An owner's review of the Cannon C50GCIK

This week’s review is courtesy of a gentleman aged 35-44 from Manchester. As always the only changes are for spelling, punctuation or grammar.

I bought this cooker after using electric cookers for 15 years. I cannot believe how good this cooker is. I’m creating meals I had forgotten how to. The gas makes it super quick and totally controllable when cooking. Love the oven, heats very quickly and I’m a bit of a baker and was worried about not having an electric oven. My mind was put to rest when I made some lovely scones in 10 minutes. Also its very good for cooking roasts in too. Love the idea of the self cleaning oven, although its not dirty yet, again this is another good selling point. Also I had not used my wok in a long time as I could not control the heat on my old electric cooker, whereas now, in 30 seconds the wok is at the right temperature and in goes my stir fry. Like the layout of the gas burners too on the hob. I have cooked every day on this cooker since I got it and never had any problems. The model I went for has self igniting burners with safety cut-out, both very good features for a new cooker. I was concerned that it would be a major issue to clean a gas hob, but the finish on this cooker is great and even when you have had little accidents simply wait to cool and wipe off with a cloth. I totally love this cooker, I did spend a lot of time looking at different cookers but this is the one I went for and I’m so pleased I did. The other thing that swung it for me is gas is a lot cheaper than electricity this one is really efficient, what else can I say... Too many pro's to mention. Have not found anything bad about this cooker at all.

Having read that you would be excused for thinking it had been written by someone who works for Cannon which is why I’ve been through all the reviews we have for it to dig out a different opinion. Generally the people who buy the C50GCIK are very happy with it and the only negative reviews were from people who thought it came with different features or was larger. So if you are considering buying one you should consider the following;

The C50GCIK is a slim cooker; it is only 50cm wide which makes it ideal for smaller kitchens but also means its oven is smaller than a regular unit. If you’re looking for something similar but in the more common 60cm width then consider the C60LCIK.

The C50GCIK only has one oven; the second cavity is a grill. For some people this is a problem and for others it isn’t. If you want a 50cm wide gas cooker with two ovens then see the C50GCKF.