Cannon Chesterfield C60GC 60cm Gas Cooker Width: 595mm Gas Cooker Reviews

+ replaced previous cannon we'd had for years and it has excellent improvements
bought two cookers - ours is all gas - bought an all electrric version for my elderly mother and it is proving fantastic for her

- nothing

+ A well designed, good looking and easy to use cooker which produces good results.

- The oven light stays on all the time while the oven is being used.

+ Automatic ignition fan assisted and oven lights automatically when ignited

- Oven and Grill ignition always takes a long time to ignite, particularly the grill occasionally needing lighting manually

+ MODERN DESIGN
SELF CLEAN OVEN PANELS
GOOD HOB SIZE

- CANNOT SEE BURNER CONTROL INFO AS HIDDEN FROM VIEW.

+ large oven space, close down lid that cuts off gas, neat looking

- oven light stays on all the time - bit of a waste

+ Well laid-out, generally easy to set up clock/timer and use with only a short referral to the user guide. Quite good smooth range of gas settings from simmer-to-high levels.

- Control of hob burner levels are too 'sharp' Gas does not start to turn down until controls are turned about 60%, and most of the gas level is controlled over just 25% of the total mechanical range! Gas still a little high when set to simmer. Top oven a little 'cramped' due to the grill assembly position, leaving only about 120mm. available cooking height. The 4 individual pan supports are not located securely on the top of the hob, and can tilt or slide around when using small saucepans or frying pans.

+ Lovely design - slightly retro in feel. Very solid, workmanlike bit of equipment. Burners MUCH better than my last hob.

- Small crack on the enamel hob where a screw's been over-tightened. No problems at all in getting this fixed, I am really very impressed with the level and speed of after-care service.

+ Reviewer left no comment

- It would have much better ratings if they had designed a better grill pan. It is the most impractical one I have ever seen. If you screw the handle on it cannot be stored anywhere in the cooker! How stupid can you get.
A very good appliance ruined.

+ My wife having some adverse experience with a different cooker supplied by others – eventually returned for full credit having persevered for six months with many maintenance fitter visits - particularly wanted a dual oven unit the Cannon is particularly good. She is well-satisfied with her purchase!

- Removable handle on grill pan inconvenient
Burner position indicator (showing which knob controls which burner) is beneath knob and difficult to see

+ the ease of all the controls, the removable grill and oven glass for cleaning

- having to have the oven and grill lights on while cooking, not very energy efficient

+ 1) Fan in top oven/grill 2) Sliding door panels for ease of cleaning 3) number of oven/grill shelf positions

- Burner indicators below control nobs so difficult to see which burner to turn on. Sliding door panel on top oven/grill slides ouy too easily when removimg pan from lower positions

+ Found it very easy to use - I had a Cannon before and it's the same. Everything cooks beautifully and evenly. I would strongly recommend this to everyone.

- The design at the back is different from my old one - the glass on the hob once opened needs to opened carefully and the wall needs a little 'buffer sticker' to prevent the lid from banging on the wall. The cooker must therefore be positioned slight forward.

+ Good performance four burner hob, heats up very quickly comes with splashback with auto cut off when pulled down, comes with the grill tray and baking tray, good build quality.

- Clock interface is not exactly intuitive - definitely requires you to use the manual to figure how to use it.

+ Nice appearance and easy controls. Big improvement on previous model

- None

+ This cooker is good looking and enhances the look of my kitchen. It is very easy to clean and with the glass drop down top makes extra working surface. I am now cooking cakes, like never before, and the turn out better than ever as I have complete confidence in the oven.. I feel the cooker is very safe and very easy to operate and I feel I can rely on it totally, the small oven is as good as the main oven. The gas burners all work well and are just as I need them to be, in fact I am a very happy Canon Cooker Owner.

- I found the handles protruded a litle too far with my design of kitchen, however this would not have been a problem with a larger kitchen. I found it a little annoying when leaning towards the stove the switches kept going into ingnition mode by being pressed against. I would have liked a click on the top oven tap to tell me when it was properly switched off between the two functions ie. oven and grill.

+ easy to use and keap clean gone back to having slot in cooker i havehad afew new kitchens with cookers fitted in had a lot off problems with them

- none yet

+ Nice looking and easy to clean.

