Advantages: Cook on 3 floors, shut door for grill use
Disadvantages: Water marks and smudges easily.

...and the third the grill on the small area, the 4th push in control is the temperature setting for the single oven and also clean facility for the single oven/grill. The oven comes with a grill pan and wire tray situated in the single oven/grill which you can grill on, I also load this up for the food on the oven setting as you cannot fit a baking tray in the slot. You can use the timer to cook food for say 30 minutes, then it beeps to let you know the time is up, you can also use the clock to set up the oven to switch on at a certain time and use the timer for this, the oven will switch off afterwards if you programme it. The glass panel on the oven door can be removed to assist in cleaning, the only thing I do not like is that the stainless steel marks easily with water marks and grease etc, the person who installed the cooker recommended... Read review

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Advantages: Quality, reliability, durability, brand name
Disadvantages: none so far

...! ************************************************* The Newbie Installed and Working. What’s it look like then? We bought the black model, which has a double glazed Thermax 50 door, (that’s what they call it anyway, sounds good eh?)hot on the inside, cool on the outside, useful for people with kids (or older idiots) but it doesn’t dry the tea towel hanging on the handle quite as well as the old one, still safety first. I think it’s a very stylish design, as ovens go, but that’s just me. We did like the stainless steel version, but decided against it on the grounds that stainless steel is not actually stainless. Rustproof yes, stainless no, it shows up grease stains and finger marks like nobodies business and I for one didn’t relish the thought of constantly wiping it down, oh sure I could use the tea towel on the handle as a disguise but I’d know what was under there. So black glass... Read review

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Advantages: Fast Paced read.
Disadvantages: None.

...The Stainless Steel Rat joins the Circus. Author - Harry Harrison. The Hero or Anti Hero of the series of stainless steel rat books is Jim DiGriz. He was born or rather created in 1961 and has appeared on book shelves ever since. The richest man in the galaxy, Imperitrix Von Kaiser Czarski, Hires Jim and his wife Angelina to investigate and if possible to catch the criminals behind several bank robberies. Jim, his wife and their son, James, find a common link to each robbery in that every time a bank has been robbed a Circus has been very near by. Jim hires a retired magician, 'The Great Grissini' to teach him some tricks and then joins the circus pretending to be a magician! As is the ilk with the 'rat' stories, there then follows some odd, fast paced and improbable adventures where Jim faces death, is conned, double... Read review

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Advantages: Great looking fast boiler & reasonable cost
Disadvantages: Noisy!

...Every 24 to 30 months I have to replace my kettle, why I know not but they only seem to last a month longer than the warranty! With this in mind one of my priorities is that I dont over spend knowing it will be replaced within 2 years or so. Had to be brushed stainless steel to fit my decor & it makes it easier to keep looking new as opposed to shiny S/Steel! Efficient in boiling & easy to refill & clean as I have teenagers who are reluctant to do any of these! Also a safety feature to prevent boiling dry a common mis-use by said teens. Those were MY specs.......................my parents had just bought one of these & are usually good in their research & value for money , they did tell me it is noisy............I went ahead & bought one & am very pleased with its performance but as always parents are right & it is noisy! but I... Read review

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Advantages: Nice product if you dont use it
Disadvantages: Scratches badly

...After spending a considerable amount of money on a new kitchen (£15K) we purchased this sink thinking it would be a good investment, £400, and within a week the stainless steel scratched terribly. We consider the quality of this sink to be poor, and dont believe it should scratch so quickly. We wrote to Franke, who wrote back saying they couldnt even consider any complaint unless we filled in a complaint form, which would not necessarily get us any further. We couldnt believe the attitude of these so called customer service people at Franke.... Read review

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Advantages: EASY NOT TO BURN THE DINNER.
Disadvantages: None at all.

...I recently moved home and one of the bones of contention with the sellers was that they wanted extra money for a built in kitchen, whilst I believed that these counted as fittings. To cut a very long story short, we did a deal and I think I came off pretty well as she took the hob which was one of those fancy ceramic ones, and I got to keep the built in Fridge and Oven. This oven is an amazingly posh looking oven, but it is also very intelligent, probably moreso than me as instead of forgetting cooking times as I tend to do, the oven is easily programmed to remind you when the cooking is done. What I like about this model is its sleek lines. It seems to want to be cherished, and it really is. There are no nasty little corners where grease can get trapped, and the brushed stainless steel finish is superb, easy to keep clean... Read review

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Advantages: Simple to use
Disadvantages: Fiddly to remove glass for cleaning inside door panel

...As the title suggests, trying to buy any built under twin cavity double oven to fit in place of an old one is hard enough to say, let alone buy, and trying to get a brown one to match with the rest of my kitchen was more of a 'quest' than a shopping experience!! My previous oven expired around October time, and we had been surviving on casseroles and hob cooked meals ever since! However, after 2 months of searching, I eventually found this particular oven online, through UK Domestic Appliances, priced at £259.00, including delivery. I ordered it two weeks before Christmas with some trepidation as I was uncertain as to whether it would be delivered in time for Christmas (I'd even arranged to cook the turkey at my Mum's on Christmas Eve just in case) .... but kept my fingers crossed as I was assured it would be with us in time... Read review

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Advantages: Easy application, cuts cleaning time right down.
Disadvantages: Ingredients can cause severe burns.

...canisters on display. A powerful cleaning preparation suitable for most oven and racks, I had no idea about our oven but assumed by the state of it the first time that it was not a self-cleaning oven and decided to take a chance with this product, it did state on the box that the product was suitable for all alkali resistant surfaces such as stainless steel, enamels, tempered glass, grills, enamel hobs and even stainless steel pans. The product is manufactured by Home pride Limited who offer a number of products to take away the hassle of cleaning. Established in 2000 their aim is to provide products of high value to the consumer did this product meet their aims? *~*What's in the box?*~* 1 pair of disposable gloves 1 bag for oven racks/trays 1 500ml bottle of oven pride cleaner *~*Using the Product*~* Before you use the product I... Read review

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Advantages: Cooks and looks brilliant
Disadvantages: You have to do the cooking

... STOVES Q721EF I was lucky enough to purchase a new kitchen to replace the tat that was left by its previous owners, so out I went on a mission to find my dream appliances. It did not take me long to find the fridge, dishwasher and the washing machine, but the cooker was a different story. I knew what I wanted and that it had to be an oven to fit under my worktop with a separate gas hob on the top, it had to fit into my price bracket and had to fit the criteria that I wished for. Don’t want much really! Stainless steel, double oven, fan assisted, grill, but, I wanted something to last the duration and the rigors that I would throw at it! Mainly the roasting trays when my Yorkshires look like flapjacks! I came across a particular cooker in a department store and it was manufactured by Stoves, so I searched... Read review

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Advantages: lighter to use, will last a lifetime if looked after well.
Disadvantages: none

...About 8 months ago we had a fire in our garden shed, we had been burning garden rubbish and thought that we had been very careful in dousing the fire. We were wrong and the fire completely detroyed our garden shed,and all the tools that were in it,30 years of collecting old tools,things that you cant buy to-day. We were devastated at our loss,but something good did come out of it,we decided to buy stainless steel tools, and a rake was part of our important buys. I cant tell you what a great difference it has made to us, it is lighter to use,not so heavy on the wrists,the work seems to be lighter,it can be used for heavy work or light,I have a lot of clearing to do on a small allotment and the stainless steel rake is a must. provided you clean the stainless steel when you have finished the garden work your steel tools should last... Read review

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