> all you have to do is cook

LOL! If only you knew more about my life :)

Actually they facilitate 'bung it on & forget about it while you do something important' styles of cookery that fits well with a very busy life style. And if you forget the baked potatoes for a few days <ahem>, they toast to a brittle carbon crisp with no trace of smell in the kitchen since the oven vents up the flu pipe!

In truth, I rely on a Rayburn with the addition of a separate gas hob, an electric fan-assisted oven, and a microwave for occasional use (particularly emergency defrosting when I fergit to get something out of the freezer before going off to work...)

But the Rayburn is the warm heart of the house, also supplying our hot water, heating three radiators, supplying warm air to an airing cupboard, and drying all the familiy's clothes when required.