Aga - oil fired. How does it work?

[FlossyThePig]

Our house had an Aga in the kitchen and SWMBO said it would have to go...

...until she used it for a while. Now she can't live without it.

OP - Live with it for a while before you make a decision.

Just a thought but why do a lot of celebrity chefs have Agas?

[anonymous-user]

Because they look nice and they have loads of money to run them?

I imagine they will all have separate ovens and hobs, too.

[loskie]

it's a "lifestyle" thing or maybe it's a studio.

They are really nice things to have but make little sense. But so do many things, cars too or we'd all be in Dacias/Trabants etc

[AstonZagato]

We have a gas-fired Aga. It came with the house 23 years ago. They are fantastic.

My wife was sceptical for a month or so but now is a total convert. We turn it off for a few weeks in the summer and she suffers withdrawal symptoms. The day it goes back on, her mood visibly lightens.

It couldn't be easier to use - and for cooking for children, it is perfect as the heat is always immediate. The kid is hungry? You are cooking within 10 secs. Also feels safer somehow - the thing is hot but anything burning is covered. Slow cooked turkey, (put it in the night before) is great for doing Christmas lunch. The hobs are both big enough for more than one pan but we rarely do that.

People congregate around it like they do a real fire. Park your bum on the rail and warm the cockles...

The only downside is that the smells go up the chimney. So you have no idea you are burning something. You need to have a timer set unless you are pottering in the kitchen. It won't go up in flames - you just find a charred lump the next morning.