Hotpoint vs Leisure Cookers

Hotpoint and Leisure overlap in the mid-range and diverge at the top. Hotpoint's HDM67V9HCXUK at £499 is a 600mm double electric cooker with catalytic liners and a main fan oven, and the HDM67V92HCBUK at £513 is a freestanding electric cooker with a ceramic hob and two cavities. Leisure's CLA60CEK at £529 is a Classic electric cooker with a double oven, an integrated electric grill and 35-litre and 56-litre cavities, and the CLA60CEC, also £529, has two ovens and catalytic liners. At the top, the 100cm CK100D210K Cookmaster range cooker costs £1,299, and the Cuisinemaster CS100D510X costs £1,799.

Hotpoint's most distinctive model is the induction HDT67I9HM2CUK at £749, which has a four-zone induction hob, a Combi Duo bridge zone that joins two zones for a long pan, a Solar Plus grill and 47-litre and 77-litre ovens. Its double ovens use catalytic or grease-absorbing liners, and the Cannon CD67V9H2CAUK at £659 adds a large-capacity main oven. Leisure's Classic models use ceramic hobs and double oven designs, with the CLA60CEK's integrated grill. The Cookmaster and Cuisinemaster range cookers are the step up from Hotpoint's double ovens.

Hotpoint suits buyers who want a mainstream double oven or induction cooking at a lower price. Leisure suits people who want a Classic double oven with an integrated grill, or a 100cm range cooker for a larger family kitchen. Both brands sell 600mm freestanding models, so measure the width first, because the Leisure 100cm ranges need considerably more space. The Cannon model suits households that cook large meals and want the bigger main oven.

Bottom line: choose Hotpoint if you want a 600mm double oven at £499 with the HDM67V9HCXUK, or induction at £749 with the HDT67I9HM2CUK; choose Leisure if you want a Classic double oven with an integrated grill at £529 with the CLA60CEK, or a 100cm range cooker from £1,299 with the CK100D210K.