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paulraphael

paulraphael

2 hours ago, palo said:

Okay, my take on the AGA - back in the day in England when central heating was uncommon the stove not only heated your food but also your house - nowadays I think its more a nostalgic thing (and a thing of beauty as well) the newer ones do not have to be "on" all the time, but with their huge mass it would take a while for the oven to come to temp, whereas the new top burners being gas work just as normal

 

I stand to be corrected on any or all of my previous observations

 

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Also back in the day ... that Aga sales manual assumes many households will have a full-time cook in residence. Suggesting that the stove will get used for 3 meals a day every day, making it slightly more credible that keeping the thing hot 24/7 wouldn't be a colossal energy waste. 

 

https://www.agamarvel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/aga_ogilvy_booklet.pdf

paulraphael

paulraphael

24 minutes ago, palo said:

Okay, my take on the AGA - back in the day in England when central heating was uncommon the stove not only heated your food but also your house - nowadays I think its more a nostalgic thing (and a thing of beauty as well) the newer ones do not have to be "on" all the time, but with their huge mass it would take a while for the oven to come to temp, whereas the new top burners being gas work just as normal

 

I stand to be corrected on any or all of my previous observations

 

p

 

Also back in the day ... that Aga sales manual assumes many households will have a full-time cook in residence. This suggests that the stove will be getting used for 3 meals a day every day, which makes slightly more credible that keeping the thing fired up 24/7 wouldn't be a colossal energy waste. 

 

https://www.agamarvel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/aga_ogilvy_booklet.pdf

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