Many people like to do their research before spending a large sum of money on a range cooker, and this is clearly very sensible. One of the resources available is the famous consumer publication Which?, where they do all the hard work for you and form a very helpful opinion based on which products score best. The rigorous Which? testing covers criteria like oven accuracy and evenness, preheating time, grill and hob performance, and even cleaning, and is a very useful snapshot for those baffled by the choice of range cookers available...

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GE Appliances have indicated that the current line-up of premium refrigeration products will be superseded in 2012 by a new collection which aims to keep the famous American brand at the forefront of the industry, with improved capacities, lighting and energy efficiency, as well as a more universal and UK-friendly T-bar handle style across the range, plus a clean-up of the current branding structure...

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Belling is one of the UK’s most familiar and trusted brands, and has been in the business of building reliable cookers for generations of hungry families. 2012 sees the centenary of the Belling brand, and the company is marking the occasion with the release of a Centenary Collection of cooking appliances, to be launched later in the year. We will be announcing these as soon as we know more. The brand’s history is an interesting one, and has been built largely around the talents and personality of its original founder...

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We were lucky enough to be invited to visit the Lacanche factory in France recently, and as factory visits go (they are always fascinating) this one was particularly enjoyable...



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Belling is a brand with a great history and affinity with the British public, and their British-built range cookers, oven and hobs occupy a place in many kitchens around the country. What better brand, then to act as sponsor for the extremely popular BBC Good Food Show, which takes place from 15-19 June 2011. With 250,000 visitors expected, the show is a magnet for any amateur or professional cook, and a great family day out...See the Full Story...

Since its launch in 2010, the Rangecookers Appliances brand has proven something of a success for its originators, Chester-based internet retailer Rangeccokers.co.uk, and the availability of the line-up of range cookers, hoods and accessories exclusively via their specialised and influential online platform makes it stand out as something a little special in a crowded market. As part of the brand strategy, Rangecookers have launched a dedicated website, devoted entirely to the Rangecookers Appliances brand, where consumers can see the entire range...See the Full Story...

Whatever your entertaining preferences are – be it with a group of friends, or cooking a Sunday roast for all your family, the size of your ovens play an important role in making cooking the perfect pleasure...

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The launch in 2010 of Belling’s new product range proved a resounding success for the Liverpool-based manufacturer, and the new-look cooking appliances have gone on to demonstrate the strength and popularity of this enduring British brand. In addition to the collection of built-in appliances, Belling’s new freestanding cookers have also found great favour with the UK consumer, and there is a healthy replacement market which still prefers to slot a cooker into a gap than install built-in appliances...

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We are frequently told by the news media that there is no manufacturing industry left in the UK, and whilst this is a popular notion it is not completely true, and there are many manufacturers with UK factories producing goods for both the domestic and global markets. One of these ardently British producers is Belling, who have been making their name as one of the UK’s most loved and trusted cooking brands for almost a century...

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We are big fans of the Gorenje brand, perhaps because we can be forgiven for knowing a bit more about it than the average UK consumer. This enterprising and innovative company has been around for quite a while, and is celebrating 60 years of production of domestic appliances. All very well, but the main comment we hear from customers (following a hesitant attempt to pronounce it) is that they have not heard of the name before - it’s Gor-en-yer, by the way...

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Britannia have always had a knack for producing well-presented, clearly set-out product literature, and their thorough understanding of their customer base and their product range comes across very clearly in their much-emulated marketing materials. Their latest brochure and supporting website introduces a highly sensual approach which works very well to convey the essential qualities of Britannia range cookers by taking their long-running “Taste is Everything” motto and extending the idea to include all five senses. Rather clever, and actually very pertinent to their good-looking, well-made, quiet-running product range...

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As the exclusive online retailer for GE we can be forgiven for being biased when it comes to this famous American brand, but it does not take much to realise that GE Monogram build their appliances to an unusually high standard. GE Monogram refrigerators, dishwashers and washing machines, not forgetting the excellent GE Monogram range cookers, all manage to impress not only at first sight, but on closer inspection one can easily tell that their beauty is more than skin-deep...

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AGA-Rangemaster has seen an upturn in it fortunes in the first half of 2010, with a pre-tax profit of more than 16 million pounds in the six months to June. This represents a 5 percent increase in revenues for the same period last year, when the Leamington Spa-based manufacturer experienced a LOSS of £2.4 million.
The company has been concentrating on turning things around in these harder times, and with revenues reportedly of £123.4 million, the AGA group’s AGA, Rangemaster, Falcon and new Mercury brands (amongst others) are clearly doing a good job...See the Full Story...

A BMW or Mercedes-Benz on the driveway is something of a statement, and in a similar way a Falcon range cooker in the kitchen can say a lot about your approach to cooking. It conveys a serious approach to cooking and an appreciation of straightforward, functional engineering which just lets you get on with the job and is resilient enough to keep doing it for many years to come...

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Lacanche range cookers were very much in evidence at the KBB exhibition recently, with the prestigious French brand occupying a large floor area with an impressive selection of Lacanche range cookers. There was much interest from trade and public alike, with such a rare opportunity to see a broad collection of these often large but always characterful and authentic range cookers in one place, and compare features and colours...

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After celebrating its 30th anniversary and seeing a fall in profits in 2009, Leamington-based manufacturer Aga-Rangemaster have been concentrating on some re-structuring to help strengthen their position during these financially troublesome times...See the Full Story...