Zanussi ZKC5540X

+ Great looking cooker, hob great, oven fantastic. Very good feature is you can use the grill as an oven at the same time as using main oven, also the grill is the best ive ever used, it cooks nice and even and you can close the grill door while using.

- nothing very good purchase.

+ A well designed, solidly built, quality cooker which put the others I saw in the showroom in the shade. The glass doors of the double ovens are brilliant; they close firmly without a tinny rattle that some others had. And of course it's great being able to watch what's cooking. I fell for the cooker at first sight and was relieved that Zanussi did it in the 55"width I needed for fitting in between the worktops. I loved my old, reliable Tricity President which I had for over 20 years but I wasn't too sad for long once I got used to the ceramic hob and fan oven cooking. I love cooking on this cooker and have been very pleased with the results. The flat

- I like the positioning of the knobs on top but I do a lot of stir frying and splashing can be a problem. A clear protective shield over them would make it easier to wipe and maintain. Also a light displaying that the hobs are on (similar to the oven indicator lights) would be useful. Or a black 'dot' painted onto the all white indicator arrows of the knobs so that you can see easily where on the numerical 1-6 dial the cooker knobs are positioned.

+ Well lit oven - able to see what's cooking.Looks good - most people comment how nice it looks.As it has a good energy rating it has taken a while to get used to cooking times for some things,but now feel it is a lot better on cooking most things.

- On the controls for the hob the marks indicating the settings are quite difficult to see.Would have been useful to incorporate a different colour mark instead of having them all in black. With the energy rating it has it really doesn't cook well if filled very full.

+ likes the ceramic top to place things on easy to clean very quick at getting hot

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+ Looks good and easy to use.

- Difficult to clean around digital display due to design of the buttons.

+ Precisely what it says in the advertising blurb

- The ceramic area can quickly look tired - you should be able to get a sparkling look by just soap and water without the need for sepcial detergents.

+ one of the few cookers available in the width I needed. easy to keep clean and use. Automatic oven and slow cook features are useful

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+ Looks very good,looks a lot more expensive than it cost. It is excellent at everything it does, an unbelievable improvement on my old cooker. The time it takes to preheat and cook food is unbelievable compared to my old cooker.What an energy saving !

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+ Good clean lines with a very straightforward layout.

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+ the design and added extras make this a really good cooker for people who enjoy cooking

- shelves in oven v.slippy - pull out the shelf and the oven tray slides off the back

+ Operation is simplicity itself. Performance of all functions is outstanding.Looks great; is great. Could not be more comprehensively satisfied.

- There are none.

+ ceramic hob is very fast and responsive

- unable to decrease timer when in use,grill pan is small for the size of oven and difficult to attach handle to

+ Very easy to use,compact and easy to wipe over. A good family cooker

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+ Clean modern design, One of the few ovens available at this width.

- Hob maybe not as quick as I anticipated.

+ Attractive looking, sleek & stylish. Grill is effective.

- Glossy dark finish shows every splatter of grease or fingerprint; Hob has to be completely cleaned if one has only cooked an Omelette. Hob slow to heat up, Oven slow to heat up at least 20 minutes. Top oven is so poor I use it only to warm plates.Knobs are slanted so they catch crumbs & splashes & are fiddly to clean.Fan oven not powerful, also takes too long to warm up when this should not be necessary.

+ Very sturdy manufacture, easy controls, looks good and does a good job.

- Metal rack in grill pan, could do with being a bit stronger

+ WE BOUGHT THIS COOKER FOR THE CONTROL KNOBS BEEN ON THE TOP ,AWAY FROM THE HEAT AND THE PRICE WAS VERY GOOD

- NO LIGHT IN TOP OVEN

+ GREAT DESIGN ,EASY TO KEEP CLEAN.

- NO COOKER TOP HOT WARNING LIGHT

+ Nice clean lines, easy to clean.

- Pointers on dials not easy to see - can be left on because of all black dials. Would be better with a white dot on tip of pointer or lights to indicate whether or not a plate is still on.

+ economic practical easy to use/understand nice to look at

- limited shelving in ovens unble to utilise bottom shelves as additional space

+ i like the fact that when you are using the top oven/grill that there is a fan on that aswell as the main oven.

