Rangemaster Classic vs Professional vs Nexus: Ovens Decide

Rangemaster Classic vs Professional is mostly a question of looks. Both are built around two fan ovens and a separate glide-out grill, both come in 90cm, 100cm and 110cm, and both are sold as dual fuel or induction. The Classic has the arched baker’s windows and towel rail most people picture as “a Rangemaster”; the Professional has flat doors, square windows and bar handles. The Nexus is the one that cooks differently: every Nexus has an 80-litre eight-function multifunction oven, which neither the plain Classic nor the plain Professional has.

So the honest way to choose is in two steps. First decide whether you want a multifunction oven. Then pick the look.

Every specification below was checked on Rangemaster’s own collection pages on 3 November 2026. All three collections were updated in the last year, so older stock is still in shops; we cover how to tell the difference at the end.

Side by side

Step one: do you need a multifunction oven?

A fan oven does one job well: it circulates hot air so food cooks evenly on every shelf. That covers roasting, batch baking and most weeknight cooking, and it is what both ovens on the Classic and the Professional do.

A multifunction oven lets you choose where the heat comes from. On the Nexus, the eight functions include conventional top-and-bottom heat for a cake that rises evenly, base heat alone to crisp a pastry or pizza base, and Rangemaster’s DUO mode, fan plus base heat. Keen bakers notice the difference; people who mainly roast and batch-cook often do not.

If you want the multifunction oven but not the Nexus look, you do not have to buy a Nexus. The Classic Deluxe and Professional Deluxe add a multifunction oven to each look. Our Classic 110 review sets out exactly what the Deluxe adds, and our Professional Deluxe 90 review covers its eight-function oven and 4kW wok burner.

Step two: Classic or Professional?

With the oven question settled, these two are close cousins.

Choose the Classic for a cottage, Shaker or farmhouse kitchen. The arched windows and bevelled doors are the traditional range-cooker look, and the October 2025 refresh kept them while adding square-edged doors, a white LED display and a self-adjusting magnetic plinth. Misty Blue and Pale Cream suit painted units. The 110 has two equal 80-litre fan ovens, which is the most useful layout for feeding a crowd.

Choose the Professional for a modern, handleless or stainless kitchen. Flat doors and bar handles look sharper next to slab units, and Stainless Steel is on the colour list, which the Classic does not offer. Rangemaster gives both Professional ovens a telescopic shelf, where the Classic has telescopic runners in the left oven only (plus one in the right oven on the 110).

What they share matters more than what separates them: two fan ovens, a grill you can use while both ovens are on, a wok burner on dual fuel models, and a storage drawer under the ovens on the 110cm versions.

Where the Nexus earns its place

The Nexus is the contemporary choice for someone who bakes. Beyond the 80-litre multifunction oven, its 110cm models are the only ones of the three where the space under the ovens cooks: a 25-litre proving drawer for bread dough, or a 27-litre slow cook oven for an all-day stew.

That slow cook version needs care before you order. Rangemaster lists the Nexus 110 induction with slow cook oven at a minimum 45A supply, where most cookers in this guide run on 32A, and many older kitchens have a cooker circuit that cannot take it. Our Rangemaster Nexus review has the full electrical figures for each model, and the cooker cable size calculator is a first check before you call an electrician.

One trade-off: on the Nexus 90, only the left oven has catalytic liners; the tall right-hand oven is enamel that you clean by hand.

Which size?

All three come in the same three widths, so measure first. A 90cm range gives you a tall second oven, which is narrower than the main oven, so check your largest roasting tin against it. A 100cm range on the Classic stretches that tall oven to 82 litres. A 110cm range gives you two full-width ovens on the Classic and Professional and opens up the proving or slow cook drawer on the Nexus. Our what size range cooker page explains the gap and clearance measurements.

Old stock and the warranty offer

Rangemaster refreshed the Classic in October 2025, launched the current Nexus in April 2026 and released a new Professional Deluxe in October 2026, and older versions of each are still being sold as stock clears. That matters for the Rangemaster 5 year warranty promotion, which applies to named new-generation models bought between 1 September and 30 November 2026. Before you pay, ask the retailer to confirm the full model code in writing and check it against the promotion terms on Rangemaster’s promotion page.

Dual fuel models must be connected by a Gas Safe registered engineer, and every one of these cookers needs its own cooker circuit on the electric side.

Our verdict

If you mostly roast and batch-cook, buy the Classic or the Professional on looks alone: the cooking is the same two fan ovens. Classic for a traditional kitchen, Professional for a modern one. If you bake, buy a multifunction oven: the Nexus if you like its flat, modern front or want a proving drawer at 110cm, or the Classic Deluxe or Professional Deluxe if you prefer those looks. Our Rangemaster model overview covers the other collections, and best range cookers 2026 sets Rangemaster against other brands.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between the Rangemaster Classic and Professional? Mainly the look. The Classic has arched windows and bevelled doors; the Professional has flat doors, square windows and bar handles. Both have two fan ovens, a separate glide-out grill, and come in 90, 100 and 110cm.

Does the Rangemaster Classic have a multifunction oven? No. The plain Classic has fan ovens only. The Classic Deluxe adds an eight-function multifunction oven.

Is the Rangemaster Nexus better than the Classic? It is better for baking, because every Nexus has an 80-litre eight-function oven. The Classic is simpler, has the traditional look, and on the 110 gives you two equal 80-litre fan ovens.

Which Rangemaster has a proving drawer? In these three collections, the Nexus 110. You choose either a 25-litre proving drawer or a 27-litre slow cook oven under the ovens. The Classic Deluxe 110 also offers a proving drawer layout.

Do the Classic, Professional and Nexus come in stainless steel? The Professional and Nexus do. The Classic comes in Pale Cream, Gloss Black, Misty Blue and Bordeaux only.

Are Rangemaster cookers still made in Britain? Rangemaster says it designs and builds its 90, 100 and 110cm range cookers at its site in Royal Leamington Spa.