Wow!! Thanks so much for sharing this! I still regularly have to pinch myself that we actually get to cook on one everyday!

Thanks for all of the tips! I’m pretty interested in trying some of that toast!

@@FromScratchFarmstead You can also put slices of bread for toasting onto the bake-o-glide on the simmering plate.

Such a blessing!!! Thanks for watching!

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing! I hope we’ll be there after 80 years too 🙂

That's amazing!!!! You'll love it!!

@@FromScratchFarmstead you have the best video on the subject. So well presented. My Aga is going into an antique home I’m restoring on an island on the coast of Maine.

Congrats! Cobalt blue is my favorite.

Thanks for the sharing! The blue ones are lovely. Yes, they are rare here in the US! Thanks for watching!

I'm still amazed we have one!! Thank you. I regularly tell Jim that we can never move :)

Thanks so much for sharing! And for watching!

Yes! We feel exactly the same way! I totally get how they are not for everyone but it fits perfectly with our world. And so true about it heating your home and drying clothes - we have a rack of laundry drying in front of ours right now 😊. Thanks for watching!

I'm still regularly in awe that we actually have one! They do have a smaller size one ;). Thanks for watching!!

Awesome, thanks for sharing 🙂 Always good to hear from fellow AGA owners!

Wow, that’s awesome to hear! Glad you love it and thanks so much for watching!

That’s interesting. How much heat would you say it adds? Also, are you in the desert, or costal, or…? Looking for info to compare to my local climate (eastern Wa State).

The find of a lifetime! We still regularly say "can you believe it actually worked out to get this aga!" Oooh, I bet a soft pink one would be gorgeous!

Ha!! We’ve definitely done it a few times since we recorded this video but still love the AGA! Thanks for watching!!

That sounds awesome. Thanks for the suggestion! We’ll need to look into it.

Hoping you get your dream!! 😍

So glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the comment! That’s a good point to mention. And a huge dinner party at an English country house sounds like a wonderful experience... and I’m sure very good food 😊

It’s wild how expensive they are new!! I still can’t believe that we actually have one but we are so grateful! ❤️ Thanks for watching!

Also, AGA toast. You place the bread between this doo dad and place it on the simmering plate. I’ve never tasted it but it’s allegedly the best toast in the world.

Oh! AGA makes cookware. The ovenware in particular is designed to work with the rail system.

Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments! And yes, we’ve definitely browned some things before by placing too high in the ovens 😊. They take a bit of time to feel things out but they really are a lovely addition to the home. That’s neat to hear about the additional functions of a Rayburn! We’ll need to try that toast too!

It’s such a great homesteaders oven!

Hope you have a spare $20k.

YES!! That’s so great! The real question is what color? 🙂. Hope you love it and thanks for watching ❤️

How do you like your AGA now that you have it? I am trying to decide if I can get an electric one.

Very exciting!! Yes, give it a try. The summer’s can be rough but we’ve never found it to be unbearable and it’s worth it for how awesome it is the rest of the year. If you have the opportunity to pick the brain of the current home owner, that could be very helpful too! All the best!

They would be lovely in a mountain cottage 🙂. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the feedback and kind words! Take care!

They are definitely more ideal in the winter but we find them bearable in the summer. Not for everyone in every climate though! Thanks for watching! :)

That’s a pretty good price!

It's not ideal to have it right next to the fridge but we didn't have another good option. It's been ok but our fridge runs more because of it.

They are much more common in the UK but you can find them in the US. Yes, the lids are for safety and to trap heat in. That boiling plate is HOT!

BTW have you guys had AGA baked potatoes yet? Nothing better than the incredible crusty skins! (and of course roast dinners)

My mum often forgot about baked potatoes and would find black charred remains the next day LOL

Wow, $25/week is a lot. Ours isn’t nearly that high and totally worth the little extra cost for how well it fits our life. Thanks for the comments and fun to hear about your AGA experience growing up!

And yes, baked potatoes, or really potatoes any way you make them, turn out perfectly! We haven’t left potatoes in but we’ve left beets in... never a fun experience 🤣

@@FromScratchFarmstead yeah for just two of us it’s not worth it (sadly as they really are the cosiest!) and I love cooking Asian dishes too and wok cooking really isn’t very easy on an aga lol.

Bummer! Yes, they have many upsides but moving them is no simple task 🤣

Thank you for watching!!

Thanks for being here!! Everything does get a little greasy and you need to wipe it down a bit more or occasionally things can get a little smoky in here but it hasn't been too bad. Hope that helps! Good luck with your build - how exciting!

Thanks! Good luck as you move toward searching for land. It's an exciting time!

4 strong guys and a moving company with all the equipment! It was a job for sure but it all worked out!!

Thanks for the suggestion! We did make an AGA frequently asked questions video where we talk about this. It works great for canning but I think we’ll have to make this video to show how. Thanks for watching!

