Built In Cookers
The Electric Shop is a leading supplier of high quality built in ovens, microwave ovens, electric ovens, gas ovens, and cooker hoods in the UK. We will be delighted to offer you advice and assistance in choosing the right oven or cooker that will suit your needs. All our products are high quality well-known brand names, and come at competitive prices too.

Unlike many competitors we believe on-line shoppers should be treated as if they had visited our store. It can be hard work deciding which built in cookers are best suited to your needs. And we understand this so we are always here to answer your enquiries by e-mail or on the telephone. If you have been comparing a built in oven for fuel type, or need to consider one of many cooker hoods or microwave ovens, our friendly staff will be able to give you the information to help make the final choice.

So which cooker should you go for?
If you’re looking at built in cookers there’s more to it than whether they have gas ovens or the right type of cooker hoods. You may want to consider the fact that a built in oven may be single or double cavity and may also need a separate hob that may suit your kitchen better than a different variety. All cooker hoods must serve the purpose of reducing cooking odours: so they must be efficient. You also need to consider what cooking surface you prefer.

Coil tubular elements reach extreme temperatures and stay hot for several minutes after the unit is turned off. Glass ceramic top ranges have heating elements that are hidden under a smooth glass top. Quartz halogen heating elements are designed to heat up rapidly. Rapid heating response offers better cooking control with no preheating required. Induction ranges are similar to glass ceramic top ranges, but the cooking principle is different. An induction range heats and cools quickly and provides more precise cooking temperatures.

Purchasing An Oven
When buying a built in oven, it's best to consider not only the baking process, but the cleaning process and other amenities as well.

Gas ovens give instant response and can be adjusted more precisely than electric ovens.

Electric ovens offer faster heating which is especially useful if you’re in a hurry and the temperature controls on gas ovens aren’t always as precise as the controls on electric ovens.

A convection oven includes a fan that circulates the heat evenly within the oven and cooks food more quickly and evenly. Convection ovens generally cost more than a standard oven, but it costs less to operate and saves energy by cooking foods faster.

Microwave Ovens
There are two basic decisions to make when choosing a microwave oven: size and power.
Capacity: The size, measured in cubic feet, refers to the dimensions of the cooking chamber, not the exterior dimensions of the unit.
Power: Power and size generally go hand in hand and most recipes are calculated with cooking times based on high power. Whatever size works for your kitchen, select the highest power available to get the most out of your microwave.