you need to bear in mind that you have to keep it burning all year round, including in the summer time.
New gas cookers, by and large, are cheaper to run than electric cookers, it being estimated that if you use the cooker for ten hours a week the annual cost of gas will be about £35.00 compared with around £80.00 for electric.
Gas cookers light up instantly and you can control the heat on a gas hob very precisely. However, it is often the case that the oven will not heat equally, with the top being hotter than the bottom. However, this could actually have some value if you need to cook food at different temperatures. An electric oven, by contrast will heat evenly, especially when it has a fan.
At NewLife Appliances we also supply cookers with double ovens. These provide more cooking space than a single oven, but of course you can cook at different temperatures. However, while there is more space overall, each individual oven will be smaller than a single oven.
When purchasing any new cooker you need to ensure that it will fit into your kitchen. In general, cookers come in widths of 50 cm, 55 cm, and 60 cm so if you want a larger model you need to be sure it will fit. A range is much bigger, and can be up to 100 cm. With a range you will usually have two ovens and a warming oven, a grill, and anything up to eight burners on the hob.
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