Can you beat my rubbish kitchen appliances?

I really hate it: those thermal hotplates (not radiant rings that
are more difficult to find) that turn ON and OFF on the basis
temperature reached is high enough w/out so much as by yr
leave.

Damn it, if I want a good wok stir-fry I want the output of BTUs
to be as VERY MUCH as possible even though it is unlikely to
replicate the very high temperatures attainable in professional
kitchens.

I resent having to buy expensive specialist ‘high pressure’ propane
stove for that purpose. And bottled gas is so much dearer!

I bought a cheap Proline larder fridge from Comet because it was the only model I could find that would fit the space in my very dated kitchen. When it was nearly a year old it died and Comet replaced it with a newer model. (They tried to charge me extra, but I won the argument.) The new fridge worked fine for a few months but the temperature control is erratic. Considering that my previous fridge, made by Hoover, worked perfectly for over 25 years and was only replaced because the door seal had split, I am not impressed by Proline, Comet’s own brand.

Some applicances I will spend the extra on to get a good brand and some I won’t.
For kettles, toasters and irons, I always buy a cheap supermarket model. These things are generally around the £10 – £12 mark, and the way I see it it, if it lasts beyond the year then I’ve had a result. I’ve not had any real problems with these cheap appiances, they do the job for me.
If you were to buy a branded one, you could pay several times that amount, and it still might not last beyond a year.These items are throw away things, and certainly not worth an extended warranty purchase.

I also had a Zanussi washing machine bought new in the mid 80’s, this lasted us 15 years. I was so impresed that when it finally gave up, I went and bought another Zanussi. This one was done after 5 years and with many callouts inbetween. The service tech told me that the new Zanussi’s are not a patch on the old ones, and I might as well buy cheapo. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s pot luck really. My current washing machine is a Currys own brand, very cheap, heavily used, and still going 3 years down the line with no callouts.

I also have an indesit consender dryer. This is about 5 years old now, and has had many callouts, I’d say it’s an awful appliance, but my friend has exactly the same model and never had an issue with it… Pot Luck again!

Buying almost any electrical appliance is pot luck these days. You can tell the quality can’t be the best as how many companies offer a 5-10 year guarantee. Until companies switch from a quest for profit over all else to the customer comes first, I can’t see this changing.

Reminds me of the classic lines in the film Armageddon, “You know we’re sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn’t it.” or “Components. American components, Russian Components, ALL MADE IN TAIWAN”

I like the product names used in the ad, which are easier to see in HD mode. I’m not sure you should have been heating fireworks in the Ohno microwave oven. 🙂

M’s post reminds me that I recently had a Breville stainless steel kettle fail after a few months. Argos replaced it under warranty. Its predecessor was a Philips kettle which lasted ten years before it started to leak. Before that I had a Swan kettle that was still working after 18 years. I only replaced it because the paint was peeling and it looked tatty.

My Philips washing machine celebrated its 30th birthday in February. It is so old that it is hot & cold fill and rinses properly.

The brand/manufacturer’s name on older reliable products does NOT mean that same manufacturer produces MODERN appliances which are as reliable. The big names from the past like Indesit and Hotpoint are now producing appliances which fail quickly and are unrepairable. These appliances are only made to look fashionable, not to last more than 5 years of household use.

I understand Miele and ISE appliances are the only ones today which are still built well and reliable enough to last more than 5 years. That said, some people are unlucky and do buy a reliable brand and it fails quickly, even if the same make and model does not fail on other people.

I understand that Goodman microwaves are a Which ‘best buy’. My daughter has a Goodmans microwave oven which when used yesterday to heat a wheat bag it caught fire. It was a scary experience which has made me wary of the safety of microwave ovens generally. I would be interested to know if others have had similar experience with microwaves.

I have a hotpoint cooker and the paint started peeling off the top of the door and bubbling when hot. I contacted hotpoint through Facebook messages and they are replacing the door free of charge.

I bought a belling Range all gas double oven Cooker, has any one got the problem I have, every time I use one oven or both bear in mind one oven is below the grill, the front knobs and the panel get so so hot, it is not possible to touch any of the knobs nor stand in front of the cooker. also the edges of all round the cooker and the back of the cooker where the air went is ever so sharp. guess what the engineer said when he came to inspect
the ovens are not over heating, it is over the guide temperature of four, but that’s fine.
I said it is not safe if a child touched the front of the cooker as it gets so hot, the answer was why would you let a child touch the cooker.
why do you want to stand in front of the cooker when I said it gets so hot and you can feel the hot air coming out of the oven doors that makes the kitchen so so hot.
also he said, if the outside of the house gets 30 in temperature, then the cooker outside can go up as much as 230.
when I said about the air vent at the back of the cooker so sharp, his answer was why would you want to touch that part, because I want to pull the cooker out to clean the sides.
also I tried many many times to cook a roast, a chicken took I left in the oven for 4 hours, it never cooked the inside and burnt the side near to the door. cakes the same, does not cook the middle, I do heat the cooker as always for a cake before putting the cake mix in, but I am told, heat the cooker first before putting a roast in.
belling will not except this cooker is not fit for its purpose, has anyone had this problem????????
what really gets me is the knobs and the front panel getting so so hot and unable to stand in front as well as the where gas rings are, I could take them off and put a egg on the flat panel which will cook the egg. but why would you want to do that be told by belling same as don’t let children in the kitchen.