The Smeg CX93GMBL is a 90cm Classic Concert range cooker in gloss black, with a five-burner gas hob and three electric ovens. It's aimed at households that often cook several dishes at once, with two fan ovens and a separate grill, and Smeg describes the full black Concert range as focused on the essentials.

Cooking

The 4.0 kW ultra-rapid burner in the centre handles woks and large pans. Around it are a 2.9 kW rapid at the front left, two 1.8 kW semi-rapids at the back and a 1 kW auxiliary, on cast iron stands with automatic ignition and a thermocouple on every burner. The 61 litre main oven cooks with Circulaire fan heat over four shelf positions and is energy class A. The 62 litre second oven also uses Circulaire, with nine shelf positions for batch baking, and is class B; both open from the side. The 35 litre grill oven has a 2700 W tilting grill and two shelf positions, and grills with its flap-down door closed.

Controls and everyday use

Classic knobs set the burners and ovens, and a DigiScreen touch timer shows the time. It can run a timed cook of up to 10 hours, finish at a set time, or count down as a minute minder of up to 23 hours 59 minutes.

• Easy clean enamel with an antacid lining in all three ovens
• Removable doors and lift-out inner glass
• Supplied with four chrome shelves, a 40 mm deep tray and LPG nozzles
• Wok support, air fry, barbecue and pizza stone accessories are optional

Size and installation

It measures 900 x 900 x 600 mm (H x W x D) and weighs 86 kg. Smeg's manual asks for a space at least 903 mm wide, 150 mm to any taller side wall and 750 mm up to wall units. It's set for natural gas (G20) with LPG nozzles in the box, and the electric ovens draw up to 7600 W (33 A), with no plug, so a qualified installer wires it in.