Electrolux Insight EKT6045X Width: 600mm Electric Cooker Reviews

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Score: 9.2/10

74 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This cooker scores very high on features and programmes. - It has no outstanding negative points. “The ekt6045x has the touch sensitive panel situated at the front of the hob…” Ian, Rugby View all 74 real customer reviews

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74 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
93% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (70)
Design9.3
Ease of use8.5
Features and programmes10.0
Performance9.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.8
Overall rating9.2
Family cook (1)
Other (69)
 

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Score 9.0/10

Ian, Rugby

+ The EKT6045X has the touch sensitive panel situated at the front of the hob section. Previous cookers I owned suffered from spillages entering the controls and timer electronics. This cooker has a basically sealed hob and therefore spillages are not a problem added to the fact that the hob surface and surrounding areas can be easily kept clean. The touch controls are very simple to use and understand both intuitally or after having read the excellent instruction manual. The oven works very well and the lighting and mostly uninterupted view to the interior are outstanding. Very quiet in use, oven doors stay cool and the stainless steel trim looks very good.

- None that I am aware of at this stage.

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purchased 08 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

vicki, Derby

+ Fantastic cooker - I have loved mine from the first day I have had it. The cooker is easy to use, and keep clean and its great being able to see into the ovens so easily. The touch pad controls are more complex than tradditional dials but the manual is well written and explains it all so you get used to it very quickly - so don't let it put you off. As an experienced cook I thought I was unlikely to use many of the different cooking modes as they are often just gimmicks on cookers but I have used quite a few of the different modes as they do make a difference. It was my wedding present from my parents and I love them every day for it!

- The only complaint I can make is a really minor one - the timer beep is quieter than on my old cooker so I have to leave the kitchen door open a bit to hear it throughout the house - I think I can live with that!

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purchased 14 Aug 2007

Score 9.0/10

Wendy , Bromley

+ Now that we have got accustomed to the cooker controls there are no problems.
It is great for bread making as the dough can prove in the 80degree oven.
Not a good or a bad point but we have not needed the grill in the main oven so far.
Lovely and easy to clean with none of those knobs to get round.
I am not sure we have stretched it to its limits yet, but Christmas is coming.

- I would have liked one more shelf.

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24 of 24 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Aug 2007

Score 10.0/10

Bryce, Liverpool

+ looks good easy to control once you get the hang of it. Has so many features. One crit I read before I bought said it was like controlling the Starship Enterprise

- Bit hard to get the hang of all the things it does and the manual took some absorbing. Could have been better and easier to follow and I say that as a very gadget conscious computer geek

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23 of 23 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Jane, Wrexham

+ looks good, no awkward bits for grease to hide on hob

- takes a bit of getting used to, to get the best out of the functions. Helps to read the manual!

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22 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Aug 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Quality is important”

+ the cooker looks really modern and stylish, the instruction booklet was easy to use and i noticed the difference in my cooking from the first time i used the cooker. its really great that if you leave a tea towel on the hob it beeps as a warning, this weekend i cooked a full on roast dinner for five and it went like clockwork plenty of room for all the dishes. This cooker is well worth the money

- Ask me in 5 years time, for now i can't fault it

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21 of 21 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Helen, Glasgow

+ It's simply the best cooker we've ever had - fast, responsive, easy to clean and a great design - especially the turbo grill which produces tender, moist chops, steak etc.

- Can't think of any - it's not cheap but compared to the problems we've had with other makes it's worth it.

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20 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jul 2007

Score 10.0/10

vicky, essex

+ I have only found good points with the cooker, I suffer with Arthritis so the main problem I had with other cookers was cleaning them, but with this cooker everything is so much easier. I am very pleased with it. I cannot find any bad points with it.

- Reviewer left no comment

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Aug 2007

Score 3.0/10

Roger, Doncaster

+ Fantastic looking cooker, cooks a treat and very energy efficient.

- Keeps coming up with faults, had engineers out twice to same faults and is still causing problems.

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jul 2007

Score 10.0/10

Heather, Leicstershire

+ the touch controls take a bit of getting used to, but well worth it. Very easy to use, Having never had a cooker with closed door grilling, I wasn't sure about it butit is brill !!

- None found yet!

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Both top and bottom ovens heat up really quickly. Easy to control temperature settings. Very good instruction manual. No knobs means less cleaning!!

- Hob rings do take a bit longer to heat up than I am used to.

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Apr 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Bottom oven good temperature control and quick heat up

- Top oven large temperature variation. Control difficult to understand.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

smith, northants

+ nice easy to clean lines

- can switch on by accident easily, burnt the iron flex and a packet of pasta when leant on accidently

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Jo, Cupar

+ Great Look. Oven and grill amazing.

- Touch controls a little hard to get used to bit complicated.

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Kate, Stirling , “Very old fanatic cook”

+ Hobs heat quickly. Accommodates all size of pans easily. Both ovens a good size and with useful varying functions.
Very good grill. Very good temperature control
Looks absolutely stunning. Easy to clean so far.
I love it.

