Freestanding cookers: Compare features & prices Zanussi ZCV661MWC review http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/kitchen/reviews/freestanding-cookers/zanussi-zcv661mwc/review/

I was unable to use the cooker for a month after it was delivered, as I had a broken arm. When I did start to use it, here are a few of problems I encountered - no space for all of them:1 Grill pan too large, heavy and unbalanced, no handle, impossible to seat it on the runners without getting on my knees to see where I was putting it2 Terrible grinding noise as grill pan is inserted, lots of sooty dust being ground off sides of grill - on to the food?3 If using what was supposed to be half a grill, the outermost element heated but the middle stayed cold, hence grilling was very uneven and slow. (photos on file) If using the whole grill, food either didn't cook or was frizzled to death.4 No way of determining what temperatures the ovens reached - I had to buy oven thermometers, and keep kneeling in front of the oven to check temperature5 Temperature control in ovens very poor, wide fluctuations6 Bottom oven cooked very unevenly, cakes would burn on one side & be virtually uncooked on the other7 Lots of steam from rear of ovenBoth the on-line supplier and the manufacturer assured me that the cooker was working to spec. I couldn't wait to get rid of it, but it has taken me two years to save up for a replacement, a Hotpoint due next week. I give it one tick as the hob was reasonable, but overall it was most disappointing.

I am very disappointed with this cooker. My main issue is the amount of steam that comes out the back and steams up my wall and kitchen. I also dislike the noise it makes when you turn it off, it goes on for too long.Agree with grill pan issue as above. Overall which should have been more critical.Am thinking of selling it and getting a brand new one !!

Does everything expected, I am used to gas and find my pans do not sit flat on the glass hot plate, water comes to boil very quickly,ovens work well and temperatures are more accurate than with gas. I do miss my previous eye level grill and I do miss the gas but I cannot say that electric is not as good. Grill works well but it seems a waste to heat such a large area for one slice of toast.A very good cooker overall.

Onthe whole I like this oven. However, the grill pan that slides in and sits like the oven shelves is too big. When you slide it in it scratches the self cleaning service and makes a horrible scraping noise that makes me cringe! Then when the grill is on the grill pan expands (naturally as it's metal) and then gets stuck so you can't then slide it out to get your grilled food. Not sure how this was missed in the testing.

I failed to include this in my first submission. The temperature control knobs: You move them to the indicated temperature setting and then let go. When you return to move temp up or down there is "free-play" in the knob movement so that you are never really confident what temperature you are setting the oven to operate at. I.e. the knob will move ten degrees up or down before you feel any resistance and recognise that the temp control stem beneath the knob is being engaged. Again hope this helps

This oven has made cooking a delight and joy. The hobs get very hot very quickly, the grill is superb, and both top and bottom ovens are consistent and BIG! It cleans easily and the knobs are out of reach (on top) of our toddler's grasp.We don't find the lack of temperature gauge for the top oven disgusting, it heats up really quickly.