For a long time Agas have been the ultimate status symbol in any country kitchen. The oil powered cast iron cooker, which needs to be kept running 24 hours a day has kept many a family warm during winter, but can be a problem during the warm summer months.
You may have read today that Aga has launched an ‘instant Aga’ which costs a tidy sum of £10,000. This new innovation looks exactly the same as the original but uses electricity to power it and a state of the art touch-screen for control.
Named ‘The Aga Total Control’, it is believed to be the biggest innovation since in design since the Aga was first developed in 1935.
Unlike a traditional Aga, which takes up six hours to heat up to a temperature at which you can cook a meal, the Total Control is ready in just 22 minutes – a significant difference! And unlike traditional ovens, it still uses the same system of radiant heat as its predecessor.
We can’t help but feel that an electronic Aga won’t provide the same warm, fuzzy feeling that we’ve come to love over the years… Maybe we’re just old fashioned!