@@FromScratchFarmstead I had the same curiosity. I'll have to look for that video then too.

Thanks for the comment! Yes, we do pressure can with it and it has worked great! We get it up to pressure on the boiling plate and then switch to the simmer plate and with a little shimmying to find the right temperature it holds a steady pressure.

@@FromScratchFarmstead may I suggest doing a video on how you do it? I think you might be the only one on ytube to do it with that kind of stove.

I am interested in learning canning and seeing someone do it using an Aga cooker also.

Oh no, so sorry to hear!! But also completely understand with where prices are at right now. We’ve definitely felt it these past few months and try to dial back the heat on the oven whenever possible. Hope prices can go back down and you can get your AGA back up and running! Thanks for watching!

I heard they also run on coal and heating oil. Check out the Mapperton live channel on KZfaq they talk about their Aga.

you can convert your traditional AGA cookers to an electric one very easily by attaching an Econtrol cooker to it

@@Alkhemistthemuse oh thanks , I’ll have a look into that as we are getting solar panels in the garden 😀

Thanks for sharing! It is on our short list to do a day in the life of our AGA video now that it’s gotten colder out and we are using it for all of the thing! Thanks for watching!

​@@FromScratchFarmstead Great! Looking forward to it! There's endless learning about using an Aga.. popcorn on the simmering plate (bake o glide!), chestnuts on the hot plate.. I'm always hungry for new ideas ❤

I believe AGA has some literature on that in their manuals so I would definitely check there. I remember checking it and thinking we were well within their recommended requirements since it was going to sit adjacent to a load bearing wall, which I think is ideal. If it was going to be sitting away from a wall or in the middle of spanning floor joists, I would definitely want a more professional opinion before proceeding. Reinforcement could be necessary. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!

Yes, maybe not the most warm weather friendly indeed! I don’t know that we made this the most clear, but you can adjust the burner temp for the oven. It’s just designed to run optimally at one constant temperature so turning it down means it will cook differently. But throughout the summer we do dial it back a bit at night or when not in use to save energy and reduce heat. Just takes some time to then get back up to the proper temp! Ha, guess the missing toe kicks are that obvious! It was a bit of a mad dash to get the house livable before our 3rd child was born and some finish details didn’t make the cut. I do plan to put them on. Given the amount of legos and balls... and yes sometimes carrot slices, I fish out from under them right now I might recommend them 🤣

@@FromScratchFarmstead Thanks for the info!

You're welcome!

Great question! I wondered the same thing as we do a lot of pressure canning. If you heat up your pressure canner on the boiling plate until it gets to pressure, then move it over to the simmer plate to hold the pressure, it works great! We actually found pressure canning to go really smoothly on the AGA.

@@FromScratchFarmstead thank you so much!

You do need to build what's called a plinth underneath it so that it sits at normal counter height. It also helps distribute weight a bit. You'd want to check AGA's recommendations, but my understanding is that if it's next to a load bearing wall then you are fine. If it's in the middle of an open joist span, then you'd probably need to look into reinforcement. Thanks for watching!

Oh no problem! So the actuall cost I’m guessing will vary based on your location and gas/propane costs. We actually have gas run to our house since there’s a municipal building nearby so I’m can’t speak to the price of propane. The other factor is that our gas bills have at least doubled in the last year. Before inflation hit we were probably only paying about $40-50/mo. to run it. And in the winter, since it reduced the amount our furnace needed to run, gas hills only went up maybe $10/mo. Right now our gas bills have been up over $100/mo. Maybe even closer to $150. So $160/mo. might not be that far off. Just keep in mind for us it means we almost never need to run our furnace in the spring or fall and and it really helps in the winter, so you reduce gas and electric usage from the furnace 3/4 of the year. Hope that helps!

You bet! We struggled to find info too. The most helpful information we gained was talking to AGA owners and technicians while we shopped around for a new one. We're in northern Illinois, so summers aren't too bad. You can adjust the heat setting on the burner, so one trick we learned in the summer is to dial back the heat after being done cooking for the day then turn it back up first thing when we got up. It definitely helped not put off quite as much heat. Another thing to consider is your floor plan. If you're space is more open, then not as much heat will get trapped in one space. If your kitchen is closed off, it will keep in more heat. The stove just has so many things that we love about it, that it's no problem putting up with some extra heat on the hot hot days of summer :) Hope that helps!

Like you say in the video, in the UK we often turn them off in Summer and have a smaller oven/hob just for those 2 months when it's too hot for the Aga. There's a similar product called a Rayburn which can also run your heat & hot water system. Some people run them off fuel oil instead of gas.

We are in the Midwest so unfortunately not too close. There is a service request form on the AGA USA website. Maybe you could find someone through there? www.agarangeusa.com/customer-care

It wasn't ideal placement. But there was really no other option given our spacing and that we bought a used cabinet set and had to work with what we had. There is a 3" cabinet spacer between them that I actually think helps dissipate a lot of heat. And since both are very well insulated, we don't find it to be much of an issue. Thanks for watching!

