<Alan> wrote:

> Is there anything different between an Aga cooker and what
> we know (in the USA) as a gas stove?

A world of difference, for they have a different premise. First of all,
an AGA cooker can be solid-fuel- (coal) fired. Second, it is always on
and is used for heating, as well as for cooking. Third, it can have
either two or four ovens. Fourth, it cooks with radiant heat and is
good for slowly-cooked food, but not for searing and such (though there
are now models that can do that, too.). Etc.

Victor