- Had to have the ignition unit replaced twice in the first few months but seems to be OK now.
The dials are on top of the hob indicators so you have to bend down to see which one you are turning on!
The handle on the grill tray has to be screwed on otherwise its a bit flimsy and falls apart. Unless you push the tray right back and over the lip at the back of the shelf the grill door won't shut.

+ It is easy to use and clean, was good value for money and doesn't look cheap, nice big oven and the glass doors come out for cleaning...what more could you want.

- I struggle to light the grill!

+ Looks good. No problems so far with either the ovens or the burners. Two ovens are marvelous. So far, we have mainly used the small oven.

- Can't think of any, although I wish the numbers on the switches were etched in rather than transfers, so that they do not come off as a result of all the wiping down of the cooker

+ Looks lovely in our kitchen. Quick grill, easy to clean, especially the 4 seperate hob stands. Two ovens very useful.

- A bit fiddly to get used to how to change from top oven to grill but once you know it's fine.

+ Easy cleaning, Stylish

- colour not as expected

+ The price of this product is excellent. Its easy to use and as my previous cooker was over 20 years old its great to have something you don't have to light with a match.

- The top oven / grill to a few goes to get right other than that no bad points at all.

+ Splash-back design and second oven option.

- No bad points experienced to date.

+ two ovens, gas control ability, easy clean, good appearance

- none so far except that the stoppers on the inner main oven door were broken. You have suppllied replacements which we have refitted.

+ Easy to clean

- Non

+ Colour is nice and handles are easy to hold.

- It is not easy to pull in and out for cleaning, more wheels underneath ?

+ excellent product, just what I wanted

- none

+ robust quality style, fitted in kitchen space

- none

+ Smart looking and functional.

- Would like the grill pan to fit under grill with handle firmly fixed on permanently.

+ Does what a cooker should do. Timer and minute minder very useful and easy to use.

- You need to remember which knob controls which burner as diagrams for these are below the knobs and you have to stoop to see them.

+ Looks very nice and easy to use

- The signs for the rings are under the control dials and you have to bend down to look at them.. The hinge foe the lid should be black or a dulled silver ther same as the door handles.

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Having to put the handle on and off the toastig tray

+ Inner glass door much easier to remove and clean than last cooker.

- Difficult to see which setting to use on control knobs.
Oven light stays on constantly whilst oven is in use.

+ Good looking, easy to clean, simple controls.

- Top oven not hot enough. Bottom oven failed after a couple of weeks and needs repair. The repair man tells me it is a small part and these cookers are generally trouble free so not a big problem, just inconvenient.

+ Good looking, well designed, two ovens, reliable.

- None

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The grill tray handle.

+ EASY TO USE, EASY TO CLEAN,FOUR GOOD BURNERS, GOOD GRILL AND SMALL OVEN, GOOD MAIN OVEN, ALL EASY TO USE AND CLEAN.

- POOR GRAPHICS ON THE KNOBS,

+ Great oven sizes, easy to use and clean

- Hob controls hard to see and grill pan handle fell off!

+ A good sized main oven and a very useful top oven/Grill that works very well as an oven. The hob is well designed and easy to clean with individual trivet plates that can easily be removed whilst the rest of the hob is being used.
The glass hob cover is well balanced and makes the cooker very attractive when lowered. We had several people to Sunday Lunch and the cooking process was really good and it all worked well.

- Grill Pan has a removable handle for storage purposed but is not easy to get on and off, and does not feel too steady at times. I think that the icons that show which knob turns on which burner should be above the the knobs not below as being tall I can't see them and have to stand back and bend down to see which is which.

+ Very easy to use.Cooks weel and efficiently.

- Detachable handle on grill not very stable.

+ easy to use, ignition works well, timer and cut off for oven, easy to clean

- grill handle takes some getting used to,

+ I am pleased with with the product as a whole its easy to clean and the timer is easy to use

- Only two shelves in the main oven and the clear glass top would have preffered smoked glass

+ looks great and the double oven is fab !

- Isnt as fast as my old cooker for some reason takes a wee while longer and have to notch up a gas mark to get same reasults

+ Looks very good, is easy to use, also easy to move.

