AGA Stories - in Essex (10)

1953 – New home for an old Aga

I still have difficulty understanding what a joy it is to cook on an Aga. It provided my early Jamie Oliver moments and also kept me warm when I came in from playing in the snow. This one has to find a new home as I am renovating and regrettably...

my husband or the Aga – kay

from a little girl I had always wanted an aga. When we moved house and extended the kitchen my dream was about to come true, as long as my husband dave could be conviced that we could both use it.We met many aga owners and I remember a lady saying...

Always wanted an AGA – Lesley

I have wanted an AGA for many many years, and over the years I have had various new cookers including a large range cook centre which I loved. I always thought that it would be more or less impossible to actually own an AGA. Until we were moving h...

A Ruby Hug – Jane

We were a year deciding on whether to buy an Aga. When we found out about the new AIMs model we decided this would resolve the wasted energy and summer heat issues. We haven't looked back. It's amazing and I can't stop cooking. A friend has nam...

recon bargain – julie

got it on ebay, bids were silly, called owner after auction ended, unsold. We agreed a good price and fitted a new kitchen around it. Cooking results so much better than with the standard appliances used today. Roasts, Bread, Ragouts great. Our v...

MY aga – barbgirl

Love my aga to bits it dries cloths warms the dogs after walks if they can move the cats helps my back ache and cooks to perfection every time love my aga

A tale of two Aga's – SueT

We inherited our first (solid fuel) Aga when we bought our house in 1976, the house is old and I guess the Aga was old too as the same model was in the London Science museum. But it served us well for 20 years, never let us down. Despite the riddl...

my Aga saga – Phyllis

began in 1943 when my younger sister arrived and the decision was made to make life easier for my Mother and discard the coal stove. The solid fuel model involved much riddling at night and refilling but was a definite success, especially at break...

Always ready – Ellie

When I was a little girl my best friend had a solid-fuel aga and I could not see the point of it at all, as she got into trouble if she forgot to fill it up and it went out and it didn't look at all like my mum's gas cooker and I was told not to t...

I love my Aga – Bill W

Couldn't live without it!

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