New Stove - What to buy?

[mab19]

Well ladies I am in the market for a new stove for the house we have bought.  The one that is there is much too small and won't fit two cookie trays side by side so that just won't do.

 I have noticed that most ovens are now electric and as I have only ever cooked with gas up till now would like some opinions on what is the best way to go.  DH has been looking at the EMILIA brand which has a gas/electric oven. 

Any of your thoughts and ideas would be appreciated.

Margaret

[obbie]

find out which brands are help with repairs, service, warranty.

 You don't want a expensive oven, that takes weeks to get parts and repair.


  I would go on to whirlpool forums.

My stove is gas, never had any problems with it at all.

I have just had my Mums oven fixed, it is 10 years old, parts were under $100 from Melbourne, after we were told it cant be repaired.

[Cuilidh]

I envy you, I would love a new oven / cooker.

Take your time and do your research well, fan ovens, which I think is about all you can get these days, can be useless (the temperature in mine varies by as much as 30 degrees or more on each shelf so I am always burning everything).  From what I can gather, the European brands tend to be better, but wait to see what everyone else has to say.  However, I think this will definitely be a case of you get what you pay for.

[judydawn]

Here's a previous discussion on ovens Margaret - always handy to read as much as you can before buying something like this.

[Mama Fergie]

Margaret don't buy an Ilve as I have had endless problems with it from day 1 and am seriously considering buying a new one. If I had to buy a new one I would go Miele as it is highly recommended here on the forum. Ask Hally or Emerald Sue as they both have Miele. Lots of other good ones around and I am sure you will get some great advice from the forum members 

[cookie1]

Judy has one too.

[Mama Fergie]

I didn't know that Cookie
I wish I had one 

[Aussie Brenda]

I'm in the market for a new oven and cook top too. I am considering the Siemans  Pyrolytic oven .  And Bosch Flexinduction cooktop , so  many to choose from.

[kt2]

I have just bought a Miele oven and love it! I
 

[Delightful Den]

Electric oven and a gas cook top is considered the best option.  Obviously the gas cook-top gives you the best heat control without needing to worry if your cook wear is compatible with the cook-top as is the case with induction. Electric ovens give a nice even heat.

Brand wise really depends on where you live and who the service agent is. I would check out Choice and see what their recommendations are.

[Halex]

Miele, just the best

[judydawn]

Yes I have a Miele MF, courtesy of DD who bought it and another one for their new house but by the time it was built she had changed her mind and wanted something different.  A friend bought one from her and I had the other one for the huge price of $500    Best bargain of all time.

[goldfish]

Eventually I'm going to have to replace ye olde trusty 25 year old gas stove....a Miele oven would be so lovely....

[Kimmyh]

As den said, electric oven and gas cooktop is best combination. I cooked with mums gas oven when I lived at home, then changed to electric when I got married. I coped with the change. Updated our terrible kleenmaid oven a few years ago with a blanco pyroletic (self cleaning) and are absolutely happy with it, especially the cleaning bit. MKR used them in kitchen headquarters. If I could afford Miele I would buy it, but can't. Check out choice website for good research and model comparison. Good luck and don't forget to let us know what you decide.

[Amy :-)]

We got an Omega, its huge and I love it Its has an electric oven and gas cooktop, which, like Kimmy and Den said, is the best way to go. It has 5 elements on top, I want to try using them all at once but I only have 2 hands The oven space is huge and has different functions to do different things. The thing I love most is that I can turn the fan on and off so I can finally bake properly! We had a really old oven before this one and it was terrible, the fan was stuck on really high and my cakes would always burn before they were cooked through, and it would even blow the foil off my cake pans unless I wrapped it really tight. The elements on the old stove were also knackered, they went either full blast or not at all. So glad to be rid of that one