Advantages: Good Performance, Low Cost
Disadvantages: Ackward To Install

...My Wife and I bought this over the internet to match our new Baumatic Cooker. The service was just as impressive. After ordering it on the wedneday, it arrived on the Friday, and was installed on the Saturday,....sunday.....Monday, (my fault). It looks great, has 4 good fan settings, plus two excellent 12V halogen lights. The fan itself is very powereful, but (from personal experience) should be vented, (this is where the air it taken outside). The carbon pads do work well, but it takes a little longer to rid the kitchen of the smoke after I've been cooking, (this is where the air is kept in the kitchen but circulated through Carbon filters in the hood). Overall this seems to be like most baumatic appliances. It could be made out of thicker stainless, and have the edges a little tidier so-to-speak, but it is cheap. Considering... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Easy to operate; reasonable amount of space for dishes
Disadvantages: You can probably find a better dishwasher in this price range!

...Why I'm writing about this product: Last August my husband had to find somewhere to live so that he could be nearer his job and we found a small flat which, before he moved in, was going to have installed a brand new kitchen fitted with Baumatic appliances - dishwasher, fridge-freezer and washing machine (the oven, for some reason is a bosch). We had absolutely no choice about appliance brand or models, but as we had got such a good deal on the flat, we went along with what the builders stipulated for the whole of the development (I had seen Baumatic products advertised in 'House & Garden' magazine so its not as if I hadn't heard of them before, but didn't know anyone who'd actually got one of these appliances). I had a look on the Baumatic website, which has a glamorous 'life style' feel to it. It scores reasonably well on energy... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Best value integrated Fridge freezer I've found
Disadvantages: Stuff in the fridge gets really wet if you accidentally push it too far back

...perhaps Baumatic was a second rate brand. Further research proved both fears to be unfounded. This is a (roughly) 50/50 split fridge freezer, the shelves in the fridge are easy to remove and insert and it comes with little plastic blocks which lock the shelves in place (stops the little monster who has now started helping himself to stuff from the fridge accidentally pulling them out). The temperature control appears to be pretty stable; I've not noticed any fluctuations. Space in the Freezer section is quite good. Unfortunately the plastic covers on the front of the baskets sometimes come off when you are trying to put them in or out which can be quite annoying; also bits of the plastic have broken off over the past year. There are 4 baskets (or more accurately 3 and a half as the bottom one is about half the size of the other 3... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Good looker, large fridge (60:40 ratio), relatively quiet, value, tough design.
Disadvantages: Black sheen does attract fingerprints, wine rack slightly annoying.

...The BF340BL [340 litre capacity in Black] is fantastic and good value at £420 in May 2008. I was a little sceptical about ordering this particular fridge-freezer online from Boots Appliances without seeing it as I thought that the black sheen may look rather 'plastic-y' and cheap, but it looks great. Unlike similar refrigerators this one also has matching black side panels (though not in gloss plastic but metal), which is important if the whole system is going to be in-view and the back of this model is very tidy compared to others I have seen. However, whilst I love the black and the retro-styled Baumatic logo on the top door of the fridge-freezer, it has to be said that the glossy front is a bit difficult to keep clean so if you do buy this try to keep your fingertips on the chrome-handles only or you'll end up with prints all over... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: large hob for 4 pans or more, large fan oven, and small oven to spit roast chickent
Disadvantages: rattles a lot /vibration noise

...iron griddle for all those English Fry ups in next to no time, and as its gas is very controllable, you do have to watch for the fat spitting or else you have flames, nearly singed my eyebrows!! I have had this cooker just over 4 months and its the best choice ive ever made, if only i had bought one sooner, the only downside i have of the appliance is the fact you have to bend down, my old appliance was in a housing so you didnt have to bend, the baumatic also rattles and vibrates a lot, this i think is down to the fact that it is a free standing appliance, it only rattles and vibrates whilst reaching the desired temperature then it all quiet. I do prefer gas to electric for the hob but taking off all the gas rings is a bind, although when its clean it looks like new again. When purchasing our oven we also purcased a 90cm canopy... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Quiet efficiency
Disadvantages: only one shelf plus grill pan supplied

