Stoves 61GDO

Advantages: Dual oven, easy to clean
Disadvantages: Gas cut off re-instates

...toddler is around and worse still, if the door is shut the gas is automatically cuts off but when opened again it comes back but does not ignite so there is potential for quite a nasty accident if you are not careful. My other dislike is the knobs. One split after 14 months so I had to buy a new one at £11.75 which took 4 weeks to arrive and now another has split. I would buy another Stoves cooker but only if they have improved the things I don't like...

Howesmob 24.10.2008 · Read review
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Throw out that old gas stove!

Advantages: Lightweight, easy to use, fuel and time efficent
Disadvantages: hard to clean

...The Trangia is a well established portable cooking device brand - Don't accept any Rip-offs.! The Trangia is an all-round good buy - every minute detail maximises the efficiency of the cooking: Beginning with the heart; the methylated spirit burner. The brass "cup" will hold approximately 150 ml of meths allowing you to cook for a good half hour without having to refill - Don't try and refill it when you've already lit it whatever you do! - Take it from my own personal experience - there will be bacon everywhere! Right through to the frying pan everything will cook quickly and easily - My personal favourite being bacon on my 25 series. You'll be able to cook 10 - 15 rashers of bacon only using one burner full of meths which is handy when you're cooking for four. The Trangia stove comes in a range of sizes and materials: If you...

mattg23 18.02.2006 · Read review
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Stoves 600CTH - buyer beware

Advantages: Smooth, clean, modern appearance
Disadvantages: PCB failed after 3 years use

...I bought this hob in December 2004 to replace my Phillips unit which had done excellent service over 12 years but was becoming dated. The Stoves unit appealed because of the clean and modern appearance and I believed Stoves was a name to be trusted. Fitting was quite easy as it slotted into the same space as the Phillips without cutting the worktop and initially the unit worked satisfactorily. The touch sensitive buttons were slightly unresponsive but not excessively so. However, I did notice that if anything covered the control section (even water) the unit would beep alarmingly - probably a safety feature. The hob was very easy to keep clean, no fiddly buttons to pull off to clean underneath, and the ceramic very durable. After 3 years of use the surface appeared as clean and smooth as if it were new. Regretfully...

laserwhite 28.05.2008 · Read review
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Trangia, indestructable stove

Advantages: Light, unbreakable
Disadvantages: Slower to boil, lack of fine flame control

...I have had my Trangia since 1989 after several years of experience using them and it is as good as the day I bought it. They are robust, and will last a lifetime. Unlike most liquid or gas stoves, the burner has no moving parts. Just fill with Methelated Spirits, (some water, to reduce sooting) and light with a match. The heat of the flame causes the fuel vapour to rise up the side channels of the burner and out through the small holes at the top. The rest of the stove looks like two pans, one inverted with air holes holds the burner, the second - the windshield holds the pan / frying pan. Once the burner is cool, you can seal it up with a cap. The O-rings are still good, and it has never leaked on me. On top of the lid you can store the flame control. This is a guard that sits over the burner and restricts the flame. There is...

mike_ciao 23.12.2004 · Read review
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Coleman stove - fast food on the move

Advantages: Fast, cheap to run, fuel widely available - globally
Disadvantages: haven't found any yet - except not really lightweight

...I have used a range of different camping stoves over the years, having been involved in outdoor activities with young people I have had an ongoing debate around the safety/efficiency issues. I have personally used a coleman stove for 15 yrs - the special delight is when you are camping with Trangia fans. I like to set-up the stove and kettle, in the time it takes to boil I can get my tent pitched and then go round with mugs of tea whilst my friends kettles are just getting up to a simmer - smug doesn't even enter into it. So why else am I convinced? You can control the stove from a gentle simmer to a full rolling boil, the fuel - unleaded petrol - is widely available, a tank full is plenty to cook a meal for two, with extra brews as well. The stove has a fairly wide base an is stable in most conditions, it is easy to light and soon...

s1lver 18.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Coleman Peak 1 Petrol Camping Stove

Cause you're hot then you're cold.

