Best Buys
The Which? Best Buy award is given to
products with high total test scores that perform consistently well in
our rigorous lab tests and excel in all key areas.
Energy Savers
We award the Energy Saver logo to
products that our testing shows are very energy efficient, meaning
they'll cost you less to run.
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to the products that performed extremely poorly in one or more key
areas of our tests.
Oven
We have rated how quickly the oven heats up to 150, 180 and 200 degrees C and how accurate the controls of the oven are.
Grill
We have rated how good the the grill is at browning food effectively and evenly. More than 70% of the grill area browns effectively on an excellent grill, and less than 40% on a very poor grill
Hob
We have rated how quickly and efficiently the hob heats up and its effectiveness at simmering
Energy use
This is based on roasting a chicken three times a week in the main oven.
Ease of use
We have rated how easy it is to use the core functions of the cooker, including the grill, oven and hob; opening and closing the doors; loading in out of the oven and grill; visibility of the food and clarity of the control markings.
Ease of cleaning
We have rated how easy it is clean the hob, grill and oven using a sponge and hot soapy water; the success of this cleaning approach and the amount of effort required to get the cooker properly clean.
Reliability
We research the reliability of cookers and give them excellent, good, satisfactory, poor or very poor ratings.
Fuel type
We've tested mains gas, electric and dual-fuel cookers (gas hob and electric oven) four-ring freestanding cookers.
Oven type
Whether the cooker has one oven cavity or two. Cookers with two ovens will usually offer more flexibility and space to cook with. Some single ovens will come with a very large cooking space.
Fan oven
Cookers with oven fans are usually better at distributing heat around the oven, heat up quickly and reduce cooking times.
Top oven usable volume (l)
This is the actual space that you can use to cook with in the top oven. It's the space available above the lowest shelf in its lowest position up to 3cm below the top of the oven.
Main oven usuable volume (l)
This is the actual space that you can use to cook with in the main oven. It's the space available above the lowest shelf in its lowest position, up to 3cm below the top of the oven.
Cooker width (cm)
Four-ring freestanding cookers come in four standard widths, 50cm, 55cm and 60cm. Actual measurements show that some cookers are about 5mm wider, but should still fit into standard sized gaps. The measurement given here is the standard width of the cooker, rather than the exact width measurement.
Self cleaning
Cookers can come with catayltic liners that absorb splashes, pyrolytic programs that burn of food spills at very high temperatures or conventional linings that need to be cleaned manually
Colour
Some cookers come in a range of colours - we've featured as many as we can here.
Annual running costs
This is based on roasting a chicken three times a week in the main oven.
Price
Typical prices are the most common online price we found & are updated monthly. Retailers you see on the 'Compare Prices' links are from a 3rd party. We cannot guarantee stock availability at these retailers and don't endorse them in any way. We are not responsible for any loss or damage for 3rd party websites and have no control over their content.
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