The simmering plate has a far gentler heat than the boiling plate, making it work wonders with sauces or when frying an egg. It holds three average sized saucepans and can also be used as a griddle.
This oven alone is big enough to cook for the whole household, with a space to accommodate a 13kg 28lb bird. As versatile as it is spacious, it can also be used for grilling and baking. Featured in every 3 or 4-oven AGA. Its moderate baking temperature is perfect for bread, cakes and biscuits.
Simply slide in your dish first thing in the morning, pull it out at teatime and enjoy the incredible results. Coming as standard with every 4-oven AGA cooker, the warming oven keeps food warm without drying it out — ideal when cooking a meal with numerous courses.
It also gives you the added benefit of keeping plates warm. Oil filled traditional heat indicators are still used on amp electric, oil and non-aims gas models.
Each separate section can be managed via a touchscreen control on the oven, allowing users to turn sections on or off as suits their needs. A hand-held controller is also included and allows the ovens to be programmed ahead of time for automatic cooking. The three-oven model is also compatible with a smartphone app that allows the ovens to be controlled from afar.
This remote programming is also available via text message for when wi-fi is unavailable. The standard warming plate that comes with the five-oven model can also be swapped for a touch-control induction hob.
There are lots of optional extras, from induction hobs and enamelled hotplate lids to iTotal Control smart functionality. Adding these can bump up the price quite a bit. Some people also buy an extra Aga module to sit beside their main Aga. As well as providing extra space for cooking, it can be used when your main Aga is completely switched off.
This can be particularly handy on hot summer days when you may not want the heat of the full Aga further pushing up the temperature in your kitchen. Adding an extra Aga module to your order of course requires extra space and money. They include a slow-cook oven with a grill, a fan oven and a choice of gas or ceramic electric four-ring hob. Given the longevity of Agas and their high cost, there is an active second-hand market.
With so many varied models and fuel types available, narrowing down the exact costs of running an Aga is quite a task.
Ultimately, figuring out how much an Aga costs to run depends on which model you have, what fuel source you are using and to what extent you will make use of any potential programming capabilities.
The majority of Aga ovens now have some programming functionality that allows you to turn off plates and ovens when not in use, or put the Aga into slumber or holiday mode. Below we give some estimated weekly running costs for three-oven models across the range.
These calculations are all based on a electricity cost of Servicing should also be factored in when considering the ongoing costs of an Aga. Oil-fuelled models need to be serviced every six months and gas-fuelled Agas every year. At 60cm-wide the Aga 60 looks similar to a freestanding cooker, but Aga claims it has the versatility of a range cooker. It has a four burner gas hob, a programmable fan oven, an electric oven and a ceramic grill.
You can also purchase it with one traditional Aga-style lidded hot plate,. The S-Series Six Four has the classic enamelled cast-iron finish on the outside but two electric fan ovens, a simmering oven and a ceramic grill on the inside.
On top there is a hob with a choice of six gas burners or six ceramic electric rings. Keep an eye on our range cooker reviews to see how Aga range cookers match up against models from Belling , Stoves and Rangemaster. Advantages of Agas over conventional range cookers:. Advantages of conventional range cookers over Agas:.
It has a low energy oven setting or you can turn them off completely , plus hot plates that can be switched on or off separately. But for all this, the Aga has changed relatively little, which is perhaps one of the reasons for its iconic status.
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist had been blinded in an experiment. Stuck at home, he decided to try his hand at coming up with a more efficient and easier to use cooker for his wife. The result was the first heat-storage cooker, featuring two large hotplates and two ovens. In , the majority of manufacturing moved to the Coalbrookdale foundry in Shropshire, where Aga cookers are made today.
Molten iron is poured into casting moulds then the cookers receive multiple coats of a special vitreous enamel which give them their characteristic shine. The first oil-fired cooker was introduced in , the first gas model in , and an electric Aga in I did invest in some Aga cookware which is tough as old boots and designed so you can stack several pans within the oven — handy when family descend at Christmas.
Ironically, Aga stopped making its traditional cast iron cookware but still make a range of cast aluminium and stainless pots and pans.
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