- Instruction book leaves quite a lot unsaid which are prob.blindingly obvious to the company. Still having a bit of trouble with the hob timers. Took me a day to realise how one puts both oven on at the same time !!! Grill pan handle difficult to manage quickly. Probably not the easiest cooker to use because its assets mean slightly complicated execution. Timer ringer quiter than on last cooker. Difficult to hear elsewhere in house.

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purchased 29 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

Alasdair, Dumbarton

+ Very easy to clean the top controls and no more dirt traps around knobs. We like the minute control over heat in both ovens and the timers for each ring. Grill toasts bread etc very evenly and so quickly.

- If you set the timer the ring or oven switches off when that timer goes. You need to switch it back on if cooking not finished.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Fantastic oven sizes and very good visibility. Quick to respond ie heatup. Easy to clean. Good looking.

- Need to put child lock on when not using as cat walking over hob can turn it on!

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Christine, Broadstairs , “Expects best for money”

+ I was a little apprehensive buying a cooker without physical controls but the electronic displays are excellent and the whole hob top is so easy to keep clean. Being able to see fully inside the ovens when they are lit is wonderful - no more guessing if I can open the oven door to check if the yorkshire puddings are rising or done!
The ovens are easy to clean as are the glass doors and although I have yet to tackle setting the timer to come and off at a specific time I am very pleased with the overall performance of the cooker. I had a Belling Format for 18 years before the Electrolux and when I had to replace it the Bellings of today were no match for my old one but the Electrolux came in very close to my requirements of a well built, made to last and highly efficient (A rated ovens and fast hotplates) cooker

- Yet to find any!

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Slick Design

- Reviewer left no comment

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Peter, Gloucestershire , “Enthusiastic family cook”

+ Excellent at everything - fantastic variety of oven settings, good grill, and fast, flexible hob. Slightly worried about the hob being slow after reading a review complaining about it, but the reviewer probably hadn't read the instructions as it has a fast heat function which works a treat. Good visibility of food whilst it's in the oven. No knobs so very easy to keep clean. Buy it!

- None.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

charles, cardiff , “i am welsh”

+ open view of the ovens, good firm handles,easy cleaning,control touch panel excellent,oven-tray slots into any level,also the speed the cooker comes up to temperature.

- grill pan and handle difficult to locate when sliding on the frame.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Jean, Ayr

+ The Electrolux Cooker is an excellent product. easy to use, efficient, and very easy to clean.

- Probably a bit more expensive than I thought it would be.

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purchased 26 Sep 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks fantastic, lots of features, easy to clean

- Reviewer left no comment

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jun 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Touch controls and display are user friendly

- easy to accidentaly activate touch controls if child lock is not on

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Judith, Swindon

+ The cooker is absolutely fantastic - the best one I have ever used. It's sleek, stylish and looks wonderful. So easy to use. I don't know why people say that it's complicated as the controls are really straightforward - different yes - but complicated no. It's so easy to keep clean and a joy to use. Food cooks according to timing guidelines. I can't say any more than I'm so pleased I chose this cooker.

- Doesn't come with a personal chef!

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purchased 06 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Gillian, Gislingham , “Fussy buyer, likes cooking”

+ Efficient..easy to use..easy to keep clean..looks good

- Doesn't make tea!!

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Margaret, Wigan , “An experienced enthusiastic cook.”

+ Cooking results excellent. Clean uncluttered design.

- User instructions could be clearer.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

John, Coventry

+ After a very brief time with the appliance, it seems to perform very well and is easy to use. The lack of exposed controls means it's really easy to keep clean.

- None so far!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to follow instructions, hob easy to use, oven gets up to temp really quick . looks good in our new kitchen,so far really impressed

- None so far

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purchased 04 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Marie, Surrey

+ touch pad controls

- none

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purchased 31 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Brilliant - so many functions and the second oven is really handy. Easy to clean and very simple to use, instruction booklet very detailed.

- One small thing is that the countdown timer only goes up to 99 mins - so if you are cooking something for a long time it is a bit of a pain! but a really minor niggle!

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purchased 22 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Patricia, Sussex

+ Good to keep clean

- Handles stick out a bit. Handles seem a bit cheap. Not enough oven shelves.

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purchased 10 Sep 2007

Score 10.0/10

deb, essex

+ excellent to use, oven seems to keep itself clean food does'nt splatter everywhere,as did my other oven. Controls easy to use. Having no dials means that the hob area is far easier to keep clean.

- can't find any at the moment

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purchased 31 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Stephen, Hampshire

+ Quiet, very quiet. Touch sensors work better than expected, and at least I don't have to worry about the paint rubbing off the dials. Ovens are very flexible in terms of configuration.

- Sides are black not stainless steel, so ideally needs cupboards either side

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purchased 30 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Jean, Selby , “enjoys cooking”

+ controllability and versatility. also the fact that both ovens are fan assisted

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 12 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Fred, Nottingham , “A good cook.”

+ The programmability of individual hobs makes the cooking experience very enjoyable.

- None that I can think of.

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purchased 27 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The electronic controls are brilliant and so easy to use after my previous cooker it is a joy. It looks attractive and streamlined, the hob is easy to keep clean and functions well. The ovens are spacious and offer much flexibility. Overall I am delighted with it.

