“No conventional oven will ever compare to AGA.” 

“The AGA definitely feels like the centre of everything. With the AGA, I’ve felt everything I’ve done has given me a reward. The AGA has turned me from a very average home cook, into a good home cook. That’s what I’ve felt is so great about the continued AGA community, just finding new ways to do things that you already do in the AGA. I’ve really enjoyed the idea of the AGA as the heart of the home. I do feel like the warmth that it gives is a really nice thing as well, it’s really homely and it feels good."

"Owning an AGA encourages you to cook from the heart and not from just the latest cooking magazine that says, “this is how you do it”. It’s very easy to transfer those normal recipes with times and temperatures, into an AGA brain. Once you learn how to use it, the things that you can do in the AGA are just amazing.”

“We wanted something that was going to be ours for a long time, so the AGA really complimented that vision. We wanted something that was going to be a centrepiece of the kitchen and not get swallowed up because it is a big kitchen. We looked at other brands, but we just kept coming back to the AGA. It was always just the AGA for us, it was the only option. The life expectancy of the AGA compared to the overall cost of anything else also convinced us. It will outlive us and will still be here in this house for years. We kind of fell into it by accident but then our heart was set on it. We had our heart set on the AGA and it really wasn’t an option to go for anything else…We have never regretted it.”    

“If I close my eyes, I can still picture my childhood. I can see my mother sitting on the floor with her back against the AGA….and now I do the same thing. The AGA became a lifetime thing; I joined a community and became part of the AGA family. I’ve met so many amazing, extraordinary people thanks to AGA, some extraordinary cooks, and some wonderful personalities doing the AGA cooking demonstrations and cooking days. Everything’s delicious out of the AGA, and everything you need, you can do with the AGA. And from a very early age (my daughters) have been cooking and learning and experiencing everything with the AGA. Their confidence in how to cook is very strong.”

“The versatility of the AGA is my favourite aspect of it. It’s things that you don’t think an oven would provide or do. Because ovens don’t these days, they’re usually just made for cooking but that is where the AGA differs; it has many benefits. It is quite hard to ruin a meal in the AGA however as it is a very forgiving oven. (The AGA) is the soul of our house. In hindsight, it was actually a great choice to purchase an AGA because I am now home all the time and I love it. The kids and I will even just stand in front of the AGA all together in winter and stay warm, and it’s just cute little memories like that that make it so special and make the AGA more than just an oven. It’s the heart of the home.”

“ A lot of the AGA dishes go straight from the oven to plate and fit with the Bosnian tradition of sharing dishes as traditionally families used to eat out of the same tevsija (baking tray). And you can definitely still do that…especially with the AGA. It becomes a focal point of the house. When you come home and it's been a long stressful day, he’s just nice to lean against. It’s just a versatile machine, it’s not only made for cooking like regular ovens. I felt that the AGA allowed us to cook in a more healthy and nutritious way. Because you don’t have to saturate your vegetables in butter to make them delicious. Anything you can use to bake o glide with doesn’t need butter or oil. My life wouldn’t be as pleasant or efficient without the AGA.”

“We always had a picture of the dream AGA sitting next to the Rayburn, then eventually the dream came true. I love the look of it and I love how it cooks. The Simmering Oven creates so much flavour from that slow cooking time and everything just melts together. The AGA gives you more leniency and it just adapts and fits in to our lifestyle. The AGA and I have the best of times together! I don’t think I could not have an AGA even if I lived in the Northern Territory, it’s where all our memories are made!”

“The AGA is indeed the heart of the home; it’s such an icon and beautifully designed cooker. The AGA 60 had everything I needed. It had the Boiling and Simmering hotplates, and it had the Roasting, Baking, and Simmering ovens; it was exactly what I’ve always wanted but just a smaller version. The AGA 60 just fitted in perfectly and now it’s a home. The AGA changes the way you cook, you don’t cook in a hurry. You cook because you want to and because you love doing it. Putting your ingredients into the AGA, watching them cook, and then eating them is a wonderful feeling. My AGA 60 satisfies me completely – I wouldn’t change it for anything. It’s something I wanted, something I’ve got, and something I’m very pleased with. I’ll be buried in my AGA I think. It’s never leaving me.”

“Nothing ever burns or dries out when you cook in the Rayburn; I love that it’s a very a forgiving oven. Anything that you cook in it is going to taste delicious. It would be very sad if I did have to lose my Rayburn. It’s a part of our family. We always joke that if the house is on fire, my husband will grab the kids and I’ll get the Rayburn.”

“Being able to pull beautiful food out of the AGA and feed the family and sit down all together, as a mum, it’s what it’s all about. I’ve got a few easy dishes to feed the masses, and my AGA knows how to cope with it all. One of the first things I do when I come down to this house on the weekend is switch the AGA cooker on and fire it up. I’d only known amazing cooks that had AGA’s, and speaking to friends more my age, hearing them talk about how easy they are to cook with, I knew I had to have one. It’s a great dish to do if you’ve got people coming over because it just sits in the AGA and cooks away, not begging for any attention. When the AGA isn’t on, the house doesn’t feel welcoming; it really is the heart of the home. It’s like having a sleeping dog at your feet, there’s something quite comforting about the AGA.”

“We have always wanted an AGA, so it didn’t take much to reel us in. There is a misconception about AGA’s…if you want something to cook slow, it cooks slow. But if you want something to cook quick, it cooks quick. We understood the AGA so quickly; I think you must really want an AGA to truly understand how it works. If you cook a lot, and enjoy cooking, I think the AGA’s are worth the investment. It’s so fun experimenting. The AGA is multipurpose and does so many things like a friend would; it becomes a massive part of your home. We have always been passionate cooks, but the AGA has increased our passion for cooking. It’s satisfying taking something out of the AGA that is perfectly cooked.”

"The reason we wanted a wood fire cooker was we liked the idea of having some level of energy independence. The fact that the heating system isn’t relying on an electric grid is great as the power goes out here in Stanley quite often, so it’s lovely not relying on electricity. The biggest energy consumption our house goes through is heating the hot water and heating the house and if we can do that using an energy resource we’ve got right here, and the Rayburn allows us to do that, then why not... Rayburn has totally revolutionised our life. We do stir-fries and stew all the apples; I’m surprised at how quickly the stove top heats up. We have the Rayburn always running, it gets to minus 8 degrees here, so coming home to a beautiful warmth throughout the whole house and a delicious smell coming from the oven and filling the air; there’s nothing better!”