- there should be an indicator to show that the ceramic rings are still hot when they have just been turned off.i find this very dangerous.

+ Responsive hobs. Good sized top oven. Easy to use controls.

- Because we use the top oven more often for grilling, it would be better if the grilling settings came first when rotating the control knob. The feet only have limited height adjustment. We had to obtain another set of feet with longer screw lengths in order to raise the hob to the right height for our work surface.

+ The fact that it is 55cm wide. There are very few on the market. I also like the double oven. I liked the colour choices. The ceramic hob is great to use and most important to clean.

- None to far.

+ APPEARANCE - RELIABILITY CONFIDENCE IN MAKE

- WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE AT A COMPETITIVE RATE IF NO ACCESS TO INTERNET

+ so easy to use and looks good also very easy to clean.

- rubber round top oven keeps falling off not very easy to put back on.middle

+ clean looks and fits into a small space very quiet oven which heats up quickly easy to clean the hob

- non so far

+ Energy saving feature on clock. Ceramic hob is very easy to clean and glass oven doors.Easy to see food cooking in main oven without opening door. Cooker is sturdy and well made. Looks good.

- Ceramic hob scratches very easily. Clock recess around timer knobs is difficult and fiddly to clean. Main oven shelves are tight to slide onto some of the runners. Unable to turn light off when using main oven, unnecessary waste of energy. No light in top oven, so waste energy through having to open oven door to see if food is ready. Energy saving feature in grill is difficult to work out.

+ Superb oven for roasting especially

- Hop takes a mite too long to reach temperayure

+ Attractive to look at, easy to clean

- very poor design grill pan handle. Does not fit properly and therefore I consider it unsafe.

+ Easy to clean.

- Grille pan handle does not fit easily - unable to use. When using hot plates, cannot go in between heat settings, i.e: 3½, 4½ - only whole number settings.

+ Looks great, easy to clean and maintain, good oven sizes.

- It would be useful to have a feature where each hob control has an 'ON' or 'HOT' indicator.

+ Width of cooker Position of controls Easy to use timer Stay clean liners

- No hot plate indicator More expensive than due to being non standard width

+ The Zanussi ZKC5540X cooker is a stylish model that looks great in my kitchen. It has a large fan oven which cooks food nicely. It also has a timer facility to allow me to cook my food when I'm not at home.

- I found it quite expensive. The design on the grillpan is simply awful. It comes with a detachable handle which is realy hard to fix to the grillpan. My partner burnt her hand under the grill while trying to put the handle on the grillpan while cooking. The grillpan keeps sliding further inside the grill when we try to attatch the handle because it fits so awkwardly. Now we have to use oven gloves to remove the grillpan while cooking food under the grill.

+ very good cooker, excellent value for money

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+ It looks good and performs well.

- The dials for the hot plates are not clear and it is hard to ascertain the setting. The knob would therefore be better with a "white line" on it, to indicate where the dial is pointing.

+ Fits into space of old cooker. Most cookers are 50 or 60 cm wide now.Good value and stylish

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+ Looks good, but more importantly cooks really well, have been testing out with Baking cakes, bread, yorkshire puddings, aswell as Roasts, so far with excellent results.

- Can't think of any about the oven itself, my only issue is with the choice (or lack of it) when trying to find an electric oven that is 55cm wide.

+ I PURCHASED THIS COOKER FOR MY SISTER AND SHE LOVES IT. SO QUICK TO HEAT UP NOT LIKE THE OLD HOB PLATES. SO EASY TO CLEAN, WITH HOB BRIGHT. AND SHE LOVES THE FAN OVEN.

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+ Very good appearance and cooks like a dream. Easy usage and hopefully will prove economical with its A rating for both ovens!

- Being dark in colour, shows every smear around the controls ie. when frying - slightly difficult to clean.

+ smart appearance and easy to use

- none so far

+ Easy to use fast ceramic hob and good space in ovens

- Black hob and surround needs cleaning frequently , collects the dust !

+ Not as low to work second oven as I thought

- Up tp now None

+ After having a stoves cooker,there is no comparison.Excellent cooker.