That's exciting! I do some searching and see if you can find an age technician in your area to help you!

I'd reach out to a local dealer and see if they have a technician on to install. Thanks for watching!

Mostly with a wet rag and wipe it down. They do have a special cleaner that they make that's designed to use while the oven is hot. Thanks for watching!

It's definitely not ideal to have an AGA next to a fridge. However, in our case we haven't seen a huge impact on the temps in our fridge. We have a small 3 inch cabinet spacer piece between the stove and fridge that I think helps block and dissipate the heat quite a bit. Even something small like that I think can really help a lot. Plus, it's actually really helpful to have a small sliver of countertop next to the stove to set things on while cooking - salt or spice shaker, other ingredients, etc. - since the top of the oven runs warm and sometimes you don't want to set things directly on it.

That's why we went the used route and got it for a fraction of that. Thanks for watching!

Honestly as best we can tell it’s only been about a $10/mo. increase on our gas bills. It’s really minimal. Hope you can get it up and running soon!

I think it could if you had the right pan to cook it in. I haven't tried anything that big.

I have cooked a 22lb turkey on my AGA

Yes! We bring it to pressure on the boiling plate and then move it to the simmer plate to hold pressure. It works perfectly!

I do have stove envy! But in Texas we have extreme heat for 7 months a year, it would be way too hot!

You should be able too with the right pan (We haven't actually tried yet!) Thanks for watching!

The ovens are roughly 13”W x 10”H x 20” Deep. We’ve cooked a 7-8 lb chicken no problem but have not yet done a turkey. A small turkey would definitely fit, it's mainly an issue of finding the right roaster that works in those dimensions. We have not looked into them much, but AGA makes their own cookware line and I'm sure they make a roaster that will give you maximum capacity in the oven compartments.

Yep, not diggin the inflated gas prices right now. But it’s still totally worth it for how much we use it. Just trying to be more intentional about dialing the heat down when it’s not in use which really helps. Thanks for watching!

If it’s just a few things, we hang on bars or we almost constantly have a drying rack next to it drying things!

Thanks for the clarification!

The ovens are roughly 13”W x 10”H x 20” Deep. We’ve cooked a 7-8 lb chicken no problem but have not yet done a turkey. We have the second largest le creuset Dutch oven you can get and it fits well in the oven but would probably only fit a small turkey. My guess is you can find a roaster that works with those dimensions and would fit a turkey - it just might take some searching.

Yes - if you use a roasting pan, a turkey fits & cooks beautifully without drying out. Then you can put it to rest & relax on the warming plate on the left hand side on top.

Totally agree!

I believe you can only get wood burning version in U.K.

The wood-burning equivalent is called the Rayburn. I don't know if they're available in North America.

We are in northern Illinois!

Yes! The top of the hottest oven acts as a broiler.

So cool!!

They certainly aren’t cheap - used is definitely the way to go in our opinion! Thanks for watching!

Yep, not 100% ideal but it works. We have a 3” wide cabinet spacer between them that helps a lot and since they’re both insulated really well it doesn’t seem too bad. Thanks for watching!

So thankful to have found ours used for wayyy less than that! Thanks for watching!

Wow! Great find!

Yeah. I was so happy to find it.

Yep, they’re definitely not for everyone. Thanks for watching!

Good points! We're definitely not saying they're for everyone. They fit our lifestyle well preparing most of our meals from scratch where the oven is in use literally over 50% of the time any given day. To bring an oven up to heat on and off all day or run appliances that long also wouldn't be that efficient. Plus, it's worth considering the energy and environmental costs to produce all of those individual appliances and the fact that they typically only last a few years and then need replacing. AGA's are built to last beyond a lifetime with only minimal parts needing replaced. Again, not disagreeing with what you're saying, but there's a lot of layers to consider in all of it and it's really about finding what fits your lifestyle and values. Thanks for watching!

We estimate that it raises the temp of your kitchen (and maybe surrounding areas depending on size and how open it is) by 3-5 degrees on average. The 90+ degree days are when we really notice it being pretty hot. But we don’t have a ton of those in IL. I’m not sure what your temps/seasons are like in AZ but you’ll likely either need to run your AC more than normal or just be ok with the warmer temps in the house. We often dial down the burner on the oven at night but then it does take an hour or two to get back up to full temps in the morning. It’s still usable when dialed down, just not running optimally. Hope that helps! They are lovely cookers!

@@FromScratchFarmstead Yes, very helpful. Thank so much. Congrats on your treasure find, beautiful

@The442nd - Depending where you are in Arizona. I'm in Canada and the Stove is off during the Summer and onto BBQ Season!

Yes! Definitely not the best fit for all places!

We're in Dallas and it's awesome with an AGA! On the other hand, moving an AGA is never a good idea...

We are so grateful for it!