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Hill & May Honest range cooker reviews and buying advice for the British country kitchen.

Contents

Our complete index of buying guides and kitchen know-how.

  1. 02 Best Range Cookers 2026: Tested Picks for Every Budget Buying Guides Our 2026 pick of the best range cookers for every budget, from £1,299 Leisure models to Lacanche and AGA, with real UK prices and running costs. 10 min
  2. 03 How Much Does an Aga Cost to Run a Year? Real 2026 Running Costs Buying Guides Real 2026 Aga running costs per year by model and fuel, using current Ofgem rates. What an eR7, R7, gas or oil Aga actually costs to run. 8 min
  3. 04 Range Cooker Running Cost Calculator (Electric, Gas and Oil) Tools Free range cooker running cost calculator: enter your cooker type, usage and energy tariff to see the real cost per week, month and year for an electric, gas or oil Aga or conventional range cooker. Read
  4. 05 What Size Range Cooker Do I Need? 90cm, 100cm or 110cm Sizing Tool Tools Free range cooker size tool: answer a few questions about your household and cooking, then check your kitchen gap, to find whether you need a 90cm, 100cm or 110cm range cooker. Read
  5. 06 Aga vs Conventional Cooker Cost Comparison Calculator (Over 10+ Years) Tools Free comparison calculator for an Aga versus a conventional range cooker: add purchase price, running cost and servicing to see the total cost of ownership over 5, 10 or 15 years. Read
  6. 07 Aga and Range Cooker Roasting Time Calculator (Meat by Weight) Tools Free roasting time calculator for an Aga or range cooker: enter the meat and weight to get the cooking time, oven temperature and resting time, including the Aga roasting oven method. Read

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.