- The fan for the top oven causes quite a lot of heat to be blown at the cook when using the grill and it would be a good idea to have a protective strip of some kind on the front edge of the glass top. I have found that there doesn't seem much point in removing the metal plate at the back of the grill shelf when grilling, it seems to make no difference to the results.

+ A nice freestanding oven. Powerful hobs. Solidly built. Easy to use timer.

- Shame it doesn't come with a wok burner but you can't have everything.

+ The silver colour and dark glass lid give the cooker a sleek, modern appearance. The smooth lines of the hob make it very easy to clean.

- The grill handle is awkward to get on and off, particularly when the grillpan is hot, so I tend not to use it.

+ looks very grand

- certain points, such as ignition is not easy and having to remove certain parts to use certain areas is fiddley this being the grill and top oven.

+ easy to clean,looks nice and good value for money.

- oven light stays on during use.

+ good design

- grill pan will not fit in grill area if handle is fixed for storage

+ easier to clean than previous model

- metal too thin and is noisy, ingniter keeps coming on when using oven even when oven is lit, control indicators cannot be seen unless you bend down, could not get the unit repaired and had to be replaced.
Complained to Cannon in writing and got no response.

+ ease of use. double oven great

- none! yet!

+ looks good, like the minute minder.
I like the 2 ovens only have to use the little one if not cooking much.
I LOVE THAT IT ALL GAS, I hate electric ovens bit style. Have had electric oven for far too long. It's good to be back on gas. Oh did I say i hate electric ovens!!!

- not to happy with the 4 separate bits to the top which you put the pans on would have preferred just 2 but hey ho small price to pay for all gas. However they fit in the dishwasher easier.

+ I consider the design and look to be one of the best for the price. Before deciding to purchase this particular cooker I tried a few other makes, looking particularly at the ease of operation of control knobs ( eg smooth action ), opening of oven door, ease of cleaning, ( particularly the hob section ), etc. The Cannon Chesterfield was the best of the cookers considered. The cooker purchased replaces an old Cannon Chesterfield and while I wanted a change of style, I could not find a better design for the price.

- When looking at the old cooker and the new cooker close up and comparing, the new cooker does not look as robust as the previous Cannon Chesterfield cooker, ( I just hope it is ). It is to early to say if there are any significant bad points with regard to its operation.

+ Appearance, main oven interior well- designed. Liked the 4 pan grills for ease of cleaning.

- Knob indicator below knob therefore you have to bend down to see which ring you are lighting. Minimum flame settings on rings are too powerful. Ignition operates when turning rings off. We have had loads of problems with the grill safety device. Instructions state that when turning the grill on the knob has to be depressed for at least 3 seconds or the flame will go out. We have found that it needs to be depressed for upwards of 20 seconds sometimes even 60 seconds and once lit, the grill has a tendency to go out for no apparent reason. Also when operating the grill, due to the powerful cooling fan, a great deal of heat seems to be blown out and we felt that the power of the grill was unsatisfactory and food seemed to take a very long time to cook.

+ Easy cleaning. Design very good. Good oven timer. Good safety cut out features.

- The grill pan handle was screwed to to the grill pan and would not fit into the top oven without messing about lifting it up. The only answer was to unscrew the handle. It still clips back onto the pan so no problem now.

+ nice looking cooker pleased with the performance and being able to manuver the cooker out of a close fitting position for round the back cleaning

- one little gripe is the grills on top of oven that you cook on ( what your pots sit on when cooking ) has a rough finnish with sharp edges very noticble when cleaning it should be smooth. i think they should be replassed. thats all four of them.

+ Looks good, easy to use, reliable, easy to clean

- None that I have found yet...

+ The large rings are very powerful and useful for wok cooking, and the twin ovens are good for cooking several things at different temperatures.

- The main oven seems cooler than our old one

+ excellent all rounder than you

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+ attractive,reliable make

- hard to see which knob is for which gas ring and only two oven shelves. would be better with three

+ Well designed, great performance, I especially like the very low settings that can be used to simmer.The oven cooks evenly without any hotspots and the grill is good, if a little slow.

- Wish I had known about the protusion of the knobs prior to purchase, a drawer unit next to the cooker cannot be opened because of this.

+ Very pleased with purchase.

- Having to remove handle from grill pan when not in use. But this is very simple when you read the instructions. Grill pan sharp on edges, take care washing.

