Honest range cooker reviews and buying advice for the British country kitchen.
Aga vs Rangemaster compared on price, running costs, cooking style and installation, so UK renovators can pick the right range cooker before they buy.
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Hill & May is where you work out which range cooker actually belongs in your kitchen before you spend two, five or fifteen thousand pounds on one. We review and compare the brands British homeowners keep coming back to, Aga, Rangemaster, Falcon, Lacanche, Rayburn and the dual-fuel ranges in between, and we explain the differences that matter once the showroom gloss wears off.
If you are renovating a kitchen or moving into a period or rural house, you have probably already found that range cooker advice online is either a sales pitch or a forum argument. We try to be neither. Every review covers what a cooker is genuinely good at, where it falls short, what it costs to run month after month, and what installing it really involves, from flue and clearances to fuel supply and the cabinetry it needs around it.
The aim is simple. Read a comparison here, understand the trade-offs between gas, electric, induction and oil, and walk into the showroom knowing exactly what to ask and what to ignore. No affiliate-led nonsense, just honest range cooker reviews and buying advice for the British country kitchen.