Advantages: It looks good.
Disadvantages: Colds spots in ovens. Customer service is rubbish. Engineers like their belt buckles.

...I had a look at this cooker in the local electrical store after my built under oven decided to pack up during the cooking of a Fray Bentos. Don't say awww, I like them soggy. Come to think of it, they're still soggy after a full cooking. Anyway the thought of a double oven appealed to me, now I could get creative with different dishes. Before I talk about the cooker, I'll talk about Stoves. The cooker was delivered and upon opening I saw straight away that the glass lid was ovelapping one side by about a half centimeter. I checked the hinges to see if they needed adjusted but it turned out the glass was not set in the frame properly. I should have had it returned but I called Stoves to give them a chance to fix it. They arranged an engineer to come out but the new lid would be sent separately. The engineer came before the lid...

LawrenceP 09.05.2009 · Read review
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The Coleman Peak 1 Petrol Stove

Advantages: Small, portable, high heat (but controllable), reliable
Disadvantages: Price of fuel

...I purchased a Coleman Peak 1 camping stove about 12 years ago, when I embarked on an expedition to walk the Penine Way. The stove is lightweight, portable, and best of all - reliable. It gives a good heat, boiling 2 pints of water in less than 5 minutes (try doing that with your standard Calor Gaz stove!). Although the power output is high, it is also very controllable. There is a small lever to adjust the flame, and it can be lowered to a simmer if that is all that you need. Safety has also been taken into consideration such that, even though the stove is fuelled with petrol, it can be tilted, turned, and even inverted without flaring up in your face. The fuel made by Coleman is rather expensive (around 9 pounds for a 1 litre tin), although the newer models can now use standard unleaded fuel of the type you put in your car...

Longshanx 30.07.2001 · Read review
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Stoves 550 WL Freestanding Cooker

Advantages: Relatively robust , reasonable value., practical colours
Disadvantages: Grill door must remain open when in use

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suehome 24.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Stoves 550WL LPG

I use this for my summertime chews

Advantages: Light and not much space taken up
Disadvantages: Not the best in extreme conditions

...A stove that I liked to use for camping during the summer months is the Trangia, this is not just a stove, it is complete pack, cooker, frying pan and saucepans. These all pack away into one convenient light pack. The fuel it uses is Methylated spirits (I must admit that when I first heard of this as a fuel I thought that would not be that good as I thought of Methylated spirits as a fuel that burnt with very little in the way of flame and therefore would not be very good as a cooking fuel, I am glad to say I was wrong). The Company Trangia is a Swedish company and was founded in 1925 by John E. Jonsson together with his father in-law. So they have over 80 years experience in manufacturing their stoves. In that time very little has changed in the way the Trangia stoves have been made. Probably the biggest change would be the non...

sit2020 23.09.2007 · Read review
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Bistro Stove - now you're cooking with gas!

Advantages: robust, solid, not expensive, reliable
Disadvantages: no good for backpacking - too large & heavy

...The Bistro 250 stove from Camping Gas is an excellent piece of equipment. We bought one this year from Argos at just £26.99 which included a gas cartridge (these normally cost around £2.50 or £1.95 for a non genuine equivalent cartdridge. The gas cartridge is easily fitted and can be removed between uses - an added safety feature. It also has a clever mechanism which automatically ejects the cartridge (thereby extinguishing the stove) if the cartridge gets too hot - this can apparently occur if you use a pan which is too big, although ours is HUGE and we had no problem at all! The power of this baby is a massive 2700W which compares to a measly 1100W from our old stove. It bols up our kettle of water in less than a couple of minutes and toasts bread on our camp toaster almost faster than we ca load it. I recommend this...

djhendra 21.08.2001 · Read review
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