- The main oven light bulb popped the first time I used it replacements are not easy to locate and are very expensive but the services department immediately sent one out free of charge when I rang them with my problem.

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purchased 05 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ oven and grill very quick and large
timer functions very useful
good looking
no buttons to clean around

- buttons slow to react.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Jayne, West Sussex

+ Touch controls easy to use. Easy to keep clean. Stylish.

- Haven't found any!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ No knobs
Different settings for different cooking styles

- Manual not that good - does not explain about inner and outer rings on hob.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Yvonne, Surrey

+ Does all that I want alhough have had to have the manual on hand most of the time

- None

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purchased 23 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

barbara, cheltenham , “retiered mum”

+ easy clean top, no knobs

- no choice of colours, ie. would have prefered white sides

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purchased 28 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Darren , Colchester , “Hard to please perfectionist”

+ Very easy to keep clean and multitude of cooking options.

- Grill handle can't be used when the grill is on... so what's the point of it? The low temperature setting for cooking meat just doesn't work, 3 hrs spent "cooking" a joint of beef and it was still raw!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

john and mary , Aylesbury Bucks

+ Appearance,Flexiibility of controls

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 10 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Margaret, Todmorden

+ Looks good. Very easy to use but you need to read the book to get the full appreciation of functions. ovens reaches temprature quickly. More than satisfied I went for the more expensive model

- Digital clock on the top. you need to be standing looking over the cooker to see it.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

chris, gloucester

+ just simply the best !!!!

- none

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purchased 22 Aug 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to clean
quiet
flexible for effective use of different pan sizes

- complicated to learn operating processes

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Oct 2007

Score 10.0/10

Wendy, Bramley

+ Really easy to clean, no knobs or buttons.
Each hob ring has its own timer.
The 2 ovens have seperate timers.
Very easy to use.

- Some of the symbols on the oven touch pads are quite similar. I had to keep referring to the manual for a while, to make sure I was selecting the correct function.

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purchased 14 Aug 2007

Score 9.0/10

susan, preston lancs

+ very stylish and ultra modern looking. very good view into the cooker with out bending down very even cooking on the hob.super quick grill

- the touch controls have took a little time to get used to but apart from that this is the only thing i have negative to say

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great look

- constant cleaning

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purchased 21 Aug 2007

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Says what is on the packet, a very good cooker

- Instruction booklet is not comprehesive enough too vague

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks great, quiet and easy to use after 5 mins reading the manual

- none so far....

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Simon, Tavistock , “60 year old widower”

+ Easy to keep clean,

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “I love cooking”

+ the cooker is not only extremly smart and streamline, but it is a joy to use and does everything it said it would.

- I haven't discovered any yet

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “happy hubby ”

+ looks good cooks good

- can't think of one

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purchased 06 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Ian, Pitcaple

+ It is exactly the cooker we had sought for some years. Easy to clean and easy to use.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 02 Apr 2008

Tinashe, liverpool

+ high spec

- cleaning it

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purchased 25 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Julie, Mansfield

+ Would highly recommend this cooker. Relatively expensive, but very stylish, sleek design; don't be worried about touch controls, very quick to grasp and easy to use; large capacity and flexibility shelf positions in both ovens; really like choice of 7 cooking sizes within 4 hob zones, allowing flexibily for size of party cookin for. Hob very easy to clean. Highly recommended.

- Nothing as yet.

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purchased 26 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Trish , Leabrooks, Derby , “Family cook”

+ We have had the cooker for several weeks now and cannot fault it. It is quick, easy to use and has too many features to mention individually. One feature we have found particularly valuable is the child/ safety lock which we tend to use the majority of the time.
All of the above combined with the good design of the cooker make it extremely difficult to be critical in any way.

- None

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purchased 19 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Mary, Great Bookham

+ Good looking and lots of features. Cooked meat & fish dishes & cakes and had excellent results. Much quieter than my old fan oven. My old cooker was 'feature rich' and I despaired of finding a replacement I liked until I saw this one. The ability to set the oven to come on automatically, switch off etc is an absolute necessity for me. The ovens & hobs warm up quickly & I'm really pleased with it.

- Hob timers are a bit fiddly to set up but they are rather useful. I have to switch the cooker off at the mains when I'm not using it because I like to keep a protective cover over the ceramic hob and the cooker beeps if the power is on - the result is I have to set the clock every time I switch the cooker on. Only a minor thing though.

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purchased 14 Oct 2009

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Product Features

Fuel Electric
Construction Freestanding
Width in mm 600
Hob Ceramic
Heating Type of Main Oven Fan
Self Cleaning Catalytic
Finish Silver
Energy Efficiency A
Number of Cooking Zones 3
Height in mm 900
Cool Door No
Oven Cavity Double
Depth in mm 600
Non-tip Shelves No
Grill Function Yes
Release Date 10 Oct 2005

Also known as: Electrolux EKT6045X

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Manufacturer's Description

60cm Touch control electric double oven cooker, with touch controls for oven and hob, ceramic hob with rapid power zones and a multifunction oven


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