"OK, so I'm being pernickerty, but nothing wrong with that.
Overall appearance and build quality is everything the name suggests.
Controls good to handle and reassuring of long life - only a pity the fascia isn't canted to make visibility better. Display very clear & bright.
Warm-up is astonishingly fast - inside 10 minutes to 200C, but with an annoying little vibration I haven't yet traced - minor point. Gas hob very fast, tho' a flame diffuser might come in useful for very low simmering. Wok burner good, but not quite up to professional turbo levels.
Only disappointment here was the grill. Having been used to a very good gas one, even at its hottest, this one lacks the oomph I'd really like. I look forward to trying the upper reaches of the oven temperatures with a couple of pizzas
tonight, however.
Instruction book wasn't overly intuitive & could do with improving - a little reading between the lines is useful. No recipes included, tho' some characteristic if the maker's home area are available on their website.
I immediately ordered a spare chrome shelf at a not-unreasonable price from their Agents, who's website isn't exactly user-friendly.
Phone response tho' was prompt & obliging.
Overall, this is a lovely oven and you get what you're paying for. I've only downrated it slightly on cleaning, as this is as yet an unknown and ease of use, as you need a little time for acclimatisation. Otherwise, I'm delighted."
40 of 40 people found this review helpful.
"Love the cooker, operates very well with a feel of quality to the controls.
Chose this over similar cookers with double ovens as we have never really used this feature on our previous cookers. With the larger single oven I would have preferred an additional shelf.
Good points - Cooks very well on both the gas hob and the electric oven. The oven goes up to 260°C which is more than most similar ones will go to (good for home baked pizzas).
Bad point - Controls for oven / grill not that intuitive, needed to refer to the manual which I did not expect to have to do!"
34 of 34 people found this review helpful.
"This cooker is excellent, well built and sturdy.
It does not come with a glass cover which I really expected for the price tag.
Oven is spacious and has a good performance.
Easy to use, overall.
I find it absolutely a pain to clean, the steel needs greasing after or it will show smears. The front glass is hard to clean too.
Apart from that, I would recommended anytime."
10 of 10 people found this review helpful.
"Good product. Glass on the outside is a bit of a pain to clean, but the fan oven is much much quieter than our last smeg, would recommend."
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.