Range cookers: Compare features & prices Indesit KP9F11SKG review http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/kitchen/reviews/range-cookers/indesit-kp9f11skg/review/
The Indesit KP9F11S is a gas and electric range cooker with a full-width conventional oven but few extra features. Would this simple range cooker be able to satisfy our testers, or would the lack of cooking options let it down?
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Oven preheating time
How quickly the oven heats up to 150, 180 and 200 degrees C, indicated by the thermostat light turning off. An excellent fan oven heats up in less than half the time of a very poor oven.
Oven accuracy
How well the oven maintains the set temperatures of 150, 180 and 200 degrees C. An excellent fan oven is within 2 degrees C of this temperature, a very poor oven is more than 15 degrees C inaccurate
Heat distribution
How well the main oven distributes heat around the cavity.
Baking
How well the main oven continuously supplies heat over a period of time. We bake a large sponge cake to measure this and record how well it rises. This test wasn't carried out on range cookers tested prior to 2012.
Grilling
How good 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 performance
How quickly and efficiently the hob heats up and its effectiveness at simmering
Ease of using the core features
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 using the additional features
The convenience of any storage compartment warming function; ease of setting any programmable features and ease of using the separate grill compartment.
Cleaning the hob
How easy it is to clean the hob and pan supports 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.
Cleaning the oven
How easy it is to clean the 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.
Removing fingerprints
How easy it is to clean off fingerprints 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.
Energy use
How much energy the main oven uses when cooking a roast chicken. The energy use test wasn't carried out on range cookers tested prior to 2012.
