Hotpoint EW74 Width: 600mm Electric Cooker Reviews

+ price looks

- grill pan handle,

+ With it having two ovens you canchoose which one dependind on the amount you are cooking, grille easy to operate, hobs heat up quick and easy to clean, love the little lights at the front of the hobs which tell you what hob is hot.

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+ dials are out of way so dont have splashes on them

- hard to read what dial does whaat

+ Oven switches off when door is opened.
Quieter than my last Hotpoint oven.

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+ nice big oven which is easy to clean

- ceramic hob marks very easily and rubbing it too hard scratches hob.

+ fast reaction

- ring indicator could be clearer

+ All good - nice sleek style so easy to clean. Easy to use - easy to set timer - easy everything - all I need it to do is prepare the meal and wash up afterwards and you've cracked it!

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+ its modern looking with dual grill

- dials turn left to right except oven dial which turns right to left.The oven takes longer to heat up
The cooker dials have the writing underneath which makes them difficult to read.

+ The finish and looks.

- The legs are so weak they tend to break easily

+ Easy to use and clean. Like the way the glass doors slide off for easy cleaning. Good size. Even cooking, no 'hot spots'.

- difficult to keep outside streak free and shiny. Only 2 shelves in bottom oven. I would like a 3rd but can't seem to even purchase one.

+ Oven keeps very clean and very little cooking smells escape

- Oven shelves stiff to pull out and REPlacE

+ Looks pretty.

- Ovens are slow, very slow, to reach temperature........45 minutes at times. Temperatures indicated on control knobs are rarely reached.

+ very easy to understand, nice design, easy to clean with removable glass, very pleased so far :-)

- Fan was very noisy to start with, writing for the knobs should have been on top not underneath, racks don't glide very easy when pulling them in and out. :-(

+ Fan Oven
Double Hob Ring

- Grill not easily accessible - cannot view progress of toast making - unpleasantly cool draught emitted before reaching grill temperature
Handle for grill pan difficult to attach
Clockwise and anticlockwise control knobs confusing for elderly

+ Great cooker, easy to clean

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+ Good all round, value cooker.

- Clock/timer is a bit confusing.

+ looks good in my kitchen. very easy to keep hob clean. just use hob brite and always looks good as new. has good adjustable heat.

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+ Fast warm up on hot plates, good fan oven.

- Gril slow to get going - small. cheap-looking grill pan.

+ The quickness of how hot it get, the top oven is very good ,as my husband got trouble bending down.

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+ I am delighted with this cooker because of it's versatility. The fact that it has both a large and small oven, a grill that can be fully or only half used, and a dual function solarglo ring on the hob means I am able to prepare everything from a light snack for just one or two - or a full meal for eight to ten with ease.

- There aren't any bad points for me personally.

+ removeable glass in the doors

- Takes forever for the grill to warm up.
I have to lean down to see which knob is for which hot plate.
Grill tray handle too big.

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- Don't like the way the grill is split in half. It is difficult to remember which half heats up when you only want half the grill on.

+ The cooker overall is excellent value. the fan assisted oven is time saving this keep sbills low.

- Clock keeps losing time

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easy to use,good design

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the bottom oven door would have been much better if the opening is the same as the top oven door,
not sideways as it can block the opening of another kitchen unit if it is placed near one.

+ Easy to use good to look at, good performance. Like the double grill and back plate.

- The control knobs would be better on tpop- easier to see. The glass hob surface would, if possible, be better flush with surround, easier to clean.

+ Looks very modern, even the engineer who fitted it really liked it.

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+ Looks good. Fan oven is quick and efficient.

- Grease drips down between the two glass panels of the oven door and it's difficult to clean without taking apart. Ceramic hob also shows every mark, and you have to be careful not to let pans boil over, but I expect this is the same for all ceramic hobs.

+ I am so pleased with the oven. I'd always had a gas oven and decided it might be a lot cleaner to buy an elec.oven, and so it is. Obviously, it is slower than gas, I use the Solarglo duel zone most of all. Takes some getting used to but I'll get there.

