Appliances off of craigslist ? Wolf 48' gas cooktop 1 year old
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Oh No! Wolf 48' All Gas in my new kitchen
Comments (53)Yep. FWIW at this point, I can understand. You had been planning a kitchen renovation, and in that renovation your dreams included a specific type of range, and then you decided not to renovate and the alternate plan landed you with something that was not quite what you had hoped for. It's natural to be a little disappointed. A "so close but yet so far" type of thing--and the money it's worth or even the gas vs. duel fuel is not really the issue. Whether it was the above referenced Hotpoint you wanted and you ended up with a Magic Chef, or you had your heart set on gas and ended up with electric--the fact that it's a hugely expensive stove is not the issue here. You were hoping for one thing and got something else. I think that your reaction is completely natural, and I think that you are getting over it--also completely natural. Like any other disappointment in life, you deal with it and move on. You just had a "moment" and shared it with the group, some of whom took it in stride and some who decided that it was a monetary issue, and that you don't have the right to be disappointed in something that expensive. :-) However, I think the best piece of advice that you received is to live with it awhile, put it through it's paces, and if it's really not performing the way you wanted it to, and you can afford it, swap it out for something that's closer to what you wanted. If I understand correctly, the dual fuel Wolf you wanted is not going to fit in the space you have anyway, so you might as well see if you can make this one work. As others have pointed out, the resale value is not going to change much between now and later, so you might as well give it a go. Good luck, Cj...See MoreWolf 15" modular gas + 24" induction cooktop - functional set up?
Comments (55)Aside from pacemakers, other medical devices like insulin pumps can be affected by induction hobs. https://jdrf.org.uk/news/induction-hob-magnetic-field-danger-insulin-pump/ “cpartist What if one of the cooks has a pacemaker or ICD? That's not a problem with the majority of today's pacemakers and in reality, when batteries are replaced nowadays they're replaced with ones that can even go through an MRI machine. Not an issue.” Where are you getting this information??? MRIs are an issue even with an MRI ready pacemaker. You are not just replacing batteries, but the whole pacing system called a generator. You will get newer technology but in order to utilize a MRI ready pacemaker you need the right leads(the wires that go to the heart from the pacemaker). Leads are not usually changed unless there is a specific reason to do that so not that many MRI ready pacemakers are in place. Some MRIs are done now on people with conventional pacemakers but it is still considered a contraindication most of the time especially if you are pacemaker dependent. As technology improves and more whole systems are placed the amount of MRI ready pacemakers will increase. This from Mayo Clinic discusses this issue and MRIs with a conventional pacemaker. https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/cardiovascular-diseases/news/new-protocols-allow-for-mri-in-selected-pacemaker-patients/mac-20430571 The limitations from the article. “The first MRI-conditional pacemaker received FDA approval for use in the United States in February 2011. This first-generation device has important limitations: It requires a special lead system, so the generator cannot be simply replaced and connected to in situ intracardiac leads. Cardiac MRI is excluded because of potential overheating of the new lead system (second-generation devices currently available in Europe use a lead system that is compatible with cardiac MRI). Additionally, the first-generation devices are limited to 1.5-tesla scanners.” Back to induction hob safety, this is kind of a rehash of what I wrote above but not everyone reads the whole thread. There are more considerations than calling up the pacemaker company. I would also talk to the cardiologist/electrophysiologist that put it in. Consider what happens to the pacemaker if it is affected by an induction hob. Is the person dependent on the pacemaker? Do they have an underlying heart rate that is compatible with life if the pacemaker fails? “Safe” distance from the hob also can vary up to 24” away. As with most things, you would consider risk vs benefit for using induction but it is important to be informed. I would also talk to your primary health care provider to determine if you have any other ancillary devices that might be affected. For me, with many years in the medical field (critical care and surgery), I have found that things don’t always go the way they are supposed to. I probably have a skewed viewpoint because I see the worst things that can happen but my husband had a defective pacemaker. Something in the programming changed. It did not show up for a year. Was it damaged from exposure to some sort of magnetic field along the way? The manufacturer looked at it but did not come to any conclusions that they shared with us....See MoreReplacing a 19-year old 36" DCS gas cooktop
Comments (8)Have you thought about how to fit a new cooktop in your existing cutout? Most cooktops today will have different dimensions than one that is 19 years old. What people usually do is find one that needs a bigger cutout than existing, and have a counter fabricator adjust the counter cutout to fit the new cooktop. Or you could try to install a cooktop that is smaller than your existing cutout, and get stainless steel strips cut to make up the difference. You may need to look into that before choosing things like burner configuration....See MoreHelp me justify purchasing a Wolf 48" cooktop/oven
Comments (24)Not to hijack the OP, but....@opaone being that you have had a wolf, and a Bluestar, most of the questions are directed at you. I have been flip-flopping on the wolf vs Bluestar 48 with a dual griddle...just like you. Problems with the wolf: 1) Ovens... the potential for chipping...fixed?? not fixed? I called Wolf an they said it is cosmetic unless the oven is glowing red...which is B.S. of course. And perhaps the M-series ovens that are in the new ranges don't perform very well as suggested by @wekick here (https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5187031/wolf-blue-porcelain-still-chipping). 2) burners. I love my cast iron and carbon steel pans for searing etc. I assume I would move to the griddle for many things I do in these pans, but the steak searing will stay in the pan I think, I think the non-uniformity of the wolf ring burners might end up bothering me....although I seem to do ok with by GE ring burners by just using the hot ring the center of the pan rather than the center. From reading many posts from @wekick on the topic, I want to make sure I post this (https://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/760egm/update_i_reshot_heating_skillets_with_a_better/) as an illustration of the problem. Furthermore I have verified the existence of a hot ring when cooking with my IR gun. Proper preheating hides it, but place room temperature steak on a 500+ degree pan and it shows up. Problem with the Bluestar: 1) Temperature uniformity in the griddle as you have previously posted. On the plus, the BS goes up to 500, while the wolf only goes up to 450....don't know that I would ever need more than 450. I recall you were annoyed at the lack of temperature uniformity in your Bluestar griddle when compared to the wolf....did you ever find a way to make it more consistent? Like some perforated heat shielding? Maybe replacing the single tube burner with a u-shaped burner (thus voiding your warranty of course)? 2) The star burners will also non-uniform, with a hot-spot in the center...which of course is ok if I am searing a single steak in the middle of the carbon steel pan. But then I wonder if I would miss the hot ring when searing multiple steaks!! 3) two gas ovens....Don't know if this is good or bad honestly. I have always had a gas oven, while my parents have always had electric. 4) My wife likes the look of wolf....even though they look pretty close to me. Thought about the Hestan: 1) New company with no track record of service. booo. 2) 30K circuflame burner with flame on the inside and outside of the circle ...yaaaay! 3) Infrared griddle....yaaaay!!! Stainless steel griddle..boooo!! 24" available...yaaay!! but not with the 30K burner...booo! 4) Pretty darn ugly. 5) Stainless steel cooktop surface?? Seems crazy?? Ideally I would get a 36" gas range with a 24" griddle that performs like the wolf and 2 burners that perform like the BS, and a cooktop couple of induction burners to the side of the range...over a combi-steam oven. Only problem is that the range part don't exist. Or maybe I wouldn't need the BS open burners with the induction...but I have not much experience with searing on induction. Anyways, your thoughts are always appreciated....and you too @wekick...and whomever else. One has to wonder if all the range manufacturers are colluding s.t. none of them will put out a range that is best in breed across the board (burners, griddle, oven)....that is a joke btw....See Moremalhgold
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