Baumatic BIZ 2 SS

Advantages: nice looking
Disadvantages: terrible quality - lousy customer service

...I bought a Baumatic BT3500SS Range Cooker, and despite very light use, the main heating element has burned out twice in two years. The cooker is now out of warranty and Baumatic want a £75 call-out charge to replace the part. Despite explaining to them that there is obviously a defect in the cooker and that it is not fit for purpose, Baumatic don't want to know. short sighted customer service from Baumatic - the product looks very solid but obviously the components are shoddy. Despite the part itself still being under warranty, Baumatic insist that they will only replace the part if replaced by their own "qualified" engineer - hence the &75 quid callout for a part not worth £20. I wouldn't buy Baumatic again!... Read review

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Advantages: Reasonobly price, Lots of programs, auto timer, cool door
Disadvantages: Thermostat over-reads a bit, noise on fan setting, no selfclean

...I bought the Baumatic for the new kitchen, as I'd previously had one of there range cookers in a previous home, and that one seemed to be reliable, and was about half the price of a very similar looking Smeg model. This one also seemed to offer a much greater range of cooking options for the price, I did miss the 'self cleaning' option of my other cooker though. The Automatic programmer is easy to use, and it has a minute minder. The build quality is O.K. but probably not up to the likes of Bosch, Neff etc. The door is fan cooled so there's always a bit of a hum when cooking, but at least it doesn't get too hot to touch. There's no acessories to speak of, just the usual 2 wire shelves and a grill pan. The manual is fairly comprehensive, and the recipes in the 'cooking with Baumaitic' recipe book look great, but I haven't tried... Read review

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Advantages: Speed, looks, facilities, price
Disadvantages: Keeping it clean

...We've had this hob for about 18 months now and it is superb. Very fast warmup and response time. Works best with heavy pans which hold the heat. In common with all hobs of this type the halogen system has only 2 settings: on and off, so half power setting is achieved by the zone being on for 50% of the time and off for the rest. The many different size zones makes it easy to select the right one for the pan and the rectangular zone is a great match for a cast iron griddle. Being 77cm wide it sits well beneath a 90cm hood without too much steam etc escaping as tends to happen with a 90cm hob under a 90cm hood. The timer is versatile and can be used alone or to switch off zones after a predetermined time. Compared to the many German branded equivalents which can cost twice as much, at around £310 this hob is a bargain. Highly... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful