Range Suggestions
We are thinking of renovating our kitchen and want suggestions on ranges. We cook many evenings and will spend a bit. Our only spec is it must be 30″ as the kitchen is not that big. We have heard viking are good but break often and GE monogram are nice. Any tips out there?
We are thinking of renovating our kitchen and want suggestions on ranges. We cook many evenings and will spend a bit. Our only spec is it must be 30″ as the kitchen is not that big. We have heard viking are good but break often and GE monogram are nice. Any tips out there?
Agree w tina, a hood is even more important than the stove. Too many complaints w Viking for my taste. What do people have against convection? I have something against self-cleaning… too hot and causes premature wear to components. Lot’s of choices in a 30″ range. DTS is another.
I can vouch for the GE Monogram. Works like a dream. We got the double oven that also has the convection feature. Our favorite feature is the plug in thermostat. You stick it in the roast then into the plug in the oven and tell it what the internal temp of the roast should be. It’ll automatically turn off when it’s done. Perfect every time.
Very happy with it.
we’ve had a viking 30″ for the past 5 years. never had a repair issue. a nice stove.
i have my eyes on the bluestar rnb 30″ now. much higher btu’s, and the oven fits professional baking trays. also, the viking burner shape puts all the flames at the edges of your pans. the bluestar is more like a professional stove with a blast right up the center.
i think the bluestar is about a grand cheaper then the equivalent viking or wolf (new, that is).
We have a KitchenAid Architect Series II (30 inch). It is a great oven with one major caveat for me. The oven is both classic (direct) and convection. In classic broiler mode, the heat output is not as strong as my old OLD oven.
So no Peter Luger style steak for me.
Other than that, it is great. The stove top is great. And the mix analog and digital controls are awesome.
It does not compared to high-end ranges but for the price I think it is a great buy/
I don’t have a specific reco, but agree on the gas/electric combo. And if you cook a lot, and especially if you get a gas cooktop with higher BTUs (like a Viking), you’ll want a powerful range hood too… We have a Vent-A-Hood, which I would definitely recommend.
i highly recomend giving green demoltion in bethel a call.
http://www.greendemolitions.com/newappliances.html
they have a lot of high end appliances at 1/3 of retail- they get last years models donated.
we got a viking cooptop and kuperbush oven
the viking has been a little wanky- but seems to fix itself-
the oven is pretty fantastic – the oven lists for 3800 but the gave it to us for 800. – it was missing the handle (new- but had not handle-) but they called the company and got it for us.
they don’t list the brands on their site but they will give you good info over the phone
we got an entire kitchen from them – including cherry cabinets- granite counter- sink- faucet- 18 inch dishwasher- and the viking cooktop for 1500- and then rented a truck to bring it to brooklyn.
I think basically all of them are equally as good. It’s just whether you want to get fancy or not.
I prefer a gas cooktop and an electric oven.
I love my GE Profile (now 10 years old) that cost about $1K then. I did not want convection (would not use it) just plain old gas with a self-cleaning oven and iron grid that covers the whole top. I hate to think of replacing it — fewer tradional and much more expensive options.
Bosch convection is good and its understated style fits a small kitchen.