The Rangemaster AURA90DFPRBD/YX1 is the dual fuel version of the Aura 90: a freestanding range cooker that puts five gas burners above two electric fan ovens and a separate grill, finished in River Bed with Onyx trim. It suits a family kitchen that wants gas on the hob and steady electric heat in the ovens.

Cooking

The five burners are rated at 1, 1.7, 1.7, 3 and 4 kW, from a gentle simmer to fast boiling. Each has a flame supervision device that cuts the gas if the flame goes out, and lights one-handed: push in the dial and turn. A griddle is supplied for pancakes or steak.

The left-hand fan oven holds 80 l and the tall right-hand fan oven 67 l, 147 l in all, and both carry energy class A. The left oven has two flat shelves and a telescopic shelf; the tall oven takes four flat shelves for batch baking. The 2.3 kW Flexi-grill heats the whole grill pan or just the right-hand half.

Controls and everyday use

Ovens and grill are set with dials, alongside an LED touch clock. Set the clock first: the left-hand oven will not run until it shows the time. It also works as a minute minder and can switch the left oven off when a cooking time ends, and the large porthole window lets you check food with the door shut.

The ovens have enamel interiors, and the grill pan, trivet, shelves, burner caps and cast-iron pan supports can all go in the dishwasher.

Size and installation

The cooker is 90 cm wide and 60.4 cm deep, or 64.3 cm including the handles, and the hotplate height adjusts from 89.5 cm to 93.5 cm. Leave 75 mm at each side above hob level, 650 mm to any combustible surface overhead and 130 mm beside a corner so the doors open.

It needs a gas supply and a dedicated 32 A circuit through a cooker control unit (maximum load 7.42 kW), fitted by a gas safety engineer and an electrician. It is set for natural gas; an LPG conversion kit is available.