Russell Hobbs 22780 Mini Kitchen Multi-Cooker with Hotplates, 1920 W, Silver
Russell Hobbs 22780 Mini Kitchen
Are you pressed for space but enjoy cooking and baking? The 22780 Mini Kitchen from Russell Hobbs is a compact, space-saving appliance and is designed for roasting, baking, boiling, frying and grilling. Whether you’re thinking of using the Mini Kitchen as a main oven, in a second home, caravan or boat it has a sufficient 30-L internal capacity, which allows the appliance to be neatly stored whilst still giving you enough volume for all of your cooking needs. Its size allows the oven to be placed almost anywhere, so if you find bending down to reach into conventional ovens a struggle, don’t worry as you can easily sit the mini oven neatly on the kitchen work surface.
Easy Cleaning – The Russell Hobbs Mini Kitchen is so easy to clean; you’ll save time on domestic chores and have more time to spend tasting your delicious creations.
Double Hotplate – To complete this versatile kitchen appliance, there is a double hotplate incorporating different sized hobs, which can be turned on independently or together.
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Fan Assisted OvenThe fan assisted oven gives an even distribution of heat, which helps to reduce the time and temperature required to cook food, saving on energy. | Thermostat ControlThe Russell Hobbs Mini Kitchen features an adjustable thermostat control on the oven, ranging from 60-230 degree Celsius giving you a wide choice of temperatures for all of your cooking needs. | AccessoriesFor increased adaptability, the 22780 Russell Hobbs Mini Kitchen comes with an additional baking tray and grilling rack meaning you can conveniently cook several items at once in the oven. |
Practicality
The black metal finish means this product will fit discreetly into your home and the semi-transparent mirrored glass door means you can see how your cooking is coming along without having to open the oven door. Featuring a main oven light for easy visibility, this oven also has a power indicator light so that you can instantly see when the oven is on.
You don’t have to worry about calling in the electrician as the Russell Hobbs Classics Mini Kitchen simply plugs in, just like you would with a kettle or toaster. It’s also safer as you don’t have to worry about gas or open flames.
About Russell Hobbs
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| Weight: | 10.3 kg |
| Dimensions: | 38.5 x 36.5 x 48.5 cm; 10.3 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Russell Hobbs |
| Model: | 22780 |
| Colour: | Silver |
| Colour: | Silver |
I find it easy to clean and it comes with a tray, handle and wire rack. It can do everything a normal oven can do to.
The only down side I can find is it get very hot on the out side of the casing but other than that it’s a good mini oven and hob.
For cooking this item has all the necessary
Requirements and safety features you need
Took a little while to get used to hob heat control.
Well my first one didn’t work when I plugged it in must have bin the fuse or somthing cuz it was bran new but I got a new sent out few in afew days realy fast great service and now my new oven work amazing thanks very much again great wee oven I love i
Cannot use oven and hobs together and cannot control temperature of hobs
This is great value. Unfortunately you can run the oven at the same time as the hobs but other than that it’s very nice!!
A tad annoying to clean the bottom but I’m happy with purchase
The oven is very slow and the hobs rust easily. However it has been a Godsend whilst the builders have been here and the kitchen out of action.
The light stays on even if I disconnect the plug from the socke
Perfect size for couple in small flat
Cheaper than traditional cooker
Daughter very happy with roduc
As we were having a new kitchen it was a very useful emergency replacement for the 2 weeks and worked well the only draw back was that if I was baking a cake (for the workmen) one half of the cooker was hotter than the other half so had to turn the cake round to bake evenly, also cooking time took a little longer than the instructions suggested. Otherwise it has been good and value for the money.
Brilliant and it sits on your worktop kitchen. Without having to bend ect. Very quick. And easy to clean..
Whilst having kitchen refurbished this got us out of a hole. Cook a roast in it.
Happy I bought this as it cooks food to perfection it would have been better if it came with a 2nd tray but I can probably source one from the net 10/10
I was drawn to the reliable name and wasn’t disappointed. Haven’t used the hob part because I already have one but it’s there if required. Not a fan of microwaves, much prefer old school cooking and roasting, as opposed to just heating up. It’s a serious oven, just more compact, and why spend a fortune when you don’t need an Aga. Admittedly, a dinner party would be a bit of a stretch but I much prefer restaurants for socialising. It’s Perfect for my requirements and looking forward to Christmas cooking. Lapin a la moutarde, for a change, or possibly a pheasant.
It works but I have had one of these some 30 years ago and this is more backward as you can’t use the hob and oven simultaneously- how will we cook Christmas lunch?
love the little oven hob, is a bitt slower, but will to the job lol
Exceptional delivery, product is exactly what you stated and delivers to my exact needs . Definitely recommend.
The cooker is just perfect for me….nothing to dislike about it, it even looks good.!!
he only bad thing about it is that you cant use the oven and hob at the same time, its paying for its self while waiting for range to be repaired
Theres definitely a technique to using it as the oven and hobs can’t be on at the same time and there is no heat control with the hobs. I’ve found that the oven gives a more even heat if you use both the top and bottom elements with the fan rather than one element. It warms up very quickly. On the fan/both elements setting it cooks a 12″” pizza in about 18 minutes from frozen at 150 degrees. Oven chips in about 40 minutes from frozen at 150 degrees.
With the lack of heat control on the hobs its a bit like cooking on a fire or barbecue where you need to take the pans off the heat to control the bubbling. I tend to cook on the small hob only and when the heat gets a bit much I put the pan half on and half off the neighbouring hob which lessens the heat. All in all it works well once you get used to it and along with a microwave I’ve used it to cook everything from curries to roast dinners since I bought it 10 months ago.
he product is easy to use . Cooks food well but takes time. Very useful.
i bought this on the 16 jan. one of the hotplates stopped working on the 8th. of october. can i have it repaired, replaced or get my money back. This is the second time i wrote this review. Hoping to hear from you soon. Tony McKeown.
If you want to control the temperature of the hobs, this is not the product for you.
easy to use, compact and not at last beautiful multi-cooker .
The mini oven is efficient and quick. Easy to clean. The only problem is the hobs have no temperature controls. So have to watch over ehat l cook on hobs.
Accurate temperature control, decent build quality. I only use the oven because the rings do not work well if the oven is on and both rings work to the same temperature even though different sizes. One thing to note is the exterior of the oven gets pretty hot! Another thing to note is that this particular oven is smaller than my previous Von chef oven and my rectangular dish will not fit inside. This is a problem for me but may not be for you. You just need to check that your ‘special’ dishes will fit before you buy (I assumed they would and was mistaken). Dropped one star because design problem with rings.
This was for my son for quick meals after work. He liked it.
Cooker looked good, plenty of room inside. Took a while to figure out the instructions for use, but figured it out and working well. Pleased with cooking results.
Can’t use hob same time as oven
Cooks beautifully. Need to try cooking a cake though. Brilliant for one person. Although did cook a successful meal for 2
The oven doesn’t light when on but works fine and easy to use
Would buy this again, well wrapped, easy to use, instruction easy to understand
likes ; easy to use. dislike’s ; you cannot have both the oven and hotplates on at the same time, they have to be used independently
Takes a bit of getting used to after a full size cooker, but it does cook everything properly. Easy to clean, looks good and feels like it will be quite durable and long lasting
When I put the mini oven on the worktop, it slips and slides all over the place. It certainly needs some rubber pads under the little feet to stop it sliding.
I’m trying to find something, but it’s difficult because the feet are hollow, and I can’t glue a rubber pad on.
Really good cooker just a shame I cant adjust the temperature for the hob like my old 1
Ive purchased several mini ovens over the decades & this model is really good, its well built & the oven works well, im not keen on using the hobs because they are too high up, i would recommend purchasing a Russel Hobbs 15199 two plate mini hob to use with this oven..
We are doing barn conversion and needed cooker as kitchen was not built. The cooker got us out of trouble performing like standard one I deal for cooking meals for two and recommend if you are short of space we cooked Christmas Day meal with little effo
Oven is easy to use and has an attractive appearance. Exactly as required.
Bought for my mum as she is in her 80s and unable to get down to the oven, she has had one before but couldn’t get on with it. She loves this one as it is fan assisted
Bought for my mum as she is in her 80s and unable to get down to the oven, she has had one before but couldn’t get on with it. She loves this one as it is fan assisted
Love it the only problem is you can not use hobs at the same time as oven, you have to turn oven off about 10 minutes before then you can use hob if need
I am renovating my house and was using a single ring induction worktop cooker. While I can and do knock up so pretty decent meals on it, the Russel Hobs has been a god send as it has two rings and an oven.
Mastered how to use it in just a few minutes and I have never looked back. I can make anything now. Sure it isn’t a full size oven, but is entirely adequate for my needs.
Being only able to use the oven or the rings is a shame but I appreciate that there is only so much load you can place on a 13amp plug. But I find I can leave stuff warm in the oven if I need the rings too.
The short power lead is my only real dislike, it needs another six to twelve inches.
Bought this for my elderly mother who struggled with a full sized oven door.
Its a really smart looking unit- not too heavy and really easy to use controls.
Am very impressed with this little oven…for the price you really can’t go wrong.
Knowing a new kitchen is on the cards, but not for a year. . I needed a temporary fix, to make do for a while. I am not using the hob at all.
We are 2 person house. This was a reasonable priced fix for a while.
Took a bit of getting used to.
But actually, I am even now doing lovely roasts in it. Heats up quickly. Cooks well. Adjusting the cooking heights is easy. The grill is very effective.
I wouldn’t want to be cooking larger quantities.
Would be fabulous for caravan, or mobile or work place etc. I’m quite enjoying it. And it will more than suitably get me through a year with out a real oven. Outside does feel warm, but no hot. It is an oven after all. Good job. Lightweight. Portable.
Great for an individual, but unable to use both oven and hob at the same time. So more difficult cooking for larger numbers. Cooks very well though & much better than my previous belling.
All good.
But cannot use the oven and hob at the same time.
I use this oven in my holiday home and I find it quite satisfactory. Well worth the cost.
I bought this when my main oven packed in at start of the covid 19 pandemic. It was a lifesaver! I have used it constantly ever since. It heats up faster than my old oven so I was happy with this. The rings on it are good and fast, I would say the only drawback is you cant use the rings and oven at the same time. This was not a concern to me as my hob was working fine, but if you need it as a total stand alone cooker, it would be worth considering if it would meet your needs. Great wee oven though!
Absolutely love this oven & hob. Cooks food perfectly. We are a family of 3 (mum dad & 14 yr old daughter) and we can cook a full roast chicken dinner with all the trimmings perfectly. Just takes a bit of planning but very little effort. Excellent value for money. I won’t buy a “normal” oven again. Just brilliant. Really pleased
Features including setting the temperature, two hobs and timer make this a very good product. The best looking mini oven i have seen. Cooked a chicken and came out crispy and hot. Well worth the money highly recommend this product.
This cooker has been around for at least 50 years and is a staple of student digs and bedsitters. Once you get used to its quirks it can produce some terrific meals in a very small space and its price is fantastic. In 1996 this cost 70 so it has held its price well.
I bought this as I’ve become disabled and my house was supposed to be modified in April 2020 but CV struck and I’ve been in limbo since so this cooker gives me a fair degree of culinary independence as I can now cook in what is now my sitting room.
Well done Russell Hobbs. Decently engineered, decent design.
This oven cooks a lot quicker than our old gas cooker, only thing is can’t use the rings on the top when cooking in the oven, but we knew that when we brought it. Really pleased with it.
very good product , I wish can go like 280 but ofc its a small ove
works very well nice modern shape clear dials ( ideal for an ancient like me only dislike you cannot use the oven while hotplates in use and visa versa .
Fab product: we needed it for our temporary kitchen whilst renovating and it more than did the job.
Delivered and cooked in it same day. It cooks better than our expensive oven that just broke down. It’s not massive, but can fit a large chicken and roasting veg, etc… So happy! Love that you can watch things cooks. Having the top and bottom elements on at the same time helps to cook everything through thoroughly and more quickly.
Great cooker but … you can’t have the oven on and a hob . It’s one or the othe
Russell Hobbs Mini Kitchen Multi -Cooker with Hotplates 22780, 1600 W – Silver
seller= Russell Hobbs
Ordered on 26 December 2018
Still working well in 2020 ,definitely worth the price.
Only thing is the temperature markings on the dial that jujmp high from like 160c to 180c.
would have preferred an extra making in-between , if you know what i mean.
But that is a small niggle ,overall a great mini ove
This oven is simple to use, easy to clean and affordable, cooks a 2kg chicken in 70/80 minutes, possible a lot cheaper than using a conventional gas oven.
The cooker is compact and can cook/grill at same time. However it is not possible to have hot plates and oven on at same time. This means precise organisation to have meat and veg available hot at the same time.
Excellent cooker…grill ect… Fits in With the other appliances…
Good colours improvement on the older models
Saved us as we didn’t have a kitchen for 3 months. Cooks great better than my old oven. Only thing is you can’t have the rings on the same time as the oven.
It takes some getting used t the ‘knack’ of cooking with this and you can’t simply use it how you would a standard domestic cooker, so it’s a matter of relearning how to cook? The hob rings can be used individually or both at the same time, but don’t have a temperature control and are simply ON or OFF. They also can’t be used at the same time as the oven or grill (this is the most frustrating feature of this mini oven as if you’ve roasted something and want to cook some veggies you have to turn the oven off?!)
The oven has a temperature control from 50-220*c but this is a lie the oven is ON or OFF and the temperature control doesn’t do anything (so it’s sits at max all the time!). The 220*c definitely isn’t that hot and is probably somewhere around 180*c. The best way to
Control the cooking temperature is to move the shelves up and down inside the oven, moving the food to the top for hotter temps etc? Food also takes longer to cook that is on the cooking instructions. HOWEVER, despite all this, we have managed a full Sunday roast in it with a whole chicken and trimmings and I’ve managed to bake cakes and bread and butter pudding. You can manage to cook big family meals in it but just have to get your head around how to get the best it this little oven first?
The grill is great and have no problems with that.
It has 4 shelf heights inside and comes with 1 grill pan/oven tray that slides in and 1 wire rack shelf. Be aware that because it’s not very wide a lot of standard oven trays won’t fit inside. It is however deceptively deep and fits in big 30cm diameter over dishes.
The inside of the oven is really easy to wipe down and the outside has a nice matte black finish. However the job rings drive me mad as they are textured on the top meaning food gets stuck in all the holes?! They also rust after cleaning, even if you thoroughly dry them immediately after? I’ve even tried proper job ring cleaner to see if it prevented this rust but it it hasn’t?
It’s has a dial to control temperature (but as previously mentioned ours stay at max), a dial to choose if you want to use the grill, oven, 1 x hob ring or both hob rings. The third dial turns to the left for ‘ON’ and the right to set a timer. Be aware that this timer turns the oven off completely when it sounds and isn’t just an auditory buzzer to tell you the times up.
It takes some getting used t the ‘knack’ of cooking with this and you can’t simply use it how you would a standard domestic cooker, so it’s a matter of relearning how to cook? The hob rings can be used individually or both at the same time, but don’t have a temperature control and are simply ON or OFF. They also can’t be used at the same time as the oven or grill (this is the most frustrating feature of this mini oven as if you’ve roasted something and want to cook some veggies you have to turn the oven off?!)
The oven has a temperature control from 50-220*c but this is a lie the oven is ON or OFF and the temperature control doesn’t do anything (so it’s sits at max all the time!). The 220*c definitely isn’t that hot and is probably somewhere around 180*c. The best way to
Control the cooking temperature is to move the shelves up and down inside the oven, moving the food to the top for hotter temps etc? Food also takes longer to cook that is on the cooking instructions. HOWEVER, despite all this, we have managed a full Sunday roast in it with a whole chicken and trimmings and I’ve managed to bake cakes and bread and butter pudding. You can manage to cook big family meals in it but just have to get your head around how to get the best it this little oven first?
The grill is great and have no problems with that.
It has 4 shelf heights inside and comes with 1 grill pan/oven tray that slides in and 1 wire rack shelf. Be aware that because it’s not very wide a lot of standard oven trays won’t fit inside. It is however deceptively deep and fits in big 30cm diameter over dishes.
The inside of the oven is really easy to wipe down and the outside has a nice matte black finish. However the job rings drive me mad as they are textured on the top meaning food gets stuck in all the holes?! They also rust after cleaning, even if you thoroughly dry them immediately after? I’ve even tried proper job ring cleaner to see if it prevented this rust but it it hasn’t?
It’s has a dial to control temperature (but as previously mentioned ours stay at max), a dial to choose if you want to use the grill, oven, 1 x hob ring or both hob rings. The third dial turns to the left for ‘ON’ and the right to set a timer. Be aware that this timer turns the oven off completely when it sounds and isn’t just an auditory buzzer to tell you the times up.
It also looks very nice and of high quality sat on the worktop.
Cool item, helped me out of a fix and was good value, at the time of purchasing it was 65.
Bought for my daughter – she loves it. Small but very easy to use.
This is great came when expected it’s my wee Christmas Day saver as my big oven broke and until I can afford a new cooker I got this to cook my turkey in looks great works great very happy thank you
Very pleased with this cooker and it does everything it says it will.
Just Perfect!! Especially the oven it’s very strong! About the hobs it just takes them a few more minutes than usual!
fits in a roast and potatoes’ adequately – can get a bit hot, so careful around younger ones
does the job !
Brilliant…great when renovating houses on site where no cooker there.
i broght this as a temporary cooker and found it fantastic now i have mynew big cooker passed it on to my so
Brilliant ,came early ,cooks perfect roast ,grills your breakfast a must have
No complaints at all. Great little oven. Might just be me but doesn’t seem you can have the hob on at the same time as the oven, hasn’t bothered me yet though.
item arrived by expected date, was well packaged, yet to use this item , but appears to be well made ,and will be used daily by family as back upto our main oven.
I have a tiny kitchen, so space issues were my reason for choosing this product.
It has been great so far. I thought I would be limited to what I could cook, but I have even baked bread in it.
The hobs don’t work at the same time as the oven/grill, BUT they do stay hot for ages after being turned off, so you just have to be organised/creative.
I would recommend this produc
I purchased five white ovens (Russell Hobbs) from a high street retailer but these are definately better although a little smaller. Black a more serviceable colour. Attractive and well put together.
We didn’t have to use the rings, and these weren’t a consideration in purchasing, so I can’t comment on those or on trying to use both the oven and rings at the same time. Quick delivery time and useable oven space were our criteria and these were both filled.
A nice compact mini oven, ideal for caravans or small kitchenette type areas.
The main downside with this oven, as other reviewers have pointed out, is that you cannot use the hobs and oven at the same time. This makes it a little tricky to cook multiple items (ok if they’re quick cook veg to go with something that can be kept warm in the oven while they’re boiled). Otherwise it heats up quickly and cooks food thoroughly. It’s easy to clean and can be used as an oven or grill.
A useful addition to a small kitchen setup, but perhaps not suitable as the only cooking device
Well made and smart looking mini cooker. The rings can only take two medium pans, my large pans were too big to sit on the rings at the same time, competing for the space. The rings don’t get hot enough for jam making so it’s not an autum standby. It is however ideal for a student flat (although most student probably don’t cook at first!) the oven would only do a small roast but at dinner parties or Christmas it will come into its own with an extra oven for potatoes etc and the two rings for gravy or veg.
It would also be ideal for club houses and the like for just occasional use to warm up savouries etc for small finger buffets. Well made a recommended.
This is a good little cooker. OK, it gets hot when in use (as commented on by some other reviewers), but so does my big oven. You just have to be sensible by placing it on a suitable surface and avoid touching it when the oven is in use. True, it’s a nuisance not being able to use the plates when the oven is in use (and vice-versa), but all in all, it’s very good value for money.
I will start with the main issue — you can’t use the oven and the hob at the same time. This may not seem like a problem but if you want to cook your meat dish (in our case a minced beef pie) with gravy and mash, it can be a logistical problem and adds extra stress and tension to meal times.
We made the pie first put the oven on to warm up and it was at temperature by the time the pie was ready to go in — so far so good.
The pie cooked perfectly but we wanted gravy and mash with it — this took some advanced planning.
In order to use the hobs we had to wait until we could switch over from oven to hobs. The gravy was easy, done in a couple of minutes, the potatoes were a different matter.
I had cut the potatoes very small so they would cook quickly and used boiling water from the kettle; we had left the pie in the oven to try to keep it warm and hoped that it wouldn’t over cook the pastry or filling. Once drained there was a brief debate over whether to have boiled spuds or whether to wait the extra few minutes while I took my frustrations out on those poor innocent pieces of potato.
Sanity and self-preservation won through and I took my vexation out on the little white lumps of starch.
All in all it seemed to go down well which was a relief, but what if those extras had taken longer? We would have been left with cold pie, hot gravy and potatoes.
The oven is big enough to hold a large family pie, a medium joint of meat in a roasting tray, or a small/medium chicken.
There would be a problem if you wanted Yorkshire Puddings or roasted veg with your meat (unless you were willing to have cold meat with the hot sides).
The toasting and grilling ability of this oven is marvellous. We’ve had chicken and mushroom toasties, grilled bacon butties, plain toast, etc. All of these were produced without any problems.
I intend to try some bread in it when I feel better but for now mashing tiny pieces of potato was hard enough.
You will need to leave ventilation round it as it can get hot on the sides.
We stopped using the large double oven in the kitchen when the glass doors exploded, and this has had a wonderful side-effect: we used to get family members dropping on us without warning expecting to be fed — unfortunately because these mini ovens are so small there is no way that we can feed all those people so they have started to stop coming.
This is a really good mini oven and double hob — the only down side is that you can’t use the hob at the same time as the oven.
The controls are rotary twist knobs and are simplicity itself — and big enough to be operated with oven gloves on. At the top is the temperature setting from 60 to 230 degrees Centigrade, the middle knobs allows selection between defrost, or top element for grilling, or bottom element for warming, and both elements for cooking in the 1600W fan assisted oven. The dial continues for either hob or both hobs — a drawback (losing the product a star) is that the oven or hobs can only be used separately and cannot operate at the same time. This is a shame, but not surprising with the mini kitchen wired to a 13amp plug as full size conventional cookers require a 30amp circuit. It is possible to use oven or hobs manually but the lower knob is a timer for up to 120 minutes, with a ‘bell’ sounding and switching heat off after the time has elapsed. Below the control knobs is a red warning light that shows whenever any part of the mini kitchen is in use. The fan operates automatically with any combination of top and bottom heating elements.
Before using for the first time the heating elements and the hobs need to be ‘cured’ by switching on to full power for 20 minutes — and the letting them cool. The mini kitchen itself gets quite hot when in use, and there is a warning to use oven gloves as the door handle gets relatively hot. The unit looks great in black and silver and the inner surface of the oven appears easy clean — but it is not self-clean and there are no removable linings. Guidance is given on preheating, grill-spitting etc. but it should be noted cooking times may be slightly less with a small oven compared to a conventional oven. The ‘Russell Hobbs 22780 Mini Kitchen’ is great for a back-up, or a student flat, or in a caravan etc. but it just falls short of a 5-star rating as mentioned above.