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+ small, neat, easy to use. quick to heat up, easy to clean.Good value for money.

- -you can't change the way the door opens which should definitely be a feature. - it didn't come ready to install with twin/earth wire and plug which could be tricky for some.

+ The product is priced very well for it's A rated ability for both the main & top oven. The clock is much easier to view from the bird's-eye position rather than frontal position as you stand at the cooker. The controls are raised from the main hob area, this provides a better ability at preventing cooking spills over the control via the hob use.

- There is NO indication that the hob is still hot via the need for some form of indicator (red light) The grill pans inner metal griddle is very poorly designed in the fact that it is extremely weak and bendy when cleaning that you think it's about to fall-apart.

+ Very quiet to use, easy to clean and quick heating. Great size in oven.

- tricky to clean clock display due to the little buttons.

+ good price, energy effecient and heats up quickly and effectively

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+ A rated efficiency, looks stylish, ease of use and easy to keep clean.

- The handle on the grill tray is a little awkward to attach/ detach

+ Two good sized ovens, easy to use dials and clear instructions, good value for money

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+ Quick heating of oven and rings Looks

- It is not easy to tell quickly that something is turned on. There is not enough difference between a know which is turned to 'off' and one which is turned to 'on'. Also it would be better if the heat in the rings was graduated rather than increasing in increments

+ Its easy to use and loooks good.

- The lip around ceramic plate means dirt and crumbs collate in and around it and its extremely hard to get clean. Also concern if the clock goes, then the oven is useless

+ fast and efficient, good looking and value for money

- none yet

+ suits me fine potatoes could be crispier nex time !

- Still have to clean some bits myself!

+ The ceramic top heats up really quickly and is fantastically easy to keep clean.

- Like other reviews that I read before purchase, its annoying that there is no light to let you know you have left a ring on at low, the ceramic top darkens then and you cant see its on. Also the dials have no dark indication strip to point to the level of heat that is on. It would be helpful if they were black or grey, just a line, so you could see at a glance if the ring was on. Also the handle clip to the grill pan is very fiddley, removing it while you are using it is a pest. Why couldnt they make the handle heatproof so you can keep it in place ?

+ the control knobs are very easy to use and the heating is just about instant

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+ Good clean unit -- easy to use --- cooks well

- Havent come across any at this time

+ Very efficent cooker, easy to use and great to clean.

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- We would have been much happier if the doors on English Cookers could be reversed. toassist in small confines of a small Kitchen. Microwave cookers are just a bad.

+ It looks good. Have cooked different things - works well at correct temperatures. Cakes have turned out well! Would happily recommend this product.

- Grill pan can slip if pulled out quickly - this is due to a poor handle design.

+ i just love the over all shape design

- the only problems i would have with it is the cleaning off the knob area and i think the glass doors could maybe be made easeier to get off for cleaning also.

+ Very stylish, quick to heat up and very efficient

- Minor point, an indicator mark on the knobs would be usefull.

+ looks like kit from knight rider

- no warning light if hob still hot

+ looks good and performs well

- It is not easy to see when the hobs are on, from the positioning and design of the dials

+ I liked everything about the cooker, the fan oven is very quiet and works well, very pleased

- instructions not to clear on time setting, and using top oven and grill, but everything else ok.

+ Quite attractive, easy to use etc, v pleased with it

- Clock etc is sunk into silver strip and its not that easy to keep clean,

+ Slow cook and defrost facility in main oven excellent. The defrost is very gentle so does not start cooking items being defrosted quickly as happens with the microwave

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+ The fan ovens are very efficient

- Stainless steel marks easily although it cleans up ok

+ Heats up very quickly and cooks evenly.

- Not very easy to clean and the glass top became marked within 1-2 uses (and we bought top rate pans so its not them). You dont know if a hob still is hot after you turn it off because no light.

+ Robust build, easy to clean and so far reliable.

- The handle to the grill pan was rubbish. It was made of such brittle material that within 5 minutes of our efforts to fit the thing to the pan, it snaped. Try getting a new one. Apart from this the overall rating would have been 9/10.