- I haven't come across any BAD points as yet. Ask me again in perhaps in 6 months.

+ Easy to use, heats up quickly, easy to clean

- Timer difficult to set - haven't yet used it successfully

+ The dual ring on the hob, the main oven switch being away from the top oven switch.

- The handles stand out too much, would be better if they were white and rounded off.

+ easy to use and easy to maintain

- the bottom door for the main oven should have the same opening as the top door for the oven-grill
as it get on the way if there is a cupboard or door on the side as it opened sideways towards the left.

+ Its easy to use, it looks good in the kitchen and the bottom oven light is very useful. It also seems to cook well and heats up quickly. The hobs on top have a control light that lets you know its still hot after use until it cools down - very handy as we have kids in the house, dont want anyone putting fingers on top by accident!!

- The only thing found so far is that the top tends to spoil quite quickly when water and food spills onto it, it needs specialist cleaning products to keep it looking nice otherwise it would quickly stain and spoil the appearance of it. Would have been nice it was just wipe clean.

+ stylish and does exactly what it says.

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+ as good a s a gas cooker

- keeping it clean, but not a bad job if you use correct cleaner

+ It has everything I needed in a cooker, the twin grill, the speed that it heats up. The smaller top oven for smaller meals, saving on fuel. Also, a very good looking appliance.

- I can't find any!!!

+ ease of use

- none

+ not overly complicated

- very poor grill handle very inferior design compared to rest of appliance

+ easy to use, easy to keep clean

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+ All is good

- The Fan makes a noise as if its falling off.but it seems ok.

+ being able to use the top half as both a grill and an oven
easy to clean
solarglo on top

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+ its easy to clean and the cold air that blows out of the ovens is good as you can clean it quicker

- the red lights do not stay on long enough the hot plate is still quite hot

+ Looks good, cooks evenly, heats up quickly. Internal glass is removable so easy to clean.

- none really

+ I like the doors for the grill and the oven as the glass panels can be removed easily for cleaning and open/shut very quietly. I do like the overall usage and the design.

- The knobs are not very easily identifiable in regards to which ring they are supposed to be for (left/right/front/back) as the description is below the knob and after several months, we still have to bend down to see which knob is for which ring. As well as which direction to turn for the ring, which can be used for small and big pots.
The handle for the grill tray is not very user friendly to attach/remove.
The knob for the grill is also not very clear, in regards to which direction is for 1/2 or full grill - we usually end up bending down to see what part has lit up.
The removal and pushing back in of the racks, both in the grill and the oven, was very noisy to begin with, as they appear to stick to the side walls. This has now improved a bit, except we have a layer of grey dust on the bottom of the grill and the oven every time we use it, which we need to wipe off so that it does not get into the food.

+ Umm!

- Quality of the finish. Design. Features. Just not very nice.

+ doesn't need a lot of cleaning, not like the over we had before.

- could do with another rack in the oven, not really any bad points as such.

+ This product is much faster than my old cooker at getting to the right temperature and also cooling off.

- Large oven too low down. Shelves not easy to change round. Shelves not easy to pull out to remove baking trays. They tip up too much and the food falls off.

+ Looks good, quiet and cooks well.

- Nothing too bad - I find I have to bend down and peer under the knobs to see which one is which but will soon get used to it.

+ Great cooker, self cleaning oven and easy to clean hob. Perfect!

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+ nice to look at and works well so far easy to clean i am pleased with it.

- the main oven is very noisy it must be the fan!!

+ good modern appearance has all the "add ons" you would require

- Oven tends to be noisy

+ It is very user friendly. I particulary like the small oven for cooking a small quantity of food.

- The only thing I do not like on this appliance is the handle on the grill pan (so far). It is cumbersome and you have to attach it every time you want to use the grill pan. I would prefer one to be permanently fixed.

+ product is very good . value for money . would recomend it to any one oven big and easy to clean good size top oven .

- i havent got any bad points

+ excellent very pleased

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+ Good appearance and overall features are fine,but---see below,

- The dual power settings on the grill and rear left plate are confusing.The grill is generally underpowered,and takes too long to 'warm up'.