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Freestanding cookers advice guides

Our cookers buying guides reveal everything you need to know to buy the right cooker for you.

6 articles

How to buy the best freestanding cooker

Searching for a new gas or electric cooker? We reveal what you should look for and how much to spend to get the best freestanding cooker

26 August 2021

Top five best freestanding cookers for 2021

Do your dinners justice with one of our top-pick freestanding cookers – including gas, electric and dual-fuel models

6 August 2021

Gas cookers vs electric cookers

Find out the benefits of gas and electric cookers, and how to decide which cooker is best for you.

30 June 2021

Which freestanding cooker brand to buy in 2021

Unique Which? reliability data can help you to choose a freestanding cooker brand that lasts. We've asked owners of AEG, Belling, Hotpoint, New World, Stoves and Zanussi cookers how satisfied they are, and found out which brands develop the fewest faults over time.

12 August 2021

How we test cookers

No one tests and rates cookers at thoroughly as we do at Which?. Read on to find out more about our independent cooker reviews.

12 July 2021

Freestanding cookers jargon buster

Confused by catalytic liners? Puzzled by pyrolytic cleaning? Our jargon buster explains terms you'll come across when buying a freestanding cooker.

30 June 2021