Stoves 500SIDL Gas cooker reviews

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8.4 out of 10 based on 35 reviews.

Stoves 500SIDL: 50cm wide Conventional Single oven Gas cooker with a Gas hob. See full product description

Overall rating	8.4
Ease of use	8.7
Design	8.7
Performance	8.6
Value for money	8.5

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Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Fits the space. is reliable and works.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Overall rating	8.0
Ease of use	9.0
Design	9.0
Performance	9.0
Features and programmes	7.0
Value for money	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Jun 2009

Confirmed purchaser

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: I do a lot of baking and before I bought this cooker I had an electric one . Gas is far superiour.
Bad points:: None as yet.

Overall rating	10.0
Ease of use	10.0
Design	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 24 Sep 2008

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Looks good, nice big grill pan, oven has good capacity, glass panels in oven door are easy to clean, burners are good & give variety of heat.
Bad points:: Grill is slow compared to my old cooker, detachable handle is irritating though it does mean I get a bigger grill pan. Black hob shows every splash, whole cooker is easy to clean but I have to polish it! Do I want to spend time polishing a cooker? No. But it does look good when I can be bothered.

Overall rating	8.0
Ease of use	8.0
Design	9.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Dec 2008

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use, even cooking in oven, it does what it says on the label.
Bad points:: Detachable grill pan handle awkward to use.

Overall rating	8.0
Ease of use	7.0
Design	8.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 May 2008

Neil, Morayshire Corgi Engineer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy clean, simple to use.
Bad points:: Grill handle is tricky but once mastered it's OK

Overall rating	9.0
Ease of use	9.0
Design	9.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Dec 2008

Confirmed purchaser middle aged woman

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Good price for a standard basic cooker. Sensible position of rings with a simmer, wide pan and two standard size jets. Good capacity oven with light and many shelf levels. A good even heat in the oven. Even heating across the grill. A venting system at the back of the stove which allows it to 'sit back' in spite of the protrusion of the gas pipe from the wall.
Bad points:: Having the hold the switches in for a little until the oven lights (I sometimes forget and assume it is on when it isnt).
The noise of the fan which operates continually when the grill is open (even if it is not on) and intermitently when the oven is in use. A quieter fan, or different cooling system would havebeen better.
The slightly unusual grid for resting the pans on makes an attractive design, but is hazardous for any old pans which have slightly rounded bottoms.

Overall rating	8.0
Ease of use	8.0
Design	8.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Sep 2008

Molly, Goole Working mother and grandmother

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use, straight forward controls. I like the fan for cooling control knobs. Electric ignition is convenient. Have had no problems at all.
Bad points:: Fixing handle onto grill pan took some fathoming out but gets easier with use.

Overall rating	9.0
Ease of use	10.0
Design	9.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 02 Jun 2008

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Product Features

Fuel	Gas
Type of hob	Gas
There are 4 types of hob: gas ceramic (electric) induction (electric) solid plate (electric) “Find out the differences between them and the advantages of each here.”http://www.reevoo.com/decidewhattobuy/2010/09/gas-and-electric-hob-types-demystified/
Oven cavity	Single

Width in cm	50

Main heating type	Conventional
Conventional ovens heat from the bottom so the top of the oven will be slightly hotter than the bottom. This is useful when you’re cooking lots of different dishes at a time. However, they do take a little longer than fan ovens to heat up. Convection (or fan) ovens circulate the air so that you get an even temperature throughout the oven. They are quicker to heat up which means they save on energy and time. Multifunction (convection or conventional) ovens give you the flexibility to use different methods of cooking. They usually have both fan and conventional settings as well as pizza settings that will only cook from the bottom, giving you a crispy pizza, or top-only cooking that is very useful for browning.
Type of self cleaning	Catalytic
Self-cleaning ovens can come with catalytic liners or pyrolytic programmes. Calalytic liners are the bumpy surfaces which line the inside walls of the oven. They absorb the food and grease and break it down so that the oven is easier to clean. Pyrolytic programmes run for a couple of hours and burn off all the grime in your oven at temperatures up to 500°C. As it gets so hot, the oven door usually locks so that all you need to do is sweep up the ash that’s left over at the end.
Energy efficiency	B
The more efficient the product, the less energy it needs and the more you get for your money. ‘A’ rated products are the most efficient and ‘G’ rated products are the least efficient.
Number of cooking zones	2

Height in cm	92
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Depth in cm	60

Secondary heating type	Convection
Release date	2002-03-01
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Release date	2002-03-14
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Pull system of oven	Drawer Door

Also known as: 500SIDL, Stoves 550SIDLM-W, Stoves PAN.550SIDL, Stoves 550SIDLM, STOVES 500SIDLSV, Stoves 550SIDLM-WH

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Manufacturer's Description

500mm wide twin cavity gas cooker

PristineÂ® enamel
Removable inner door glass
Glass hotplate lid with safety cut-off
Gas grill in top cavity
Conventional gas oven
Four burner gas hob
Made in Britain

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