...As discussed in my previous review I bought this appliance from unbeatable.co.uk for £192.00. It is a slot in, single oven in white measuring 60cms squuare and I have to admit I panicked when I first thought about fitting it, but I have to say it could not have been easier. As it was a replacement oven I only had to remove the 4 screws from the old one and pull it out of the cabinet - it was connected to the electricity with just a normal 13 amp plug and I did wonder if this had been a bodge job (I find a lot of those in my house) but no - the fitting instructions for my Baumatic B180 stated:- 'the appliance should be wired into a 13A double pole switched fused spur outlet and placed in an easily accessed position adjacent to the appliance.' Which amazingly enough was what I had on the old one!!!! So - how easy can it be - slot... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Induction is a great technology, safe, clean,fast
Disadvantages: Worked for less than 3 months, no warranty in Ireland.

...This was my first foray into Induction Hobs. We were very impressed with the speed and particularly with the fine control of heating this technology gives. Everything that can be simmered, boiled or fried in a metal pot, worked a dream. The fact that the hob never gets too hot, makes for very tidy cooking and easy cleaning. The touch controls are great, no more plucking off dirty control knobs. Just remember if the hob is wet or geasy the controls stop working, just give the hob a quick clean with one of those super cloths and hay presto. There was a slightly annoying clicking noise on the lower power settings, but it fades into the backround of a busy kitchen. The BAD NEWS: The Baumatic B24 worked flawlessly for 12 weeks, then the main ring failed. then the residual heat "h" display started flickering then the cooling fan would... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Very Easy to Use - Perfect
Disadvantages: Finger Prints!!! You don't feel like touching the Cooker!!

...The Perfect Cooker? Are you looking for the perfect cooker? Has your old one worn out? Well the Best one to buy is the new latest Baumatic BT2430. Its not only cheap but very straightforward and convenient to use. There's no more hassle - no lots of little buttons which you don't know the meaning of - Its simply straight forward. I just bought this cooker almost 2 days ago. *The Appearance* Well I don't know where to start. Its Perfect! The colour of the cooker is silver, it has a matt finish. The burners are black and the gas knobs are also black and are made of plastic. The cooker also has four adjustable legs, which are again, silver. The oven door is very large and made of glass. It compliments the cooker as the silver and mirror effect work very well together. The cooker is freestanding and has 4 adjustable legs. The legs... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Flexibility of flue lengths, design and build quality.
Disadvantages: None

...This is a good bit of kit, I was looking for a hood of curved glass design that had a short flue option, unless you live in London or a mansion with high ceilings you tend to have to cut these things to size, with the baumatic I could accommodate the minimum distance from hob to hood that you require. When the flue is not extended with the flue extension piece it achieves 540mm, this is a perfect height for my kitchen, and this way I didn't have to take the saw to it. The hood looks stunning in brushed steel with the curved glass sparkling from the reflection of the two 20 Watt lights fitted below. The controls are electronic easy touch type that control the three fan speeds and the lights. A vent kit was supplied to vent to atmosphere, I am running mine on recirc with the carbon filters fitted, it takes two filters (not supplied... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Noise level; Stylish looks; Easy to maintain
Disadvantages: None to report

...This is a very stylish bit of kit from Baumatic. It was easy to install, and the flue extender should accommodate most ceiling heights. Our kitchen guy even commented that this is one of the more straightforward installs he has had to do, even when we requested it be set against the stainless steel splashback we had bought. The controls are very easy to use, and with its 2 x 20w halogen lights on at night, it looks very smart indeed. The glass plinth really contrasts well with the s/steel flue and canopy, although fingermarks on the latter require judicious rubbing with a cloth. The tangential fan is not overly noisy even when on max extraction. Maintenance and replacement of bulbs and filters is straightforward and for the price, this machine appears hard to beat - we paid £115 incl delivery.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful