Just dreadful and potentially unsafe

"I moved from a house without gas so needed a new cooker. Did my homework and this had some good reviews. Having owned this for six months, I find this completely baffling as this is easily the worst cooker I have ever used.

The build quality is dreadful. Everything about it feels flimsy and poorly constructed. I had to tighten all the screws on the doors and handles just to stop them rattling around. There are also gaps between many of the panels, some of which are big enough that you can see inside the cooker. The lid makes a dreadful noise each time you close it, making a "crack" like the glass is going to smash. The clock timer is also incredibly cheap with wobbly plastic buttons and the bare minimum features.

The worst part is the design, which to my mind, borders on dangerous. For starters, so many corners have been cut with this that it does not even include a grill handle - it is sold separately! If that wasn't outrageous enough, the asking price, for what is essentially a bent piece of metal, is £17.99. I actually managed to buy a whole new grill pan with handle from the local hardware shop for less than this. Secondly, the controls get scorching hot when using the oven and especially the grill, which is just ridiculous. The top of the hob is also laid out so badly that the pans wobble around while you are cooking.

As for the actually cooking. The hob works fine (once you have balanced something on it), the grill is also ok, if a little slow. The oven is quite bad, burning everything on the top level with all other levels take an age.

I would not recommend anyone touches this cooker with a barge pole. As I said, I am used to electric so the only explanation I can come up with for this getting good reviews is that all gas cookers are like this, however I find this pretty hard to believe."

7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

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just what I needed

"the people at ao are so helpful and the product is just what I needed quick and fast delivery easy to clean lovely meals too ive ordered a few things from ao and been pleased with everything thank you katrina ."

8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

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Very pleased!

"This is an updated version of my previous cooker and I certainly have no complaints at all. Good looking, easy to use { I have a manual dexterity problem but find the new type knobs very easy to turn on and off } and does exactly what I want it to do cooking-wise. I would have preferred a one-oven cooker without the grill but the latter is very useful for storage of baking tins etc. All in all I'm delighted with my purchase - highly recommended!"

42 of 42 people found this review helpful.

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NewWorld Newhome Gas Cooker

"On the whole I'm pleased with the cooker. No timer seems a bit off in this day and age, I should have double checked on Web site. No handle on grill pan but otherwise it's a brilliant cooker!"

37 of 37 people found this review helpful.

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Does the job

"Great cooker, you get what you pay for they say, very True. It works perfectly fine, just looks a little cheap because it technally is, in the world of cookers but does the job and cooks and bakes my food well. Job done ????"

40 of 40 people found this review helpful.

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Gas cooker

"Excellent value for money, looks really nice and modern "

44 of 44 people found this review helpful.

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