+ Nice looking, sturdy and solid.
It has 4 pan rests instead of just 2 so easy to wash.

- First time i've had a combined oven so perhaps they're all the same, but I hate having to leave the oven door open when the grill's on.
Top oven doesn't get as hot as the bottom one.
Pan rests are higher than the oven at the front so pans could easily be knocked off.

+ Its white

- The ignigtion has a mind of its own.

+ Nice clean looking.

- None

+ style

- none

+ Looks good, hob light very well

- Sometimes have difficulty getting top oven to ignite

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- no grill handle supplied due to "health and safety issues" - silly

+ ease of use

- tricky hood clean near hinges

+ Excellent quality and build compared to many in the price range. Easy to clean and the main oven is excellent with plenty of space.
I had heard a lot of negative feedback on the grill and grill pan but I just don't get it. All you have to do is screw the handle on the grill pan on, which it does tell you to do, as you are not supposed to use the grill side of the top oven with the door closed.

- Only slight design flaw for me is the description of each hob etc. being underneath the switch.

+ Good looking cooker with good size oven

- Had a problem with the grill ignition had the cooker replaced, still had the same problem with replacement. Had to get the Engineers out to fix the problem.
Oven light has to stay on all the time during cooking, and will only work when the cooker is switched on, making it difficult to clean.

+ its the only one which has 2 fast and 2 standered burners,being a cheif thats important.

- its a bit expencive then most standered cookers.

+ Door glass easier for cleaning.

- Grill very slow, Pan hadle design not good handle not easy to accach/remove without bit of force

+ Having easy to usedouble oven is great. Timer is priceless

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+ The single pressing hob top reduces the chance of grease build up in crevices leaving it easier to clean and keep clean.

- This cooker has a problem if you wish to install it in a left hand corner, i.e. a protruding wall to the left of the cooker because the design of the oven door handle prevents the door opening fully making it impossible to move the shelves up and down unless you pull the cooker out of it's slot or remove the handle. An improvement to the design would be the ability to swap the hinges from one side to the other like you can on fridges.

+ oven space I managed to cook 3 large christmas cakes using both ovens..

- grill pan handle!!!

+ Easy to use,great with oven light can see whats cooking. would reccomend.

- Grill pan doesnt store in grill area very well when handle fixed on., Hard to see which ring your turning on as picture below the knob.

+ Timers and settings easy to use. Hob easy to clean. Glass lid narrower than cooker so easily misses cupboards either side of extractor fan.

- Gas hobs do not seem to decrease between high to medium settings. Grill pan handle is awkward to use, cannot shut grill door with handle on when not in use. Only two oven shelves provided, not enough for normal family use.

+ Bought this cooker 15 years ago - never had any problem with it - liked it aesthetically - the brown colour fits the colour scheme in my kitchen.

- None, given the price.

+ we like the glass lid.

- grey rather than silver.

+ Looks good. Very easy to keep clean. Cooks well. Glass coming out of the door is brilliant. Legs for adjusting height very good - easy and a lot of adjustment. Love the double glazed door rather than a separate inner door.

- The gas jets on the hob make a lot of noise and sometimes make a high pitched whistle when on low (this is very irritating!). I still haven't got used to which way round the knobs are for the gas jets, I think they should be the other way round (but will get used to it!). Also haven't got used to holding the grill knob in till it lights. My previous Cannon had three shelves and I would have liked three in this one.

+ very simple to use and easy to keep clean

- no inner door when oven door is opened.

+ it looks lovely and solid not tinny or plastic. i have gone from using an electric oven to gas and it is wonderful.
the two ovens are spacious the grill is fantastic, dont leave the toast or it will burn, it is that quick.easy to use, ie- igniting all burners,using the clock, light in oven is great, all parts easy to clean. great just great.

- when i find one i will let you know.

+ iT IS ECONOMICAL TO USE AND PLEASANT AND TO THE EYE.SWITCHES ARE WELL PLACED AND HAVE CLEAR MARKINGS. i LIKE THE CUT OFF FEATURES AND SAFETY DESIGNS.

- I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY YET.

+ Rounded edges for easy cleaning. Main oven temperature spot on with recipes used though top oven slightly cooler.

- Pans slide around easily on pan supports.