Dalén lost his sight in an explosion while developing his earlier invention, a porous substrate for storing gases, Agamassan.

[4] David Ogilvy was initially hired as an Aga range cooker salesperson, before writing the 1935 sales manual for the product.

The cast-iron parts were cast at the Coalbrookdale foundry in the 1940s, where they were still made by the Aga Rangemaster Group until November 2017, when the new American owners Middleby closed the site with the loss of 35 jobs.

The average standard gas oven and hob uses approximately 2.6% of the AGA range cooker's consumption.

AGA Rangemaster Group has provided an analysis of their own, which includes the steps taken to reduce energy consumption.

The 2011 model, the Total Control,[9] uses the same radiant heat to cook, but is designed to be switched off like a regular cooker when not in use, using far less energy.