As the years have progressed, AGA Rangemaster have adapted their original cooker to accommodate the modern lifestyle and changing needs. A range of retro-fit third-party conversions can also update traditional older models to controllable electric.

We're independent from AGA Rangemaster, and offer our own fully refurbished aga cookers, with traditional or efficient electric conversion systems inside. We use original british-made cast iron parts of older aga cookers, and refurbish them to incredible standards - many people can't distinguish our models from brand new ones!

What makes a new electric Aga cooker different from  Saltire Cookers' Refurbished Aga Cookers?

• New Aga cookers are delivered in one piece. They are manoeuvred into place using dolly trucks etc, then plugged in. Saltire Cookers Refurbished Aga Cookers are all built up on site in the traditional way. We've fitted our aga cookers in townhouse basements, castles, underground war bunkers, remote off-grid manor houses and tenement flats.

• They have integrated plinths at a set height. Our refurbished cookers are flexible in height to match different worktops and designs. Our adjustable plinths come in the standard 50mm, 60mm or 80mm heights.

• New aga cookers need around 10mm clearance around them, for moving into position. Saltire Cookers' Refurbished Models need just 3mm for slight deviation is castings. Less space for crumbs or utensils to disappear into!

• Technicians for new aga cookers carry a laptop for technical diagnostics of computer boards inside the cookers. We only need a well-stocked toolbox. Think of the difference between a new technical Mercedes, and the old faithful land rover defenders.

• New aga models can have a mix of ovens - some metal, some cast iron and some conventional fan ovens. If you want a traditional Aga cooker, seek out cast iron radiant heat ovens (like the ones that can be found in our traditional British-made, refurbished models).

• Death by choice. There are lots of options for new aga cookers - eR3, eR7, eR7i, ERA, R3, R7, phew. Saltire Cookers models come in 13amp, controllable electric, oil or gas. Simple.

The 13amp Electric Aga Cooker

This model is no longer produced and is only available as a refurbished model. It uses a single large electric element in place of the traditional oil or gas burner, requiring a single household socket switch. This system is perfect for the traditional aga cooker 'feel', and emits loads of ambient heat into the room, is always on and ready to use, but can be quite expensive to run.

They will consume around 225kW of energy per week, which (in Jan 2025) will cost around £60 per week.

The basic 13amp system has one thermostat and one control dial. More complex systems have computerised boards inside for remote controls but these fail frequently and are very expensive to replace.

The 30amp Electric Aga Cooker

This is the hottest of all the aga cookers. No longer produced, it works by pulling an electric charge overnight (using a lower-cost economy 7 tariff), and stores this heat using fire bricks inside. It then releases this stored heat over the course of the day. We do not stock or refurbish 30amp models due to issues with their control boards, fans and other consumable parts.

Flexible Electric Models

These modern versions of the famous cooker are more flexible by incorporating separate elements into the build. You can choose to have all ovens and hotplates on, or switch them off and use them as and when needed.

Individual electric elements are placed around the cast iron parts (ovens and hotplates) to provide flexibility. These can be operated by the control panel.

eR7 (based on the older Total Control)

These models come with a touchscreen panel (very modern!) to allow independent control of the elements. You can control each oven with pre-set temperature settings.

eR3

The least similar to a traditional Aga Cooker. One chrome lid, square induction hob, metal ovens, conventional grill, main ovens on the left, aga badge on the right - a purist's nightmare! BUT, a very modern aga cooker.

eR7

Similar to the older Total Control, with the iconic AGA look (although an induction version with one chrome lid is available). Designed to be flexible. Limited to pre-set temperature settings (R1, R2, B1, B2 etc). Cast iron ovens.

R3

Designed to be always on with lots of ambient heat into the room, it's most similar to the original 13amp aga cookers, but with on/off hotplate controls. Running costs can be higher due to the always on design and the lack of complete flexible temperature control.

R7

Similar to the older Dual Control. Our favourite out of all the brand new aga models. The traditional aga look, simple controls, cast iron ovens. The hobs can be controlled separately from the ovens but the ovens are controlled together (aka, either off or on). Customers have chosen the Dual Control in the past for the slumber mode which allows the Aga Range to be brought up to temperature faster than normal.

ElectricKit

This is the most-loved conversion system for traditional aga cookers. Made by an independent company (not AGA), it essentially turns the insides of the AGA into an EverHot, but with cast iron ovens! Slumber modes, full temperature control, touchscreen controls, induction upgrades are all modern features, but you have the traditional aga look, original cast iron 'British made' ovens, and you can run it 24/7 if preferred.