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Title: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: tim on November 08, 2006, 18:15:15
Honourable scars??
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: calendula on November 08, 2006, 18:28:25
hee hee - don't know which is worst, aga burns or gardening scars - I've got real peasants hands (+ arms) but wouldn't give up either

ours is bright red by the way, what colour yours, cream?  :D
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: tim on November 08, 2006, 19:33:26
How did you know??

Daughter's is orange!!
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: calendula on November 08, 2006, 21:58:49
you're a 'creamy' kinda guy  ;D

orange, wow, didn't know that was possible - we bought our house purely because it had this bright red aga, the rest of the house was virtually falling down - but we had plans for all that food we were going to grow - up in the north west, it seems everyone has an aga  :)
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: Mrs Ava on November 08, 2006, 22:11:50
My new bosses dad is an Aga engineer.  They have a green one, and so does my boss.  Some serious aga envy goes on when I partake of their facilities.
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: supersprout on November 09, 2006, 00:28:34
had a bright blue one in York (sigh) ::)
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: Heldi on November 09, 2006, 10:56:57
A relative of mine spent £10,000 on a big cream one. Makes me sick  :P  :D

And besides that...I'm always gasping for a cuppa because it takes so long to boil their "aga" kettle.  Think I might take an electric kettle with me next time I visit.

I'm so envious lol!
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: froglets on November 09, 2006, 12:25:08
An AGA?  I think my kitchen has approximately the sam efootprint as an AGA.  Would have to cook standing in the dining room

I live in the cheap bit of the North West - no AGAs here
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: CotswoldLass on November 09, 2006, 16:13:18
An AGA for TEN SQUID!!!!????? I am GREEN with envy........(and still getting distracted from contract law!)
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: Heldi on November 09, 2006, 17:05:43
Makes sense now I've changed my dot for a comma ?!
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: tim on November 09, 2006, 19:25:25
Interesting, Heldi - how long would it take you to boil 4pt very cold water?

Just tried it on the AGA - well down on reserves after a day's cooking - 6min.

Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: Marymary on November 09, 2006, 21:26:38
what sort of fuel do you lucky AGA owners use?
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: tim on November 10, 2006, 06:55:17
Did 20 years on Anthracite. Decided I was too old for that & went onto oil. The price of which has doubled in a year!! The 100 year-old Jeunesse still uses Anthracite.

A more realistic boiling check, Heldi - this am - 1litre/2.5min - OK??
Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: Heldi on November 10, 2006, 10:30:53
1.7 litres  in a tad under 2mins. Barely enough time to get the tea bags out!

I'm beginning to think cousin's isn't working properly! Even six minutes would be fast for theirs and lets face it,six minutes is no time at all by the time you've got your cups,teapot etc out. Next time I'm there I will time it.  We always have a spot of leg pulling about the kettle.

Is it because if I'm visiting I'm usually there afternoon to late evening? Does that make a difference? I honestly haven't a clue how the big beastie works.

Title: Re: Hands up all AGA owners!!
Post by: tim on November 10, 2006, 15:15:32
Some kettle, Heldi??

If the tops have been open a lot during the day then, yes, the temp will be down.

No matter - in 58 years we've only once not cooked on a range.

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